Shaft Sinkers secure additional R496.2-million contracts for platinum project

International shaft sinking and underground construction group Shaft Sinkers has been awarded both the development and service contracts for levels 21 to 24 of the Impala No 16 ventilation shaft for mining major Impala Platinum (Implats), at a...

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...

NUM strike brings Modikwa production to a standstill

Production at Modikwa platinum mine, a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Anglo Platinum, had ground to a halt on Thursday, when about 3 000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) downed tools from 06:00. NUM...

NUM serves strike notice at Modikwa Platinum

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has served the Modikwa platinum mine, a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo Platinum, with a notice of its intention to down tools over a wage dispute. The NUM said the the company...

Frischgewaagd-Ledig platinum project, South Africa

The development activities aimed at transforming the Frischgewaag-Ledig project into the next major platinum-group metals mine are under way.

IFM engaging with Eskom on possible power buy-back options

London-listed International Ferro Metals (IFM) was currently engaging with State-owned power utility Eskom regarding its possible participation in an electricity buy-back programme. CEO Chris Jordaan told Mining Weekly Online that the ferrochrome...

SA platinum production to disappoint as global demand climbs

Deficient South African production levels are expected to create significant supply shortfalls, despite the prediction that international demand for platinum will continue on its current growth path, asserts platinum analyst René Hochreiter.

NUM calls for technical audit as two more miners die

Two mineworkers died over the weekend at the Modikwa platinum mine – a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo American Platinum, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said. The union expressed concern over the...

Resources Watch roundup

Creamer Media’s Resources Watch highlights some major events that took place during the year.

3D simulation software package for mine ventilation

Ventilation and refrigeration consulting engineering firm Bluhm Burton Engineering (BBE) has released a three-dimensional (3D) version of its Ventilation of Underground Mine Atmospheres (Vuma) software package used to calculate heat loads and air...

NUM mulls Amplats offer, Implats dispute heads for CCMA

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) reiterated on Monday that its members had rejected Impala Platinum’s (Implats) higher wage offer and would now refer the case to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The...

IFM moves to be more cost competitive, output falls

London-listed International Ferro Metals (IFM) said on Tuesday that it would aim to move significantly down the South African cost curve and was actively pursuing all methods to do so. The ferrochrome producer said that the start-up of its Sky...