Diversified mining major BHP is pumping more than A$840-million into a suite of new projects at Olympic Dam in line with a vision to turn South Australia into a copper superpower. The investment, announced on Wednesday, covers a decline into the Southern Mine Area, a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said coal mining is becoming one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing sectors. He said coal mining recovered dramatically from a 22 per cent decline in the first quarter to 57.5 per cent growth in the second quarter, becoming one of...
The world’s biggest copper miner, Chile’s Codelco, has named Gonzalo Lara Skiba as vice president of integrating operations at Andina, a role in which he will spearhead a shared mine plan between Codelco’s Andina and...
Freeport-McMoRan said recently it remains in discussions with the government of Indonesia regarding rights to operate the Grasberg copper and gold mine past 2041. News reports earlier on Tuesday had indicated that Phoenix-based Freeport had agreed to divest a 12%...
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that the State-owned company is being geared towards receiving no more than single-digit tariff increases in future in recognition of the affordability pressures being experienced by its business and residential customers. “We have it...
