17/02/2012 (On-The-Air)

he government’s latest approach to mine safety is evoking a howl of industry protest; South Africa’s AngloGold has given the green light to big new gold projects worth more than R6-billion; and Sasol, which is best known for converting coal...

South African gold mine cooling technology used in Chinese coal mine

A deep-level mine cooling technology that was developed in AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa would be installed at a coal mine in China, the proprietary owner of the technology, IDE recently said. The China National Coal Group...

Mponeng mine, South Africa

An underground operation situated in Gauteng.

AngloGold reports fatality at Moab Khotsong

All tramming operations at AngloGold Ashanti’s Moab Khotsong mine in the Free State had been stopped after a fatal accident late on Wednesday. The miner said that a locomotive driver suffered from fatal head injuries after the accident, which...

One killed, four injured in AngloGold Ashanti accident

Gold major AngloGold Ashanti said on Friday that one employee was killed and four others injured at its Mponeng mine, in the Carletonville area. The accident, which took place at about 09:50, was the result of fall of ground triggered by a seismic...

AngloGold halts production at Mponeng after fatality

South Africa's largest gold-miner AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday confirmed that it had closed its Mponeng mine after search parties retrieved the body of a mineworker that was reported lost on Monday. AngloGold Ashanti spokesperson Alan Fine told...

Moab Khotsong gold mine commissions ice thermal storage system

In response to the critical need for power and energy management in mine refrigeration, cooling systems and ventilation, mining companies are turning to alternative thermal storage schemes.

14/05/2010 (On-The-Air)

South Africa's deep-level gold miners are planning a veritable journey to the centre of the earth; moral suasion is now imperative to prevent South Africa's steel industry from sabotaging local manufacture and South Africa's Sasol has bought a...

Orders roll in for railbound transport systems supplier

Orders for railbound transport systems supplier SMT Scharf’s electric monorail transport system (EMTS) continue to grow with platinum major Impala Platinum (Implats) ordering an additional four EMTS trains and 9 km of rail for its Shaft 20...

AngloGold closes section of Mponeng mine after fatality

JSE-listed gold producer AngloGold Ashanti on Monday reported that operations at its Mponeng mine were still limited, as the Department of Mineral Resources would be conducting an investigation into a fatality, which occurred over the weekend....

Worker killed at AngloGold’s Mponeng mine

A worker was killed in a locomotive accident at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, on Tuesday. The South African gold company said that the accident took place at 83 level, some 2 500 m below surface.

Cooling solution for Africa’s deep-level mines

With three new units of desalination company IDE Technologies’ Vacuum Ice Makers (VIM) 850 successfully commissioned at gold major AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine, in the North West province of South Africa, in early 2009, IDE representative...