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Maptek honours mining education pioneer with university endowment

Maptek and the SDSM&T have created the Ziggy Hladysz Maptek Endowment in honour of the recently retired Dr Zbigniew (Ziggy) Hladysz, long-time professor and mentor to mining and engineering students.

Maptek | April 29, 2013 | 8:13 pm

The ‘now or never moment’ for private equity in mining

"Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"

MINING.com Editor | April 29, 2013 | 7:10 pm

South Africa’s largest mining union to pursue double-digit pay increase

Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.

MINING.com Editor | April 29, 2013 | 5:31 pm

Vale reaches deal with Argentine authorities, quits $6 billion potash project

It will pay two and a half months salary to about 4,000 workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2013 | 3:24 pm

Miners in the dark on Zimbabwe’s plans to seize foreign stakes

A draft bill leaked to the media last week shows the government is planning to amend the current law to avoid paying compensation to foreign miners.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2013 | 2:24 pm

Zambia corners mining companies to stop tax evasion

New rules likely to come into force by mid-May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2013 | 12:54 pm

Sale of Pinto Valley brings BHP’s offloads to $5bn

BHP sells the Pinto Valley copper mine and the associated San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company to Capstone Mining for $650m.

MINING.com Editor | April 29, 2013 | 1:06 am

BHP Billiton sells Pinto Valley mining operation for US$650 million

BHP Billiton employees working at Pinto Valley and SMARRCO will become employees of Capstone as part of the transaction.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 29, 2013 | 12:55 am

All the big banks forecast a higher gold price this year

But the outlook for 2014 is decidedly more bearish.

Frik Els | April 29, 2013 | 12:46 am

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