John Beachy Head

Position: Chief Executive Officer of Iron Mineral Beneficiation Services (IMBS) Pty Limited Main activity of the company: Iron making and technology development Date and place of birth: East London, May 11, 1959 Education: Rondebosch Boys High...

IDC, Palabora Mining partner technology minnow in pilot iron project

The steel world's search for a commercially viable way of converting fine iron-ore waste into a ferrous-scrap supplement is over, a small new South African company claims. Coming up with a claimed home-grown solution to a long-standing Holy Grail...

Significant technological advances made over 20 years

Crushing and grinding processes have undergone significant changes over the past 20 years, Australia-based Mineral Engineering Technical Services (Mets) director and principal consulting engineer Damian Connelly reports.

Historic joint declaration to grow and transform mining

The South African government, three labour unions, big mining business and small mining business have clinched an historic 13-commitment accord to grow and transform South Africa’s still-well-endowed mining industry. While it has become a South...

IDC, Palamin, IMBS mulling over iron-making project at Phalaborwa

A joint venture between Palabora Mining Company (Palamin), the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and technology development company Iron Mineral Beneficiation Services (IMBS) to explore the establishment of an iron-making...

Company Announcement: Knelson and Deswik Announce Joint Venture Technology Agreement

Attached please find a press release on: Marking a significant step in the evolution of fine milling technology, Canadian-based Knelson, a recognized leader in mineral separation technology and Deswik International Ltd. have announced plans to...

Braemore in talks to fund ConRoast commercialisation

Aim- and JSE-listed Braemore Resources said on Tuesday that it had entered into discussions with various parties to finance the development capital needed to build the next stage ConRoast facility, with refining capacity. The company also...

Barrick narrows field to nine teams in $10m competition

The world's biggest gold-miner, Barrick Gold, has selected nine scientific proposals to progress to the third stage of its 'Unlock the value' competition, in which it is offering scientists $10-million for ways to increase silver recovery from the...

Environment-friendly hybrid dump truck makes its debut

Diversified electrical engineering company, General Electric (GE), recently announced that it has successfully tested a giant hybrid dump truck. The US Department of Energy is cost sharing the technology development of the world’s first and...

Deliberate policy intervention

Beneficiation is a deliberate policy intervention to move South Africa from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy, as the imminent depletion of mineral resources places an obligation on the country to find alternative ways of creating...

South Africa years away from being 'country ready'

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently high on the fossil-fuel agenda as a means of mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are seen as contributing to climate change. It is estimated that fossil fuel combustion liberates 26...

South Africa years away from being 'country ready'

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently high on the fossil-fuel agenda as a means of mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are seen as contributing to climate change.