Blog: Department of Mineral Resources & Energy

MINISTER MANTASHE TO VISIT GLORIA COAL MINE

By on 2/15/2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will visit Gloria coal mine in Middleburg, Mpumalanga today, to receive a progress report on rescue efforts for 22 people believed to be trapped underground.

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Minister Mantashe urges stakeholders to engage in good faith to save jobs

By on 2/14/2019

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Gwede Mantashe, has noted today’s statement by mining company Sibanye-Stilwater regarding possible retrenchments at two of its gold operations, Beatrix and ...

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Minister Mantashe calls for sustainable development in Lutzville

By on 2/8/2019

Mineral Resources Minister, Mr Gwede Mantashe has called on the mining industry to prioritise improving relations with communities and employees in areas where they operate.

MINISTER MANTASHE WELCOMES TOTAL’S GAS DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

By on 2/7/2019

Mineral Resources Minister Mr. Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the announcement made by Total earlier today, following a significant gas discovery in the Outeniqua Basin, off the southern coast of South A ...

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GAS DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Minister Mantashe to visit Tormin Mineral Sands

By on 2/6/2019

Mineral Resources Minister, Mr Gwede Mantashe will on Friday 8th February 2019 visit the Tormin Mineral Sands operation outside Vredendal in the Western Cape.

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Commemorating three years of the Lily Mine incident

By on 2/5/2019

Today, the 5th of February 2019, the Department commemorates the incident which took place at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga on this day in 2016.

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ADDRESS BY MINISTER MANTASHE AT THE 2019 ANNUAL INVESTING IN AFRICAN MINING INDABA, 4 FEBRUARY 2019, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

By on 2/4/2019

OPENING ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, MR SAMSON GWEDE MANTASHE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2019 ANNUAL INVESTING IN AFRICAN MINING INDABA, 4 FEBRUARY 2019, ...

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MINISTER MANTASHE VISITS TOTAL OPERATIONS

By on 2/2/2019

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Gwede Mantashe today, 02 February 2019, led a delegation from the Department on a visit to the Total Exploration & Production Southern Africa's Deep Sea S ...

Minister Mantashe to officially open the 25th Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba

By on 2/1/2019

South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will officially open the 25th Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba.  The Indaba is the world’s largest gathering of mining&rsquo ...

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