Sabrina Jardim

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Sabrina Jardim

Sabrina Jardim is a Creamer Media Online Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

SABR launches sixth-generation breastmilk pasteuriser for neonatal care

8th August 2024 Nonprofit organisation (NPO) the South African Breastmilk Reserve (SABR), in partnership with medical aid and insurance provider Discovery and product development company SKEG, have launched the automated, South African-designed ‘SoSafe’ breastmilk pasteuriser. The SABR said this was a... →

GoSolr concerned about rising electricity costs

7th August 2024 Although South Africa has experienced no loadshedding over the past three months, residential solar energy company GoSolr says the energy crisis is far from over, noting that rising electricity tariffs remain a challenge. During a presentation on the company’s second quarterly Light Paper,... →

GoSolr CEO and co-founder Andrew Middleton

Gem recovers 145.55 ct diamond at Letsěng

7th August 2024 London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 145.55 ct Type II white diamond at the Letsěng mine, in Lesotho, on August 3. This is the ninth greater-than-100 ct diamond recovered this year. →

145.55 ct Type II white diamond

OEM-backed Babcock Education and Training showcases programmes to address the country’s skills gaps

6th August 2024 Given the skills shortage facing the South African engineering sector, Babcock Education and Training (BET) – a subsidiary of Babcock International Group-Africa – aims to provide the necessary training services to equip individuals with the skills needed in high-demand sectors. Speaking to... →

Babcock Africa human resources director Dr Hamilton Sithole

Firering signs logistics revenue agreement for Zambian quicklime project

5th August 2024 Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has signed an agreement with a multinational commodity trading company, which will provide a logistics services revenue stream at Limeco, its advanced quicklime project in Zambia. Firering currently holds a 20.5% stake in Limeco Resources, with an option to... →

Engen opens seven-hundredth Quickshop & Co store

5th August 2024 Fuel and convenience retailer Engen opened its seven-hundredth Quickshop & Co store at Engen Summit Convenience Centre, in Midrand, on August 1. Open 24 hours a day, the site’s convenience bouquet includes Quickshop & Co for groceries and everyday essentials, Café 365, Brazmata Coffee and... →

More upgrades to growth outlook seen as reform momentum continues – Mavuso

5th August 2024 Citing progress in dealing with the country’s logistics challenges and the ability of Operation Vulindlela to speed up reforms, economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) last week upgraded its South African economic growth outlook projections, with growth of 2.2% anticipated for 2025.... →

BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso

RSR urges the public to adhere to safety protocols at level crossings

5th August 2024 The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has released preliminary findings from its investigation into the recent accident at the Arnot level crossing, in the Steve Tshwete municipality, in Mpumalanga, noting that it appears that the driver of the school bus did not adhere to the road signage at the... →

SGS to operate new on-site geochemistry laboratory at Barrick’s North Mara mine

2nd August 2024 Inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS has secured a new contract to open and operate a 2 025 m2 on-site geochemistry laboratory at Barrick Gold’s North Mara mine, in Tanzania. The company says the ‘state-of-the-art’ laboratory will be equipped to provide sample... →

Panel discusses ESG, the just energy transition in mining

2nd August 2024 With growing emphasis being placed on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and a global focus on a just energy transition, the mining sector faces various internal and external pressures to deliver on ESG, and carbon neutrality and abatement targets, Southern African Institute of... →

Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy environmental, social, governance and sustainability (ESGS) committee chairperson professor Michael Solomon

Report shows commitment of companies to establishing ESG strategies

2nd August 2024 Amid a global evolving environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) landscape, the Sanlam ESG Barometer Conference, held on August 1, in Johannesburg, highlighted the current state of ESG across various sectors and how it is shaping business investment decisions. With this in mind, the... →

Krutham impact investing research head Nicole Martens

Gold Fields appoints two new nonexec directors

2nd August 2024 JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has appointed Shannon Leigh McCrae and Zarina Bibi Mahomed Bassa as nonexecutive directors, with effect from August 2. Bassa will also serve as a member of the audit committee. →

Growth in cleaner steel project pipeline puts industry’s net-zero goal in sight

2nd August 2024 The global iron and steel industry made major strides towards achieving its net-zero goals in the past year, with more lower-emission steelmaking electric arc furnaces (EAFs) coming online and entering the development pipeline than ever before, Global Energy Monitor’s (GEM’s) ‘Pedal to the Metal... →

Ivanhoe records quarterly profit of $67m

31st July 2024 Dual-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported a quarterly profit of $67-million and record quarterly normalised profit of $115-million for the second quarter ended June 30, driven by income from the Kamoa-Kakula joint venture of $90-million. Ivanhoe reported record adjusted earnings before interest,... →

Just Share opposes Sasol emissions decision

31st July 2024 Nonprofit organisation Just Share says it will assess its options after new Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Deon George’s decision on the outstanding aspect of Sasol’s sulphur dioxide (SO₂) minimum emission standards (MES) appeal. Just Share notes that while George refused... →

MC Mining reports slight decrease in RoM coal production for the June quarter

31st July 2024 Coal miner MC Mining has reported that, for the quarter ended June 30, run-of-mine (RoM) coal production at the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine, in KwaZulu-Natal, was 113 977 t, 4% lower than the 118 469 t produced in the comparable quarter of 2023. The company attributed the decrease... →

Canyon subsidiary signs mining convention for Cameroon bauxite project

31st July 2024 ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ Camalco Cameroun subsidiary has entered into a mining convention, which details the agreement by which it can mine the Minim-Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, and export the recovered bauxite and alumina. The signing of a mining convention is a requirement ahead of... →

Image’s Atlas mining proposal approved

31st July 2024 ASX-listed Image Resources has received approval of the mining proposal for its 100%-owned Atlas mineral sands project, located 170 km north of Perth in the North Perth Basin. The mining proposal covers the construction and operation of the Atlas project. →

Pensana receives sustainability award

30th July 2024 London-listed Pensana has been awarded a Gold Medal by EcoVadis, a leading sustainability ratings provider, placing it in the top 5% of companies assessed. Pensana explains that the ratings by EcoVadis are widely used by the automotive and offshore wind original-equipment manufacturers to monitor... →

ICMM reports increase in fatalities among member companies

30th July 2024 Mining industry organisation the ICMM has reported that 36 people employed by its member companies lost their lives at work in 2023, compared with 33 in 2022, and 45 in 2021. In a July 30 press release, the ICMM says members are constantly looking for ways to make their operations safer and to... →

ICMM CEO and president Rohitesh Dhawan

Equinox reports ultrahigh-grade rare earths in clay at Brazil project

30th July 2024 ASX-listed Equinox Resources has reported additional outstanding ultrahigh-grade surface sample results from its Mata da Corda rare earths project, in Brazil. The company notes that additional assay results from surface clay samples at the project have confirmed ongoing ultrahigh-grade rare earth... →

TotalEnergies acquires Scatec’s African hydropower portfolio

30th July 2024 Energy company TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec to acquire its subsidiary SN Power, which holds interests in renewable hydropower projects in Africa through a joint venture with Norfund and British International Investment (BII). Through this... →

Perseus delivers strong production, free cash flow in June quarter

30th July 2024 ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has reported gold production of 509 977 oz for the financial year ended June 30, which compared favourably with guidance of 491 000 oz to 517 000 oz. Perseus's three operating gold mines, Yaouré and Sissingué in Côte d'Ivoire, and Edikan in Ghana, produced 120... →

Altona exercises option to acquire Botswana project, appoints new nonexec director

29th July 2024 Resource exploration and development company Altona has exercised its option to acquire the Sesana copper/silver project, in Botswana. Further to the signature of a binding option agreement with Ignate African Minerals with respect to prospecting licence PL2329/2023 (the tenement) in Botswana,... →

Lucapa recovers 176 ct diamond from Lulo

29th July 2024 ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered the fifth diamond weighing more than 100 ct at its joint venture Lulo mine, in Angola, this year. The 176 ct Type IIa diamond recovered is also the forty-fifth diamond weighing more than 100 ct to be recovered from the mine and the eighth largest,... →

176 ct Lulo diamond

Galileo engages company to start drilling in Zambia

29th July 2024 London-listed Galileo Resources has engaged a Zambian contractor to start a drill programme of about 700 m as part of the initial phase of exploration on licence 28001-HQ-LEL located in Zambia, with rig mobilisation scheduled for later this week. The licence is located within the Western Foreland... →

Wits dialogue unpacks implications of a post-mining future for communities

26th July 2024 There is potential, in South Africa, to better align mines’ social and labour plans with municipal Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) for more effective and long-term broad-based development, Good Governance Africa research and programmes director Dr Ross Harvey has said. In a dialogue held at... →

Good Governance Africa research and programmes director Dr Ross Harvey

Industry advances creation of R10bn-a-year gas company to ensure security of supply

26th July 2024 South African industrial users of natural gas are moving forward with the establishment of a R10-billion-a-year gas-aggregator company to provide the basis for large-scale gas infrastructure investments and transactions. The establishment of this gas aggregator (GasCo) will enable South African... →

IGUA-SA CEO Jaco Human

Big rewards and risks ahead as SA’s e-commerce sector nears billion-plus transactions yearly

26th July 2024 Amid a growing digital landscape characterised by increased Internet connectivity and smartphone use, as well as a pronounced shift towards online shopping, the South African e-commerce sector is undergoing significant development and is projected to exceed R400-billion in value by 2025, driven... →

GOING ONLINE With local supermarket chains embracing online services and delivery platforms, as well as the entry of international players such as Amazon, the South African e-commerce sector is undergoing significant development

Big rewards and risks ahead as SA’s e-commerce sector nears billion-plus transactions yearly

26th July 2024 Amid a growing digital landscape characterised by increased Internet connectivity and smartphone use, as well as a pronounced shift towards online shopping, the South African e-commerce sector is undergoing significant development and is projected to exceed R400-billion in value by 2025, driven... →

GOING ONLINE With local supermarket chains embracing online services and delivery platforms, as well as the entry of international players such as Amazon, the South African e-commerce sector is undergoing significant development

GNU could provide new opportunities for SMME growth

25th July 2024 South Africa’s recently formed Government of National Unity (GNU) is expected to introduce new ideas into government, which could, subsequently, benefit small-, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs), Wits School of Governance associate professor William Gumede has said. In an address at the... →

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SBI CEO John Dludlu

GIBS, partners gear up for the 2025 Diamond Programme

23rd July 2024 The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the University of Antwerp, Belgium have launched the 2025 edition of the Winter School ‘From Mine to Finger: A deep dive into the world of diamonds’, set to start in February... →

Coking coal prices remain under pressure amid weak steel production

23rd July 2024 Research agency BMI has maintained its Australian coking coal price forecast for this year at $260/t, as prices remain under pressure as a result of weak demand. BMI notes in its ‘Coking Coal Prices - No Recovery As Steel Production Remains Weak’ report that this year has cemented negative... →

CTCT receives 15 new haulers as part of fleet replacement

23rd July 2024 The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) has taken delivery of 15 new haulers, a portion of an expected consignment of 47 new haulers that is scheduled to reach the terminal at the end of this month. This follows the arrival of 10 haulers at the terminal last month. The CTCT says the haulers are... →

Kumba delivers solid interim operational, financial performance despite challenging market

23rd July 2024 Mining company Kumba Iron-Ore has reported a robust set of results for the six months ended June 30 despite a challenging market. CE Mpumi Zikalala says the company’s first-half results reflect strong execution of its business reconfiguration plan while improving safety across operations. “By... →

Kumba CEO Mpumi Zikalala

dtic to host third South African conference on essential oils

22nd July 2024 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) – in partnership with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and the Southern African Essential Oils Producers Association (Saeopa) – will host the third South... →

UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Global Innovation Network launched

22nd July 2024 Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa has launched the UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Global Innovation Network to foster collaboration and innovation in space technology for sustainable development across the continent. Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa notes that the African space... →

Solidarity concludes wage agreement with Assmang

22nd July 2024 After three months of negotiations, labour union Solidarity has reached a five-year wage agreement for members employed by Assmang. This agreement was concluded in collaboration with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). →

ERG elects new chairperson, announces changes to the board

22nd July 2024 Diversified natural resources group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has elected Shukhrat Ibragimov as chairperson. This comes as the group made changes to the composition of its board of directors, which are aimed at further developing and strengthening the company in response to global challenges... →

ERG chairperson Shukhrat Ibragimov

PPC partners with Sinoma to improve efficiencies, expand capacity

22nd July 2024 Cement manufacturer PPC has entered into a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with Sinoma Overseas Development Corporation to collaborate on opportunities to improve efficiencies, modernise technologies, reduce production costs, accelerate the transition to alternative non-fossil fuels... →

PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli

Anglo further supports education, entrepreneurship with handover of Jhb CBD building to Wits Business School

19th July 2024 Demonstrating its broad commitment to education, entrepreneurship and leaving a positive legacy in the Johannesburg central business district (CBD), diversified miner Anglo American on June 28 celebrated the official handover of its building at 47 Main street, in Johannesburg, to Wits Business... →

Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad

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