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If there is no substantial change in the mining methods used in South Africa, gold and platinum mining could cease in 2033 and 2029, respectively, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Natural Resources and Environment executive director Mavis Ann ‘May’ Hermanus warned on Wednesday. Read More

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As business rallied to the defence of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan against "sinister forces" that ranged against him, Gordhan said he would not be reporting to the Hawks as summonsed, as the unit clearly had no case against him. Read More

Parliament’s mineral resources committee has decided that President Jacob Zuma had no grounds for concern over the constitutionality of the Mineral Petroleum and Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill. Read More

The National Energy Regulator of SA’s (Nersa’s) board will be told this week to challenge a court ruling setting aside its decision to grant Eskom an effective 9.4% increase for 2016. Read More

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa and The Innovation Hub,a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), have signed an historic Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to jointly further advance orebody knowledge and understanding in the region. Read More

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa and The Innovation Hub, a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), have signed an historic Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to jointly further advance orebody knowledge and understanding in the region. The Advanced Orebody Knowledge Challenge, run through The Innovation Hub's OpenIX open innovation exchange, is looking for innovative solutions to ‘see through rock'. The ability to identify and understand the makeup and structure of orebodies is critical to the success of the mine of tomorrow. Read More

South Africa's Chamber of Mines has signed a joint historic MOA aimed at further advancing ore body knowledge and understanding in the Gauteng region. Read More

A new memorandum of agreement between the Chamber of Mines (CoM) and The Innovation Hub will see the launch of a challenge to advance the knowledge and understanding of Gauteng’s orebody. Read More

While deaths on formal mines have come down, zama-zama fatalities have gone up. Read More