Eskom to make final ‘double digit’ tariff application for 2018/19 this month

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 01:41:00 GMT
State-owned electricity utility Eskom says it will make a final revenue application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) this month, but has confirmed that the application will ...
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BHP disappointed by Trump withdrawal from Paris climate pact

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 03:27:00 GMT
BHP, the world's largest miner, said on Friday it was disappointed the United States had decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, but it did not affect its support for the de...
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Eskom seeks 20% tariff increase

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 01:17:00 GMT
Eskom wants its clients to pay on average 19.9% more for electricity from April 1 next year and proposes that municipalities pay 27.3% more for bulk electricity purchases from July 1 2018. This com...
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BHP says Singapore hub 'absolutely critical'

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:43:00 GMT
BHP Billiton's chief commercial officer, Arnoud Balhuizen, has rejected claims by Elliott Associates that the company's Singapore marketing hub has no value, declaring it critical that BHP retains ...
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Miners frozen out as South Africa readies new empowerment rules

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 03:24:00 GMT
Mining companies in South Africa have been frozen out of consultation over regulatory changes that could dilute shareholders, raise costs and impose new levies to fund community development. South ...
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Turkey’s mining sector to outperform most European peers, but risks persist

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:31:00 GMT
Turkey’s mining sector is forecast to be one of the fastest growing in Europe, with the country boasting a “healthy” project pipeline of up to ten new projects, but ongoing politi...
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Molefe removed as Eskom CEO, board might go too

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:13:00 GMT
Government on Wednesday ordered that Brian Molefe’s return to the helm of Eskom be rescinded and conceded that it had inflicted reputational harm on the country and the power utility. Public ...
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BHP Billiton vows to spend counter-cyclically

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:34:00 GMT
BHP Billiton has told Australian shareholders that it will act counter-cyclically when spending money on projects, acquisitions or shareholder returns. The messaging has been delivered to sharehold...
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Fire under control in north China's Tianjin Port

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:05:00 GMT
FIRE at a paper company in north china's tianjin port has been under control, local authorities said wednesday NIGHT. The fire started in the goods yard of Xinnan paper company in the Binhai New Ar...
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Strike at Barrick’s Veladero mine suspended

Wed, 31 May 2017 03:40:00 GMT
Workers at Barrick Gold’s (TSX, NYSE:ABX) Veladero mine in Argentina on Sunday embarked on an unplanned strike over better working conditions, but suspended the labour action 35 hours later a...
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