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Just days after saying the Department of Mineral Resources was "not at war" with Sibanye Gold and AngloGold Ashanti, minister Mosebenzi Zwane laid into both companies for "refusing to comply with the mining laws of the country." Read More

It’s dangerous, often fatal, but illegal underground gold mining is pretty much all that sustains the economy of Lindelane, a sprawling township of tin shacks and shebeens near Benoni, to the east of Johannesburg. Try as they might, the police are powerless to combat an industry that government, mining houses and trade unions want stamped out. Read More

Mining Charter and resources bill, as well as several court cases, pit the Department of Mineral Resources against the industry .  Read More

The global mining industry has been struggling since the 2008 international financial crisis set off a chain of events resulting in contracted growth in important markets, such as China, and recession in others, such as Europe, leading to severe declines in commodity prices. Read More

Mining industry fatalities reached a record low last year, but 73 people were still killed in incidents at the country’s mines, and that excludes three miners who were trapped underground when a mine shaft collapsed at the Lily Mine in Barberton almost a year ago. Read More

Occupational safety in South African mining continues to improve with Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane announcing an overall 5% reduction in the number of fatalities in the sector. Read More

The number of miners killed in South Africa's mines fell in 2016 to a new record low of 73 from 77 in 2015 thanks to a government drive to improve practices, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Thursday.  Read More

The Mineral Resources Department says that there were fewer fatalities in the mining sector last year, compared to 2015. Read More

Mining Indaba has partnered with Brunswick Group LLP for the second annual Young Leaders Career Development Programme, as part of the Investing in Mining Indaba. Read More

Innovation is important for the future of mining, especially in South Africa. While the country sits with abundant resources - the richest deposits in the world as per a Citibank report - if these cannot be mined economically (and safely) then it will all come to naught for the mining companies, labour, unions, investors and the country. Read More