South Africa mooted as platinum industry’s ‘Silicon Valley’

South Africa’s unique opportunity in platinum-related development is beckoning. There is growing conviction that South Africa could and should become the first mover in creating a kind of ‘Platinum Valley’ that emulates the great Silicon...

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...

Energy supplier to turn mine water into useful resource

A new water treatment system, the first to be used in a North American coal mine, is being implemented by American coal producer Consol Energy, in one of the country's largest coal mines.

Anglo Coal intensifying search for coal-bed methane in Waterberg

Anglo American coal-mining company Anglo Coal is intensifying its search for coal-bed methane in South Africa’s coal- and gas-rich Waterberg region. Anglo Coal South Africa CEO Ben Magara told the Terrapinn African Mining Congress in...

Daily podcast – July 7, 2009

In today's podcast: Anglo Platinum has unveiled a pioneering clean-energy fuel-cell power plant that uses coal-bed methane gas from group company Anglo Coal; and Petra Diamonds has achieved its stated objective of increasing annual production to...

Angloplat pioneers ‘clean’ fuelcell power using Anglo Coal gas

The world’s largest platinum miner, Anglo Platinum, on Monday unveiled a pioneering clean-energy fuel-cell power plant that uses coal-bed methane gas from group company Anglo Coal. Journalists were flown to see the stationary plant at an Anglo...

Massive Botswana gas resources, mines minister reveals

Botswana had massive gas resources, Minerals and Energy Minister Charles Tibone revealed during ministerial panel discussions at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town.

Massive Botswana gas resources, mines minister reveals

Botswana had massive gas resources, Minerals and Energy Minister Charles Tibone revealed during yesterday's ministerial panel discussions at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town.