Opportunities in industry but on the back of rising costs

There are currently more opportunities for opencast mining companies and contractors than in 2009, but costs are expected to gradually increase, says opencast mining contract company Diesel Power CEO Kobus van Biljon.

Smelter recommissioning study under way

Electric furnace design and supply company Tenova Pyromet has been appointed by platinum group metals (PGM) concentrate producer Eastplats to study the recommissioning of the two 3,7 MW furnaces at the miner’s PGM smelting facility at Crocodile...

SA a preferred destination for Chinese mining investment

IN terms of number of projects, South Africa currently ranks second equal among African countries regarding Chinese investment in mining. There are five mining projects in this country with greater or lesser degrees of Chinese investment.

Xstrata’s new Elandsfontein to deliver first concentrate next week

Global mining giant Xstrata's Elandsfontein platinum concentrator is already operating near design capacity, and the company will deliver the first concentrate to the world's biggest producer of the white metal, Anglo Platinum, in the...

Deposits for 780 years of demand

Mining and exploration companies are constrained by the South African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (Samrec) in terms of their reporting on reserves and resources.

Local smelting specialist awarded €4-million European contract

Leading designer and builder of smelting furnaces Pyromet Technologies was awarded with a €4-million contract in June this year to rebuild a furnace for a European-based company. Pyromet project manager Johan Bester says that the project is...

Hernic strides to long-term profitability

On the road to Thabazimbi, from Hartebeespoort Dam, some 7 km from Brits, there is an imposing factory.

Croatian equipment firms want SA partners

Croatia is set to benefit from aspiring BEE firms seeking new and previously largely untapped foreign partners to carve themselves a share in the mining equipment supply business.

Mupane preparation starts

Consulting firm Basil Read Botswana has been awarded the openpit mining contract for the Mupane gold project, east of Francistown, in Botswana, by Australian-listed Gallery Gold.

New PGM exploration campaign for Madagascar

AIM-quoted exploration company Jubilee Platinum plans to initiate a new phase of exploration on its concession in the Londokamanana area of Madagascar, some 160km north west of the capital Antananarivo.

PGM explorer in West limb land purchase

Platinum junior Jubilee Platinum, and AIM-quoted exploration company, announced yesterday that its 90% owned South African subsidiary Maude Mining & Exploration had entered into prospecting and purchase option agreements on a new land package.

Company takes on second crawler drill

Mining contractor MCC Mining has taken delivery of its second Ingersoll-Rand (IR) pneumatic crawler drill from CRM.