Effective lubrication and filtration lower environmental footprint

Using the correct filtration and lubrication system will help mining companies lower their energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint and decrease their environmental impact, while improving production capacities, advises wear control...

Amplats to test fuel-cell powered mine loco March/April

Platinum miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to put a fuel-cell powered mine locomotive through its paces in the first half of this year. The locomotive will initially be tested on surface at Amplats' Dishaba mine, which is situated...

Sekoko may bring in strategic investors in Waterberg project

Black economic empowered Seskoko Resources on Thursday announced the appointment of a new CEO and CFO and said there was great interest its Waterberg joint venture (JV) coal project from a number of multinationals. Executive chairperson Timothy...

John Wallington

Position: CEO of Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) since July 2010 Main activity of the company: Coal Date and place of birth: October 1, 1957, Harare, Zimbabwe Education: BSc Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand First job: Mining...

Rapid growth of Africa’s mining industry to continue into the future

The company reports that it has placed itself squarely at the centre of the current mining boom, building a strong reputation on some of the continent’s largest mining projects. The company has provided expertise in mine engineering, development...

Queensland assisting mines with dewatering

The Queensland government said on Friday that it was working closely with the mines affected by the floods to protect the quality of water in the nearby communities. “We are working closely with the mines to ensure authorised dewatering...

BHP Billiton coal operations

Diversified miner BHP Billiton reports that its Douglas/Middelburg optimisation (DMO) project, in Mpumalanga, is complete and that the first coal has been delivered on schedule and within budget. It has another coal operation, which is the...

08/10/2010 (On-The-Air)

Russian company has swooped on a promising new South African iron-making technology; Action has begun, finally, on the development of a new solar park in sunny Upington and wo mining companies have succeeded in turning polluted mine water into...

A brief look at SA’s coal-mining industry

Most coal production in South Africa - about 53% - is from opencast mines, with the balance being produced by bord-and-pillar (40%), stoping (4%) and longwall mining (3%). Coal mining operations are clustered in the country’s Mpumalanga...

Company Announcement: Industrial park offers great value

Attached please find a press relaese on: With Eskom, Exxaro, Sasol, Anglo Coal, Australian mining company Res Gen and a number of smaller mining houses already investing or exploring investment options in the Lephalale/Steenbokpan coal fields,...

Bateman completes coal handling infrastructure project at Mpumalanga mine

The fast-track lump-sum turnkey contract for the provision of coal handling infrastructure for Klipspruit colliery, in Mpumalanga, that was awarded to Bateman Engineered Technologies, part of the Bateman Engineering group, has recently been completed

Parliament committee visits AMD sites in Witwatersrand basin

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Water Affairs on Tuesday started site visits to areas in the Witwatersrand basin affected by acid mine drainage (AMD). The portfolio committee would also visit the Hartebeespoort Dam to assess the extent...