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Disruptive MTB solution to provide for continuous operations
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 2nd March 2018 JSE-listed raise boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling launched its new mobile tunnel boring (MTB) system at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, which was held from February 5 to 8, in Cape Town. The system, specifically designed for the mining sector, is suited to the... →
Mines urged to develop a roadmap to mitigate cybersecurity
By: Schalk Burger 2nd March 2018 A risk-based approach to mitigating cyberthreats is the best practice for mining companies seeking to prevent and address vulnerabilities, and can fit seamlessly with routine operating and maintenance processes of mines. It does, however, require the right skills and the support of mine leaders,... →
Implats harvests loss shafts, mulls more investment in profitable shafts 
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2018 The 40 000-employee Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg, which is 'harvesting' unprofitable shafts while studying additional investment opportunities in the many profit-making shafts within its well-endowed, long-life lease area, has set in motion a process to cut costs by R1-billion. Harvesting,... →
Implats performance up, six die
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2018 The Implats group on Thursday delivered an improved performance at most operations for the half-year ended December 31, but regrettably mourns the loss of six employees through work-related incidents. Gross platinum in concentrate production for the group, headed by CEO Nico Muller, increased by... →
Resounding welcome for Gwede, who declines opportunity to comment
By: Martin Creamer 27th February 2018 New South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has received a resounding welcome from the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and mining luminaries. The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has welcomed the appointment of Mantashe, 62, describing him... →
Incoming Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
BC establishes mining task force to grow jobs
By: Henry Lazenby 27th February 2018 The British Columbia government has established the long-awaited Mining Jobs Task Force on Monday. The task force has its roots in the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings pond failure in the Cariboo region of the province, and is established amid intensifying disputes with Alaska over downstream... →
BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Michelle Mungall announces the provincial Mining Jobs Task Force
Structural change needed to arrest mining's decline - analysts
By: Martin Creamer 26th February 2018 Structural change, with government and labour playing central roles, is needed to arrest the decline in South African mining, say Nedbank CIB mining analysts Leon Esterhuizen and Arnold van Graan. In comprehensive note, Esterhuizen and Van Graan describe South Africa's labour-intensive mining... →
Leon Esterhuizen, Arnold van Graan and Martin Creamer
Sibanye says clears most illegal miners from gold shafts
By: Reuters 26th February 2018 Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater arrested nearly 1 400 illegal miners at its South African gold shafts last year in a blitz the company says has mostly ended the practice at its mines. Illegal gold mining has plagued South Africa for decades and it costs the government and the industry... →
Caledonia reports fatality at Zimbabwe mine
By: Simone Liedtke 26th February 2018 An employee was killed in a mining-related accident at Caledonia Mining Corporation's Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, on Friday. The accident occurred in the Blanket Quartz Reef area of the mine. Production in the section has stopped pending an investigation. →
Finland takes top spot for mining-friendly investment 
By: Henry Lazenby 23rd February 2018 Finland has ousted Saskatchewan as the top international jurisdiction for mining investment, Canada's Fraser Institute announced on Thursday. Canada's leading independent think-tank, the Fraser Institute, administers its Annual Survey of Mining Companies and ranks jurisdictions around the world... →
Froneman calls for collective action towards zero harm in fatality-plagued mining business
By: Martin Creamer 22nd February 2018 A strong call to action was made by Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman on Thursday for a common purpose towards zero harm in South Africa's mining industry, where rising fatality numbers are causing great concern. Froneman said a point had been reached where management on its own could not make... →
BC extends provincial flow-through tax credit for a year; resumes fight against Canadian oil
By: Henry Lazenby 21st February 2018 The British Columbia provincial government has released its Budget 2018 plan, confirming that the provincial flow-through exploration tax incentive will be extended for another year until the end of this year. The mining flow-through share programme is seen as critical to reinforcing the... →
Mining mechanisation could create ‘massive’ employment challenges – Harwood
By: Nadine James 16th February 2018 Despite positive sentiment and improving commodity prices, the African mining industry continues to face immense challenges, says Montero Mining and Exploration CEO Dr Antony Harwood. Addressing the African Mining Network’s (AMN’s) thirty-ninth networking dinner, on Thursday evening, he touched... →
ANTONY HARWOOD Fear of the other could become fear of the robot
Attendees set to return to PDAC 2018 Convention
By: Donald Makhafola 16th February 2018 More than 24 000 attendees, including investors and exhibitors from 130 countries, are expected at industry organisation the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC's) annual PDAC International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange, in Toronto, Canada, from March 4 to 7.... →
Lengthy permitting process affecting investment in US mining
By: Donald Makhafola 16th February 2018 The lengthy, outdated and burdensome permitting process involving federal, state and local authorities is currently the biggest barrier to new mining investment in the US, says mining-focused US trade organisation the National Mining Association (NMA). Despite having abundant mineral resources,... →
Effective drug and alcohol testing boosts project management
By: Victor Moolman 16th February 2018 Owing to the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996, the process of employees entering mines in South Africa is often slow because breathalyser and random drug tests need to be completed, subsequently hampering a mine’s productivity, explains drug and alcohol testing equipment and accessories company... →
SAFETY CONCERN One entrance to a mine decreases the effectives of alcohol and drug tests owing to too many people passing through at a time
‘Digital mine’ solution for local market launched
By: Dylan Slater 16th February 2018 In tandem with the yearly mining investment conference Investing in African Mining Indaba, digital industrial company GE launched its global Digital Mine solution onto the South African market. →
Sound policy, low risk key to attracting mining investment
By: Henry Lazenby 16th February 2018 The global equity markets have been extremely volatile in recent weeks, extending a frantic selloff in US stocks that culminated in the steepest plunge for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in six-and-a-half years. While commodities were not spared from the rout, American multinational investment... →
Gold Fields going all out to put South Deep gold mine into black
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2018 Gold Fields is going all out to push Gauteng's uniquely mechanised deep-level South Deep gold mine into the black once and for all. The company is ploughing R200-million a year into training, which it believes will set South Africa on an exciting new successful course in the pioneering fields of... →
Gold Fields pays dividend on net loss, flat production, two fatalities
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2018 Gold mining company Gold Fields on Wednesday announced a final dividend on a net loss and flat production, impacted by two fatalities. As per its trading statement released on February 8, headline earnings for 2017 were $194-million, or $0.24 a share, and net loss for the year was $35-million, or... →
Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland
Tahoe burnishes CSR profile in undertaking to develop indigenous peoples policy
By: Henry Lazenby 14th February 2018 Embattled Canadian miner Tahoe Resources has given itself until the end of the year to formalise a comprehensive new indigenous peoples policy as it deals with community protests in Guatemala, that has shuttered operations at its flagship Escobal silver mine for months. The policy is aimed at... →
Sibanye-Stillwater reports fatality at Driefontein mine
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th February 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater and the Department of Mineral Resources are conducting an investigation into the death of an employee at the Driefontein mine on Monday evening. The incident occurred while the employee was clearing a blocked ore pass. →
Harmony's headline earnings soar, eight die, Moab transferred
By: Martin Creamer 13th February 2018 Harmony Gold on Tuesday reported improved earnings, production, grade and costs in the six months to December 31, but regrettably also eight fatalities. While Mining Weekly Online was engaged in the media conference, the transfer of ownership of Moab Khotsong assets to Harmony became official,... →
Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp
NUM calls on workers to report unsafe working conditions
By: African News Agency 9th February 2018 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Friday called on its structures in the mines to confront management and employers whenever there are health and safety deviations or substandard working conditions. In a statement, the NUM said that workers must exercise their right to refuse to work in... →
Industry, environment lobby cautiously optimistic as Canada tables new enviro review rules
By: Henry Lazenby 9th February 2018 Ottawa on Thursday tabled new legislation to improve the federal environmental assessment process for mining projects. The legislation is aimed at strengthening and restoring the credibility of Canada's environmental laws. →
Overlooking TCO costs companies money
By: Paige Müller 9th February 2018 Misconceptions about reducing mining companies’ total cost of ownership (TCO), including those in the platinum-group metals (PGMs) sector, result in reduced equipment life and an increase in overall operating costs, says Stilfontein-based polyurethane-moulded products designer and manufacturer... →
Revival of interest in robotics to increase safety in South African mines
By: Rebecca Campbell 9th February 2018 "There is a renaissance of interest in using robotics in mining in South Africa," affirms Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Materials Science and Manufacturing Operational Unit Mechatronics and Micro Manufacturing (MMM) Competency Area Research Group Leader Peter Bosscha.... →
Two miners killed in fall-of-ground at Sibanye’s Kloof mine
By: Schalk Burger 7th February 2018 The bodies of two miners have been recovered from the Ikamva 4 shaft at precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof gold mine. The miners became trapped after a fall-of-ground incident at 01:30 on Wednesday morning. The company extended condolences to the miners’ families, friends and... →
US Army Corps of Engineers selects third-party contractor to complete Pebble EIA
By: Henry Lazenby 6th February 2018 The TSX-listed equity of copper/gold project proponent Northern Dynasty Minerals gained about 11% on Tuesday, after the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it had appointed a third-party contractor to undertake an environmental-impact assessment for the controversial Pebble project,... →
An environmental assessment is underway on Northern Dynsaty Minerals' Pebble low-grade copper/gold project, in South-West Alaska
South Africa completes inquiry into Lily mine tragedy – Zwane
By: African News Agency 5th February 2018 South Africa’s mining minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Monday that government had completed its inquiry into the tragedy of Lily mine and that the report would now be handed over to the Department of Mineral Resources. "The inquiry into the Lily Mine accident has been concluded, and a report will... →
Two miners die at Yamana's Gualcamayo mine, Argentina
By: Henry Lazenby 2nd February 2018 Canadian gold producer Yamana Gold has reported the death of two contractors at its Gualcamayo mine, in Argentina, the company said on Friday. The dual-listed miner reported that the two employees of a local contractor were travelling in a light truck on an access road at the Las Vacas... →
Two die in Yamana Gold mine accident in Argentina
By: Reuters 2nd February 2018 Toronto-based Yamana Gold said on Friday that an accident at its Gualcamayo mine in Argentina resulted in two fatalities. The accident involved two employees of a local contractor traveling in a light truck on an access road at the Las Vacas exploration site, the company said, adding that no... →
Mineworkers union calls for 'infrastructure audit' at South African mines
By: African News Agency 2nd February 2018 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Friday called for an infrastructure audit to be conducted on all South African mines in a bid to prevent underground accidents. All 952 workers were rescued alive on Friday at Sibanye-Stillwater's Beatrix gold mine in Welkom, in the Free State. They had... →
Modular pump form exported to N America
2nd February 2018 To further enhance its presence in the US and Canada, South African slurry pumps provider Hazleton Pumps intends to ship its signature Hippo submersible slurry pumps in kit form, with electrical winding, assembly and testing to be undertaken on arrival to ensure the pumps are able to function... →
Pumping solutions positioned to address most pressing needs
By: Robyn Wilkinson 2nd February 2018 Mining equipment supplier Weir Minerals Africa has invested heavily in developing its infrastructure and resources to meet the challenges that the mining industry has faced over the past five years, modifying its products and streamlining its service offering to ensure that its pumping solutions... →
Sibanye gold miners in S Africa stuck underground, not in danger
By: Reuters 1st February 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday that over 1 000 miners were stuck underground at its Beatrix gold mine, in South Africa, after a storm knocked out power, but they were not in danger. Spokesman James Wellsted said the miners were safe and receiving food and water. Power was being restored to... →
Early warning system could be the answer to preventing fatalities in mines - DST
By: Simone Liedtke 1st February 2018 An early warning and monitoring system developed by a group of young data science students could potentially assist South African mines in creating a safer working environment. The students who developed the Rock Pulse system are part of a group participating in the Data Science for Impact and... →
Achieve sustainability through long-term budgets, risk assessments on health
By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th January 2018 For operational sustainability in the mining industry, mining decisionmakers need to take a proactive approach to protect and promote worker health, supporting productivity and to reduce legal liabilities associated with occupational disease. All of these could have significant direct and... →
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