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A year ago the Minerals Council of SA boycotted an annual dinner that former mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane would be attending, such was the animosity between mining companies and government, which was intent on pushing through a version of the mining charter that many believed was suicidal for the industry. Read More

The mining sector is poised for a positive future but is still hindered by a “harsh” environment, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter stated at the Joburg Indaba, on Wednesday. Read More

Exxaro Resources CEO and Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) president Mxolisi Mgojo said 2018 was a second watershed moment for South Africa’s mining industry, following the finalisation of Mining Charter 3. Read More

There will be no changes to the Mining Charter, certainly within the next five years following years of uncertainty, mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. Read More

The industry body representing South African mining companies said on Wednesday that its members “broadly” supported a new regulatory charter for the sector but had concerns about a number of clauses including procurement targets. Read More

Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter today told delegates at the Joburg Indaba that while the South African mining industry is dealing with possibly one of the harshest environments that it has experienced in many decades, the industry is also beginning to see the first rays of a new dawn. Read More

Minerals Council CEO, Roger Baxter, told delegates at the Joburg Indaba that while the South African mining industry is dealing with possibly one of the harshest environments that it has experienced in many decades, the industry is also beginning to see the first rays of a new dawn. Read More

The Minerals Council of South Africa broadly supports the intentions and content of the new Mining Charter, but there are a few sticking points over which the council wants to engage the minister. Read More

The new Mining Charter was gazetted last week following several months of intensive engagements in the mining industry. Read More

South Africa’s mining exploration industry received a massive shot in the arm after the country’s mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, said there were no empowerment ownership targets in the newly gazetted Mining Charter order to qualify for prospecting licences. Read More