The findings of this research were that the selected mining companies had grasped the seriousness of the water crisis in South Africa, and the effects it will have on their businesses in future. Most concerning was the activities relating to water management in the supply chain; all of the ...
Mainardi, S. (1999), `Supply Determinants of Mining Companies: Evidence for Gold and Other Minerals in South Africa', African Development Review/Revue Africaine De Developpement, 11, 1, pp. 31-53.Supply Determinants of Mining Companies: Evidence for Gold and other Minerals in South Africa", ...
How Microsoft’s Mining Core is transforming mining operations in South Africa for the better There is no doubt that emerging technologies powering the fourth industrial revolution like AI, ML, IoT, and the latest cloud technologies are a powerhouse for the digital transformatio...
South Africa is currently grappling with a power crisis which necessitates constant rolling blackouts affecting all industries, including the mining sector. It was against this backdrop that Baxter was calling on the government to fast-track legislation that makes it possible for mining companies to ...
The Minerals Council South Africa has urged the government to solve the country's energy crisis by adding more power generation capacity from both distributed and large-scale renewables. Meanwhile, several mining companies operating in South Africa are p
in the United States. In 2007 the totalmarket capitalization of mining companies was reported at US$962 billion, which compares to a total global market cap of publicly traded companies of about US$50 trillion in 2007. In 2002, Chile and Peru were reportedly the major mining countries of ...
We have gold mines, for example, in South Africa, that are operating at three kilometers or even more deep underground. We have mines in conflict areas and conflict zones in different parts of the world. This is going to become the operating blueprint for mining companies. Chris Mulligan: ...
Specifically, do they address the root causes for the tensions experienced between mining companies and ASM communities? And what legitimacy is there for large-scale mining to partner with ASM in the context of sub-Saharan Africa? The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to identify some of ...
This entanglement becomes even more relevant for the case of Africa where substantial mining activities are now operated by Chinese companies and workers, leaving few low skilled jobs suffering from poor working conditions for the African population. Besides the direct impact on households' socio-...
Mining companies regularly buy bulk industrial materials like heavy fuel oil, gas, tires and sulfur, often on the basis of long-term supply agreements, and arbitration clauses in procurement agreements are common. The advantages of international arbitration include a neutral forum, decision-making by...