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2022

List of articles in category 2022
Title Published Date
SA's biggest gold mine to harness solar power – combatting load shedding and saving R123m a year   Published: 23 May 2022
Business Insider 

South Africa's biggest gold mine is switching to solar power later this year, saving R123 million in electricity costs, lowering its carbon footprint, and mitigating load shedding disruptions.

SA’s climate ambitions will cost mining sector, says Minerals Council   Published: 10 May 2022
Business Day 

Carbon taxes, as proposed by the Treasury, are too high and could make mining companies in SA less competitive if they do not act fast enough to cut their emissions, says Niks Lesufi of the Minerals Council SA.

Gold Fields’ South Deep to generate own solar at 8.5% of Eskom grid cost   Published: 10 May 2022
Mining Weekly 

CAPE TOWN (miningweekly.com) – Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg in Gauteng will be generating its own solar power at a mere 8.5% of the cost of power from the national grid.

KYK | Myne wil ook skoner wees met laer kweekhuisgasse   Published: 10 May 2022
Netwerk 24 

KYK | Myne wil ook skoner wees met laer kweekhuisgasse

The Money Show Explainer: How to greenify a Gold   Published: 09 May 2022
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The Money Show Explainer: How to greenify a Gold

South Deep a standout performer for Gold Fields   Published: 17 February 2022
Mining Weekly 

Dual-listed gold producer Gold Fields has reported a 22% year-on-year increase in its headline earnings to $890-millon, or $1 a share, for the year ended December 31.

Gold Fields CEO: South Deep will be bulletproof at any gold price   Published: 17 February 2022
News24 

Having turned a profit for the third year in a row, the once-troubled South Deep gold mine is on track to becoming "bulletproof" at any gold price, Gold Fields has said.

Gold Fields’ South Deep set to continue growth trajectory after “stand out” year   Published: 17 February 2022
Miningmx 

GOLD Fields CEO, Chris Griffith identified South Deep as the group’s stand out performer in the company’s 2021 financial year saying gold output of 293,000 ounces – 29% higher than forecast – would be exceeded this year.

Gold Fields eyes wind power for South Deep   Published: 01 February 2022
News24 

On the back of a major solar project, which is mere months away from powering up the South Deep gold mine in Johannesburg, Gold fields is now turning its attention to the possibility of introducing wind energy to the operation, too.

Miners call for urgent deregulation of the energy sector   Published: 30 January 2022
News24 

The mining industry has called for urgent deregulation of the energy sector so that private players can help to relieve crippling energy shortages facing South Africa.

Green energy transition will help South Africa become more resilient, competitive   Published: 28 January 2022
Engineering News 

South Africa needs more power generation to overcome the supply gap and underpin economic growth, and investments by private companies, including mining houses, are essential to close that gap.

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