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Mining Indaba Preview

Growing dependence on rental power

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Temporary power rental services company Aggreko will be exhibiting its bespoke power packages that suit a range of locations, climates and conditions at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba.

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

27th January 2012

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

South Africa mooted as platinum industry’s ‘Silicon Valley’

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South Africa’s unique opportunity in platinum-related development is beckoning. There is growing conviction that South Africa could and should become the first mover in creating a kind of ‘Platinum Valley’ that emulates the great Silicon...

By: Martin Creamer

27th January 2012

GOLD

Tongon becomes Randgold’s first mine plugged into grid

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Africa-focused London- and Nasdaq-listed Randgold Resources’ Tongon mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, had been plugged into the national power grid, making it the first Randgold mine that does not rely on self-generated electricity, CEO Mark Bristow...

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

20th January 2012

ELECTRICITY

Energy intensive users prepared to reduce demand

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Power utility Eskom’s biggest industrial customers, mainly mining and manufacturing companies, on Tuesday indicated that they would scale down demand to prevent rolling blackouts if the country’s electricity situation deteriorated. Eskom this...

By: Henry Lazenby

10th January 2012

JOINT VENTURE

Firestone/Sekoko to streamline joint venture

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ASX- and JSE-listed Firestone Energy on Friday welcomed a proposal from majority shareholder Sekoko Resources to more closely align the management and economic interests of the two organisations. Should the proposal be implemented, the advantages...

By: Henry Lazenby

25th November 2011

Nalco Corporate Profile

Company reports earnings up, environmental results down

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Global sustainability services provider Nalco states, in its sustainability report for 2010, that the company has experienced significant growth over the 2010/11 financial year through increasing production and focusing on emerging global growth...

By: Natalie Greve

25th November 2011

Energy Services

Switchgear facility to open gates to mining sector

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US industrial group General Electric (GE) expects the R10-million expansion of its energy division GE Energy’s low-voltage switchgear manufacturing centre to create the platform the company needs to extend its offering into the mining arena.

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

28th October 2011

MINING INFRASTRUCTURE

Schneider Electric upgrades subvertical winder at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine

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Energy management specialist Schneider Electric South Africa, has been commissioned by gold producer Harmony Gold to upgrade the 106 level subvertical winder at its Doornkop mine, 30 km west of Johannesburg.

By: Jessica Hannah

21st October 2011

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Aggreko Altergy Systems Amplats Anglo American Platinum Clean Energy Incorporated Johnson Matthey Mining Weekly Randgold Resources BHP Billiton SA Energy Intensive User Group Eskom Sekoko Resources Nalco Nalco Africa GE Energy General Electric Harmony Gold Schneider Electric South Africa	Africa	Eritrea Mozambique Japan South Africa United States Zimbabwe Brazil China India Russia	Natural-gas-fired Generating Sets Project Site Rental Solutions Steel Adequate And Reliable Infrastructure Coal-bed Methane Gas Convert Gas Electricity Energy Energy Sources Fuel-cell Technology Huge Global Energy Arena Huge Global Energy Space Local Manufacturing Stationary Applications Transport Zero-emission Devices Zero-emission Electricity Self-generated Electricity Electricity Demand Electricity Situation Electricity Supply Lower Electricity Demand Manufacturing Air Applications Sustainability Services Energy Division Expanded Technology Manufacturing Centre Industrial Industrial And Commercial Applications Industrial Solutions Machinery Manufacturing Time Mining Smoother Manufacturing Process Steel Sectors Switch-gear Manufacturing Centre Gold Producer
Person	Region	City	Currency
James Shepherd Anthea Bath Cynthia Carroll Naledi Pandor Neville Nicolau Terry Carlone Mark Bristow Hilary Joffe Hulisani Rasivhaga Jabu Maphalala Kesagee Nayager Mike Rossouw Tim Tebeila Casimiro Da Silva Santos Erik Fyrwald Water Mandate John Krenicki Ross Boyd	East Africa Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa	DURBAN Johannesburg London Natal	COP USD
Technology	Facility	Market Index	Natural Feature
Fuel Cell Fuel Cells Fuel-cell Technology Wastewater Treatment 3D Trasar Technology Expanded Technology	No Mill Randgold Mine Tongon Mine Eskom’s Medupi Power Station Doornkop Mine	Dow Jones Sustainability World	South Reef