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New association launched to support emerging truck operators
By: Ilan Solomons 21st July 2017 The newly launched Emerging Truckers Association of South Africa (Tasa) aims to assist in meaningfully transforming the local truck and freight industry, with a long-term view of ensuring work for women and black truck owners and operators. This is according to Tasa convener Mary Phadi, who was... →
Canada’s First Cobalt hoping to seal DRC exploration deal by next month
By: Mia Breytenbach 21st July 2017 Cobalt asset group First Cobalt aims to close the transaction of a strategic alliance for a 70% interest in seven prospective copper/cobalt exploration properties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by next month and progress exploration in one of the world’s “high-reward cobalt... →
Charter’s BEE ‘top-up’ provision may be unconstitutional
21st July 2017 The new “top-up” provision in the latest Mining Charter gazetted on June 15, may prove to be unconstitutional and may lead to further expensive legal action by the mining industry, states Fasken Martineau partner and global mining group member Nicola Jackson. In a statement published on June 15,... →
Hydropower – what the industry needs now
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st July 2017 The contraction in the South African mining industry has resulted in many projects and expansions stalling in recent years, with mines having closed or scaled back on capital and operational expenditure. →
Lack of confidence in black businesses cripples development
By: Nadine James 21st July 2017 Materials handling and alternative mining solutions expert Ncamiso Mining is expanding its presence in Welkom, where it sees strong potential to grow and support local black-owned and black economic-empowerment (BEE) entities across the various needs of their operations in the area. However,... →
Low-pressure hydraulic valve to offer adaptability
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st July 2017 Valves manufacturer Hydromine Projects will take its latest in-development low pressure, pressure-reducing valve to market within the next two months, after ironing out the last issues during a recent trial period at a deep-level gold mine in Klerksdorp, in the North West. The design of the... →
Metso clinches life cycle services contract renewal at Swedish mine
By: Ilan Solomons 21st July 2017 Base metals miner Lundin Mining’s Zinkgruvan zinc, lead, copper and silver mine in Askersund, Sweden has signed a new life cycle services (LCS) agreement with diversified engineering group Metso. The agreement covers mill lining and related services for five grinding mills and is valid for three... →
TERMS OF RENEWED AGREEMENT The agreement between Zinkgruvan and Metso covers mill lining and related services for five grinding mills and is valid for three years
Proper hose assemblies improve hydraulic safety and life span
21st July 2017 Technical solutions provider BMG urges that care be taken when selecting, installing and maintaining high-quality components in any hydraulic system because hose assemblies can be highly dangerous if misapplied and if inadequate attention is given to maintenance of the hose and related equipment. →
Valves range to cater for smaller flow applications
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st July 2017 Hydraulic solutions supplier Turnkey Hydraulics will in the fourth quarter launch German control technologies manufacturer Bucher’s Hydraulic Design Series-24 (HDS-24) flow-sharing directional valves. →
Zululand Anthracite Colliery unveils new 50 t/h wash plant
By: Ilan Solomons 21st July 2017 Investment company Menar Holding’s Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC), near the town of Ulundi commissioned its new wash plant, last month. The new coal processing plant has 50 t/h processing capacity and is expected to wash three-million tons of discard material over the course of the next five... →
ROYAL RIBBON CUTTING King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and Zululand Anthracite Colliery MD Vuslat Bayoglu cut the ribbon at the new wash plant
Qld supports METS sector
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 19th July 2017 The Queensland state government has outlined plans to grow the states mining technology sector, with the aim of creating 3 000 additional jobs over the next ten years. State Development Minister Dr Anthony Lynham released a ten-year action plan to make the state’s existing A$7-billion mining... →
Opinion: Hybrid energy solutions can boost viability of African mines
18th July 2017 In this opinion article, juwi Renewable Energies MD Greg Austin reflects on prospects in Africa for bilateral power purchase agreements for both grid-connected and behind-the-meter hybrid energy solutions →
Accelerating growth of services in Africa
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 Mining services company Fraser Alexander is focused on expanding its presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, both prime locations of high-grade copper deposits. With more than a century of experience, the company has been expanding into most gold- and copper-producing... →
Africa needs to embrace Industry 4.0
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 Owing to challenges, such as depressed commodity prices, declining revenues, increasing production costs and high energy costs, the African mining industry needs to embrace new solutions based on the Industry 4.0 industrial transformation, states engineering company Bosch mining key account... →
Beneficiation remains key to realising African Mining Vision
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 The key to the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) achieving its goals is to bring processing to the source of mineral production, says African Union Commission senior industry adviser Frank Mugyenyi, noting that this amounts to adding industries where African countries are exporting raw material. →
Burundi rare earths project on track for first production
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 Rare-earth element mining company Rainbow Rare Earths says it has made significant progress towards achieving first production at its Gakara rare earths project in Burundi, East Africa, with about $6-million has been invested in the project to date. Bolstered by Rainbow’s completion of an... →
Demand for African resources, but common codes needed
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 African mining has entered into the new up-cycle for commodities, which is fuelled by the economic growth profile in the eastern hemisphere – which includes China, Mongolia and the Pacific rim region, as well as the global uncertainty over the value of and the sustained availability of ‘cash-money’. →
Diversified openpit miner looks to entire continent for growth
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 Multidisciplinary openpit mining company Afrimat intends to develop its strategy of growth through diversification further by exploiting new opportunities in Africa by remaining “agile and entrepreneurial”. →
Golden prospects following exploration in Mali and Senegal
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 Privately owned UK-based gold exploration company Cora Gold believes there is strong potential to ultimately increase the scale of the discovery at the Sanankoro project to a size suitable for consideration as a standalone gold mine hence the project being the primary focus of the company’s... →
Greater demand for rope access
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 Inspection and maintenance work is increasing for rope-access technicians across the African mining industry, says industrial rope-access solutions company Skyriders, which boasts a zero-fatality rate. Maintenance and inspection budgets are under strain due to the current tough economic... →
Industrial gear gaining traction across Africa
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 The X Series is quickly establishing a footprint in Africa, as it is the preferred industrial gear unit specified by drive engineering specialist SEW-Eurodrive for the mining industry, says the company. SEW-Eurodrive head of projects Rudi Swanepoel notes that the completion of a project for a... →
Largest-diameter hole reamed in Africa – contractor
14th July 2017 The reaming phase of a 7.3-m-diameter hole at South African integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol’s Impumelelo coal mine, in Mpumulanga, has been completed, setting an African record for the largest-diameter hole reamed to date, says South African mining company Redpath Mining. Mining... →
Low grades, high power costs key snags to SA chromite sector’s competitiveness
By: David Oliveira 14th July 2017 Despite South Africa’s rich chromite endowment, the low chromium oxide (Cr2O3) grades found in its orebodies and the high cost of electricity are significant barriers to the country becoming the dominant player in the global industry. Mintek metallurgical project development consultant Dr Nic... →
Mali gold project production targeted for December
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 Multi-asset gold company Hummingbird Resources is developing the advanced Yanfolila gold project, in Mali, as a low-cost, high-grade openpit mining operation, with first gold production targeted for December. →
Metso renovating KZN foundry to meet growing mining-sector demand
By: Dylan Slater 14th July 2017 Industrial company servicing the mining industry Metso is investing €3.5-million in crusher wear parts manufacturing in Africa by renovating a second melting furnace at the Isithebe foundry, in KwaZulu-Natal to meet growing demand from the mining industry for such components. →
Mining Charter Three unpacked ahead of court hearing
By: Mia Breytenbach 14th July 2017 Ahead of the High Court of South Africa’s hearing, on July 18, to decide on an interdict to halt the implementation of the revised Mining Charter, Deloitte Africa Energy and Resources leader Andrew Lane last week said the mining industry had to take a broader view of the charter, focus and... →
MOSEBENZI ZWANE Zwane published the Mining Charter on June 15, which was received with much turbulence and controversy
Mining companies urged to make better use of digital technology
By: Ilan Solomons 14th July 2017 Struggling with commodity prices, declining ore grade and operational challenges, South African miners have no choice but to focus on creating operational excellence to buffer against declining margins, says research and consultancy firm the International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC worldwide... →
INTERGRATING SYSTEMS Creating operations that are interconnected digitally and built on processes enabled by data to deliver responsive and agile operations is of ‘critical importance’
Obsideo Consulting
14th July 2017 Mineral processing facilities and associated infrastructure evaluation, engineering design, project management and construction specialist Obsideo Consulting has recently expanded its business into Africa, where it has done several mineral processing studies and is constructing a rare earths... →
Pockets of potential bode well for future
By: Nica Schreuder 14th July 2017 The expected turning point in the African mining sector has not yet occurred, owing to continued soft economic growth in emerging economies allied to uneven global economic recoveries, divergent monetary policies and significant geopolitical/social issues, which continue to create further... →
Power increasingly expensive input cost in Southern African mining
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 In Southern Africa, power is becoming a far higher input cost in industries and processes than it was in the past, says mining ventilation solutions provider TLT Actom director Craig Johnston, highlighting that one of the major input costs at any underground mine or process plant is that of... →
Rest of Africa accounts for 50% of optimistic OEMs’ workload
14th July 2017 South African process equipment supplier MIP Process MD Phillip Hoff is positive that 2017 will be a good year for the original-equipment manufacturer (OEM). “Our pricing and [the level of] quality mean we are still highly competitive, compared with Asian and Chinese manufacturers.” →
South African simulators commissioned in Madagascar
By: Simone Liedtke 14th July 2017 Mining company Sherritt International’s Ambatovy operation, in Madagascar, has commissioned its Cybermine heavy equipment operator training simulators from South African surface and underground mining simulator supplier ThoroughTec Simulation. →
Africa remains tough but attractive mining destination
By: Nica Schreuder 13th July 2017 Despite potential risk factors associated with mining in Africa, mining services provider Fraser Alexander executive business development head Ken Bouch says the rewards make it worth investing in the mineral-rich continent. →
Davyhurst delayed by GR Engineering walk-out
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 12th July 2017 Gold miner Eastern Goldfields on Wednesday said that it would vigorously defend legal proceedings launched in the Western Australian Supreme Court by project house GR Engineering Services. GR Engineering this week announced that it had started legal proceedings against Eastern Goldfields,... →
Xtract subsidiary signs second contractor mining agreement for Manica project
By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th July 2017 Xtract Resources’ subsidiary Explorator has completed a mining contractor agreement with Sino Minerals Investment Company for the exploitation of alluvial gold deposits at the Manica mining concession, in Mozambique. Xtract and Nexus Capital in February agreed that the alluvial gold deposit at... →
Court scuffle breaks out at Davyhurst
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 11th July 2017 Project house GR Engineering Services has started legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia against gold miner Eastern Goldfields. GR Engineering in September last year awarded a contract to refurbish the 1.2-million-tonne-a-year Davyhurst gold processing plant, in Western... →
WPG picks contractor for Challenger Deeps
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 7th July 2017 Gold miner WPG Resources has tapped contract miner Byrnecut Australia as the preferred contractor for the Challenger Deep development, in Western Australia. WPG reported on Friday that rehabilitation work at the bottom of the Jumbuck decline at Challenger had been completed, and development... →
Advanced diagnostics, IIoT to unlock valuable mining data – Endress & Hauser
By: Schalk Burger 7th July 2017 Using the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and advanced diagnostics systems that draw new data from sensors in mines can provide deeper insight into operations and improve control, says industrial automation multinational Endress & Hauser Group mining industry manager Jenish Gheewala. Data is... →
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