Fri Feb 10, 2012
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma said on Friday nationalising mines was not the policy of his African National Congress (ANC)government, as he sought to lay to rest speculation over government intentions for the mining industry.
"We have answered this question many times, we are very clear ... nationalisation is not ANC or government policy," he said in answer to a question during a televised breakfast briefing. "Our policy is mixed economy," he added.
Senior members of the Zuma administration have been trying to quash the idea - raised by the radical youth league of the ruling ANC - of mine nationalisation in the world's largest platinum producer.
Two cabinet members told a global mining conference in Cape Town this week that nationalisation was not a viable option.
A mining sector study submitted to the ANC leadership this month rejected nationalisation as an "unmitigated disaster". It proposed a 50 percent tax on mining profits as a way to help the poor better benefit from South Africa's mineral riches. (sourced Reuters.com)
Showing posts with label mining nationalisation. Show all posts
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Resource Nationalism is main business risk for mining sectors,E&Y SURVEY
Wednesday, 10 August 11 |By coalspot
Resource nationalism is top of the business risk list for mining and metals companies around the world, while supply capacity constraint issues continue to dominate the top 10 rankings in Ernst & Young’s annual Business risks facing mining & metals 2011-2012 report, released today.
Ernst & Young Global Mining & Metals Leader Mike Elliot says in the past 12-18 months at least 25 countries have increased or announced intentions to increase their government take via taxes or royalties. “Resource nationalism is taking other forms as well, including greater controls on foreign participation mandated beneficiation, use it or lose it demands and mandated government participation,” says Elliott.
Vietnam, for example, yesterday announced that export taxes on all kinds of coal would be increased from the current 15 percent to 20 percent as of September 2011, to limit the outflow of the natural resource, according to a new circular issued by Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance. Meanwhile, Indonesia is currently in the process of drafting a new regulation that could ban the export of low-grade coal (below 5100 Kcal/kg) by 2014.
“Resource nationalism reflects the expectation among governments that the sector should be contributing more for the right to exploit natural resources,” he says.
According Ernst & Young, the global skills shortage remains in second spot. Infrastructure access jump from the sixth position last year to the third position this year. The other risks are social license to operate (last year in the 5th position), capital project execution (new), price and currency volatility (9), capital allocation (1), cost management (3), interruptions to supply (new), and the last position fraud and corruption (new).
However, Elliot says it’s the myriad of supply capacity constraints that continue to dominate the risk list, accounting for six of the top 10-including the global skills shortage, capital allocation, infrastructure access, capital project execution, cost management, and interruptions to supply.
“The market is probably excessively optimistic about how much and how quickly new production is going to come on. All these supply capacity risks mean companies are unlikely to be able to capture the premium pricing as quickly. It also impacts the cost profile of projects, so there will need to be a higher rate of return to attract new investment and as a result commodity prices will need to be higher,” Elliot said.
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Ernst & Young Global Mining & Metals Leader Mike Elliot says in the past 12-18 months at least 25 countries have increased or announced intentions to increase their government take via taxes or royalties. “Resource nationalism is taking other forms as well, including greater controls on foreign participation mandated beneficiation, use it or lose it demands and mandated government participation,” says Elliott.
Vietnam, for example, yesterday announced that export taxes on all kinds of coal would be increased from the current 15 percent to 20 percent as of September 2011, to limit the outflow of the natural resource, according to a new circular issued by Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance. Meanwhile, Indonesia is currently in the process of drafting a new regulation that could ban the export of low-grade coal (below 5100 Kcal/kg) by 2014.
“Resource nationalism reflects the expectation among governments that the sector should be contributing more for the right to exploit natural resources,” he says.
According Ernst & Young, the global skills shortage remains in second spot. Infrastructure access jump from the sixth position last year to the third position this year. The other risks are social license to operate (last year in the 5th position), capital project execution (new), price and currency volatility (9), capital allocation (1), cost management (3), interruptions to supply (new), and the last position fraud and corruption (new).
However, Elliot says it’s the myriad of supply capacity constraints that continue to dominate the risk list, accounting for six of the top 10-including the global skills shortage, capital allocation, infrastructure access, capital project execution, cost management, and interruptions to supply.
“The market is probably excessively optimistic about how much and how quickly new production is going to come on. All these supply capacity risks mean companies are unlikely to be able to capture the premium pricing as quickly. It also impacts the cost profile of projects, so there will need to be a higher rate of return to attract new investment and as a result commodity prices will need to be higher,” Elliot said.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Mining nationalisation "road to ruin" for S.Africa: Anglo boss
Tue Feb 8, 2011 8:24am GMT
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa should not heed "false prophets" calling for mining nationalisation because of the damage such a move would do to its economy, the head of global mining giant Anglo American said on Tuesday.
"Mining companies simply will not invest if they cannot be assured that the assets they create will be secure," chief executive Cynthia Carroll said in a speech at a major African mining conference in Cape Town.
"In ignoring this truth, the false prophets who argue for nationalisation are advocating the road to ruin -- a path we must not follow," she said.
In the last year, radical elements within South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) -- most notably its Youth League -- have been calling for nationalisation of the mining industry, sparking concern among domestic and foreign investors.
Senior ANC figures including President Jacob Zuma and mines minister Susan Shabangu have said nationalisation is "not policy", but have stopped short of quashing the idea, suggesting it may have some traction in the corridors of power.
The notion, which was tabled at a major ANC policy meeting last year, is seen as one of the primary reasons for the decline over the last 10 years in the mining sector in South Africa, the world's biggest platinum and number three gold producer.
The industry has also been plagued by a series of controversies in the administering of mining and prospecting licences, although the government says it is overhauling the system to eliminate the possibility of corruption and blunders.
Mining accounts for 8 percent of GDP in Africa's biggest economy, and directly employs more than 500,000 people.
The government has placed it at the heart of plans to tackle 25 percent unemployment over the next five years, although many anlaysts are sceptical about turning the industry round.
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa should not heed "false prophets" calling for mining nationalisation because of the damage such a move would do to its economy, the head of global mining giant Anglo American said on Tuesday.
"Mining companies simply will not invest if they cannot be assured that the assets they create will be secure," chief executive Cynthia Carroll said in a speech at a major African mining conference in Cape Town.
"In ignoring this truth, the false prophets who argue for nationalisation are advocating the road to ruin -- a path we must not follow," she said.
In the last year, radical elements within South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) -- most notably its Youth League -- have been calling for nationalisation of the mining industry, sparking concern among domestic and foreign investors.
Senior ANC figures including President Jacob Zuma and mines minister Susan Shabangu have said nationalisation is "not policy", but have stopped short of quashing the idea, suggesting it may have some traction in the corridors of power.
The notion, which was tabled at a major ANC policy meeting last year, is seen as one of the primary reasons for the decline over the last 10 years in the mining sector in South Africa, the world's biggest platinum and number three gold producer.
The industry has also been plagued by a series of controversies in the administering of mining and prospecting licences, although the government says it is overhauling the system to eliminate the possibility of corruption and blunders.
Mining accounts for 8 percent of GDP in Africa's biggest economy, and directly employs more than 500,000 people.
The government has placed it at the heart of plans to tackle 25 percent unemployment over the next five years, although many anlaysts are sceptical about turning the industry round.
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