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In a scathing judgment, the Labour Court has overturned a safety stoppage at Anglo Gold Ashanti’s Kopanangmine and addressed the core concern mining companies have about the way the Department of Mineral Resources’ safety officials implement stoppages. Read More

A ruling by the Labour Court of South Africa has clarified the limit of powers held by government safety inspectors, the Chamber of Mines of South Africa has said. Read More

The judge found that the blanket stoppage of the entire mine was disproportionate. Read More

South Africa's Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday that a Labour Court decision overturning a government-imposed safety stoppage at an AngloGold Ashanti mine placed limits on the power of state inspectors. Read More

The Banking Association SA has come out strongly against any relief being extended to the overindebted, saying this would undermine the fundamental principles underpinning the banking system. Read More

Implats has ambitious plans for fuel cell technology, and Mark Smyth found it even operates a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Read More

Mining has the wealth-generating potential to boost economies, but countries blessed with a mineral endowment must at least do their bit by assuring good governance. Read More

While the Public Protector's 'State of Capture' report comes to few formal conclusions, its recommendation that the matter is so serious and so significant that it needs to be handled by a formal and independently selected judicial commission of enquiry is to be welcomed, the Chamber of Mines (CoM) said in a statement on Thursday. Read More

The Chamber of Mines has called for “urgent intervention” to restore the integrity of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) which was implicated in the Public Protector’s report into state capture yesterday. Read More

The Chamber of Mines urgently seeks interaction with the Presidency and the ANC to discuss any material damage that the South African mining industry may suffer internationally in light of the “State of Capture” report, according to a statement released this afternoon. Read More