Optimistic investors tiptoe towards risk exposure Independent online While the UN warns of a second recession, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a very upbeat view of the world. | Its January fund manager survey, released yesterday, said: “Global investors have started 2012 with a reawakened sense of optimism towards the global economy and greater appetite for ...
Conferences will fine-tune ANC policy Independent online The year ahead for the ANC will be a momentous one, starting with the centenary statement in Bloemfontein/Mangaung today where President Jacob Zuma will recapture the historical highlights while portraying a vision for the future. | The year, however, is likely to be a little bit of a tug-of-war as ...
South Africa Mining Weekly | Metals & minerals | Thorium, | Cape Town, | February 20–22, 2012, | Tel (011) 834 1273, | Email jacqui@saimm.co.za, | www.saimm.co.za. | Mining, exploration | & service | Investing in African Mining Indaba, | Cape Town, | February 6&n...
Water Affairs confirms movement on long-term AMD study Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has confirmed that a feasibility study has been initiated to assess longer-term solutions for South Africa’s acid mine drainage (AMD) problem. The ...
Sales volumes drop for Gloucester Mining Weekly | PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Despite record coal production at its Duralie mine, Queensland coal miner Gloucester Coal has reported that sales volumes were below expectations during the second quarter ended December. | In its results presentation, Gl...
Steel manufacturer increases interest in supplying Africa Mining Weekly | Steel infrastructure manu- facturer and distributor Structa Group says its presence at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba will improve the company’s position as a significant player in Africa’s mining and mineral beneficiation ind...
Company Announcement: Q4 Production Review statement Mining Weekly | There were 32 safety stoppages (S54s) during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with 14 during the fourth quarter of 2010 and 16 during the third quarter of 2011. This brings the total number of safety stoppages for 2011 to 81 compared with 36 dur...
Resources Watch Mining Weekly | Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry. | This week: | A R17-billion Swaziland-South Africa rail link will open up new coal capacity. | A...
Namakwa’s missing funds remain mystery Business Day | Parliament’s mineral resources committee is trying to find out what became of the R10m that was transferred to the Namaqualand Development Agency (Namda) by the Namaqualand Diamond Trust Fund for projects in the Northern Cape’s desperately poor...
