Law firm ENS Africa has unpacked some of the amendments made to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), which came into effect from March 27.
The publication of the amended regulations follows the publication of the Draft Amendme…
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Law firm Webber Wentzel says that, in light of the current restrictions of movement of people in South Africa to curb the spread of Covid-19, various timeframes around environmental applications and others have been extended.
Environment, Forestry an…
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In a new report, law firm ENS Africa discusses whether employers are obligated to report and investigate incidents of occupational-acquired Covid-19, finding that it depends on the employees’ type of work.
ENS executives and authors of the report Wi…
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London-listed Gem Diamonds has raised $12.1-million during the first round of its Letšeng flexible tender sales process on March 26.
The Lesotho-focused miner in March launched the flexible tender sales process, following a large tender that had to …
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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on March 31 conducted unannounced visits to three coal mines, in Mpumalanga, which supply coal to State-owned power utility Eskom.
These mines included Glencore’s Impunzi colliery, Exxaro Resources…
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Aim-listed AfriTin has partly suspended activity at its Uis mine, in Namibia, following the country’s declaration of a partial lockdown from March 27 to April 16.
In Namibia’s legislation, mining operations are categorised as critical economic servic…
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Aim-listed Savannah Resources has managed to continue with a few of its key activities despite Covid-19-related disruptions to other operations.
Savannah has closed all its offices and arranged for staff to work remotely, suspended all field activiti…
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London-listed Red Rock Resources in the six months ended December 31, 2019, reported a profit before tax from continuing operations of £337 000, compared with a loss of £283 000 in the six months ended December 31, 2018.
Chairperson Andrew Bell says …
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TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining has made several short-term operational changes in response to the events unfolding owing to the Covid-19 crisis that is occurring globally.
The company has suspended its activities in South Africa, placing its Krone-Endor…
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London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths experienced operational challenges at its Gakara mine, in Burundi, and produced only 114 t of concentrate in the six months ended December 31, 2019.
This compares with the 564 t produced in the six months ended Decem…
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