Promising year ahead for project houses

The outlook for mining project houses in 2012 is promising, as commodity projects remain strong, reports mining and minerals project house TWP CEO Digby Glover.

Evolving platinum projects to focus on energy efficiency

New platinum-mining projects should focus on cooling strategies that lower electricity reliance and diversify air and cooling demands, asserts diversified miner Anglo American subsidiary Anglo Operations principal engineer for ventilation and...

Company Announcement: A better job of managing the environmental impacts of mining is required

South Africa is sitting on $2.75 trillion of proven reserves in mineral wealth. For the foreseeable future, mining will remain at the heart of South Africa’s economy. However, mining in inappropriate areas is threatening the heartland of South...

Company Announcement: The alternative to coal in South Africa

With a desperate need for dispatchable generation, South Africa should be readily embracing CSP as a low-carbon, sustainable, base load energy alternative. So why do its energy authorities remain unconvinced? .

Retiring Cameco chief slams 'illogical, emotional' Germany

It’s not often that the boss of a multi-billion-dollar company gives a tongue lashing to a government, but outgoing Cameco CEO Jerry Grandey used part of his swansong earnings call to do just that. To Germany, no less. Criticising what he...

Chamber slams Eskom’s heavy-handedness, backs Shabangu’s coal-cooperation call

While the Chamber of Mines of South Africa has slammed State power utility Eskom for seeking the imposition of "heavy-handed" coal-control mechanisms, it has accepted the call for the South African coal-mining industry to work closely with...

Chamber accepts Minister Shabangu’s coal-cooperation call, slams Eskom

The Chamber of Mines has accepted the call for the South African coal-mining industry to work closely with government, but it has slammed State power utility Eskom for seeking the imposition of "heavy-handed" coal control. The McCloskey coal...

India has lofty goals with new mining law

India’s Parliament is expected to consider a proposed new mining law in November, and the new legislation, which aims to open up the country’s resources to foreign and local private investment and increase the benefits from mining to local...

India has lofty goals with new mining law

India’s Parliament is expected to consider a proposed new mining law in November, and the new legislation, which aims to open up the country’s resources to foreign and local private investment and increase the benefits from mining to local...

South Africa's DMR to present State miner plan to Cabinet

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) would present the business plan for a State-owned mining company to Cabinet next week, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday. The business plan would include operational...

Competition and challenges reduce Western investment in African mines

Business development company MineAfrica reports that African mining is suffering under significant competition for investment from Latin American, Asian, Canadian and currently to a lesser extent from Russian jurisdictions.

Hochschild installs new power lines to lower costs

LSE-listed Hochschild Mining has built new power lines at its operations in Peru and Argentina, as part of the group's plan to reduce operating costs at its mines. Hochschild is targeting a 5% reduction in the group unit cost per ton this year,...