Company Announcement: Drilling returns high-grade graphite at Madagascar JV

Malagasy Minerals Limited advises that its Joint Venture Partner and operator in the Madagascar graphite project, Energizer Resources Inc, has reported outstanding drilling results from the flagship Molo prospect.

2011 silver record underpinned by investment, manufacturing

Strong demand from investors and manufacturing drove silver 74% higher to a record $35.12/oz in 2011, according to the ‘World Silver Survey 2012’, released by the Silver Institute on Thursday. The report, researched and compiled by Thomson...

Technical solutions provider exclusive South African distributor

Technical solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Garlock Sealing Technologies in South Africa, which supplies seals for various pump types used in harsh conditions such as the mining industry.

Company Announcement: Acquisition results in new entity: Ludowici Meshcape

Industrial operations in Africa are set to benefit from Ludowici’s acquisition of Meshcape - an investment which will see both companies compliment each other’s existing product ranges.

New robot to help assess safety of underground mining areas after blasting

An autonomous robot is being built that can assess the condition of a hanging wall in an underground mine after blasting and can dramatically reduce the risks to the safety of people and the associated economic risks for mining companies, says...

Platinum market to end 2011 in modest oversupply

The platinum market would move to a small surplus this year, despite global demand rising to a four-year high of 8.08-million ounces, researcher Johnson Matthey said on Tuesday. The market analyst said in its ‘Platinum 2011 interim review’...

Silver Institute commissions study on industrial demand

The Silver Institute, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit industry group, has commissioned metals consultancy GFMS to produce a report on the outlook for silver industrial demand. The study will be published in February 2011, the institute said on...

R8-billion capex expected for 2010

Major platinum-mining company Anglo Platinum expects to incur about R8-billion in capital expenditure (capex), excluding the capitalized interest, for the year, states its quarterly review and production report for the third quarter of 2010....

BEKA

BEKA displays its contemporary range of energy efficient luminaires, particularly suited and developed for the Mining and Industrial applications.

Engineering knowledge firm to showcase expertise

Engineering knowledge company and specialist in rotating equipment SKF will exhibit a range products on at Electra Mining 2010.

SA mine may dent China’s rare-earths dominance

Earlier this year, the increasingly tight rare earths supply situation prompted one environmental journalist in the US to exclaim that we should all kiss our wind turbines goodbye. To be fair, he did lean towards the more apocalyptic scenarios...

SA mine may make small, but significant, dent in China’s rare-earths market dominance

Earlier this year the increasingly tight rare earths supply situation prompted one environmental journalist in the US to exclaim that we should all kiss our wind turbines goodbye.