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Mining is the foundation of the South African economy. Much of the manufacturing and services sectors exist because they were initiated to service and provide inputs to the mining industry since the second half of the nineteenth century. Read More

South Africa’s mining industry shouldn’t shy away from court processes, Chamber of Mines CEO Roger Baxter said on Monday at a press conference on the first day of the Mining Indaba 2017 held in Cape Town. Read More

The South African mining industry should get “less stick” and “more carrot” from Mines Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, said Peter Leon, global co-chair of Herbert Smith Freehills. Read More

The Chamber of Mines is perplexed by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s statement that two of its members are flouting safety laws and regulations. Read More

Sibanye Resources’ decision to sue government officials for an allegedly unwarranted safety shutdown at its Kroondal platinum mine last year is sparking a new feud in a sector infamous for straining business-government relations. Read More

The industry’s goal was to ensure that regulations were properly implemented by all parties, including the inspectorate. Read More

The Chamber of Mines says it’s shocked at Mineral Resources Minister, Mosebenzi Zwane’s statement directed at two of its members. On Wednesday Zwane said the mining companies were flouting safety laws and their actions cheapens the lives of mine workers. Read More

Just days after saying the Department of Mineral Resources was "not at war" with Sibanye Gold and AngloGold Ashanti, minister Mosebenzi Zwane laid into both companies for "refusing to comply with the mining laws of the country." Read More

It’s dangerous, often fatal, but illegal underground gold mining is pretty much all that sustains the economy of Lindelane, a sprawling township of tin shacks and shebeens near Benoni, to the east of Johannesburg. Try as they might, the police are powerless to combat an industry that government, mining houses and trade unions want stamped out. Read More

Mining Charter and resources bill, as well as several court cases, pit the Department of Mineral Resources against the industry .  Read More