Gold
No Violence against Women and Children Campaign begins
"We support President Ramaphosa’s call to the nation to declare gender-based violence as the second pandemic we are facing in South Africa."
Webinars
Webinar 30 November: A-Z guide to doing business in the DRC
In this webinar, there will be discussions around how mining companies, project developers and international suppliers can penetrate the DRC mining market.
Base Metals
How to empower communities to fully utilize the right to information
It is important for every community to be empowered to enforce or utilize the rights available to them in development dialogue.
Investment
Is there an opportunity to build back South Africa’s mining industry?
The mining industry weathered the COVID-19 storm, mostly unscathed, and certainly better than many other sectors.
Investment
Minerals Council concerned with sovereign ratings downgrades
The ratings downgrades reinforce the fact that South Africa faces a deep economic crisis that needs to urgently addressed.
Base Metals
ICMM launches interactive mine closure tool
"Mine closure must be considered as an integral part of an operations’ core business and effectively integrated across the mining life cycle."
Investment
#AMF update: “We can work from home but we can’t mine...
"There is a lot of Investment money floating around looking for a home, and looking for risk on which it can be rewarded."
Health and safety
New asbestos abatement regulations published
There are certain employer duties from the old regulations that live on in the new regulations although with some modifications.
Environment
ESG and ethical investment: How to manage the risk more effectively
"The requirement for credible and verifiable data-based situational information across the mining sector is going to increase." -
Gold
Loncor and Barrick strengthen JV relationship
The ground covered by these JV agreements includes priority, exploration targets two of which are ready for initial scout, core drilling.
