Trapped Zimbabwe miners accounted for, no injuries

All of around 60 miners trapped underground after an accident and fire at Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine are accounted for and are being bring brought to the surface, the company said on Tuesday. "A number of employees who were accommodated in...

Aquarius says PGMs production will miss target

Platinum miner Aquarius Platinum said on Monday it could produce some 40 000 oz less platinum group metals in the full year than previously foreseen, as the impact of work stoppages hurts output at the number four platinum producer. In an...

Implats, Northern Shield formalise QC platinum JV

Canadian junior Northern Shield on Friday said it firmed up a joint venture agreement with world number-two platinum producer Impala Platinum over the TSX-V-listed company’s Idefix property in northern Quebec. The partners had in January inked...

Kromdraai water treatment plant follows success of eMalahleni

A modular mine water treatment plant developed by Aveng Water, a subsidiary of infrastructure group Aveng, is being installed at coal-mining major Anglo American Thermal Coal’s Kromdraai opencast mine, following the company's success at the...

Consultancy aiming to grow to accommodate more complex projects

Mining projects being established at remote locations need to be much larger than those operating in areas with existing infrastructure to justify capital investment in supporting infrastructure and, therefore, require higher production rates.

Contract documentation for Mareesburg platinum project completed

Contract documentation for platinum miner Eastern Platinum’s Mareesburg platinum-group metals project, in Limpopo, has been completed and tenders have closed, reports consulting engineering firm UWP Consulting.

Former Eastplats MD joins Gold One

ASX- and JSE-listed Gold One on Thursday announced the appointments of Wayne Robinson as executive VP for the South African operations and Michael Li as senior VP for Asia. Robinson, the former MD for Eastern Platinum, would provide mining...

Increased need for equipment as mining operations evolve

The global need for headgears, shaft equipment and related expertise is growing at a significant rate as openpit mines adopt underground mining methods to exploit finely disseminated or deep ore deposits.

Consumers still underpinning SA’s growth, bank shows

Consumption was continuing trumping production in South Africa, Absa Investments GM Craig Pheiffer said on Monday. Real retail sales grew by 3.9% year-on-year (y/y) in January and manufacturing grew 4.1% y/y in February, while mining production...

Amplats, Zimbabwe to meet on Unki indigenisation plan

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Wednesday that it would meet officials from the Zimbabwe government later this week to discuss the indigenisation plan for its Unki mine. The world’s largest platinum producer submitted its...

Valve supplier benefits from mining industry

Valve and valve-related product supplier TTV Fluval reports that the mining industry has been a significant consumer of its range of Smart valve positioners since its launch, with products mostly being supplied to gold- and platinum- mining...

Implats’ illustrated history

This year marks the 88th anniversary of the foundation of South Africa’s platinum mining sector. However, this milestone is unlikely to be celebrated with much enthusiasm as platinum miners increasingly find themselves of the tortuous rack owing...