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Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe. (Gallo)

Mantashe to unpack finalised mining charter on Thursday

The long-awaited release of a renewed charter comes a week after confirmation that it had been approved by Cabinet

The Listeriosis crisis affected not only Tiger Brands, but the industry as a whole

Lives in limbo as despair seeps into mining ghost town

Jobless residents who were dependent on the shuttered Bokoni mine are battling to survive. They have now asked the government to step in

Lucky Seekoei heads the Northern Cape Artisanal Miners’ Association

Thousands of zama-zamas receive mining permits

After years of illegally extracting diamond fragments, the Kimberley Artisanal Mineworkers will finally be recognised as a legal mining cooperative

Operations at Lily Mine and Barbrook, near Barberton in Mpumalanga, came to a halt after a pillar collapsed underground three years ago. (Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo)

Unions take on ‘unsafe’ mining sector

The tragedy at Sibanye Stillwater has sparked outcry about flouted safety regulations on mines

Although the statistics are significantly high

NUM to engage Sibanye as SA mine deaths soar to 31 this year

Early this year, 955 miners were temporarily trapped at another Sibanye-Stillwater mine in Welkom, after an electric cable outage during a storm.

The Mandela Mining Precinct will address many issues in the sector

Minds for mining at new Mandela Mining Precinct

The budget for mining R&D has increased dramatically

Rescuers have been toiling around the clock

Court grants declaratory order on ‘once empowered always empowered’ BEE transactions

The Chamber’s legal counsel argued that the top up provision is unconstitutional as it is vague and uncertain and would steer away investment.

Off-kilter: The new Mining Charter and its potential negative effects do not feature in the ANC’s policy conference discussion papers.

Mining Charter court bid put on hold as Ramaphosa steps in

"I am certain we will be able to resolve the current impasse and agree on a Charter that accelerates transformation” — Ramaphosa

Mines will feel the pain of the indigenisation policy more than any other sector.

Solidary joins forces with Chamber of Mines in mining charter court battle

In a press statement released on Wednesday, Solidarity expressed support for the Chamber of Mines court action to review the 2017 mining charter

The Chamber of Mines chief executive said Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s actions had the potential to sink the industry

Mining Indaba: Baxter climbs into Zwane and urges new leadership

“The vision of a transformed industry is something all South Africans must develop together” — ​CEO of the Chamber of Mines Roger Baxter

Mining accounted for about 8% of South Africa’s economy in 2015 and about half of the country’s exports

Mining companies’ spat with government deepens over revised charter

The Chamber of Mines says proposed taxes on company revenue to fund the Mining Transformation and Development Agency will place burdens on producers.

Court bars Amcu from calling strikes at gold mines

The Labour Court has handed down a final order preventing Amcu, a minority union on the gold mines, from embarking on a strike.

An estimated 100 000 miner workers affiliated to Amcu went on strike on Thursday to demand major wage increases.

Amcu members arrive in numbers at Labour Court

Members of Amcu have turned up in droves as the Labour Court was to hear the Chamber of Mines’s bid to prevent an Amcu strike in the gold sector.

The Asssociation of Mineworkers and Construction Union has rejected the platinum companies’ wage offer.

Platinum talks seek to end longest South African mine strike

Meetings have resumed between Amcu and major platinum mines, but analysts are divided about whether an end to the three-month strike is in sight.

Amcu is seeking to overturn an interim order blocking their planned strike in the gold sector.

Labour Court postpones Amcu case

The Labour Court has postponed a case regarding Amcu’s planned strike in the gold sector to March 14.

Govt pushes through contentious mineral law changes

Changes to mineral laws have been pushed through the National Assembly despite fears it will deter investment.

Chamber of Mines has jeopardised wage talks

Chamber of Mines has jeopardised wage talks, says CCMA

The CCMA has objected to the Chamber of Mines’s chief negotiator saying the commission was making it "incredibly frustrating" to reach a settlement.

The Bulls have contracted loose forward Dewald Potgieter.

Amcu strike ruling delayed

A planned Amcu strike in the gold sector could go ahead after an application to prevent it has been postponed by the Labour Court.

NUM, Solidarity, Uasa sign wage agreement

A wage settlement between gold producers and a few unions in the gold industry has been agreed upon, said the Chamber of Mines.

If there was no change before the end of next week

Strike not over yet for some NUM members

Over 21 000 National Union of Mineworkers members are still on strike, despite the acceptance of an 8% offer by the majority of gold mineworkers.