Supporting beneficiation but opposing policies that harm mining sector
Johannesburg-The Minerals Council South Africa is fully supportive of adding value to the country’s minerals, however, the process to create
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Minerals Council
Minerals council welcomes minister responsible for electricity
Johannesburg – The Minerals Council South Africa notes the appointment of new cabinet ministers and congratulates Paul Mashatile on his
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Minerals Council SA is dismayed at price increases for ESKOM
JOHANNESBURG – The Minerals Council South Africa notes with dismay the above- inflation electricity tariff increases granted to Eskom, which
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Transnet and Minerals Council set up structures to stabilise Transnet
Johannesburg – The Transnet SOC Board and Minerals Council South Africa Office Bearers have agreed to establish joint collaborative structures
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Minerals Council welcomes judgment on the 2018 Mining Charter
JOHANNESBURG – The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the High Court judgement released on Tuesday that the Mining Charter 2018
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Need for accelerated implementation of institutional and structural reforms
JOHANNESBURG – The Minerals Council South Africa notes the StatsSA report of record unemployment of 34.4% announced yesterday and urges
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SA mining industry safety record deteriorates in 2020
The Minerals Council South Africa reported 60 fatalities in 2020 compared with 51 a year earlier when the mining industry
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Minerals Council takes ministry to court over 2018 Mining Charter
Johannesburg – The application for the judicial review and setting aside of certain clauses of the 2018 Mining Charter, brought
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Digital transformation in the South African mining industry
The Minerals Council partnered with PwC last year to investigate the state of digital transformation in the South African mining
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Minerals Council on state of the mining in SA
According to Minerals Council’s initial estimates, mining GDP will have declined in nominal terms by nearly 4% in 2020, to
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Minerals Council endorses global standard on tailings management
The management of tailings storage facilities in terms of safety, the protection of society and the environment in South Africa
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Minerals Council: Govt sends positive signal for growth and competitiveness
JOHANNESBURG – In presenting a plan for stabilising government debt at 88.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four years’
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SA to impose tax on chrome export to stimulate FeCr production
The Minerals Council notes fundamental competitiveness issue for ferroalloy producers, globally competitive electricity pricing, has not been addressed. The Minerals
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