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Clean fuel pivotal for engine life
Clean fuel pivotal for engine life
13th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Clean, uncontaminated fuel is key to optimal fuel system performance and engine longevity in the mining industry, says filtration designer and manufacturer Cummins Filtration mining sales manager... 


Sita sponsors cyberlab at school in rural KZN
28th February 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has sponsored an information and communication technology (ICT) laboratory at Manhlenga junior secondary school in Gazini village, in the... 


Glencore's ferrochrome smelter, in Lydenburg
Glencore to harness heat energy from residual flare gas to generate electricity at Lydenburg smelter
21st February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Glencore Operations South Africa (GOSA) on Tuesday signed an energy conversion service agreement with clean-tech company Swedish Stirling. Swedish Stirling will install, operate and maintain an... 


Maputo Port
Maputo port breaks record for volumes handled in 2019
10th February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Port of Maputo, in Mozambique, handled 21-million tons of goods last year, exceeding its 2018 record of 19.5-million tons. The port handled higher volumes of chrome, magnetite and containers.  


MAINTENANCE CRITICAL Operating engines with contaminated oil will accelerate engine wear and significantly reduce the expected engine life
Contamination mainly down to improper maintenance
7th February 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Incorrect air filter maintenance accounts for 99% of the concern that engine manufacturer Cummins has regarding engine oil contamination in Africa, says Cummins Filtration Africa and the Middle... 


Leopard Lock
Leopard Lock
24th January 2020

The Leopard Lock from DPS March is the ultimate container lock, significantly mitigating the risk of transporting goods. Since 2010, more than 250 000 containers and trailers have been secured by... 


A CELEBRATION OF WATER 
The borehole, which produces water from an aquifer, is expected to supply enough water to at least 3 000 learners
Water project uplifts Diepsloot school
17th January 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

About 38 Engen Fuel Retail owners undertook an eight-month task to transform the schooling facilities in Diepsloot, Gauteng, by working on a water and classroom project for learners who are mainly... 


Citrus industry rakes in R20bn in exports, despite challenging events
6th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa, which has packed 126-million cartons of citrus fruit for export globally, remains the second-largest global exporter of citrus fruit and, despite events such as drought and container... 


Schools driving  demand for Enviro  Loo industrial model
Schools driving demand for Enviro Loo industrial model
15th November 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Developed in 1996, the industrial model from dry sanitation systems supplier Enviro Options was added to the Gauteng company’s offering in response to the need for a high-usage dry sanitation... 


Russia has growing appetite for South African wines
15th November 2019

South Africa should take advantage of the growing appetite for South African wines in Russia and strengthen their marketing efforts to create more awareness and increase market penetration, says... 


Bushveld Minerals CEO Fortune Mojapelo
Bushveld group advances vanadium redox flow battery plans through Enerox deal
13th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals’ 84%-owned subsidiary Bushveld Energy has signed a term sheet agreement with CellCube Energy Storage Systems to acquire all issued shares in Enerox for €11-million. A... 


East African criminals using Tanzanian ports to smuggle wildlife
8th November 2019 By: John Muchira

Criminals involved in the illegal trafficking of wildlife products in East Africa are using the ports of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as export and transit hubs, a new report shows. The... 


Total to supply LNG as marine fuel from 2020
1st November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global energy company Total expects delivery in 2020 of its first large liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel. The bunker vessel will supply LNG to commercial vessels in northern Europe,... 


Nampak reaches R1.5bn deal to sell glass business to black-owned firm
11th October 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Nampak will sell its Nampak Glass business to Isanti Glass 1, a joint venture between Kwande Capital and Sabsa Holdings, for R1.5-billion in cash. The disposal is in line with Nampak’s... 


Asiamet expects savings with refined BKM logistics route
19th September 2019 By: Mariaan Webb

London-listed Asiamet said on Thursday that a number of recent government infrastructure initiatives and planned upgrades to bridges and roads within central Kalimantan was expected to... 


Swedish technology helping smelters lower power use and emissions
Swedish technology helping smelters lower power use and emissions
13th September 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa boasts a substantial mining industry that is a considerable electricity user, yet the industry is hampered by intermittent supply and the high cost of electricity, as well as... 


360 Load Testing Services
360 Load Testing Services
13th September 2019

360 Load Testing Services was established in 2017 as a professional load testing company and prides itself on consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations.  The company aims to provide... 


Freight challenges create import-export difficulties
13th September 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

South Africa is facing many challenges, but those in freight logistics are among the most serious, says industry association South African Association of Freight Forwarders national maritime... 


Swedish technology helping smelters lower power use and emissions
Swedish technology helping smelters lower power use and emissions
13th September 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa boasts a substantial mining industry that is a considerable electricity user, yet the industry is hampered by intermittent supply and the high cost of electricity, as well as... 


Flaming Silver heads to Supreme Court of Appeal in Vantage matter
4th September 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Consultancy Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation’s (SSC’s) subsidiary Flaming Silver on August 26 applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to consider its leave to appeal a High Court... 


From healthcare to energy, gases play critical role in SA economy
From healthcare to energy, gases play critical role in SA economy
30th August 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

A gas can be defined as “a form of matter, in which the molecules move randomly in otherwise empty space, filling any size or shape of container into which the gas is put,” (The Hutchinson... 


Mina do Barroso lithium project, Portugal
Mina do Barroso lithium project, Portugal
16th August 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

A testwork programme has demonstrated that feldspar and quartz from spodumene concentrate at the project are suitable for use in glass and ceramic applications. 


Savannah completes glass and ceramics testwork programme
13th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A testwork programme has demonstrated that feldspar and quartz from spodumene concentrate at the Mina do Barroso project, in Portugal, are suitable for use in a range of glass and ceramic... 


Court dismisses Flaming Silver application for leave to appeal in Vantage matter
8th August 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mining company Vantage Goldfields on Thursday announced that the Mbombela High Court had dismissed Flaming Silver’s application for leave to appeal the judgment in favour of subsidiary Vantage... 


New owner Real Win Investments to reopen Lily, Barbrook mines
2nd August 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

In a vote of confidence for the distressed Barberton mining industry, Real Win Investments (RWI) has confirmed to Mining Weekly Online that Vantage Goldfields has accepted its conditional offer to... 


SHIPLOADING
A mobile shiploader, combined with the benefits of a receiving unit, offers a more viable alternative to fixed conveyor installations
Harbours increase efficiency with handling equipment
2nd August 2019

Investment in the latest dry-bulk cargo and container handling equipment significantly improves efficiencies at ports and terminals and minimises the environmental impact of handling operations,... 


Taung Gold, SSC join forces to acquire Lily, Barbrook mines
24th July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Hong Kong-listed Taung Gold International and Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (SSC) have, as shareholders in a new company (Newco), made a conditional, binding offer to acquire the Lily and... 


Transnet chief business development officer Gert de Beer and IFC regional manager for infrastructure and natural resources Marcel Bruhwiler
Transnet and IFC team up in effort to catalyse Richards Bay LNG PPP
23rd July 2019 By: Terence Creamer

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made a $2-million cost-sharing commitment to support the completion, by Transnet, of a feasibility study into the development of a liquefied natural... 


Lily Mine portal entrance
High Court rules in favour of Vantage in mine sale dispute
18th July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Mpumalanga High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Vantage Goldfields South Africa, in its dispute with Flaming Silver, a subsidiary of Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (SSC), about... 


Swedish Stirling signs exclusivity agreement with Glencore South Africa for clean tech
5th July 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Cleantech company Swedish Stirling has signed an exclusivity agreement with Glencore Operations South Africa’s alloys division, which grants it exclusivity in negotiating the installation of... 


WEG Automation Africa Fast Tracks Solution To DRDGOLD Tailings Recovery Project
WEG Automation Africa Fast Tracks Solution To DRDGOLD Tailings Recovery Project
1st July 2019

Blurb for online platforms A fast track solution applied by WEG Automation Africa at DRDGOLD’s new Far West Gold Recoveries Project’s Phase 1 tailings resulted in the commissioning of a... 


TECH FORWARD
Bosch Rexroth is now more focused on technological innovation, such as the Internet of Things
First customer day at new location hosted
28th June 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Engineering firm Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies held its first customer day last month at its new location, named Hytec United By Bosch (HUBB), in Kempton Park, Gauteng. 


FUEL CLEANLINESS
Cummins Filtration launched the Fleetguard portable fuel cleanliness analysis kit earlier this year
Fuel analysis kit can reduce costs for mines
28th June 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Filtration designer and manufacturer Cummins Filtration’s new Fleetguard portable fuel cleanliness analysis kit can reduce mining companies’ total cost of ownership for equipment using modern... 


Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden
Afrimat Construction Index shows marginal improvement year-on-year
20th June 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

JSE-listed Afrimat’s Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter broadly followed the same “disappointing trend” evident in overall economic activity during the quarter, with gross domestic... 


Senex signs another offtake at Project Atlas
11th June 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Senex Energy has inked another domestic gas sales agreement over its Project Atlas. The company on Tuesday announced that it had signed a sale agreement for up to 10.5 PJ of natural gas... 


Qld wants to make Mount Isa line more attractive for mineral exporters
Qld wants to make Mount Isa line more attractive for mineral exporters
10th June 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The resources sector has welcomed a half-billion dollar commitment by the Queensland government to boost mineral freight exports on the Mount Isa line. The government on Sunday announced an... 


African Transport Operations Agency (ATOA)
African Transport Operations Agency (ATOA)
31st May 2019

Specialising in cross-border transportation to African countries, African Transport Operations Agency (ATOA) provides expert solutions and services to the trade and transport industry. Based in... 


New Port of Ngqura liquid bulk facility to serve South African and African markets
New Port of Ngqura liquid bulk facility to serve South African and African markets
24th May 2019 By: Schalk Burger

A new liquid bulk handling facility at the deep-water Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape, will be built to assist with the predicted future growth of petroleum product consumption in Africa. The... 


POWER LIFT
The containerized generators offer power to remote areas
Compressor supplier offering containerised solution
26th April 2019

This month, compressor and generator rental company Rand-Air purchased four of sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco’s TwinPower generators as part of its rental offering its... 


COPPER ALLIANCE
The high demand for copper and copper alloys, with demand mainly from the Asian region, particularly China, is causing expensive exports to many countries
Ongoing copper cable theft negatively affects power capacity
19th April 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Ongoing copper cable theft from companies, such as State-owned power utility Eskom, has devastating effects on the local copper industry, says Copper Development Association Africa (CDAA) executive... 


BABYTURTLE
The BabyTurtles can be moved to events, taxi ranks, schools or other high foot-traffic areas where people have phones to recharge
Sanedi signs contract with SolarTurtle to develop next-gen solar kiosks
19th April 2019 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi), the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and community empowerment solar photovoltaic (PV) product developer SolarTurtle have... 


SAFETY FIRST 
The EHT cabling generates heat over the surface of the container, which in turn heats up the product inside the container
Electrical heat tracing viable safety precaution
12th April 2019

With the maintenance at particular temperatures during transportation of various products – such as containers and tanks carrying oil and bitumen acids – having become a critical part of realising... 


POWERING UP
POWERING UP
12th April 2019

Swedish cleantech company Ripasso Energy has invested in a new power generation unit in South Africa that produces electricity using industrial residual gases. The plant has been constructed at... 


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