Mining 2/2

Feb 23, 20212 min read

Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2020

Survey respondents give South Africa a resounding thumbs down. The survey is an attempt by Canada's Fraser Institute to assess how...

Feb 14, 20214 min read

South African mineral exploration - flatlining since 2010

The South African Reserve Bank's own numbers show "mineral exploration and evaluation" investment fell off a cliff in 2010 and has never...

Feb 5, 20213 min read

South African exploration spend hits lowest absolute level since 2002

And the lowest share of African exploration spend in two decades By Paul Miller - Director: AmaranthCX An analysis of S&P Intelligence's...

Jan 28, 20212 min read

Legal bun fight at the northern end of the Eastern Limb

Samancor Chrome's long proposed Jagdlust Operations prove contentious

Jan 14, 20212 min read

The metal bull run continues

In brief, prices are looking good and existing SA miners are pumping cash. And then the writer quotes Paul Miller of AmaranthCX ...

Jul 16, 20201 min read

Miners are talking up digitalisation, but what about suppliers?

Mining firms can save R153bn through digital initiatives

Jun 1, 20201 min read

Following a lead down a mining regulation rabbit hole

I followed a mineral exploration project for about a decade, that had initially appeared could turn into a good opportunity for the...

Jul 3, 20191 min read

The three things SA needs to get right to open floodgates of mining investment

Paul Miller has been a thought leader in SA junior mining and exploration for years - here is a Business Day op-ed published in early 2019