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Free, quality higher education was not possible in the current, constrained economic climate, the Chamber of Mines has argued in its submission to the fees commission. Read More

Chief economist Henk Langenhoven says the Chamber of Mines remains positive despite the uncertainty created by the ongoing discussions on a new Mining Charter. Read More

The Minister of Environmental affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, has said that mining and its associated activities in the Mabola area is strictly regulated in terms of South Africa’s mining and biodiversity guideline. Read More

The so-called Mining Charter, in its present form, is in a Government Notice issued in 2010. It specifies various targets, as well as a detailed timetable for their attainment. Read More

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is failing to act in the best economic interests of the people of South Africa by continually trying to organise a separate kingdom for itself.  Read More

The legal foundation for the Mining Charter lies in Section 100(2)(a) of the Minerals and Petroleum Development Act (the MPRDA) whereby the Minister of Mineral Resources: “..must … develop a broadbased socioeconomic empowerment Charter that will set the framework for targets and time table for effecting the entry into and active participation of historically disadvantaged South Africans into the mining industry, and allow such South Africans to benefit from the exploitation of the mining and mineral resources and the beneficiation of such mineral resources.” Read More

South Africa’s Chamber of Mines will turn to the courts again should the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) record the current draft of the mining charter in the government gazette next month. Read More

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa said the 2017/18 budget demonstrates that sustaining and enhancing social good is dependent on the extent of economic growth enjoyed. Read More

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has described Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as having done an effective job of maintaining fiscal discipline with a budget deficit of 3.1% in these most trying of times.  Read More

Unlike Ramaphosa and his team at Davos, Zwane fails to inspire confidence at Mining Indaba, writes David Christianson.  Read More