Business and policy
Positive moves towards legislative certainty in South Africa
2019 was the year in which some certainty returned to the South African mining industry with significant progress made by the DMRE.
Business and policy
DMRE gazettes draft mine community resettlement guidelines
The DMRE has gazetted draft amendments to the MPRDA and draft Mine Community Resettlement Guidelines for public comments.
Business and policy
Minerals Council publishes transformation report
The Minerals Council has published a report assessing the industry’s progress in efforts to transform the industry in terms of the Mining Charter.
Business and policy
Minerals Council South Africa launches SLP Portal
Regulation 42 to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act requires mining companies to submit to the Department of Mineral Resources and...
Business and policy
An economist’s view on the changing mining landscape
Economist, Dawie Roodt, discusses the changing role of trade unions in South Africa’s evolving mining landscape and related economic factors.
Business and policy
New partnership to help SMMEs in South Africa
Exxaro and Barloworld Equipment have signed a MOU to formalise their partnership that will see contractors having access to the mining equipment.
Business and policy
Webinar recording: Growing South Africa’s mining industry through transformation
Listen to this webinar where Erudite, Exxaro and Mining Review Africa discuss the importance of having a base of appropriately transformed industry players capable of executing project delivery for the growth and sustainability of South Africa’s mining industry.
Business and policy
Resource nationalism policies are not limited to fiscal measures
"Long-term relationships between host governments and foreign investors need to be better regulated," says Peter Leon from Herbert Smith Freehills.
Business and policy
Projects could make states in Nigeria financially independent
Oyetola Oshobi is advising a state government how to leverage its mineral resources and use mining as a way to increase its internally generated revenue.
Business and policy
NEXIM Bank supports mining sector in Nigeria
NEXIM has provided funding support to several mining projects in Nigeria in the metallic ores – lead / zinc, industrial minerals and dimension stones.
