Blog: Department of Mineral Resources & Energy

Media advisory: Minister Mantashe to address the 2019 Junior Indaba

By on 5/31/2019

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe will on Tuesday, 04 June 2019, deliver a keynote opening address at the 2019 Junior Indaba in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. The 5th ed ...

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The Council for Geoscience (CGS) to present findings on Harding gold claims

By on 5/29/2019

The Council for Geoscience (CGS) will tomorrow, 30 May 2019, present findings of tests done on samples of what has been claimed to be gold discovered by the KwaMachi community near Harding, KwaZulu-Na ...

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MINISTER MANTASHE COMMENDS RESCUE OF 1 800 WORKERS, APPEALS FOR VIGILANCE

By on 5/1/2019

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe commends the successful rescue of the 1800 mineworkers. The workers were trapped at the Sibanye-Stillwater’s Thembelani shaft in Rustenburg. An ...

DEPARTMENT MONITORING SITUATION AT SIBANYE-STILLWATER

By on 4/30/2019

The Department is aware of the situation at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Thembelani Shaft in Rustenburg. An estimated 1800 employees are currently underground. Mine management is assessing damage to the ...

DEPARTMENT MONITORING SITUATION AT SIBANYE-STILLWATER

By on 4/30/2019

The Department is aware of the situation at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Thembelani Shaft in Rustenburg. An estimated 1800 employees are currently underground. Mine management is assessing damage to the ...

MINISTER MANTASHE TO HAND OVER 50% SHAREHOLDING TO ARNOT WORKERS

By on 4/30/2019

The handover is an industry milestone towards the inclusion of workers as meaningful stakeholders, as enshrined in the Mining Charter which came into effect in 2018.

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MINISTER MANTASHE TO ADDRESS COLLOQUIUM ON TRANSFORMING AND REPOSITIONING THE MINING SECTOR

By on 4/27/2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will deliver a key note address at a colloquium on transforming and repositioning the mining sector in South Africa. The colloquium is hosted by the Universit ...

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MINISTER MANTASHE WELCOMES END OF SIBANYE-STILLWATER STRIKE

By on 4/18/2019

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe, welcomes the end of AMCU’s five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater’ gold operations. The parties announced the resolution of their differ ...

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SIBANYE-STILLWATER STRIKE

MINISTER MANTASHE CALLS ON MINING COMPANIES TO INVEST IN CLEAN-COAL TECHNOLOGY

By on 4/12/2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged the coal mining sector to continue investing in clean-coal technology in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. Coal continues to form a k ...

DEPUTY MINISTER OLIPHANT TO HANDOVER SOCIAL LABOUR PLAN PROJECTS IN RICHARDS BAY

By on 4/10/2019

The Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr. Godfrey Oliphant will on Thursday, 11 April 2019, officially hand over Tronox’s Social Labour Plan (SLP) projects in Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal.

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SLP HANDOVER