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POWERING CHANGE
As of August this year, the City of Cape Town had 85.8 MVA of approved, commissioned grid-tied small-scale embedded generation
CoCT ahead in SSEG capacity locally
28th October 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

While the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) capacity is ahead of the curve compared with other local municipalities, there is still a lot of work to be done, says... 


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Wheeler River uranium project, Canada – update
28th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Denison Mines has announced the successful recovery of uranium-bearing solution from the Phoenix in situ recovery feasibility field test under way at the project. 


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World's largest AEM survey completed in WA
25th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The world’s largest survey of airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data has been collected across all of Western Australia through the Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program and the... 


West Wits strikes toll treatment deal in South Africa
21st October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior West Wits Mining has secured a toll processing agreement with South African firm Ezulwini Mining Company, for toll treating ore from the Witwatersrand Basin project. Under the terms of the... 


Miner completes initial metallurgical tests
21st October 2022

Canadian explorer West Mining Corporation announced in October that it had received final reports for initial metallurgical and mineralogical testwork completed on the Gold Mountain and Kena Gold... 


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South Africa falling short of exploration target amid glacial cadastre progress
21st October 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 


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South Africa falling short of exploration target amid glacial cadastre progress
21st October 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 


Afrimat expects last approvals for Glenover acquisition to be received soon
20th October 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The longstop date for the fulfilment of suspensive conditions related to JSE-listed Afrimat’s acquisition of mining company Glenover Phosphate and its Glenover mine has been set for April 30, 2024.... 


Uranium-bearing solution recovered in Phoenix field test – Denison
18th October 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian uranium development company Denison Mines on Monday announced the successful recovery of uranium-bearing solution from the Phoenix in-situ recovery (ISR) feasibility field test (FFT) under... 


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Major OEM commissions new low-voltage motor assembly line in Gauteng
14th October 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG’s South African subsidiary Zest WEG has commissioned a new assembly line for low-voltage WEG W22 IE3 and IE4 motors at the company’s corporate premises... 


Rukwa coal stockpiles
Edenville’s Rukwa project resumes operations
11th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Following the planned servicing and repairs on the main machinery and wash plant at coal miner Edenville Energy’s Rukwa coal project, in Tanzania, as well as the purchase of two additional trucks,... 


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Challenges rippling through to subcontractors
7th October 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Subcontractors have to contend with numerous challenges – budget allocations, delayed payments, primary contractors running into cash flow problems and navigating tender processes, many of which... 


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Bearing assemblies for tough conditions
7th October 2022

Industrial equipment supplier BMG offers a comprehensive range of machinery manufacturer NSK’s bearings which extend from precision miniature bearings – used in machine tools and electronics... 


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Chelopech mine, Bulgaria
7th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold/copper mine situated in the northern part of the Panagyurishte mining district, in Bulgaria 


Cell C’s long-awaited recapitalisation concluded
7th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The recapitalisation of embattled mobile operator Cell C has been concluded, a critical pillar of Cell C’s three-year turnaround strategy. JSE-listed 45%-shareholder Blue Label Telecoms says that... 


Drilling indicates potential for Bird Reef Central to be uranium/gold project
6th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed West Wits Mining says the assay results from three diamond holes of a Phase 1 uranium drilling programme at the Witwatersrand Basin Project (WBP) underscore the Bird Reef Central area’s... 


EV makers must partner with miners to secure key metals
3rd October 2022 By: Bloomberg

A key lithium producer in Australia, the world’s top supplier, is urging electric car manufacturers and battery makers to become its partners in new refinery projects, arguing their direct... 


Copper mining has a new champion in veteran Peruvian economist
3rd October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Put the cautious optimism on display at Peru’s top mining event down to three main factors: easing pandemic restrictions, copper’s bright longer term outlook and a diminutive sexagenarian... 


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Las Bambas mine, Peru
30th September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine located in the Apurimac region of southern Peru. 


LESS WEAR, LONGER LIFESPAN
BMG’s Tsubaki SJ3 sealed joint chain series has extended bushing barrier seals that prevent abrasive materials from entering and attacking chain joints
Chain offers improved reliability of mechanical components in harsh conditions
30th September 2022

Tsubaki engineering class SJ3 sealed joint chains, with improved sealing technology, are designed to improve the reliability of many mechanical components exposed to harsh conditions in coal... 


COAL CONCENTRATION
A Clean Coal Technology research group study to characterise the associations, distributions and concentration of rare earth elements in coal focused on the Waterberg basin, in Limpopo, a region hosting about 40% of South Africa’s remaining coal resources
Coal waste could boost REEs supply
30th September 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

The information derived from a study published this year on the mineralogy and distribution of rare-earth elements (REEs) in Waterberg coalfield high-ash coals could assist with a new concept of... 


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Vanadium recovery project, Finland
29th September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will process and recover high-purity vanadium pentoxide from steelmaker SSAB's vanadium-bearing by-product. 


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Lamaque mine, Canada
23rd September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in Quebec, Canada. 


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Joint statement: Busa, BLSA joint position on delaying carbon tax compromises corporate South Africa’s climate credibility
20th September 2022

In this joint statement, 14 civil society and environmental groups write about the implications of a proposed delay in the implementation of a carbon tax for corporate South Africa. 


Trade-off study points to merits of progressing to a scoping study at West Wits’ WBP
16th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

A preliminary trade-off study by independent consulting engineering firm Bara Consulting of various workstreams indicate that ASX-listed West Wits Mining’s Project 200 has merits for progressing to... 


Oriole completes Phase 4 Bibemi drilling with high-grade returns
15th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

West Africa-focussed explorer Oriole Resources has completed four phases of diamond drilling at its 90%-owned Bibemi gold project, in Cameroon, proving the existence of multiple gold-bearing,... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Anthracite prospects looking very good – Menar
15th September 2022 By: Martin Creamer

The prospects for anthracite are looking very good, especially in terms of market value and having demand coming from different parts of the world, says Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu, who was speaking to... 


Madison Metals buys 24% interest in Namibia Nuclear Corporation
14th September 2022 By: Darren Parker

CSE-listed Madison Metals entered into an agreement on September 12 to acquire a 23% interest in mining licence (ML) 121 in Namibia through the acquisition of a 24% ownership interest in Namibia... 


Marula chases high-grade lithium output from Blesberg stockpiles by year-end
14th September 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aquis Stock Exchange-listed Marula Mining has started site works at the Blesberg lithium and tantalum project, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, to outline its capital requirements and... 


Test work on Tantalex dump material reveals 6% lithium oxide in spodumene
13th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

CSE-listed exploration and development stage miner Tantalex Lithium Resources reports that heavy liquid separation (HLS) metallurgical test work on a 331 kg composite bulk sample from the K-dump at... 


Absa funds South Africa’s first utility-scale renewable energy captive power project
13th September 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Financial services provider Absa acted as joint mandated lead arranger and lender for South Africa’s first utility-scale renewable energy captive power project, which will be built in the North... 


Venezuela pushes out small gold miners as Maduro seeks more revenue
12th September 2022 By: Reuters

 In Venezuela's El Callao mining region, countless small, artisanal miners that once sold gold to the government have left the area in the last year because accessible local supplies are depleted... 


Lithium Power sets A$25m target
9th September 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Lithium Power International will raise A$25-million in a share placement to progress the development of its Maricunga brine project, in Chile. The company has received firm commitments... 


Explorer’s licences show lithium potential
9th September 2022

Irish gold and zinc exploration company Arkle Resources was granted three licences covering 163 ha to prospect for lithium in the Insiza district of the Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe in... 


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Clean coal technologies across the coal value chain
8th September 2022

Clean coal technologies overview in the power plant – electricity generation and suitability to South Africa  


Marula’s Blesberg project delivers positive assay results project
7th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

AQSE-listed Marula Mining says initial sampling and metallurgical test work and flowsheet work completed on material collected from existing stockpiles at the Blesberg lithium and tantalum project... 


High-grade quartz vein discovered at gold prospect in Egypt
2nd September 2022 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has announced the discovery of high-grade quartz vein associated mineralisation from new drilling at the West Garida prospect, located in the company’s 100%-owned Abu... 


Enduron® HPGR – the principal choice in iron ore
2nd September 2022

Weir Minerals’ high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) technology is fast becoming the staple for an increasingly diverse range of hard rock mining applications. Although iron ore accounts for the... 


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Russia-Ukraine war impacting on sector
2nd September 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The war between Russia and the Ukraine has impacted the local food and beverage sector on several fronts, says bearings and power transmission supplier Bearings International (BI) market segment... 


Firering records positive results from Côte d'Ivoire drilling programme
1st September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has achieved positive results from a core drilling programme at its flagship Atex lithium/tantalum project, in Côte d'Ivoire. Pegmatite has been intersected... 


Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp.
Feasibility studies this year for Mponeng gold mine deepening – Harmony
30th August 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Time will be spent this year on doing feasibility studies relating to the deepening of the Mponeng gold mine on the West Rand, Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said on Tuesday. In response to... 


How best to apply Ex classifications to mining plants
26th August 2022

Many mining plant operators are unsure of how their plants should be classified in terms of the Ex classifications. “Pratley has developed extensive expertise in the demands placed on electrical... 


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Tyre supplier turning the wheels for women
26th August 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Local tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has succeeded in establishing a world-class leadership team in recent years and has appointed women in senior management positions, says Bridgestone Southern... 


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