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Driller foresees revenue boost with strong order book

By: Halima Frost 19th April 2024 Boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling is optimistic its revenue for this year will improve on the back of a strong order book, the company reported during its 2023 full-year results presentation, held last month. Master Drilling COO Roelof Swanepoel reported that the company’s... →

Equipment mobilised to prospect Cameroon target

19th April 2024 West Africa-focused explorer Oriole Resources has mobilised drilling equipment to explore its 82.2%-owned Bibemi orogenic gold project, in Cameroon, where a Phase 5 diamond drilling programme is planned for the second quarter of this year. Historically, the company reported a pit-constrained... →

Concurrent rehabilitation improves community relations

By: Nadine Ramdass 19th April 2024 Midtier gold miner Pan African Resources’ concurrent rehabilitation at its Mogale tailings retreatment (MTR) project, located at the Mintails site, near Mogale City in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, is taking the steps required to repair relations with community stakeholders while ensuring value for the... →

Tailings equipment security, integrity spotlighted

By: Nadine Ramdass 19th April 2024 The industries involved in tailings retreatment and the rehabilitation of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are increasingly moving towards more sustainable and socially responsible practices, which are driven by technological innovation, says installation and monitoring of instrumentation... →

Tailings to meet critical minerals demand

19th April 2024 The growing demand for clean energy technologies is anticipated to drive an increase in production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, with a portion of this demand being able to be met through the remining of tailings dumps containing those minerals, reports mine modelling... →

Fibre optic cables improve monitoring, safety

By: Nadine Ramdass 19th April 2024 Innovative applications of fibre optic cable technology can provide a proactive solution to detect potential tailings storage facility (TSF) risks and improve protection of the associated environment, thereby vastly improving monitoring solutions, reports test and measurement solutions specialist... →

Multipurpose facility boosts screening services in Tanzania

By: Simone Liedtke 12th April 2024 The East African mining sector is experiencing a transformative shift, particularly in Tanzania, reports screening solutions provider Sandvik Rock Processing, which notes that this has driven its strategy to establish a facility in Mwanza, thereby introducing single-source efficiency, and... →

Graphite mine on track to meet growing demand

By: Simone Liedtke 12th April 2024 In the rapidly evolving energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) landscape, the global demand for critical minerals, such as graphite, is escalating at an unprecedented rate, says Africa-focused energy minerals developer Walkabout Resources CEO and MD Andrew Cunningham. He points out that global... →

Nickel, copper, cobalt refinery receives licence

12th April 2024 Modern metals company Lifezone Metals has received a multi-metal processing facility licence from the Tanzanian government to refine nickel, copper and cobalt from its Kabanga nickel project at Kahama, located beside gold miner Barrick Gold’s former Buzwagi gold mine. The Kabanga nickel project... →

Cyanide-modest gold recovery with new tech

12th April 2024 Sustainable technologies solutions provider Draslovka has progressed an existing partnership with copper and gold miner Barrick Gold Corporation with the start of commercial use of its glycine leaching technology (GLT) for gold GlyCat, at Barrick’s Buylanhulu operation in Tanzania. In 2023,... →

Joint venture to develop Kongoni deposit

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 12th April 2024 Amid anticipated growth in global manganese demand, driven by steel production and emerging green energy technologies, commodities investment company Menar will undertake a joint venture with diversified metals and mining company ERG Africa to develop the large-scale underground Kongoni manganese... →

Industry well placed to respond to global demand

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 12th April 2024 African law firm Bowmans asserts that the local and broader Southern African manganese industries are well placed to respond to global demand for the commodity. With increased activity in steel manufacturing and the growing demand for battery-grade manganese, South Africa’s extensive reserves,... →

Manganese remains a key critical mineral

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 12th April 2024 Manganese will continue to play an important role in the commodities value chain because of its use in steel and batteries, says French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. The company asserts that steel, in which manganese is used as an alloying agent during the manufacturing... →

Miner eyes further growth in Zimbabwe

By: Halima Frost 5th April 2024 In its constant drive to increase its representation and relevance in the country’s mining sector, Zimbabwe-focused explorer, developer and miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has changed its mining strategy to become a multi-asset gold producer. The miner’s flagship Blanket gold mine, about 15 km... →

Major ventilation installation completed by manufacturer

5th April 2024 During March, technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa has successfully implemented a major ventilation project within the platinum belt of South Africa. The platinum belt which is centrally situated on the borders of Gauteng, North West, Limpopo... →

Deep-level investment

By: Halima Frost 5th April 2024 Gold major Harmony’s strategy is to direct major capital towards its high-grade underground mines and high-margin surface source operations to improve profitability. The decision to extend Mponeng, already the world’s deepest mine, to over 4 km is an example of its commitment to South African... →

FLSmidth

5th April 2024 As a more than 140-year-old Danish company, FLSmidth is a leading technology and service sup-plier to the global mining and cement industry. With its MissionZero programme, it has set a tar-get of providing solutions for zero-emission mining and zero-emission cement production by 2030, supporting... →

OLI South Africa

5th April 2024 Making business simpler for customers, while going global with a first-class product, has proved successful in establishing industrial vibration technology supplier OLI as the world’s top-selling supplier of electric external motovibrators. OLI has been committed to delivering high-quality... →

High-capacity grinding mill deal concluded

5th April 2024 Finland-based industrial machinery company Metso Corporation has been awarded an order to deliver an 18 MW semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill for the Phase 2 expansion at Canadian mineral exploration and development company Orezone Gold Corporation’s Bomboré gold mine, in Burkina Faso. Bomboré,... →

Mauritanian iron-ore plant deal concluded

5th April 2024 Innovative technological and mining solutions provider TAKRAF Group recently concluded the signing of an extensive project with Mauritanian mining and industrial company Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere (SNIM) for the supply of a complete iron-ore crushing, screening, and materials... →

Growth potential, challenges presented in West Africa

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 5th April 2024 West Africa’s mining and industrial sectors are characterised by growth and challenges, says multinational banking and financial services provider Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) resources and energy coverage head Shirley Webber. The bank highlights significant opportunities in gold... →

Regional growth prospects remain positive

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 5th April 2024 Long-term growth prospects in West Africa remain positive, says security research organisation the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), with the scenarios emerging from its African Futures and Innovation Programme International Futures (IF) assessment model forecasting the region to increase its... →

Coal miner uplifts schools to improve learning environment

29th March 2024 Diversified miner Glencore’s South African coal mining division demonstrated its commitment to helping progress school learners through donations of key digital equipment. These donations include 20 laptops, ten smart phones and 25 tablets, provided to top performing learners at select host... →

Spiral beneficiation boost for coal industry

By: Trent Roebeck 29th March 2024 Original equipment manufacturer for the mineral processing industry Multotec is making excellent headway in putting its SX10 spiral separator – which has been subjected to development processes over the past five years – to efficient use in local and international coal mining industries to prove... →

Hansen + Genwest

29th March 2024 Designers and manufacturers of transformers and switchgear Hansen + Genwest was founded in 1976, and supplied the first South African-designed and manufactured flameproof transformer in 1977. The company originated in South Africa as General Electric Transformer and later purchased the flameproof... →

Coal mining remains important

By: Trent Roebeck 29th March 2024 A prosperous future for the coal mining industry in South Africa depends on public and private sector parties tapping into its vast coal reserves, and power generation processes by State-owned power utility Eskom that comply with gas emission regulations, says nonprofit coal advocacy organisation... →

New longwall commissioned in war zone

By: Donna Slater 29th March 2024 Forty kilometres from the front line of the war in Ukraine, vertically integrated mining and metals company Metinvest has commissioned its eleventh longwall for coking coal in Block 10 of the Pokrovske Colliery, enabling the group of companies to produce almost one-million tonnes of coal.... →

Last blast of new ventilation shaft celebrated

29th March 2024 Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) completed the last blast in the development of the miner’s new ventilation shaft at PMC’s Lift II project, in Limpopo, which took its depth to a final 1 200 m below surface, in January. The... →

Company improves efficiency, safety in underground operations

29th March 2024 There is a growing acknowledgement over the past few years that transfer points and chutes significantly influence overall process plant performance, says engineering company Weba Chute Systems, which adds that these components now command more attention owing to their potential to disrupt plant... →

Diamond miner progresses Botswana shaft sinking

29th March 2024 Diamond explorer and miner Lucara Diamond Corporation made significant shaft sinking progress in 2023 at its Karowe underground project, in Botswana, where the miner invested $101.3-million for the year, focusing on development of the Karowe Underground Project (UGP). Development efforts in the... →

Correct installation of components critical

By: Simone Liedtke 29th March 2024 A successful shaft sinking project entails the correct installation of various components timeously, in addition to experienced personnel working on the project from the outset and maximising the time spent at shaft bottom, says fastener supplier Swagefast sales manager Neil Koen. The company’s... →

Gas industry undergoes shift amid depleting supply

By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd March 2024 The South African gas industry is experiencing pressure as gas supply from energy company Sasol’s Pande and Temane gas fields, in Mozambique, is expected to decline from 2026, while liquified natural gas (LNG) might be too expensive for the local market given international pricing and demand,... →

Zimbabwean gas project spurs regional interest

By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd March 2024 Following the discovery of the Mukuyu gas field in the Cabora Bassa basin, in northern Zimbabwe, oil and gas explorer Invictus Energy is confident further discoveries will be made in the basin. The company aims to tap into the growing demand for energy in Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries, and... →

New ore sorting tech launched at Indaba

22nd March 2024 Collection and sorting systems developer Tomra Mining launched its Tomra deep learning solution OBTAIN, which is suitable for high-capacity ore sorting, at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town, from February 5 to 8. This newly developed software leverages deep learning to... →

Operational efficiencies highlighted at Indaba

22nd March 2024 The message from global energy management and automation supplier Schneider Electric at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – held in Cape Town, South Africa in early February – stressed that building operational efficiency and resiliency to address volatility across the value chain... →

Mining innovators recognised

By: Halima Frost 22nd March 2024 In conjunction with this year’s yearly Investing in African Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town at the start of February, industry body Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (Memsa) held a virtual webinar – titled ‘Innovation, Digitisation and Collaboration in the South African Mining... →

Underground hard rock equipment launched locally

By: Donna Slater 15th March 2024 Mining and industrial machinery developer and manufacturer Komatsu launched, at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, held in February in Cape Town, three new models in its underground range that are applicable to hard rock applications, following an expansion of its portfolio to... →

Innovation, sustainability key to coal expansion

By: Donna Slater 15th March 2024 Expanding upon successful initial foundations, coal miner Kangra’s recent initiative in Mpumalanga towards the end of 2023, marked by the start of production at the miner’s underground Belgarthen Adit project, symbolises a major milestone in sustainable mining practices, says GM Paul... →

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