Ben Magara

Position: Executive Head: Engineering and Projects, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) Main Activity Of The Company: Mining platinum Date And Place Of Birth: June 24, 1967, Bikita, Zimbabwe Education: BSc, Eng (Honours), University Of Zimbabwe,...

Lucara receives record price for Lesotho diamonds

Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp has received proceeds of $6.4-million from its second tender of 7 190 ct of diamonds from its Mothae mine in Lesotho. The 28 sale lots were offered on tender in Antwerp between December 5 and December 9 and all...

Morupule Colliery expansion project, Botswana

Morupule Colliery has successfully finalised the funding for the P1.7-billion Morupule mine expansion project.

Jwaneng modular tailings treatment project, Botswana

Debswana has decided to delay the implementation of the project to focus its resources on existing projects at the Orapa and Jwaneng mines.

Jwaneng modular tailings treatment project, Botswana

Diamond company Debswana has decided to go ahead with the modular tailings treatment project at the Jwaneng mine, subject to contractual arrangements.

Sampling-plant producer reports bulging order book

With increasing market demand buoying diamond prices, prospecting for primary kimberlite deposits has accelerated in 2006, which has resulted in ADP receiving orders from De Beers, Rio Tinto and ATS (BHPB subsidiary) for fully-integrated sampling...

Zululand mining empowerment company launched

A new empowerment company undertaking dry-mining at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is set to turn over R4-million a year.