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The mining industry is concerned about the state of the Compensation Fund for Mines and Works, and six major companies are working with its commissioner in a bid to improve its administration. Read More

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, has added his voice to criticism that the South African government is wrongly applying safety-related audits and checks. Read More

Given the significant negative environmental impacts mines can cause, proper environmental management regulation is crucial. Read More

Lonmin warned shareholders that whilst the second half of its financial year was seasonally better than the first – with normally less disruptions – this year might be different. Read More

To effectively combat HIV/Aids, countries should have laws that are not punitive but protective of human rights or vulnerable groups such as sex workers, drug users, homosexuals and transgender people. Read More

Following China’s economic slowdown, and its subsequent decreased demand for minerals, a new global demand base consumer is required to spur growth in the mining industry, with India and Africa boasting significant potential, according to Chamber of Mines (CoM) CEO Roger Baxter. Read More

South Africa along with Chile and Australia are most likely to emerge as global leaders in the mining industry’s shift to renewable energy, a new report from BMI Research released on Monday morning said. Read More

Simple statistical mistakes seemingly led one of the leading global experts on illicit financial flows to wrongly claim that billions of dollars worth of gold has been smuggled out of South Africa. Read More

The six mining companies that form the working group on occupational lung say they are actively supporting the work being done by the National Departments of Mineral Resources and Health to ensure former mine workers are able to claim all the benefits to which they are entitled. Read More

Gold miners from the Occupational Lung Disease Working Group say they continue to provide support to government’s efforts in respect of unclaimed benefits. Read More