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Amplats' exit from Brazil platinum prospect sparks London listing
By: Martin Creamer 19th June 2017 The withdrawal of South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) from a platinum group metals (PGM) project in Brazil has opened the way for Jangada Mines to acquire the asset and head for the London Aim to raise an initial £2-million in equity capital to fund the project. Jangada chairperson... →
Chamber going to court to halt devastating charter blow to already battered mining sector 
By: Martin Creamer 15th June 2017 The Chamber of Mines of South Africa will be applying at the earliest opportunity for a court date for a declaratory order on continuing empowerment consequences, as well as immediately seeking an interim court interdict to suspend the implementation of Mining Charter Three, the devastating set... →
Chamber of Mines of South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo
IHS Markit's materials price index registers 3.1% weekly decline
By: Henry Lazenby 9th June 2017 A broad basket of commodities tracked by market research house IHS Markit has declined the most in a single week since mid-April, falling 3.1% last week in a broad retreat. IHS senior economist Ben Orhan said in a news release to Mining Weekly Online on Thursday that the commodity price index... →
Phosa condemns charter tinkering, urges growth negotiations 
By: Martin Creamer 7th June 2017 Stop tinkering with sector charters and instead negotiate them in a manner that creates room for sizable growth, African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee member Dr Mathews Phosa urged on Wednesday. Delivering the keynote address at the Junior Indaba, the former premier of... →
Major Transnet Freight Rail mineral mining, chrome maintenance shut
By: Martin Creamer 5th June 2017 Transnet Freight Rail will embark on a seven-day shutdown in the Mineral Mining & Chrome (MMC) area of operation from June 5 to 11. This year’s affected areas include Witbank, Nelspruit, Koedoespoort, Swaziland, Maputo, Empangeni and other lines tapping into Transnet Port Terminals and Transnet... →
Young bull run kickstarts cyclical mining industry into exploration mode
By: Henry Lazenby 2nd June 2017 With the commodity and equity markets in much better shape than a year ago, mining industry players are navigating the early days of a new bull run with renewed interest in exploration and mergers and acquisitions activity to secure future supplies. While the commodity market is perhaps not... →
Resource Maven newsletter writer Gwen Preston on a mining site visit
Intermodal terminals benefit emerging smaller players
By: Robyn Wilkinson 2nd June 2017 Market response to the newly established intermodal terminals in Elandsfontein, Gauteng, and Musina, Limpopo has been positive; however, industry still perceives the use of rail as a challenge. →
INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT Demonstrating its support for road-to-rail migration, State-owned enterprise Transnet Freight Rail has ensured that rail services are well managed and fairly priced
Tharisa appoints new nonexecutive director
By: Anine Kilian 1st June 2017 LSE- and JSE-listed platinum group metals and chrome producer Tharisa has appointed Roger Davey as independent nonexecutive director, effective June 1. Davey holds an MSc in mineral production management from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London and an MSc in water resource... →
Zambezi Protocol to serve as guide for identity-changing chamber
By: Martin Creamer 29th May 2017 The 128-year-old Chamber of Mines of South Africa provided an important indicator of its intended new direction when it revealed that the Zambezi Protocol would be its guiding light as it embarked on its identity and name-change programme. Under unanimously elected new president of Mxolisi Mgojo,... →
Limpopo illegal miners appear in court
By: African News Agency 29th May 2017 Five people allegedly involved in massive illegal mining of chrome in Limpopo are expected to appear in Sekhukhune and Mecklenburg courts on Monday. Police spokesman Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the suspects aged between 33 and 44 were arrested last week during an operation by the police and... →
Sector requires repositioning to realise future success
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 26th May 2017 While outsourced mining services specific to the resources sector are adequate for now, the depressed commodity cycle in South Africa has masked the need for outsourcing to robustly position itself for the future, says Independent process industry consultant, business analyst and chemical... →
New company aims to be ‘unrivalled’ service provider
26th May 2017 With a focus on safety and supporting its customers, the process of integrating diversified industrial-use products and services provider Komatsu and high-productivity mining solutions provider Joy Global has begun, following the conclusion of a $3.7-billion deal in April. On May 8, executive... →
Time to get PDS-ready is now
By: Simone Liedtke 19th May 2017 As of June, all new original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) trackless mobile machines (TMMs) bought by mining houses need to be proximity detection system- (PDS-) ready. →
Fibre-optic pyrometer offers South Africa greater accuracy
By: Nadine James 19th May 2017 The South African minerals and metals processing industry has yet to take advantage of the fibre-optic Calex Fibre-Mini pyrometer, compared with the response from international markets, which has been favourable. The pyrometer, used to measure temperatures of reflective metals, was developed by... →
Krugersdorp plant converts furnaces to produce ferrochrome
19th May 2017 As a result of the upward trend in ferrochrome prices, Krugersdorp-based processing plant Mogale Alloys – owned and operated by global vertically-integrated producer of speciality alloys Afarak Group’s African subsidiary, Afarak Mogale, has converted two of its four furnaces to facilitate... →
Legislation plays ‘big role’ in uptake of healthcare services
By: Simone Liedtke 19th May 2017 In many countries, health and safety legislation is either nonexistent or not effectively enforced and, therefore, greatly influences the number of mining-related work opportunities available for healthcare service providers, such as International SOS in Midrand, South Africa →
Alcohol testing, education longterm solution to abuse
By: Simone Liedtke 19th May 2017 Testing backed up by educational programmes is a tried and tested method, proven to reduce alcohol-related incidents, drive down absenteeism and improve overall productivity in the mining sector, alcohol detection technology and services provider Alco-Safe director Rhys Evans tells Mining Weekly. →
New cost-slashing platinum technology gaining impressive momentum
By: Martin Creamer 18th May 2017 The new cost-slashing, time-saving, capital-unlocking, mine-broadening and cobalt-saving platinum technology, driven by diversified mining company Pallinghurst and South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), is gaining impressive international momentum as an initiative... →
Pallinghurst chairperson Brian Gilbertson (centre), Pallinghurst CEO Arne Frandsen (right) in an earlier discussion with Martin Creamer on the new platinum technology.
Shadow Minerals Minister warns of ‘disastrous’ mining outlook
By: Martin Creamer 18th May 2017 Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer forecasts that South Africa’s new minerals legislation and new charter will be “disastrous” for an industry already crippled by hugely diminished capital injection and massive year-on-year job loss. The Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) MP, who... →
Mining starts at new Kazakhstan chrome deposit
By: Mariaan Webb 17th May 2017 Ferrochrome producer Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has started mining a new chrome deposit with mineable reserves of more than three-million tonnes. Located within the site of Kazakhstan's 10th Anniversary of Independence mine, in Khromtau, the deposit is expected to produce 300 000 t/y of... →
Solid operational performance drives Tharisa’s H1 earnings higher
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 16th May 2017 Platinum and chrome producer Tharisa’s platinum group metals (PGM) concentrate production for the six months to March 31 increased by 15.2% year-on-year to 69 100 oz, as ore mined increased by 3.8% to 2.45-million tonnes. CEO Phoevos Pouroulis noted that the solid operational performance... →
Down 2.1% last week, IHS Materials Price Index tracks lower for third week
By: Henry Lazenby 12th May 2017 Lacklustre Chinese manufacturing data, coupled with moves by regulators to crack down on risky investments, is fuelling concern that Chinese demand growth is set to decelerate and that it had pushed down commodity prices over the last three weeks, market intelligence firm IHS Markit said in a... →
Mine planning software a must for modern miners
By: Robyn Wilkinson 12th May 2017 In the face of numerous technical challenges, as well as the overall drive to reduce mining costs and improve efficiency amid commodity price volatility, miners globally can no longer afford to operate without using modern analytical, modelling, simulation and optimisation software, says mining... →
Africa demanding more mining tech, new solutions offered
By: Robyn Wilkinson 12th May 2017 The demand for mine planning solutions is on the rise in Africa, with mining solutions developer Maptek Africa GM Nick Venter noting that there is particular interest in new technology that can be integrated with current systems. →
Improved geology function advances mine planning
By: Robyn Wilkinson 12th May 2017 Adding the GeoLogic software solution to the MineSight mine planning suite provides geologists with smart, time-saving modelling and allows for a reproducible, auditable geological model that can be quickly updated with new information, says mining technology developer Hexagon Mining. →
Dust regulations hinder productivity
By: Simone Liedtke 12th May 2017 Regulations implemented by governmental authorities, including municipalities, and environmental bodies, are impacting significantly on productivity in the global mining industry at a time when opencast operations are running tight margins, says Johannesburg-based mining equipment manufacturer... →
Opencast mine equipment relocation method saves costs, time
By: Simone Liedtke 12th May 2017 By loading, transporting and offloading draglines for opencast mining clients in one piece, global engineered heavy lifting and transportation specialist Mammoet is driving project feasibility by saving its clients time and money. →
More technical skills needed
By: Robyn Wilkinson 12th May 2017 Without more technical skills, the future of the Southern African mining industry cannot be secured, says Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) president Cuthbert Musingwini. Skills development will, therefore, be included on the agenda at this year’s SAIMM Mine Planning... →
Glencore maintains steady Q1 production
By: Natasha Odendaal 4th May 2017 Production in the first quarter of the year across several of triple-listed Glencore’s operations worldwide was marred by adverse weather conditions, including Cyclone Debbie in Australia, flooding in Peru and higher-than-average rainfall in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Hunter... →
Positive prices buoying ferrochrome business – Merafe
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2017 Ferrochrome prices for the first half of 2017 are providing ongoing momentum for the ferrochrome business, which is poised to benefit from this year’s stainless steel production growth rate forecast of 3.5%. The demand for ferrochrome is driven overwhelmingly by the production of stainless steel,... →
Merafe Resources CEO Zanele Matlala in conversation with Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer.
Tharisa expects interim earnings to surge on higher commodity prices
By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd May 2017 A significant recovery in commodity prices, particularly chrome, during the six months to March 31, is expected to bolster the first-half earnings of dual-listed Tharisa. Tharisa expects to report basic earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months under... →
Platinum's process leap given Parliamentary pep
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2017 A significantly improved platinum group metals (PGMs) processing method has been developed with the assistance of South Africa's State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has informed Parliament. In response to questions posed by Shadow... →
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel
Positive prices buoying ferrochrome business – Merafe
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2017 Ferrochrome prices for the first half of 2017 are providing ongoing momentum for the ferrochrome business, which is poised to benefit from this year’s stainless steel production growth rate forecast of 3.5%. The demand for ferrochrome is driven overwhelmingly by the production of stainless steel,... →
Merafe Resources CEO Zanele Matlala in conversation with Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer.
KWG, Marten Falls First Nation to establish equal partnership to kick-start RoF development
By: Henry Lazenby 26th April 2017 Junior project developer KWG Resources has undertaken to strike an equal partnership with the Marten Falls First Nation to kick-start infrastructure development in the remote emerging mining district known as the Ring of Fire, in Northern Ontario. The parties envision the establishment of... →
Competition Commission approves buyout of ASA Metals' ferrochrome production assets
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 24th April 2017 The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed merger between ferrochrome producer ASA Metals and Newco. Newco is a newly created joint venture between Sinosteel and Samancor. Sinosteel operates globally in the production, supply and procurement of a... →
Despite slower growth, China still key market for miners and Africa
By: Keith Campbell 21st April 2017 There can he no doubt that, for the past two decades-and-a-half or so, the biggest single influence on the global mining industry has been China. Between 2002 and 2012 that country experienced an annual average real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 10.4%, as against India’s 7.6%, the... →
Noront, Marten Falls First Nation ink exploration and project advancement agreement
By: Henry Lazenby 14th April 2017 The largest landholder in the so-called Ring of Fire, an emerging base and precious metals mining camp in Northern Ontario, has signed an exploration and project advancement agreement with the Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN). The accord stipulates compensation for work already completed on... →
LatAm water scarcity, pollution to drive more stringent enviro rules
By: Henry Lazenby 12th April 2017 New analysis by the research arm of the Fitch Group, BMI, forecasts water scarcity and contamination in Latin America will drive increasingly stringent environmental regulations in the region over the coming years. While increasing the costs for miners and delaying certain projects, the focus on... →
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