Northern Minerals signs MoU and upgrades Brownse Range resource

ASX-listed Northern Minerals has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for future offtake from its Browns Range heavy rare earths project, in northern Australia. The MoU, with a major global mining and chemicals company, calls for the...

Sasol reports rise in SA output, pushes ahead with big US projects

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol on Monday said that, despite challenging conditions, it expected to maintain its full-year Synfuels production guidance of between 7.2-million and 7.4-million tons. Sasol Synfuels recorded a production...

Company Announcement: Green Cleaners – the environmentally responsible choice

We all use some kind of household or industrial cleaner on a daily basis, but how much do we really know about them, and what motivates us when we make that all-important purchasing decision?

Flotation cell control improved by pneumatic actuator

Pneumatic and electric automation solutions provider Festo assisted with the improvement of the platinum recovery rate of flotation cells with its DFPI pneumatic actuator at a mine in the North-West province. The mine uses flotation cells to...

PMDN to focus on chemicals, catalysts and physical processes

The Precious Metals Development Network (PMDN), an arm of the Advanced Metals Initiative (AMI) that was established by the Department of Science and Technology, will continue its focus in 2013 on the areas of precious metals chemicals and...

Lanxess attributes stable labour relations to business plan

Speciality chemicals company Lanxess's Rustenburg chrome mine has not experienced any strike action which could be attributed to the mine’s business plan, which sees every employer treated as a stakeholder, said Lanxess MD Dr Karl-Rudolph...

Conversion of coal and petroleum coke the focus at World CTL 2012 Summit

The World CTL 2012 India Summit, in New Delhi, from December 11 to 13, will highlight India-based coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) conversion to high value fuels and chemicals, World CTL president Serge Périneau tells Mining Weekly.

Orbite to also separate gallium and scandium at Quebec plant

Orbite Aluminae on Tuesday said it had entered into an agreement with US chemicals consultant M&K for the engineering and construction of a separation plant capable of producing gallium oxide at a purity of 4N (99.99%) and scandium oxide at a...

Company suited to replacing inefficient mine ventilation fans

As an Eskom Integrated Demand Management (IDM) division-accredited energy services company, high-performance fan designer and manufacturer MechCal can help mines to replace their existing auxiliary vent fans at minimal cost and enable them to...

AECI sees lower earnings on strikes, BEE charges

Industrial chemicals and explosives company AECI said on Friday its earnings for the 12 months to the end of December were expected to fall by more than 20%, partly owing to strikes in the mining and transport industries. Labour unrest in South...

SA delegates to attend explosion-prevention meeting in Denmark

The South African Flameproofing Association (Safa) sent three delegates to attend the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) annual general meeting (AGM) this month, as new international explosion-prevention standards are being...

Shale gas to ‘dramatically’ change global energy scene

The development of shale gas resources is set to “dramatically” change the energy scene globally and, if managed effectively and responsibly, it could provide an affordable feedstock for cleaner burning gas-fired power plants in South Africa,...