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EPBC Amendment Bill based on ‘false premise’ – QRC Firestone moves closer to Eskom supply agreement Metals and mining seen as Ontario’s ‘star performer’ this year Beach takes on Bengal in Queensland oil play

Northam to rebuild Zondereinde smelter Zuma warns on mining unrest Lucara’s first large-stone tender delivers ‘exceptional’ results Second Take: New migrant labour deal proposal

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New technology potential game changer – AngloGold

Alternative rare earths remain elusive three years after curbs Mining doomed if ‘crazy’ pay increases continue – Nick Holland

AngloGold Ashanti to cut $500m costs, sell Navachab, suspend Mongbwalu

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James Motlatsi

Motlatsi proposes new migrant labour deal

By: Martin Creamer

Updated 7 hours ago

Mining union pioneer Dr James Motlatsi on Thursday proposed a new deal for South Africa's migrant mine workers. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online in a video interview, the founding president of the National Union of Mineworkers called on the beleaguered industry to jointly address the problems that were plunging it towards a dangerous tipping point.

Updated 6 hours ago
Side-stream beneficiation needs more recognition
By: Idéle Esterhuizen

Side-stream beneficiation required more recognition in South Africa, with much of the focus having been on defining downstream beneficiation,...

CoM senior executive Roger Baxter

Updated 5 hours ago
Biodiversity guideline a ‘step in the right direction’ – panel
By: Natasha Odendaal

The latest environmental guideline report aimed at the mining industry has been welcomed as a first step in starting the process of finding the...

Updated 2 hours 30 minutes ago
Zuma warns on mining unrest
By: Sapa

Continuing wildcat strikes and tension in the mining industry could impoverish South Africa, President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday. "If the...

President Jacob Zuma

Updated 2 hours 12 minutes ago
AMCU, Lonmin talks reach deadlock, formal arbitration to start
By: Natalie Greve

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and platinum miner Lonmin on Thursday again failed to reach agreement on a new...
Updated 3 hours ago
Firestone moves closer to Eskom supply agreement

Vale, Rio accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans

Northam to rebuild Zondereinde smelter

Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago
Glencore set to appoint Caplan as aluminium boss – source
Updated 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Tanzania says Russia's ARMZ owes $206m in taxes

Updated 7 hours ago
Indonesia union urges completion of probes into Freeport tunnel collapse

Updated 7 hours ago
Second Take: New migrant labour deal proposal

Updated 7 hours ago
Beach takes on Bengal in Queensland oil play