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Bell boosted by strong demand, autonomous trucks ready to roll 
3rd April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Increased commodity demand, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages, as well as expanded infrastructure spending in several markets, have all combined to drive up demand for Bell’s articulated dump trucks... 


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On-The-Air (31/03/2023)
31st March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

This week Martin Creamer discusses PGMs, critical metals, hydrogen. 


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Kanyika niobium project, Malawi – update
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The government of Malawi has approved the Mining Development Agreement for the project. 


Mining haul trucks in Botswana
ICMM, CharIN launch task force to resolve bottlenecks in rollout of zero-emission mining vehicle fleets
30th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The challenge of electrifying mining haul truck operations has taken a step forward with the launch of the CharIN Mining Taskforce, a partnership between global organisations CharIN and the... 


Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
29th March 2023 By: Reuters

On the once bone-dry soil of a diamond mine in South Africa's central Free State province, Susan Masoha now harvests big bunches of tomatoes, eggplants and spinach. The former cleaner at the mine... 


Platinum group metals can boost South African jobs and economic growth.
Platinum group metals can add million South African jobs plus R8-trillion to economy
28th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Collaborative marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs) has the potential to add a million more South African jobs and contribute R8-trillion more to the economy as the world greens and lowers... 


Bell E-series ADTs ready to run on HVO fuel
28th March 2023

All new Bell Equipment E-series Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs) fitted with the Mercedes Benz OM471LA, OM473LA, and OM934/6LA engines are fully compatible with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel,... 


Why follow when you can lead?
28th March 2023

Ever since Bell Equipment founder, Irvine Bell, invented his self-loading sugarcane trailer in 1954, the year in which the global manufacturer was established, the group’s innovation has seen it... 


Adoption stage for autonomous Bell ADTs
28th March 2023

Four years after commencing extensive testing, global ADT specialist, Bell Equipment, reports that autonomous technology is now at the adoption stage with more customers in the United Kingdom,... 


Kingwest readies for mining at Menzies
28th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold hopeful Kingwest Resources has cleared the last hurdle to the start of production at its Menzies gold project, in Western Australia, signing a toll milling agreement with gold miner St... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
South Africa will overcome its rail and electricity problems, Menar MD predicts
27th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

At the end of the day, South Africa will overcome its rail transport and electricity availability issues, and confidence in both Transnet and Eskom will be fully restored, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu... 


Company provides improved operator safety
24th March 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Local high-pressure jetting equipment manufacturer Werner Pumps has invested in new devices for its rental combination of jetting and vacuum trucks to improve operator safety in the field. Werner’s... 


Epiroc to deliver $17m worth of new equipment to Kipushi in DRC
23rd March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Original-equipment manufacturer Epiroc has won a large order from mining contractor JCHX Mining and Construction for equipment to be used at an underground mine that is reopening in the Democratic... 


FUCHS’ Emalahleni branch is an essential partner to the coal-mining industry
17th March 2023

The Emalahleni branch of FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA in Mpumalanga offers a dedicated pump-on service to major coal-mining clients to keep essential equipment such as draglines and excavators... 


Botswana’s Debswana installs eLTE solution at Jwaneng diamond mine
17th March 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Botswana’s Debswana Diamond Company and information and communications technology (ICT) giant Huawei have unveiled its fifth-generation- (5G-) orientated smart diamond mine project. Debswana’s... 


Malachite from the Haib copper project
Haib copper project, Namibia – update
17th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The High Court of Namibia has set aside the decision of the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia not to renew the Haib project's licence. 


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North American Lithium project, Canada – update
17th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

First spodumene has been produced at the operation. 


Mining BEVs set to launch
17th March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Underground mining mobile equipment specialist MacLean Engineering is expanding its battery electric vehicle portfolio this year with the launch of three new mining vehicles that further address... 


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Grant assists in establishing First Mode Proving Grounds
17th March 2023

Global carbon reduction company First Mode has established a proving grounds in Centralia, located in Lewis County, Washington, made possible in part by a $250 000 grant from the state economic... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa.
Coal miner Exxaro to build 68 MW solar power plant in Limpopo
16th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Financial close is expected at the end of this month for construction in the second quarter of this year of a 68 MW solar power plant at a cost of between R1.52-billion and R1.56-billion, Exxaro... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa.
Exxaro earnings soar, final dividend down
16th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Coal, energy and ferrous markets company Exxaro reported strongly rising revenue in its year-end results for the year ended December 31, which boosted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation... 


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On-The-Air (10/03/2023)
10th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer discusses platinum and South Africa’s opportunities. 


Hitachi Construction Machinery and First Quantum Minerals announce zero emission partnership with signing of Letter of Intent
10th March 2023

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals Ltd today announce that they have entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to advance the development of sustainable mining... 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
10th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Mining of the Venetia openpit was completed in December 2022, and the mine will transition to underground mining operations in 2023. 


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South Crofty tin project, UK – update
10th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Cornish Metals is making good progress to return the South Crofty mine to production. 


Another just energy transition initiative has come flying out of its starting blocks in the form of Just Green AfrH2ica.
Another just energy transition drive hits high spots in form of Just Green AfrH2ica
9th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Yet another just energy transition initiative has come flying out of its starting blocks in the form of Just Green AfrH2ica, the promoter of the just energy transition to green hydrogen in Africa,... 


Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are forecast to take the competitive high road.
Platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell vehicles forecast to be TCO unrivalled by 2026/7
8th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The total cost of ownership  (TCO) of platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) is forecast to be less than that of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2026, and less than that of... 


Electric vehicles charge at Tesla supercharger points.
Tesla, GM follow own shareholders with push into lithium miners
7th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

As automakers seek stakes in lithium miners to lock in supplies for electric-vehicle batteries, they’re following a path already forged by their shareholders. Take Tesla, which is reportedly... 


Implats group executive refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya.
Hydrogen economy continuing to build, Implats’ Sifiso Sibiya reports
3rd March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Momentum in the hydrogen economy is continuing to build, Implats group executive refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya reported when he presented an Implats slide outlining global market trends for... 


KP Lime mine
KP Lime looks to expand with an additional pit
3rd March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Global commodities trader IMR Resources is set to expand its Kgatelopele Lime (KP Lime) mine, in the Northern Cape, with a second openpit operation that is expected to be built within the next two... 


Rajant's network nodes, or BreadCrumbs, communicate with all other radios on a mine site, to create a high-capacity, dense mesh network of connected assets.
Sandvik, Rajant complete autonomous mine communications validation, testing at Venetia
3rd March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Mining engineering multinational Sandvik and US-based wireless mesh networks company Rajant Corporation collaborated on digital mining tests to ensure wireless communications can be used with... 


Atlas Copco teams up with distributor, Airlif Compressors, to supply seamless mobile compressed air solution to opencast mine
3rd March 2023

Atlas Copco Power Technique, in collaboration with long-standing distributor, Airlif Compressors & Pumps, once again delivered an economical compressed air solution to a foremost opencast mine... 


Lion Energy secures spot for first hydrogen hub
3rd March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Lion Energy has signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with the port of Brisbane for its first green hydrogen hub. Lion Energy will build and operate its first hydrogen generation and... 


An image depicting the E-Prix circuit
Company supplies steel for Cape Town E-Prix
3rd March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Local steel supplier Macsteel collaborated with contractors to supply more than 465 t of steel in seven weeks for the first-ever Cape Town E-Prix, on February 25, held during the ninth Formula E... 


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Sukari underground gold mine expansion, Egypt
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold miner Centamin plans to expand the Sukari underground gold mine to 1.5-million tonnes a year of total ore mined. 


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Haib copper project, Namibia – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Namibia High Court has postponed delivering a verdict to March 15, 2023, in the case to review the Namibian Mines and Energy Minister’s refusal to not renew the exploration and prospecting... 


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Pine Point zinc project, Canada – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Private equity group Appian Natural Resources has committed to invest C$100-million to acquire a 60% interest in the project. 


Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Musk tamps down speculation that Tesla will mine lithium
2nd March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Tesla is more focused on refining lithium than on mining the battery metal, CEO Elon Musk said amid speculation the automaker is mulling the takeover of a miner. The “limiting factor” is refining... 


This road could save the planet — and carve up Alaskan wilderness
This road could save the planet — and carve up Alaskan wilderness
28th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

Coldfoot, Alaska, is a lone truck stop-cafe-bar-motel 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It’s the last spot for northbound semis to gas up on their way to Prudhoe Bay and a place where camo-clad... 


A $1.5bn hoard of copper and cobalt is piling up in Congo
27th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

A growing pile of copper and cobalt worth about $1.5-billion is stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, caught up in a standoff over the future of one of the world’s biggest battery-metal... 


BME to launch Canada facilities in Nairn Centre
BME to launch Canada facilities in Nairn Centre
27th February 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In a significant step in its international growth journey, BME Mining Canada will later this year officially launch its greenfield production and service facilities in Nairn Centre, Ontario.... 


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On-The-Air (24/02/2023)
24th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

This week Martin Creamer discusses renewable projects, tax breaks, the hydrogen corridor. 


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Moolmans enters a new five-year manganese mining contract with Tshipi é Ntle
24th February 2023

In line with its vision to be the premier mining contractor in Africa, Moolmans, the South Africa-based contract mining subsidiary of the Aveng group, has entered a new five-year contract with... 


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