Interactive training program to tackle health and safety challenge

A new 25-module interactive program aimed at promoting visual safety on mines is currently being developed by training software producer List Premier.

New wireless control system to boost efficiency

Wireless solutions provider Comsol started the R2-million installation of its new wireless multiservice wide-area network (WAN) solution at ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome’s project sites, in Mpumalanga and the North West, in September.

Samancor opens five-million-litre-a-day wastewater treatment plant

Chrome-focused mining major Samancor Tubatse Ferrochrome has officially opened its new 5-million-litre-a-day (5 000-m3/day) integrated wastewater treatment plant, near Steelpoort, Limpopo.



Samancor Chrome studies power from waste gas options at smelters

South African ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome was evaluating potentially generating 45 MWh of electricity from its three smelting operations, group environment manager Heather Booysen said on Tuesday. She told delegates at a cogeneration...

‘I have conducted myself with full integrity' – Gounden on Lonmin dispute

Former South African Public Enterprises DG and current HolGoun executive chairperson Dr Sivi Gounden said that he had conducted himself with full integrity and that his company had complied with all the requirements relating to the awarding of...

Samancor Chrome retrenchments reduced – union

South African trade union Solidarity said on Thursday that Samancor Chrome had “significantly” reduced the number of planned retrenchments. In March, Samancor said that it planned to retrench almost 900, or about 20%, of the its nearly 4 690...

Samancor Chrome prepares to retrench, 900 jobs at risk

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - South African chrome-miner and ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome said on Tuesday that it was preparing to retrench workers as a consequence of its planned 55% cut in smelter production and 50% cut in...

Daily podcast – March 11, 2009

In today's podcast: Samancor Chrome prepares to retrench workers; and China-linked Dragon Energy eyes investments in new mining projects.

Samancor Chrome prepares to retrench, 900 jobs at risk

South African chrome-miner and ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome said on Tuesday that it was preparing to retrench workers as a consequence of its planned 55% cut in smelter production and 50% cut in chrome mining during 2009. Of the 4 800...

SA ferrochrome producers announce sweeping cuts as demand wanes

Ferrochrome producers in South Africa, which account for about three-quarters of global supply, have announced a succession of cutbacks and curtailments as they adjust to falling prices and demand for the steelmaking ingredient. In an emailed...

Sylvania to build new chrome, platinum recovery plants in SA

ASX- and Aim-listed Sylvania Resources on Wednesday announced its intention to build two new chrome and platinum recovery plants, worth some R224-million, at Samancor Chrome’s Tweefontein and Doornbosch chrome mines. The two new plants were...

Samancor Chrome unveils long-term Esop

The world’s second-largest producer of ferrochrome, Samancor Chrome, has launched a broad-based employee empowerment trust that will benefit all the company’s bargaining unit employees.