Company Announcement: Loesche’s mobile ore-grinding plant

“The first OGPmobile is currently being used in southern Asia”

Company Announcement: Hydro-Clean Washing Technology Uncovers More Profit & Reduces Water & Energy Use for Russian Gold Producer

Haver & Tyler’s advanced Hydro-Clean washing technology assisted a gold producer looking to expand its operation in eastern Russia, to increase production, reduce water consumption and minimise wear.

Effective lubrication and filtration lower environmental footprint

Using the correct filtration and lubrication system will help mining companies lower their energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint and decrease their environmental impact, while improving production capacities, advises wear control...

New exploration push, silica manganese end, infrastructure boost

The mining industry has been given 20 days from the Government Gazette notice of February 6 to offer ideas on lapsed and revoked South African mineral rights; BHP Billiton's Samancor has permanently stopped production of silica manganese; the...

Samancor stops producing silica manganese at Metalloys

The world’s largest integrated producer of manganese, Samancor, has permanently stopped production of energy intensive silica manganese at its Metalloys plant in Meyerton near Johannesburg. The company, which is 60% owned by mining major BHP...

Cost of GHG pollution could lead to shift in mining, mineral processing

Gold and other precious metals are a high-value, low-yield game. To illustrate this point, a wedding ring can probably be the result of extracting 1.5 t to 3 t of ore from a depth of more than 1 km below the ground (assuming 10 g pure-gold ring...

Company Announcement: IDE Selected by China National Coal Group for Mine Cooling

Industry’s most efficient ice maker utilizes vacuum technology to significantly reduce power usage and costs

Advancements in emulsion pumps improve power consumption

German pumps company Netzsch Pumps & Systems has improved the product life and power consumption of its Nemo pump for explosive emulsions.

Company Announcement: Government and Mining Renewable Energy Funding Bodes Well for SA

Recent initiatives such as government’s announcement of an R800 million rand fund for renewable energy projects and Anglo American’s R100 million enterprise development fund targeting investment opportunities that reduce energy consumption...

Company Announcement: Postcards from the future

Alan Begg, SKF Senior Vice President of Group Technology Development explains that technologies move at dramatically different speeds but, whatever the pace, it’s the concerns of today that will drive the changes of tomorrow

Energy efficiency remains industry priority

Electrical equipment supplier Zest Group, which is also the local branch and distributor for motor manufacturer WEG, reports that it has noticed a definite industry trend towards more energy efficient power transmission products.

New institute launches pilot research programme

The newly formed South African Minerals to Metals Research Institute (Sammri), which sprung from a tripartite collaboration between government, industry and academia to promote the development of mineral processing research in South Africa, has...