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Nadine James

Nadine James

Nadine James is a Features Deputy Editor for Engineering News

By Nadine James

Russian miner partners with AI solutions provider to mine in the extreme north

28th June 2019

First Ore-Mining Company, which forms a part of ARMZ Uranium – the mining division of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation – has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish-Russian... 


AST declares maiden quartz at Van Dykspruit quarry

28th June 2019

AST Sand Mines’ Van Dykspruit quarry, on the border between Gauteng and Mpumalanga, on Friday declared its maiden quartzite-roadstone resource. AST management also oversaw the inaugral blast that... 


Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo

Mgojo confident Exxaro will meet full-year coal production targets

27th June 2019

Exxaro Resources CEO Mxolisi Mgojo is not “too worried” about the expected 5% decline in the miner's coal production for the first half of this year, as he expects the company will meet its full... 


Second Lake Charles facility reaches beneficial operation

21st June 2019

Petrochemicals company Sasol reported earlier this month that the new ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) production facility at its Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP), in Louisiana, in the... 


JOSEPH GITHIRIA
The Taita Taveta University lecturer has a PhD in mine planning focused on developing a stochastic approach to cutoff grade optimisation

First-ever Kenyan mining PhD holder graduates from Wits

21st June 2019

Kenya’s first PhD graduate in mining, Dr Joseph Muchiri Githiria graduated at the end of last year from the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Mining Engineering (Wits School of Mining).... 


Studies reveal numerous product opportunities for Giyani’s Botswana projects

14th June 2019

Metallurgical testing results of stockpile material from TSX-listed Giyani Metals’ K.Hill and Otse manganese deposits, in Botswana, indicate that a variety of lumpy and fine particle manganese... 


Innovative strategies boost platinum jewellery margin – PGI

Innovative strategies boost platinum jewellery margin – PGI

14th June 2019

Platinum jewellery industries across key markets are becoming increasingly innovative to improve margins, Platinum Guild International’s (PGI’s) first quarter 2019 ‘Platinum Jewellery Business... 


BlueRock sells 24.98 ct diamond for $190 000

14th June 2019

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds, the owner and operator of the Kareevlei diamond mine, in Kimberley, has sold a 24.98 ct diamond recovered earlier this month for $190 000. Executive chairperson Mike... 


S&P revises Sibanye’s outlook to negative owing to liquidity concerns

14th June 2019

Ratings agency S&P Global has revised its outlook for JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye Gold to negative, over concern about the gold miner’s ability to absorb potential near-term liquidity events. The... 


Blue Sky sees first-mover advantage in Argentina uranium, vanadium market

Blue Sky sees first-mover advantage in Argentina uranium, vanadium market

14th June 2019

TSX-listed Blue Sky Uranium CEO Niko Cacos tells Mining Weekly Online the uranium market is in the early stages of a longer-term rising price trend. Blue Sky, which owns the Amarillo Grande... 


Russian miner partners with AI solutions provider to mine in the extreme north

14th June 2019

First Ore-Mining Company, which forms a part of ARMZ Uranium – the mining division of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation – has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish-Russian... 


Van Dykspruit Quarry

AST declares maiden quartz resource, celebrates with inaugural blast

14th June 2019

AST Sand Mines’ Van Dykspruit quarry, on the border between Gauteng and Mpumalanga, on Friday declared its maiden quartzite-roadstone resource. AST management also oversaw the inaugral blast that... 


Third-quarter ferrochrome price down 13% q/q

14th June 2019

JSE-listed Merafe Resources on Friday advised shareholders that the European benchmark ferrochrome price had been settled at $1.04/lb for the third quarter. This represents a 13.3% decrease on the... 


Deterioration in manufacturing index described as ‘worrying’

14th June 2019

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) erased most of last month’s gain and fell to 45.4 index points in May from 47.2 points in April, which – excluding the drop to 45... 


Capital equipment exporters urged to comply with host-country legal frameworks

7th June 2019

South African machinery and capital equipment companies must understand the legislation of countries they are operating in, or exporting to, South African Capital Equipment Export Council... 


Australia mulls fungi as potential exploration tool

7th June 2019

Australia’s national research organisation, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is looking into fungal biogeochemical cycling as a potential method for finding... 


Strategic partnerships with midtiers, majors key to securing funding for juniors

5th June 2019

Strategic partnerships with midtiers or majors was one of the more realistic and beneficial means for junior miners to secure funding for initial exploration, a panel of speakers at the Junior... 


Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra

Palladium, tin constraints offer upside for Ivanplats, Alphamin

5th June 2019

Palladium and tin are both entering into periods of constrained supply, attendees of the Junior Mining Indaba – hosted at the Country Club Johannesburg in Auckland Park – were told on Wednesday. In... 


Nordgold increases employee development budget

3rd June 2019

Gold producer Nordgold, which has operations in West Africa, Russia and Kazakhstan, has increased the budget for its employee development programme by 23% year-on-year to about $4.8-million for the... 


Second Lake Charles facility reaches beneficial operation

3rd June 2019

Petrochemicals company Sasol on Monday said the new ethylene oxide/ ethylene glycol (EO/EG) production facility at its Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP), in Louisiana, in the US, had reached... 


Glencore’s management reshuffle continues

3rd June 2019

Diversified miner and commodities trader Glencore on Monday announced that the head of its oil business, Alex Beard, would retire from Glencore, effective June 30. The announcement of his... 


WARREN BEECH 
The mining permit stipulations should be amended/expanded to enable junior-specific regulations that line up with Charter 3’s objectives and ambitions, but which are not potentially ruinous for smaller mining players

Mining Charter III provisions seen by some as too onerous for junior miners

24th May 2019

There should be a new regulatory regime for juniors – one that adheres to the spirit of Mining Charter 3, but which introduces reasonable and achievable transformation and procurement targets... 


Institute lauds ‘improved’ Mining Charter but urges govt to ‘loosen grip’ on industry

24th May 2019

Mining Charter 3 has to be judged, not against previous versions, but against the context of a real-world economy in which population growth has outstripped faltering economic growth for some five... 


SKA could have unintended consequences for mining, law firm cautions

24th May 2019

While the building of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope is one of the most exciting projects in South Africa’s scientific and academic fields, it is likely to impact the use and... 


Getting It Right

24th May 2019

In the May 17, 2019, edition, the cover article included three factual inaccuracies under the Health and Safety sub-head.  The Industry Buy and Maintain Quiet Initiative requests that companies buy... 


WARREN BEECH 
The mining permit stipulations should be amended/expanded to enable junior-specific regulations that line up with Charter 3’s objectives and ambitions, but which are not potentially ruinous for smaller mining players

Mining Charter III provisions seen by some as too onerous for junior miners

24th May 2019

There should be a new regulatory regime for juniors – one that adheres to the spirit of Mining Charter 3, but which introduces reasonable and achievable transformation and procurement targets... 


WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS 
Oliver Barker says the maps convey information pictorially which words cannot convey

New map highlights major platinum discoveries in South Africa

24th May 2019

The fifth edition of Barker’s Platinum Map of Southern Africa highlights recent major platinum discoveries in South Africa – including the Waterberg and Flatreef projects, notes Banzi Geotechnics... 


Minerals Council chairperson Mxolisi Mgojo

Minerals Council welcomes safety improvements, but warns of continuing policy concerns

22nd May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa will, later this year, launch a new health and safety initiative called Khumbela iKhaya, council chaiperson Mxolisi Mgojo revealed on Wednesday. Addressing the... 


Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter

Mining sector facing similar ‘bullying tactics’ to that hindering construction

22nd May 2019

Similar “bullying tactics” to those that are causing significant disruption in the South African construction industry, is also affecting the mining industry, Minerals Council South Africa CEO... 


Andile Sangqu, Roger Baxter, Mxolisi Mgojo, Neal Froneman and Steve Phiri

Minerals Council welcomes Merafe Resources CEO as VP

22nd May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa has added Merafe Resources CEO Zanela Matlala as a VP. This was announced at the council’s annual general meeting, on Wednesday, during which it was confirmed that... 


Minister publishes amendments to financial provisioning regulations for mine closure

Minister publishes amendments to financial provisioning regulations for mine closure

21st May 2019

Environmental Affairs Minster Nomvula Mokonyane has gazetted additional amendments to the Financial Provisioning Regulations for the rehabilitation and remediation of environmental damage caused by... 


Afarak attributes €7.5m first-quarter loss to low prices, sales volumes

17th May 2019

A higher chrome benchmark price and increased sales volumes are expected to result in an improvement in London-listed Afarak Group’s financial performance for the second quarter, after the company... 


Rebranded Minerals Council reflects the promise of the future

Rebranded Minerals Council reflects the promise of the future

17th May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa – formerly the Chamber of Mines –  officially rebranded in May 2018, repositioning the organisation to reflect, “the promise of the future”, by amending its role... 


SIETSE VAN DER WOUDE
The transition to modernised mining needs to afford all stakeholders the chance to develop policies and programmes which ensure sustainability beyond minin

Modernisation process could assist economic prosperity

17th May 2019

The industry needs to modernise, “but let’s be clear about what modernisation is not – it is not simply mechanisation, it is far more than that”, says Minerals Council South Africa modernisation... 


Stakeholder relations key to Minerals Council’s new brand

17th May 2019

In striving to become the preeminent policy advocacy in the mining industry, maintaining positive stakeholder engagements is key for Minerals Council South Africa, says public affairs and... 


Junior-specific Charter III provisions will boost growth

17th May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa facilitated the inclusion of junior-specific provisions in Mining Charter 3, gazetted in September last year, says Minerals Council Junior and Emerging Miners Desk... 


Minerals Council getting closer to communities

17th May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa has established two pilot regional offices as part of its broader aim to enhance community relations, says Minerals Council public affairs and transformation... 


Rebranded Minerals Council reflects the promise of the future

Rebranded Minerals Council reflects the promise of the future

17th May 2019

The Minerals Council South Africa – formerly the Chamber of Mines –  officially rebranded in May 2018, repositioning the organisation to reflect, “the promise of the future”, by amending its role... 


First-quarter platinum demand up 32% on surge in ETF holdings

First-quarter platinum demand up 32% on surge in ETF holdings

13th May 2019

Platinum demand increased by 32% year-on-year to 2.56-million ounces in the first quarter of this year, following a surge in investment demand, the World Platinum Investment Council noted in its... 


South African company secures Potain distributorship

10th May 2019

Having secured Southern African distributorship for French tower- and self-erecting crane producers Potain, service provider Crane & Hoist Equipment SA expects to continue its sustainable growth... 


LEADING THE WAY
Rio Tinto, one of the pioneers in implementing autonomous mining systems, including autonomous trucks, assisted in the guideline's publication

Mining body releases autonomous systems guideline

3rd May 2019

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) published the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining last month, in an effort to assist in the implementation of these systems,... 


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