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ZINC BOOST FOR NORTHERN CAPE:
ZINC BOOST FOR NORTHERN CAPE:
18th January 2019 By: Donna Slater

A Caterpillar 789-series rigid dump truck exits one of the three pits at the $400-million Gamsberg zinc project of diversified miner Vedanta. The London-listed India-rooted Vedanta is ready to... 


GROUND BREAKING
GROUND BREAKING
18th January 2019

Earlier this month, Tesla’s Elon Musk presided over a ground-breaking ceremony in Shanghai, China, where the company is building its first car-production site outside of the US. The ceremony took... 


NEW FACILITY
NEW FACILITY
14th December 2018 By: Donna Slater

The southern Africa division of Japanese yellow metal equipment manufacturer Komatsu, opened its new R985-million facility, in Germiston, Johannesburg. The campus comprises the company’s head... 


TOWERING ISSUE
TOWERING ISSUE
14th December 2018

Representatives from German automotive groups BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen (VW) met with President Donald Trump earlier this month in a bid to persuade the American leader not to follow through with... 


NEW GOLD PROCESING PLANT:
NEW GOLD PROCESING PLANT:
7th December 2018 By: Donna Slater

The Springs-based Modder East operation of gold miner Gold One International unveiled its new R100-million processing plant expansion on November 23. The bankable feasibility study for the mine had... 


SOMBRE MESSAGE
SOMBRE MESSAGE
7th December 2018

After releasing dismal interim results last week and warning of a R15-billion loss for 2018/19, Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe concluded his presentation as follows: “We are facing operational and... 


COAL COLLECTION:
COAL COLLECTION:
30th November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

A coal stockpile at the newly opened Khanye Colliery, which has reserves of 39-million tonnes and which plans to produce 2.8-million tonnes a year of coal over the next 15 years. Khanye forms part... 


INNER-CITY JEWEL
INNER-CITY JEWEL
30th November 2018

The R1.2-billion Jewel City development project in Johannesburg, near the Maboneng Precinct, was launched with a sod-turning event on November 19. Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba (left) was in... 


SCHEDULE SLIPPAGE:
SCHEDULE SLIPPAGE:
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Challenging ground conditions and shaft completion delays during the $5.3-billion underground development at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, have resulted in a nine-month schedule... 


DEADLY FIRES
DEADLY FIRES
23rd November 2018 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In late October and early November, South African witnessed first hand the devastating and deadly effect of fire along its picturesque Garden Route. Only days later, the 2018 wildfire season in... 


COLLIERY CONFETTI:
COLLIERY CONFETTI:
16th November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe (third from left) this month officiated at the opening of Canyon Coal’s new Khanye colliery, in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. Khanye, which has a... 


POWER INTENSIVE
POWER INTENSIVE
16th November 2018

A recent study into the amount of energy required to “mine” for cryptocurrencies, found the process to be extremely energy intensive – even more so than traditional mining. The paper, titled the... 


NIOBIUM CHAMPION:
NIOBIUM CHAMPION:
9th November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

NIOBIUM CHAMPION: Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro has put a lot of store on niobium, used to make steel stronger and lighter. Brazil accounts for more than 80% of the world’s supply of... 


END OF AN ERA
END OF AN ERA
9th November 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not to seek re-election as head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel has led the CDU for 18 years and has been Chancellor for 13. She announced on... 


WATER FIGHT
WATER FIGHT
2nd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Brine pools from a lithium mine belonging to US-based Albermarle Corp is seen in Chile’s Atacama salt flat. The mine is located only 5 km from a mine belonging to Chilean company SQM. Earlier this... 


FIT FOR SERVICE
FIT FOR SERVICE
2nd November 2018

A man exercises along a promenade in Zhuhai, China, with a section of the 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in the background. The $20-billion megaproject, which is reportedly the world’s longest... 


CONSTRUCTIVE NEW APPROACH:
CONSTRUCTIVE NEW APPROACH:
26th October 2018 By: Martin Creamer

This friendly handshake between Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe (left) and Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter (right) symbolises the constructive new ‘South-Africa-first’ approach of... 


INDUSTRIAL SCALE
INDUSTRIAL SCALE
26th October 2018

South Africans are still not certain what to make of the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling regarding the private cultivation and use of dagga, or marijuana. In Canada, where medical marijuana... 


OPENCAST MINE EVOKES PROTEST
OPENCAST MINE EVOKES PROTEST
19th October 2018 By: Martin Creamer

An aerial view of the Hambach opencast lignite mine near the German town of Kerpen-Buir, west of Cologne, which protesting activists say threatens the Hambach forest, the home to a number of... 


MOVING THE NEEDLE
MOVING THE NEEDLE
19th October 2018

There is still much scepticism as to whether President Cyril Ramaphosa really does have a plan for extricating South Africa from its dire economic predicament. What was clear from the recent Job... 


ENERGY SHOWDOWN:
ENERGY SHOWDOWN:
12th October 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Thousands of German protesters faced off with police last month to stop giant excavators like this one at the RWE lignite mine in Hambach from further diminishing the area’s 1 200-year-old forest.... 


WINDOW ON GROWTH
WINDOW ON GROWTH
12th October 2018

Container ships moored alongside ship-to-shore cranes at Mombasa port, in Kenya. The East African economy expanded by 6.3% in the three months to the end of June, up from 5.7% in the previous... 


FROM COAL MINE TO HYDROPOWER STATION:
FROM COAL MINE TO HYDROPOWER STATION:
5th October 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Coal mining is all but over at the 150-year-old Prosper Haniel anthracite mine in Bottrop, Germany, now earmarked for pumped storage electricity generation. When the sun is shining or the wind is... 


ATTENTION!
ATTENTION!
5th October 2018

Soldiers from the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) National Ceremonial Guard stand to attention during a fly past by three AgustaWestland A 109 helicopters before President Cyril... 


ELECTRA INNOVATION WINNER:
ELECTRA INNOVATION WINNER:
28th September 2018 By: Donna Slater

The winner of the International Innovator Mechanical Award at the 2018 Electra Mining Africa exhibition for its gravity assist system was Canadian independent tyre dealer Kal Tire. The system’s... 


ELEVATED PERSPECTIVE
ELEVATED PERSPECTIVE
28th September 2018

Electra Mining Africa 2018 took place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre earlier this month, attracting more than 29 000 visitors from 59 countries. Thousands of potential buyers had an opportunity to... 


ELECTRA MINING WINNER:
ELECTRA MINING WINNER:
21st September 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg-based mining supplier Afri-Tech was crowned the South African Innovation prizewinner as well as the overall innovative product winner at this year’s Electra Mining Africa 2018... 


WASTE NOT
WASTE NOT
21st September 2018

Putting paper in the recycling bin is only the start of a complex process of value creation, in which packaging company Mpact is deeply involved. Once the waste is collected from households,... 


HEADGEAR DOMINANCE:
HEADGEAR DOMINANCE:
14th September 2018 By: Martin Creamer

HEADGEAR DOMINANCE: Headgears in dominant setting at Pan African Resource’s Evander Gold Mine, close to where the new 400-job Elikhulu retreatment plant is recovering 55 000 oz of gold a year from... 


HIGH PERFORMANCE
HIGH PERFORMANCE
14th September 2018

Professional Ferrari drivers lined up ahead of warm-up lap instructions in the pit lane at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit ahead of their Pablo Clark Ferrari Challenge demonstration. The race was... 


NEW TRAINING CENTRE:
NEW TRAINING CENTRE:
7th September 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, accompanied by Sepfluor CEO Rob Wagner on the extreme right, walks through the newly opened 2 400 m2 Dr Lelau Mohuba Training Centre, near Rust de Winter,... 


CLEAN BY 2045
CLEAN BY 2045
7th September 2018

Last week, Californian lawmakers approved a measure mandating that all electricity come from wind, solar and other clean-energy sources by 2045. The state currently gets about 44% of its power from... 


HIGH MARGIN GOLD
HIGH MARGIN GOLD
31st August 2018 By: Martin Creamer

Pan African Resource's Evander Gold Mine, in Mpumalanga, poured its first gold obtained through its newly commissioned Elikhulu tailings retreatment project on August 16. The R1.74-billion project... 


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M and J Mining
M and J Mining

M and J Mining are leading suppliers of physical support systems as used by the underground mining industry. Our selection of products are not...

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Alco-Safe
Alco-Safe

An unmanned breathalyser that is made to be tough and simple to use. Can be used in any environment for operator-free breathalyser testing.

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Booyco Electronics
Booyco Electronics

Booyco Electronics, South African pioneer of Proximity Detection Systems, offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying,...

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Rio-Carb
Rio-Carb

Our Easy Access Chute concept was developed to reduce the risks related to liner maintenance. Currently, replacing wear liners require that...

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