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Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address this week announcing the further lifting of restrictions with the shift in the country’s Covid-19 status to Level 1 from September 20. Read More

The council on Friday said the mining industry supported President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to ‘move to rebuild South Africa’s battered economy, restore growth and create jobs’. Read More

Minerals Council head of health Dr Thuthula Balfour said its approach to addressing Covid-19 had been based on collaboration at its operations in communities where it operated and nationally. Read More

The Mineral Council South Africa on September 16 launched its Beyond the Mine Gate Field Guide. Read More

The PGM sector is the industry's biggest employer in South Africa but is facing challenges including unreliable power supply, increased PGM recycling, dwindling Chinese jewellery demand and increased market share by electric vehicles which require no PGMs, the Minerals Council South Africa said. Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Instead of being the $11-billion-a-year type industry that it is today, the platinum business has the potential to be a $35-billion-a-year industry by 2050, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Wednesday. Read More

Even though the mining industry has come a long way in providing more opportunities for women, women still only make up 12% of the industry’s workforce. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa believes that the COVID-19 testing initiative undertaken by its member companies was an important tool used by the mining industry, firstly, to better understand the progress of the virus, and secondly, to better manage the spread of the virus. Read More

A number of Minerals Council members today provided a briefing on their approach to COVID-19 testing and the mitigating impact it has had on the incidence of the virus at their operations. These initiatives have also enhanced the availability of testing in their surrounding communities. Read More

About 75% of South Africa’s mining workforce has returned to work, reports the Minerals Council South Africa. Read More