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S Africa needs smarter ports
17th February 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

For South Africa’s eight ports to keep up with the changes in global shipping, and safeguard trade that is vital to the economy, it is extremely important that Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)... 


Cloud spending to accelerate across Africa in 2023 – report
17th February 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Companies across Africa are planning to increase their spending on cloud computing over the next year, a new study reveals. According to the Cloud in Africa 2023 study, more than two-thirds of... 


PDS technology will continue to develop, particularly leveraging advancements in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies.
Expanding the value proposition of the PDS
16th February 2023

That Proximity Detection System (PDS) technology has over the years ushered in a new era in mine safety management is no overstatement. Given the pace of development in the past two years, Anton... 


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Segele gold project, Ethiopia – update
10th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Akobo Minerals has encountered visible gold in its first drill hole at the third mineralisation style, 140 m from the main Segele area. 


FFI advances Norwegian green hydrogen
7th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has advanced its Holmaneset green hydrogen project, in Norway, to the next phase by completing a scoping study to identify potential... 


PDS technology will continue to develop, particularly leveraging advancements in areas such as the Internet of Things and other technologies
Expanding the value proposition of the PDS
6th February 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

That Proximity Detection System (PDS) technology has over the years ushered in a new era in mine safety management is no overstatement. Given the pace of development in the past two years, Booyco... 


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Visible gold struck in first hole drilled at Segele
3rd February 2023 By: Darren Parker

Ethiopia-focused gold exploration and mining company Akobo Minerals has hit visible gold in its first drill hole at the third mineralisation style 140 m from the main Segele area in Ethiopia. Akobo... 


Twin Hills definitive feasibility study progressing – Osino
3rd February 2023 By: Donna Slater

TSX-V-listed gold explorer and developer Osino Resources is progressing with developing a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Twin Hills gold project, in Namibia, and is conducting trade-off... 


TAKING DELIVERY
Mechanical Rotating Solutions received multiple mobile pump units for refurbishment last month
No substitute for reliability, ROI
3rd February 2023

South Africa’s electricity crisis has made it more evident than ever that maintenance and planning should form the core of any industrial operation, says mining supplies company Mechanical Rotating... 


DISTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENTS
Integrated Pump Technology intends to establish new distributorships in Gabon, Angola, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Kenya to sell and support the Grindex range
Grindex pumps distributor widens SADC network
3rd February 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Pumping applications solutions provider Integrated Pump Technology has been given the green light to distribute the submersible pumps range from Swedish pumps manufacturer Grindex in a further... 


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Strata Worldwide Celebrates 30 Years in Business
2nd February 2023

Strata Worldwide celebrates 30 years in business and would like to thank its loyal customers and suppliers for years of support. In partnering with them, Strata has become a trusted resource in the... 


President Jokowi 'confident' Tesla will invest in Indonesia
1st February 2023 By: Reuters

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is confident Tesla will finalise a deal to invest in a production facility in his country, having offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a... 


South African coal mine equipped with 5G
27th January 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Canyon Coal’s Phalanndwa Colliery is set to become a fifth-generation (5G) connected coal mine operation after it partnered with Huawei, MTN and Minetec Smart Mining to enable guaranteed... 


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Contractor achieves consecutive safety milestones
27th January 2023 By: Nadine James

Drilling and grouting services company Rosond has marked a year of zero harm at platinum producer Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Tumela mine in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Rosond... 


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Eskom aims to unlock 500 MW of renewables from second land-lease tender
26th January 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom will host site visits on February 7 for independent power producers (IPPs) interested in four new parcels of grid-ready land in Mpumalanga that the utility will make available under its... 


BCX delivers 5G solutions to Mpumalanga mine to improve safety, productivity
20th January 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communication technology group BCX has partnered with Huawei and MPI to deliver innovative fifth-generation (5G) solutions to the Nungu mine, in Witbank, bringing about enhancements... 


B2Gold posts record fourth-quarter production  
19th January 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based B2Gold has scaled a new quarterly production record, with fourth-quarter output of 367 880 oz, helped by a record performance at its Fekola mine, in Mali, a strong operational... 


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Gov pledges A$70m to Townsville hydrogen
16th January 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government will invest A$70-million to support the development of a hydrogen hub in Townsville, in Queensland. The government over the weekend released guidelines for the competitive... 


Anglesey ups interest in Grängesberg iron-ore project
12th January 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

UK development company Anglesey Mining has entered into an agreement to acquire another 29.8% of Grängesberg Iron (GIAB), the entity that owns the Grängesberg iron-ore project in Sweden. Anglesey... 


Provaris looks at Nordic hydrogen opportunities
12th January 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green hydrogen developer Provaris Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian-based hydrogen developer Norwegian Hydrogen AS to collaborate on the development on green... 


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BHP and Oz Minerals agree on takeover deal
22nd December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP and copper miner Oz Minerals have entered into a scheme implementation deed (SID) under which BHP would acquire all of the shares in Oz at a price of A$28.25 each, valuing Oz... 


Consortium forms to study iron-ore export facility
16th December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed CZR Resources, Strike Resources and CSL Australia have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a consortium to jointly develop an iron-ore export facility at the Port of... 


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Solar projects help support miner’s gold, PGMs operations
16th December 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater is implementing a range of renewable-energy solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to support its local gold and platinum-group metal (PGM) mining operations. This... 


South32 secures more gas for Cannington
15th December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner South32 has signed a gas supply agreement with ASX-listed companies Central Petroleum and New Zealand Oil 7 Gas for the supply of gas to its Cannington operations, in... 


Genesis and St Barbara hatch golden plan
12th December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Genesis Minerals and St Barbara have finally announced a merger agreement, months after first flagging discussions to consolidate gold holdings in the Leonora region of Western... 


Morocco eyes huge hydrogen projects for export to Europe
6th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

Morocco is considering partnering with Gautam Adani – Asia’s richest person – on a large-scale hydrogen project amid a renewable energy push to meet demand at home and in Europe. Authorities are... 


Papua New Guinea PM Marape presses mining, energy giants to advance projects
5th December 2022 By: Reuters

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Monday urged mining investors to get on with developing their resources, pushing for more downstream processing in the country and more local... 


AfriTin buoyed by exploration of Namibia licence ML133
24th November 2022 By: Donna Slater

Tin miner AfriTin Mining is progressing with exploration of mining licence ML133, located about 35 km south-east of the company’s Uis mine in Namibia, having found thus far 13 m of mineralisation... 


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Oz Minerals to back new play by BHP
18th November 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The board of copper miner Oz Minerals will back an increased offer from diversified miner BHP. BHP has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal for Oz Minerals, to acquire the company... 


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Company launches ‘Big Five’ campaign
11th November 2022

Last month, industrial equipment supplier Festo South Africa introduced its Festo Core Range of ‘Big Five’ products, which are an attractively priced range of pneumatic automation products that can... 


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Integrated CAS solution enables safer, more productive mining
11th November 2022

Safer mining is about integrated risk management and safety protocols in a range of areas. Proximity detection and collision awareness is a crucial focus area in the drive to reduce fatalities,... 


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Kambalda nickel restart project, Australia – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Mincor Resources has extended the reserve-backed mine life at its Kambalda nickel operations to six years. 


Yintai backs out of acquisition offer as Shanta reveals drilling results
2nd November 2022 By: Darren Parker

Mining and metals trader Yintai Gold has informed Africa-focused gold miner Shanta Gold that it no longer intends to make an offer to acquire the company.  In addition to receiving interest from... 


Mincor adds to Kambalda mine life
28th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Nickel miner Mincor Resources has extended the reserve-backed mine life at its Kambalda nickel operations, in Western Australia, to six years, following an initial ore reserve for the Golden Mile.... 


Minerals Council safety and sustainable development head Sizwe Phakathi
Plan of action devised to prevent further fatalities
28th October 2022 By: Halima Frost

Mining employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa held a special board meeting last month to devise a four-tiered plan of action aimed at preventing fatalities. The meeting was called in... 


Lake Maitland's economics prove up
24th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A scoping study into a stand-alone uranium and vanadium operation at the Lake Maitland project, in Western Australia, confirmed the project economics. ASX-listed Toro Energy previously flagged a... 


Billionaire Adani to target Europe with huge Morocco clean energy project
21st October 2022 By: Reuters

Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, is in exploratory talks for a giant renewables project in Morocco, which would aim to supply electricity and emissions-free fuel to Europe. Adani’s... 


Kinross partners with Gold79 on project near Round Mountain
14th October 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Gold79 Mines on Thursday announced an exploration and option agreement with Kinross Gold, which CEO Derek Macpherson said was a strong endorsement of the Jefferson Canyon project’s... 


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Reliable Power Transmission
14th October 2022

During the last 12 years, Level 2 BBBEE agricultural and industrial mechanisation equipment supplier AIM has focused on designing state-of –the-art equipment to introduce the latest technology into... 


The take-up of Booyco PDS technology has seen over 6500 sets of mining vehicle equipment installed across
Momentum behind collision prevention on mines
13th October 2022

While Proximity Detection Systems (PDSs) have been around for little more than 15 years, the offerings on the market today are streets ahead of what was first made available; this complexity has to... 


GME raises cash for NiWest
12th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed GME Resources will raise A$4-million in a share placement to advance work at its NiWest nickel/cobalt project, in Western Australia. The company on Wednesday said it had received fir... 


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Fibre sensing technology offers improved security for myriad of industries
7th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Digital value chain solutions provider Tech4IR is aiming to leverage the versatility of its fibre sensing security application, to build a footprint of this technology in South Africa, and provide... 


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Maelgwyn leveraging South Africa, African growth to expand business
30th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Owing to the considerable organic growth it has achieved in South Africa and Africa, mineral processing technologies and processes provider Maelgwyn has relocated to a new building, in Boundary... 


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