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Conveyer belting company wins R23m contract

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Conveyer belting company Fenner South Africa reports that its latest belt replacement process, which is believed to be a first for South Africa, has been deliverd to a colliery mine in Mpumalanga. "The new replacement process, which is safety...

By: Megan Wait

19th March 2013

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Coal futures contract will help with coal price risk management

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Broking house London Commodity Brokers (LCB) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) are drawing up plans for the future of thermal coal, which could be a game changer for the South African coal market and help the junior mining sector to...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Coal modelling tool dominates 90% of South African market

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Mining software provider Gemcom, which was acquired by Dassault Systèmes and now known as Geovia, states that it will continue to develop its Minex software to meet the cost, efficiency, productivity and risk challenges of the global mining...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Coal petrography crucial to evaluate SA’s low-grade coal – SABS

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Owing to the over-exploitation of high-grade coals in South Africa’s main mining areas, coal petrography has become crucial in evaluating low-grade coals and their byproducts, according to the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). The...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Company introduces coal mining technology

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Unit process design and supply company MC Process Global introduced the Elgin Equipment Group (EEG) range of coal mining technologies onto the South African market at the end of last year and states that it has received a good response from the...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Declaring coal a strategic resource would not benefit South Africa’s economy – analyst

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Restricting coal exports will negatively affect South Africa’s economy and will hinder further investment in the sector, states mineral advisory firm XMP consulting senior coal analyst Xavier Prevost. His response is in reaction to Mineral...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Industry battling owing to lack of coal research laboratories and skills

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Ongoing coal-quality issues have forced State-owned power utility Eskom to undertake extensive research in coal because its power stations are grappling for coal, with highly variable qualities, from a variety of sources, which affects power...

By: Yolandi Booyens

15th March 2013

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Mozambique coal industry drives infrastructure spend

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The Mozambican coal mining industry is currently considered as the primary driver for infrastructure development in the country, with an estimated $22.4-billion being invested in transport infrastructure and $9.7-billion in energy and power...

By: Anine Vermeulen

15th March 2013

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NDP to impact on coal industry

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The endorsement of the National Development Plan (NDP) may have an impact on South Africa’s coal mining industry, says Norton Rose industrial and mining lawyer Brandon Irsigler. He states that the NDP identifies issues that miners are facing and...

By: Anine Vermeulen

15th March 2013

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Company	Country	Industry Term	Person
Fenner South Africa Eskom JSE London Commodity Brokers Dassault Syst Gemcom Software Minex Mining Weekly Witbank Centrifugal Mechanical Industries Elgin Equipment Group Fraser Alexander MC Process Global MC Process South Africa Mineral Resources XMP Iscor Sasol	South Africa Singapore China India Botswana United States Australia Colombia Indonesia Japan Mozambique Zimbabwe Columbia	Km Steel Cord Replacement Steel Cord Steel Coal Mining Coal Mining Industry Junior Mining Sector Transport Energy Geological Mining Constraints Local Coal Mining Mine-planning Value Chain Mining Software Software Solutions Steel Manu Underground Mining Environ-ments Coal Products Customers Seeking Coal Testing Services Cient Size-reduction Tools Coal Mining Technologies Oil Lubrica Tion Systems Electricity Demand Chemical Coal-to-liquids Topics Electricity Costs Electricity Output Energy Shortfalls Fuel Giant Gold Mining Energy Demands Energy Intensive Improved Logistics Infrastructure Power Infrastructure Rail Network Social Infrastructure Transport Infrastructure Coal Mining Sector	Clive Demont Bevan Jones Ben Farquharson Mark Craddock Ian Hall Susan Shabangu Xavier Prevost Rosemary Falcon Brandon Irsigler
Region	City	Product	Technology
South Africa	Cape Town Dubai London Saint Louis Vereeniging Beira Maputo Nacala	Minex Minex Software	Minex Technology Coal Mining Technologies TBS Technologies
Continent	Province Or State	Facility	Currency
Africa	Missouri Queensland Tete	Lethabo Power Station National Institute Of Coal Research Richards Bay Coal Terminal	USD