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The minerals Council is exploring measures to prevent the South African lockdown leading to permanent damage to the mining industry. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day national lockdown from midnight tomorrow to prevent further transmission of Covid-19 as confirmed cases spiked to 554 yesterday. Read More

Mining operations in South Africa are to be “scaled down significantly” during the 21-day lockdown period, particularly labour-intensive, deep-level mining activities, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reported on March 25. Read More

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has issued its directives for the mining and energy sectors on how to deal with the spread of Covid-19, following consultation with key stakeholders in the sectors on 24 March 2020. Read More

South Africa will continue to process platinum group metals (PGMs) during its 21-day coronavirus lockdown, the country’s minister of mines and energy said on Wednesday. Read More

The world's biggest source of platinum group metals, manganese, chrome and major contributor of gold is going into a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19. Read More

South Africa will close its mines for an unprecedented 21 days as part of a nationwide lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a race to contain the coronavirus. Read More

Admittedlythere are some things women can’t do as well as their male counterparts in the mining industry, such as handling heavy machinery, for instance. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa says it will provide a daily update on its website if and when incidents of Covid-19 are confirmed at its members’ operations. Read More

As countries across the globe grapple with rising coronavirus infections, the outbreak is shining the spotlight on SA's dependency on China as a trading partner and has sparked concerns over the medium- to longer-term impact. Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater described an online hoax that claimed the firm had a confirmed case of COVID-19 at its Marikana platinum group metal (PGM) mine as having “potentially far-reaching and damaging consequences” for the company. Read More