Mineral water company Aqua Air Africa (AAA) officially launched Africa’s first atmospheric water-generating plant at the Ga-Rankuwa industrial site, in Gauteng, in November. 

The environmental-impact study for the project has been approved. 

Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining, which trades on the TSX, has installed nearly 20 km of new perimeter security fencing at its Komoto Copper Company (KCC) site in the Democratic Republic of Congo... 

The selection of textiles for use in automotive design and manufacture that adhere to stringent quality, acoustic, safety and environmental requirements is critical, says textiles manufacturer... 

Heap leach depths have increased from 15 m of ore depth to 150 m since the turn of the century. Higher closure and reclamation costs, as well as a need to decrease the impact on agricultural land,... 

Earlier this month, flow control, filtration and environmental technology supplier Flowrox launched its Flowrox Corona non-thermal plasma water-treatment technology at the Aquatech expo, in the... 

Established in 1979, Dabeb Engineering specialises in the design and manufacture of electro-hydraulic actuators.  With over 40 years in the field, the DEA range of actuators has become a unique,... 

Air and Lab Products Africa (ALPA) is in the filtration and associated equipment business. The business operates throughout the African continent with no boundaries. The business has expanded over... 

Good progress has been made with the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine. 

Local demand for the Runxin water-treatment system valves has increased, despite the current business climate, says Johannesburg-headquartered boiler manufacturer and water-treatment components... 

Equipment and components manufacturer BMG’s range of bearings extends from precision miniature bearings used in machine tools and electronics applications to giant size bearings that meet the... 

The Equinox Gold board has approved the start of Phase 1 construction at Castle Mountain openpit gold mine. 

Base metals miner Trevali, which owns operations in Peru, Canada, Namibia and Burkina Faso, has launched a “transformative improvement programme”, dubbed T90, which aims to move its operations down... 

Mining major BHP has approved $44-million in funding to restart one of the Samarco concentrators, in Brazil. The announcement comes just days after the Samarco joint venture (JV), with iron-ore... 

Lithium Americas is contemplating a smaller Phase 1 operation at its Thacker Pass project. 

The Brazilian joint venture (JV) between majors BHP and Vale, Samarco, has been given all the necessary environmental licenses to restart its operations in the state of Minas Gerais. The Samarco... 

TSX-listed Katanga Mining expects cobalt debottlenecking projects at its 75%-owned Kamoto Copper Company’s (KCC’s) mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to continue throughout next year. The... 

Mining major Rio Tinto has started the commissioning of filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery, in Quebec, six weeks ahead of schedule and under the C$250-million budget. The... 

As part of its continuous drive to improve on its solutions offerings, diversified construction materials company AfriSam is developing multiple new solutions to provide more environment-friendly... 

Notwithstanding the expectation that South Africa’s electricity supply will stabilise in the next three to five years, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) power-generation equipment developer... 

Exxaro business unit manager Lazarus Ramashilabele has said that there is potential for developing a second phase of the mine. 

Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper mine has reached the edge of the high-grade ore within the deposit as mining advances toward zones of more than 8% copper. 

Specialty chemicals company Clariant has launched a new centre of excellence in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has also concluded a new partnership, with both of these measures aimed at supporting... 

Katanga Miningto plans to upgrade the existing cobalt plant to reduce bottlenecks through modifying the precipitation, thickening, filtration, drying and bagging processes.  

From Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore Mine to the AMG Group’s manganese operations, Goscor Earth Moving (GEM) Kathu, a multi-franchise branch of Goscor Industrial & Construction Equipment, is making... 

Ivanhoe is investigating an alternative early production plan for the Platreef project. 

Ivanhoe Mines has extended the strike length of the Kamoa-Kakula mining licence. 

Water conservation, efficient tailings management and responsible mine reclamation are becoming increasingly important for mines to ensure their licence to operate. Therefore global supplier of... 

Environmental solutions company I-CAT is completing a 10 m3/h process water pilot plant for a client specialising in dense-media separation (DMS) and will trial the plant for the next three months.... 

As heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services provider Flowrox continually develops and improves its product and service offering using state-of-the-art technology, the company has... 

Nunavut miner TMAC Resources has evaluated a number of options to strengthen its balance sheet before deciding on the $40-million royalty agreement with Maverix Metals and CEO Jason Neal said this... 

The beneficiation plant is expected to be commissioned and ramped up in the fourth quarter of 2019. 

Irrigation systems manufacturer Senter360 has partnered with local inventor and farmer Leon Lingnau to bring his proprietary ultrasonic dripline cleaning system Greendrum to the market on a... 

The boards of TSX-listed Katanga Mining and its subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company have approved the construction of an ion exchange plant and, subject to obtaining the required authorisations, plan... 

Process belt solutions for the environmental and mining industry Pioneering mesh designs presented by leading international technical weavers GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG (GKD) at FILTECH. Whether for... 

A preliminary economic assessment has concluded that the project is possibly one of the best new zinc development projects in the Americas. 

Thirty years of reliable duty in a corrosive environment has won crane and hoist manufacturer Condra a repeat order from platinum miner Lonmin Platinum for an overhead tankhouse crane to replace an... 

The mineral resource estimate for the Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project has increased by 353%. 

Minor equipment issues at the Balama graphite operation have resulted in Syrah Resources’ production decreasing by 8% in the second quarter ended June. 

Mineral processing company Multotec has expanded its technology division’s research and development (R&D) capabilities with a range of specialised facilities. The equipment Multotec uses for... 

Compressor solutions provider and distributor Integrated Air Solutions has introduced the EG Series electric air compressor range. The EG Series is a product of air compressor manufacturer ELGi and... 

Blurb for online publications Two mines in South Africa’s Limpopo province proved the value of Weir Minerals’ Warman® AHF pump range in pumping frothy, high density and viscous slurries.