Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

The recent focus on South Africa’s platinum and gold mines has intensified owing to labour problems and this has, in turn, brought into sharp focus the bloated mine work-forces, which surprises the international mining community, as most...

Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

The recent focus on South Africa's platinum and gold mines, have intensified owing to labour problems. This in turn has shed some light on the massive labour sector, which surprised the international mining community, as most international...

Risk management to be key focus of
Centre for Mining Innovation research

South Africa’s Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research Centre for Mining Innovation (CSIR CMI) hosted an open day last month to emphasise the importance of research to the mining industry and to showcase current projects.

New device to help detect loose rocks in underground work areas

Rockfalls are responsible for more than 30% of the fatalities on South African gold and platinum mines, with associated costs and lost productivity, and should be alleviated by new technology.

Developments imminent in rock breaking methods

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) mining technology research development manager Declan Vogt says that the organisation aims to dedicate research to novel rock breaking methods, such as electric discharge drilling.

Is mechanisation of SA's narrow-reef mines a pipe dream or probability?

Mechanised mining of South Africa’s tabular narrow-reef mineral deposits has been on the to-do list of mining majors for years, but whether or not it can be effectively achieved in deep-level mining is a moot point. Diversified miner Xstrata...

Is mechanising South Africa’s narrow reefs a pipe dream or probability?

Mechanised mining of South Africa’s tabular narrow-reef mineral deposits has been on the to-do list of mining majors for years, but whether or not it can be effectively achieved in deep-level mining is a moot point.

New equipment to assist in the drive to combat silicosis

To improve the quality and speed up the laboratory analysis of silica dust, a health hazard in the mining industry, parastatal science council the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has acquired the Bruker D8 Advance, an x-ray...

Coal programme grows technology

Originally Coaltech was established to research the extension of the life of the Witbank Highveld coal basin, which was expected to run out in 2020.

CSIR - a centre of mining research excellence

One of Africa’s largest research, development, technology and innovation institutions, the South African-based Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), turned 60 this year.