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South African miners will explore all options, including legal challenges, to oppose the country’s planned Mining Charter if the government implements new levies and black-ownership targets as proposed. Read More

The release in December of the final draft of the third iteration of the Mining Charter has pushed the Chamber of Mines’ patience to breaking point, prompting CEO Roger Baxter to deliver an unusually fiery attack on the Department of Mineral Resources, exposing rifts in the sector. Read More

The Chamber of Mines has laid into a Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) proposal in the newly redrafted mining charter that seeks to impose a 1% levy on mining company revenues for community development. Read More

The Chamber of Mines says the Department of Mineral Resources is now trying to change the definition of transformation in the mining charter. Read More

Delays in finalising the charter and the court action over the 'once empowered always empowered' principle have caused uncertainty among investors. Read More

South African gold mines are technological marvels, reaching down to tremendous depths, with AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine more than 4km deep. But this brings a plethora of safety challenges including seismicity problems, heat and dust. Read More

The final reviewed mining charter will be published next month, after a long process of consultations, the Department of Mineral Resources’ deputy director-general for mineral policy and promotion, Mosa Mabuza, said Wednesday. Read More

Discussions regarding a fresh version of South Africa’s mining charter were “flawed” and failed to absorb industry concerns, said Roger Baxter, CEO of the Chamber of Mines. Read More

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