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Investment
Emerging Markets: Business as usual
In many respects, 2015 was a challenging year for investors in emerging markets. However, we consider many of the factors driving recent volatility to be temporary and we are optimistic for the longer term due
03 Mar 2016
Editor's letter - Feb edition
2016: More questions than answers
Welcome to the opening edition of Mining Prospectus for 2016, amid very challenging times for the industry as a whole, with commodity prices and investor confidence dropping faster than the Rand and the Proteas
03 Mar 2016
Legally speaking
Top lawyers Warren Beech and Nicolas Veldman talk mining's legal issues at the 2016 Mining Indaba
Top lawyers Warren Beech and Nicolas Veldman of Hogan Lovells talk mining's legal issues at the 2016 Mining Indaba with Mining Prospectus Editor Gregory Simpson.
25 Feb 2016
Mining Indaba
Graham Trusler, CEO of Digby Wells Environmental speaking at their Mining Indaba breakfast
Graham Trusler, CEO of Digby Wells Environmental speaking at their Mining Indaba breakfast at the Waterfront with Mining Prospectus editor Gregory Simpson.
24 Feb 2016
Mining Indaba
Inclusive growth: The future of sustainable mining in Africa
A key outcome from this year’s Mining Indaba is that, for the sector to remain sustainable, the concept of inclusive growth needs to be adopted by all industry players.
18 Feb 2016
Coal
Competition Commission conditionally approves Tegeta's Optimum Coal asset acquisition
Competition Commission conditionally approves Tegeta's Optimum Coal asset acquisition. The transaction will not substantially prevent or lessen competition in the thermal coal market.
15 Feb 2016
Media Release
TLT-Turbo GmbH Acquires Majority Shareholding in MechCaL
Leading global fan producer TLT-Turbo GmbH acquires majority shareholding in local fan manufacturing company MechCaL (Pty) Ltd.
15 Feb 2016
Media release
UAS CEO Affirms that Strong Company Culture Supports Business Success
Umzamo Analytical Services (UAS) CEO, Audrey Ndlovu, shares her experience with developing a company culture of inclusion and participation, describes why investing in their employees has helped the company
12 Feb 2016
Equipment
Online Mining Auction Industry Booms
In a year characterized by cost pressures and commodity price decreases, 2015 was remembered by many in South Africa’s struggling mining industry as a year of technology adoption.
08 Feb 2016
Local news
Mining Charter III – A Way Forward
South Africa’s mining industry has long been one of the economy’s most visible drivers but more recently regulatory uncertainty, labour strife, the lack of a social compact between the government, labour....
04 Feb 2016
OHS
Promoting a culture of sustainable prevention
Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand in 1885 and just one year later the city of Johannesburg was founded. Even in these early days, the pioneering miners of the reef suffered from chest disease due to the
25 Jan 2016
Mining Indaba
Access to Africa’s most attractive mining opportunities
As the convener of the largest gathering of mining executives in Africa, Mining Indaba has invested a significant amount of resources to ensure that investors and deal-makers can easily access and maximise on t
19 Jan 2016