Middelburg mine, South Africa

A BHP controlled mine located in Mpumalanga.

Underground mining comes to an end at BHP’s Douglas colliery

It was the end of an era on Monday as BHP Billiton’s Douglas colliery completed its final underground mining shift at 08:00. Underground mining has taken place at this operation, near Witbank in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, for over...

Simulated training equipment to improve mining operations

The mining training processes of large African companies is made more efficient and cost effective with advanced simulator training technology, says simulator training equipment company Immersive Technologies marketing coordinator Don Forbes.

Coal giants keep home fires burning

Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa reports that the main participants in the South African coal industry produce more than 10-million tons of coal a year.

Local coal conference attracts international experts

The South African Coal Processing Society's (SACPS) biannual coal conference, which will be held from September 10 to September 14, 2007, is bringing a host of international coal preparation experts to South Africa to address delegates.

Douglas-Middelburg Optimisation (DMO) project, South Africa

The DMO is a brownfields thermal-coal project located in the Witbank area of Mpumalanga.

Douglas-Middelburg Optimisation (DMO) project, Mpumalanga

The DMO is a brownfields thermal-coal project located in the Witbank area of Mpumalanga. The project combines the resources from the adjacent reserves of the Douglas colliery and Middelburg mine.

Ingwe coal emerging from doldrums, says BHP Billiton's Salamon

BHP Billiton’s long-suffering Ingwe Coal is beginning to turn the corner.

Ingwe coal turnaround under way, says BHP Billiton's Salamon

BHP Billiton's Ingwe was re-establishing production, reducing costs and returning to profitablility, retiring BHP Billiton executive president Mike Salamon said on Wednesday.

Douglas-Middelburg Optimisation (DMO) project, Mpumalanga

The DMO is a brownfields thermal-coal project located in the Witbank area of Mpumalanga. The project combines the resources from the adjacent reserves of Douglas Colliery and Middelburg Mine.

Douglas-Middelburg Optimisation (DMO) project

The DMO is a brownfields thermal-coal project located in the Witbank area of Mpumalanga. The project combines the resources from the adjacent reserves of Douglas Colliery and Middelburg Mine.

Giant views R2,4bn coal project as most attractive

The world’s biggest mining company has announced a new R2,4-billion South African coal-mine project.