Consultancy aiming to grow to accommodate more complex projects

Mining projects being established at remote locations need to be much larger than those operating in areas with existing infrastructure to justify capital investment in supporting infrastructure and, therefore, require higher production rates.

Barberton tailings retreatment project, South Africa

Bulk earthworks for the Barberton tailings retreatment project started on April 4.

Minas Moatize coal expansion project, Mozambique

Beacon Hill Resources expects to ship its first coking coal from the Minas Moatize mine by the middle of the year.

Barberton tailings retreatment project, South Africa

Pan African Resources' board of directors have approved Phase 1 of the project.

Minas Moatize coal expansion project, Mozambique

The definitive feasibility study for the Minas Moatize project has confirmed a “technically and economically robust” coal mine.

Company announcement: Murray & Roberts secures an estimated R2 Billion in new Contracts

Murray & Roberts has secured close to R2 billion in new contracts during the month of October.

World's biggest sink contract passes halfway mark

The biggest shaft-sinking contract ever undertaken in the world has passed the halfway mark at Impala Platinum's R12-billion 17 Shaft project in Rustenburg. Three shafts are being sunk simultaneously for completion in 2016, when the employment...

Namibia’s uranium industry boasts biggest growth potential

The growth of Namibia’s uranium industry over the past four years has led South African engineering company Bateman Engineering Sub Saharan GM for business development Jon Kock to believe that uranium mining offers the biggest growth potential...

Basil Read secures Mozambique coal mine contract

JSE-listed Basil Read has entered into an agreement with Beacon Hill Resources to develop the Minas Moatize coal mine, in Mozambique. The company on Tuesday reported that it would be appointed as the principal contractor to build, own and operate...

Jwaneng diamond mine’s R25bn Cut 8 ‘has to be done, and done very quickly’ – David Sebina

One can understand why Debswana diamond Company’s operational readiness manager David Sebina says that the company’s R25-billion Cut 8 project at that Prince of Pipes - the Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana - “has to be done, and done very...

Grootegeluk Medupi expansion project, South Africa

The project entails a brownfield expansion of Exxaro's Grootegeluk mine.

JSE needs to advance from good to great

The good news is that several more South African mining companies are heading for listings on the JSE, but the more sober reality is that South Africa, as a whole, needs to play a far more effective collective role in advancing this country’s...