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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

Johannesburg - Chamber of Mines president, Mike Teke, on Thursday welcomed the publication of the Public Protector's report on state capture, saying the Chamber supported the proposed commission of inquiry. Read More

The decline of South Africa’s mining sector will continue unless the new Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act Amendment Bill – passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday – is radically changed, says Democratic Alliance Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer MP. Read More

The Chamber of Mines on Tuesday spelled out the billions of rands spent on direct funding for university students by mining companies - in addition to the taxes and levies they paid to government and a tough economic climate. Read More

To integrate safety into a mining company’s work routine, a holistic approach is required, says gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti GM Francois Naude. Read More

The Chamber of Mines has rejected the view that the mining industry has had a purely negative impact on society in mineral-rich sub-Saharan Africa. Read More

(As originally published in Business Day on 18 October 2016)
The Chamber of Mines, the focus of Friday’s student march in Johannesburg, has seemingly been identified by student leadership as a symbolic representative of South African business, which is seen as a promising source of the funding required to fulfil the demand for free tertiary education. In the circumstances, some perspectives from us on the issue would seem appropriate. Read More

Mining companies cannot resolve social delivery issues on their own. Read More