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Lily mine remains in limbo, parties need to get together – Solidarity
By: Natasha Odendaal 15th November 2017 As the future of the distressed Lily mine hangs in the balance, trade union Solidarity has called on all parties to expedite the processes under way and make a decision on the mine’s future. With every potential transaction thus far having failing to rescue the idled operation over the past 18... →
Better regulations needed to prevent tailings dam failures – UNEP
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 15th November 2017 In the last decade, there have been over 40 mining waste failures, killing some 341 people and damaging hundreds of kilometers of waterways, affecting drinking water sources and the livelihood of communities, a new report entitled ‘Mine Tailings Storage: Safety Is No Accident’, reveals. The... →
Alberta creates C$40m worker support fund as coal phase-out deadlines loom
By: Henry Lazenby 11th November 2017 The Alberta provincial government has announced a C$40-million worker transition fund to provide income support for employees transitioning from working in the fossil-fuel-rich Western Canadian province’s thermal coal mines and coal-fired power plants, to new jobs or retirement. The new Coal... →
Camborne School of Mines pioneers ‘Fairtrade’ model for ethically, sustainably resourced raw materials
By: Henry Lazenby 10th November 2017 A team of researchers at the University of Exeter’s Camborne School of Mines, based in Cornwall, the UK, are pioneering the development of a ‘Fairtrade’ model for ethically and sustainably resourcing raw materials that are crucial in the manufacturing of next-generation technologies. The research... →
New Alliance to ensure responsible cobalt supply from Africa
By: Robyn Wilkinson 10th November 2017 Joining other international businesses and organisations at the inaugural World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit, held in New York from September 18 to 19, diversified miner Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) helped launch the Global Battery Alliance. →
In-house focus ensures continued growth
By: Robyn Wilkinson 10th November 2017 Industrial minerals and construction materials producer Afrimat is developing new marketing initiatives to strategically reposition some of its established products as it navigates the effects of rand volatility, market contraction and regulatory uncertainty in South Africa, and continues to... →
Room to improve stakeholder collaboration in African mining
By: Robyn Wilkinson 10th November 2017 African mineral resources Ministers speaking at this year’s Africa Down Under Conference reiterated the importance of creating meaningful stakeholder collaboration, achievable only through continued efforts to open dialogue between government, the private sector and civil society, stresses law... →
MORE THAN MINING Mining companies must take the time to interact with the people affected by their operations
Voorspoed mine cohosts study camp for matric students
By: Nadine James 10th November 2017 More than 370 matric learners from various schools in the Fezile Dabi district, in the Free State, benefited from De Beers’ Voorspoed mine’s education camp programme, which ran from October 15 to 22, at Landbou Skool in Kroonstad. The Voorspoed mine and the Free State Department of Education in... →
Irish heavy mineral sands miner plans to expand its Mozambique operation
By: Keith Campbell 10th November 2017 The Mozambican newspaper “Notícias” has reported that heavy mineral sands miner Kenmare Moma Mining, a subsidiary of Irish company Kenmare Resources, was to undertake public consultations this month regarding the expansion of its operations. Kenmare owns and operates the Moma Titantium Minerals... →
AEL Mining Services launches rock-breaking technology chair at University of Pretoria
By: Mia Breytenbach 10th November 2017 Johannesburg-headquartered developer, producer and supplier of commercial explosives AEL Mining Services has, in partnership with the University of Pretoria (UP), launched the AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock Breaking Technology, which will reside within the Department of Mining... →
Mining industry should review business models, CSR collaboration – DMR
By: Mia Breytenbach 7th November 2017 With the mining industry now recovering from the downturn in commodity prices, and a new balance emerging in the global demand and supply of minerals, now is the time to reflect, innovate and plan for a more resilient industry in the future, says Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey... →
Bristow, Friedland may go head-to-head in on-stage copper-gold debate
By: Martin Creamer 7th November 2017 Dr Mark Bristow of Randgold Resources and Robert Friedland of Ivanhoe Mines may go head-to-head in a live on-stage gold-versus-copper debate at the Investing in African Mining Indaba event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 5 to 8, Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose disclosed... →
Investing in African Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose (right) and Martin Creamer
Canadian junior mining sector riding renewed wave of confidence
By: Henry Lazenby 7th November 2017 Despite signs of improved investor confidence in Canada's prolific junior mining sector – mainly driven by rising consumer technology demand for resources – analysts are warning that the market recovery is in a delicate phase and will require discipline to survive until more substantial commodity... →
Chamber condemns mines’ deteriorating safety performance
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th November 2017 The Chamber of Mines (CoM) on Monday expressed concern over the rising number of fatalities in South Africa’s mines after recent accidents brought the number of fatalities to date this year to 76, overtaking the 73 deaths reported for the same period in 2016. Over the last few weeks, several... →
DRC’s State mining company hiding revenues – Carter Center
By: Martin Creamer 6th November 2017 Certain revenues of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) State mining company Gécamines are not directed to the public treasury and are largely beyond the realm of public oversight, resulting in the DRC and its people being deprived of many of the benefits of its rich minerals endowment, the Carter... →
Continued unrest at Elikhulu threatens to ‘adversely impact’ on project, warns Pan African
By: Ilan Solomons 3rd November 2017 South African precious metals miner Pan African Resources has strongly condemned the protest action by some community members at the company’s Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, within the Evander gold mine complex, in Mpumalanga, warning that the unrest threatens to disrupt... →
ELIKHULU TAILINGS RETREATMENT PROJECT To date, the project has created business opportunities for about 40 local and community businesses, with this number set to rise in the near future
Elandsfontein mine to assist in alleviating West Coast water challenges
By: Ilan Solomons 3rd November 2017 Emerging miner Kropz’s Elandsfontein phosphate mine, near Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape plans to supply the drought stricken West Coast region with additional clean water, while offsetting its own water-use over the course of the next three years. The project is located on land adjacent to... →
SEEKING TO BE MISERLY Kropz has revised down its water-use requirements to 1.6 megalitres a day and it is the company’s intention to further revise this down to 1 meglitres a day
Guyana Goldstrike reports more gold royalty payments from Marudi
By: Henry Lazenby 2nd November 2017 Following maiden gold sales of 910 oz of gold in June, Guyana Goldstrike has received further royalty payments underpinned by the sale of 618.2 oz of gold recovered by local small-scale alluvial, or artisanal, miners on the company’s Marudi gold project, as part of a corporate social... →
Anglo Platinum co-opens pipe factory in Mokopane
By: Martin Creamer 1st November 2017 Anglo American Platinum has drawn applause for its role in the opening of a new pipe factory in job-short Limpopo, which is aimed at sustainably developing the community of Mokopane, where the mining company operates its rich Mogalawena opencast platinum mine. Anglo American Platinum partnered... →
Anglo American Platinum CEO Chris Griffith
Profits hit by strike but support for industry, communities continues
27th October 2017 Coal miner Sasol Mining reported a 21% decline in its operating profit for the 2017 financial year, compared with the previous comparable period. The mining business unit of integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol, Sasol Mining’s profit dropped to R3.7-billion, mainly owing to the negative... →
Influence of association grows in surface mining sector
27th October 2017 The Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of South Africa (Aspasa) says it has become a world leader in the proactive guidance and management of issues facing the surface mining industry, subsequent to gaining the recognition of its local and international stakeholders. Aspasa’s proactive... →
LOOKING LOCAL Aspasa advocates the recruitmet of workers living in close proximity to mining operations
Association educates mineworkers and communities
27th October 2017 With new technologies, increasingly stringent legislation and statutory compliance matters, education has become essential in surface mining operations, says Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) director of surface mining Nico Pienaar. Modern surface mines require... →
Diamond company invests in mining communities
By: Nica Schreuder 27th October 2017 There is a new language to be learnt and a new mindset to be adopted in South Africa’s opencast mining industry, says diamond mining company De Beers’ Limpopo-based Venetia mine GM Benford Mokoatle. As many underground resources have been depleted in the region, mining companies have been forced... →
Coal miner pushing to further productivity, cost efficiency
27th October 2017 In 2018, mining company Sasol Mining will have renewed focus on its business improvement programme to improve productivity and cost efficiency, states integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol in its Integrated Report, published June 30. Sasol notes that its mining business unit is... →
PROGRESS PROJECTED In the year ahead, Sasol Mining expects to further advance the second phase of its Impumelelo mine
Despite regulatory creep, Mali remains ‘model’ mining country – Randgold
By: Henry Lazenby 26th October 2017 Africa-focused miner Randgold Resources said on Thursday that Mali was in many ways a model of its kind for Africa’s other mining countries, despite “some concern” that continued “upward revisions” to its mining code was diminishing its ability, relative to its peers, to attract investment.... →
Pan African warns ‘rogue elements’ threatening development of Elikhulu
By: Ilan Solomons 25th October 2017 South African precious metals miner Pan African Resources has strongly condemned the protest action by some community members at the company’s Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, within the Evander gold mine complex, in Mpumalanga, warning that the unrest threatens to disrupt... →
Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project, within the Evander gold mine complex, in Mpumalanga
Shared vision needed for mining to boost entire economy – Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 24th October 2017 A collective national vision, which must be viable, inclusive and transformative, is urgently needed to unleash mining’s latent ability to energise the entire South African economy, Chamber of Mines president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Tuesday. Speaking at a media lunch, Mgojo emphasised the folly of... →
Chamber of Mines president Mxolisi Mgojo
Company explores tailings project, defines overall resource
By: Nadine James 20th October 2017 Rustenburg-based miner LANXESS Chrome Mining – owned by German speciality chemicals company LANXESS – is investigating the viability of a tailings retreatment project, in addition to defining the resource of its existing opencast licence and that of its recently acquired land, thereafter... →
Chamber of Mines championing rooftop agriculture in Joburg inner city
By: Ilan Solomons 20th October 2017 The Chamber of Mines (CoM) hosted the launch of the Urban Agriculture Initiative, last week, which is aimed at creating a vibrant urban agricultural ecosystem by “innovatively” repurposing disused rooftops and making use of hydroponics and aquaponics to produce agricultural produce for... →
URBAN AGRICULTURE The Chamber of Mines is participating in and has funded a pilot project to assess the feasibility of growing herbs and vegetables on the rooftops
Gamsberg zinc project a thumbs up for South Africa amid investment slowdown
By: Mia Breytenbach 20th October 2017 Amid low levels of capital project activities in South Africa, the $400-million Gamsberg zinc and lead project, in the Northern Cape, has become the largest mining project under execution in the country. “Commentators have noted that this significant investment in the South African mining... →
Miners beware growing cyber risk
By: Henry Lazenby 17th October 2017 Cyber risk has increased in prominence on professional services firm EY’s annual ‘Top 10 business risks facing mining and metals’ report, jumping to third position from ninth in 2016. According to EY's report, which was published on Tuesday, cyber risk is an ever-growing issue – an outcome of... →
Young HDSA diamond beneficiators doing well – De Beers 
By: Martin Creamer 17th October 2017 The model launched last year by De Beers for the development of young historically disadvantaged South Africans (HDSAs) as diamond beneficiators is proving highly successful, De Beers Senior VP Sightholder Sales South Africa Mpumi Zikalala said on Tuesday. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online on the... →
Self-starters share secrets to success in the South African mining sector
By: Ilan Solomons 13th October 2017 There are many ways for entrepreneurs to enter the mining industry, including as project developers, service providers and product suppliers – all of which hold great opportunities and challenges, states mining investment advisory company MX Mining Capital Advisors director Dr Mike Seeger. The... →
Resources Watch
12th October 2017 This week: Chamber of Mines stands by its decision to boycott gala dinner; Rip up charter, provide tax incentives, back junior miners, says Maimane And, ANC will heed Joburg Indaba call for removal of Minerals Minister, says Mkhize →
CoM shows off potential of rooftop agriculture in Johannesburg inner city
By: Ilan Solomons 11th October 2017 The Chamber of Mines (CoM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of the Urban Agriculture Initiative, which is aimed at creating a vibrant urban agricultural ecosystem by “innovatively” repurposing disused rooftops and making use of hydroponics and aquaponics to produce agricultural produce for... →
The Chamber of Mines is participating in and has funded a pilot project to assess the feasibility of growing herbs and vegetables on the rooftops
South Africa should consider agromining – US professor
By: Martin Creamer 11th October 2017 South Africans, who have been mining for metals for more than a century, were this week urged to farm for metals. South African-born Stephen Haggerty, a distinguished research professor of Florida International University in the US who spoke to Mining Weekly Online while in Johannesburg, outlined... →
Strong sentiments from 2017 Joburg Indaba
6th October 2017 This year’s Joburg Indaba kicked off with strong sentiments from government and industry players. Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer attended speaks to Creamer Media's Sashnee Moodley about the highlights. →
Generous De Beers bursaries for varsity students
By: Ilan Solomons 6th October 2017 When Ndlaleni Prudence Mkwanazi applied for tertiary education financial assistance from diamond company De Beers’ Voorspoed diamond mine, in Free State, earlier this year, little did she anticipate the great news she would receive. After all, the financial assistance programmes that she... →
NDLALENI PRUDENCE MKWANAZI A hard worker with big dreams to achieve in her life, Mkwanazi obtained ten distinctions during her first year of study in 2016
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