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Mines should not be power companies
Mines should not be power companies
[Colm Quinn] One of the themes at the recent 2017 Mining Indaba revolved around power supply to mines on the continent... read
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy... read
Eskom: FM lets you judge for yourself
Eskom: FM lets you judge for yourself
The Financial Mail has released the full Dentons report into irregularities at Eskom so South Africans can make up their own minds about the goings-on at the parastatal... read
Energy & Mining
'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub
'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees and green open spaces... read
Energy
Dr Kandeh Yumkella, UN under-secretary-general and former special representative of the secretary-general and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), won the Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
New categories added to African Utility Week Industry Awards
The fourth annual African Utility Week Industry Awards will honour pioneering utilities, projects and people in the energy and water industry on the continent... read
Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC
Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC
According to the SA Renewable Energy Council (SAREC), signs are already emerging that Eskom will drag its feet wherever possible to resist signing outstanding power purchase agreements with renewable producers... read
Will gas become SA's new money-spinner?
Will gas become SA's new money-spinner?
Following the recent #MiningIndaba, questions are being raised about whether South Africa's gas sector, and the regional gas boom, will replace mining as the region's new money-spinner... read
Mining
Gem halts Botswana mine amid low prices
Gem halts Botswana mine amid low prices
Gem Diamonds' poor run of form with mines outside Lesotho continued after it said it had suspended its Ghaghoo mine in Botswana with immediate effect... read
Critical court showdown on mining and environment
Critical court showdown on mining and environment

John Yeld

Tormin case will decide if government's environmental watchdog still has power when it comes to mining... read
Gold Fields finally sets production and cost target for South Deep
Gold Fields finally sets production and cost target for South Deep

Allan Seccombe

Gold Fields has at last set a production and cost target for its South Deep mine in SA, saying on Thursday, 16 February, the mine, which needs a further R2.28bn of investment, would generate 500,000oz of gold a year at an all-in cost of $900/oz once it reaches steady state in 2022... read
Amplats to sell Union Mine and Masa Chrome to Siyanda Resources
Amplats to sell Union Mine and Masa Chrome to Siyanda Resources

Allan Seccombe

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has agreed to sell its Union Mine and a chrome company to Siyanda Resources for up to R6.4bn... read
Oil attacks in 2016 cost Nigeria up to $100bn: minister
Oil attacks in 2016 cost Nigeria up to $100bn: minister
Militant attacks on key oil facilities last year reduced Nigeria's output by one million barrels per day, resulting in a revenue loss of up to $100bn (€94bn), according to the government... read
Sir John Parker
Anglo American's Sir John Parker to step down
Anglo American chairman Sir John Parker announced his intention to step down on Tuesday, 14 February, after eight years at the helm of the mining group... read
Alphamin completes FEED, CBE for Bisie Tin Project in DRC
Alphamin completes FEED, CBE for Bisie Tin Project in DRC
Alphamin has announced that it has completed the front-end engineering design (FEED) and control budget estimate (CBE) for its 80.75%-owned Bisie Tin Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo... read
Source: West African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (WAIPEC)
Speakers for WAIPEC 2017 announced
The first set of speakers on the programme at the West African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2017 (WAIPEC) have been announced... read
ArcelorMittal puts focus on protection
ArcelorMittal puts focus on protection

Colleen Goko

ArcelorMittal SA is planning to step up its efforts to protect the local steel industry from cheap Chinese imports... read
Business
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say... read
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS

Madelein Grobler

Introducing tax on interest-free or low-interest rate loan, advance or credit to a trust by a connected person may entitle the SARS to a windfall... read
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