Company Announcement: Astra sign MOU for thermal coal site in Nigeria

International diversified resources company, Astra Resources, has signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture development of a thermal coalexploration license in Nigeria.

Pump company expands into Africa and Canada

Manufacturer and distributor of VersaFlo pumps Walter Meano Engineering (WME) MD Detlev Börner says that figures from April this year show that sales of these pumps have increased compared with the previous two years.

Mozambique titanium mine to reach full output before year-end

Ireland-based Kenmare Resources, which owns the Moma titanium minerals mine in Mozambique, is on target for full production before the end of the year, chairperson Charles Carvill said on Monday. He reported that a performance improvement project...

Zambia's Baluba mine starts blasting for copper

Zambia's Baluba copper mine has started blasting for copper after completing most rehabilitation works ahead of the start of full production in December, the mine's new owners, China Non-Ferrous Metals Corporation (CNMC), said. CNMC also said it...

Kenmare's Mozambique mine improvement nearing completion

Irish resources firm Kenmare’s performance improvement project at the Moma titanium minerals mine, in Mozambique, was 90% complete, and would be fully completed between July and August this year, the company said on Wednesday. The performance...

Kenmare in talks with lenders on Moma, full output only expected in H2 '09

Kenmare Resources now only expects to reach nameplate capacity in the second half of next year at its Moma mineral sands mine, in Mozambique. However, the company is in discussions with the lenders to the project about deferring loan repayments...

Kenmare reports progress at Moma, but still plagued by equipment failure

Ireland-based Kenmare Resources stated that dredging of on-site ore increased by 32% from August and by 7% from the previous best month of June from its Moma heavy minerals mine, in Mozambique. The company also stated that about 50 000 t of heavy...

Lamp room the entry point for mine health and safety

Lead-acid battery manufacturer, Willard Batteries, states that the mining industry is coming under increased scrutiny owing to a series of accidents and incidents, which have caused mine managers to look at innovative ways to mitigate employees’...

Moma mineral sands project runs into 'teething problems'

Equipment failure and power dips have hampered production ramp-up at the Moma minerals sands operation, in northern Mozambique, Ireland-based Kenmare Resources said on Friday.

From making bricks to mining coal for the export market

The Middelburg-based Graspan Colliery has travelled a remarkable growth path since its formation in 1995.

Asset-tracking improves mine management

An asset-tracking system, for which the software has been developed by local company Remotronic Controls, is enabling mines to reduce the propensity for accidents by ensuring better management of equipment.