Mantashe won't save you, Norilsk tells BCL

Mantashe recently asked the two sides to shelve their ongoing court battle over the US$271 million deal and wait for his decision.

The October 2014 agreement involved BCL purchasing Norilsk’s assets, which included a 50% stake in Mpumalanga mine, Nkomati Nickel, as well as Tati Nickel Mine near Francistown. Payment would be made once several regulatory conditions were concluded, the last of which was the transfer of Nkomati mining rights to BCL, by South African mining authorities.