Ghanaian presence services West Africa

Global mineral processing and material handling solution and services provider to the cement and minerals industry, FLSmidth, is increasing its activity level in Ghana.

China fails to divert iron-ore buys from Australia, Brazil

China diversified its spot iron ore buying away from India in 2011, largely in favour of South Africa, but failed to reduce its dependence on term purchases from top suppliers Australia and Brazil, customs data showed on Saturday. Chinese...

Spectrometer to assist in exploration

Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) new Thermo Element 2 high-resolution sector field, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) equipment will assist local mining houses in exploration projects, says ICP-MS facility manager Professor...

JSI Rock Tools

In order to meet the demands of a global market, since 1996 JSI has been striving to provide its quality products to overseas customers, and gradually emerges as one of the most credible and respected Chinese exporters in the industry.

Arne Frandsen

Position: CEO, Pallinghurst Resources, since 2006; partner, Pallinghurst group; director of Platmin, Boynton Platinum and Faberge Main activity of the company: Mining Date and place of birth: December 22, 1966, Denmark

Nuclear energy revival ensuring future of uranium mining

World energy demand is growing. The International Energy Agency predicts that global energy requirements will increase by 40% by 2030. No less than 80% of this increase in demand will come from emerging and developing countries. Fossil fuel...

Nuclear energy revival ensuring future of uranium mining

Cover story on the worldwide revival of civil nuclear energy, which is enjoying major international political support, and its effects on uranium mining

FLSmidth wins Voisey's Bay contracts

Denmark-based equipment supplier FLSmidth has been awarded contracts worth around $40-million from Vale Inco for the supply of comminution and sedimentation equipment for its processing plant project in Long Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada. The...

Pump manufacturer opens its 2010 training academy year

Multinational pump manufacturer for engineering and mining solutions Grundfos South Africa opened its 2010 student training academy programme last month.

Armscor

Tenders arising from state arm procurement agency Armscor

Pump selection for any application made easy

Choosing the right pump for mining projects is made easier by using an electronic pump-selecting program. The Windows-based computer-aided product selection program, Wincaps, available trough a subsidiary of the largest pump manufacturer in the...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: the Gautrain mega-project skills spin off; a R25-million wind atlas project for South Africa; and South Africa is driving forward with its MeerKAT radio telescope project.