Second Take: West Africa iron-ore

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about West Africa emerging as the next Pilbara.

18/05/2012 (On-The-Air)

The great China-led economic supercycle that has been boosting global economies for a decade appears to be coming to an end; he South African Navy is now allowed to operate in Tanzanian and Mozambican waters to stop piracy.

Second Take: Mining investment

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about investment in mining.

11/05/2012 (On-The-Air)

Yet another black-controlled manganese mine is being built in South Africa’s richly endowed Kalahari Manganese Basin; The first major step has now been taken towards the realisation of an ambitious new South African dream – the local...

Second Take: First blast at Kudumane

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about the fourth new black-controlled managnese mining development under way in the Kalahari.

04/05/2012 (On-The-Air)

New US company Planetary Resources wants to mine platinum in outer space, and plans an initial space launch in the next 24 months; another African country is auctioning its mining riches rather than giving them away on a first come, first served...

27/04/2012 (On-The-Air)

Prehistoric worms found deep in a Free State gold mine may hold the key to South Africa’s acid mine water problem; South Africans have been appointed to advise the government of Cameroon on the development of its mining industry; and the...

20/04/2012 (On-The-Air)

South Africans are spearheading a new mining thrust in bauxite-rich West Africa; Gold is supplying a missing piece in South Africa’s quest to regrow its industrialisation base; and Eskom intends taking the power of the sun to a new level in...

Second Take: The future of industrial gold

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about the future of industrial gold.

13/04/2012 (On-The-Air)

Durban’s new ‘dig-out’ port will test Transnet’s new private-sector participation scheme; South Africa’s inadequate commodity railway network is in line for a R100-billion boost; and South Africa is losing engineers to other countries...

Kell technology ignites industry-creating hopes for platinum sector

A new technology – the Kell process – is igniting hopes that South Africa will be able to create a new industrial thrust out of its unique platinum endowment. There is a snowballing conviction at high level that South Africa could and should...

Second Take: Transnet investment boost

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about Transnet's R100-billion rail infrastructure investment.