NWest Premier to meet Amplats

North West premier Thandi Modise will lead a provincial delegation on Thursday to meet Anglo American Platinum management on the proposed closure of four shafts. "Premier Modise will use the opportunity to share the concern of the provincial...

Fuel cell makes loco debut, better than asteroid mining, big demand change needed

A platinum-using fuel cell is driving a locomotive in a South African platinum mine; a platinum miner quips about asteroid mining; and current weak platinum demand is seen as hugely problematic.

FUTURE FUEL

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is surface testing the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes over the next few months at its Khomanani mine, in Rustenburg. The company aimed to establish the viability of commercialising the...

Prototype fuel cell locomotive being tested at Rustenburg mine

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) last week launched the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa. The first locomotive would be surface tested over the next few months at the...

Resources Watch

This week: Amplats tests a fuel cell-powered locomotive at its Rustenburg mine. AngloGold Ashanti says policies are on the way to support a robust South African mining industry. And, Caterpillar’s boss is upbeat about Africa’s future.

Amplats testing fuel cell-powered loco at Rustenburg mine

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Wednesday launched the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa. The first locomotive would be surface tested over the next few months at the...

Female Amplats worker dies after violent assault

Mining major Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) confirmed on Tuesday that a female worker at its Khomanani mine has died after being violently assaulted. The worker was found in the mine’s underground workings on Monday.

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....