CTL process to provide fuel for SA generations to come

The abundance of coal and the nearly perfected coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology, which is used by South African petrochemicals giant Sasol, will ensure that South Africa produces fuels for generations to come, says CTL specialist and trustee of...

Company Announcement: Cooper Energy Farms out Bargou Tunisia to Dragon oil well scheduled for 2012

Cooper Energy Limited is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary, C. E. Tunisia Bargou Ltd has signed a Farm-in Agreement with Dragon Oil Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dragon Oil plc, under which Dragon Oil will acquire a 55% working...

Index measures governments' transparency on resources revenue

A new index launched on Wednesday by the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) and Transparency International has ranked Brazil first out of a list of 41 countries for its transparency about the management of oil, gas and minerals. Norway came a close...

Nuclear energy revival ensuring future of uranium mining

World energy demand is growing. The International Energy Agency predicts that global energy requirements will increase by 40% by 2030. No less than 80% of this increase in demand will come from emerging and developing countries. Fossil fuel...

Nuclear energy revival ensuring future of uranium mining

Cover story on the worldwide revival of civil nuclear energy, which is enjoying major international political support, and its effects on uranium mining

Drilling products firm reports ‘significant growth’ 
despite recession

Specialist manufacturer and supplier to the exploration and geotechnical drilling industries, HUD Mining Supplies (HUD), states that its diamond drill bit manufacturing-business has experienced significant growth despite the reigning recession.

New product line to be unveiled

One of the exhibitors in the outside display areas at this year’s Electra Mining is Manhattan Corporation, which offers equipment, process plant and mine development solutions to the mining, processing and heavy industry markets.

New step in resource-project-catalyst's evolution

South African suppliers of engineering equipment, services and skills are set to reap significant benefits from the R278-million acquisition of engineering-solutions company Bateman Project Holdings (Batepro) by an international consortium of...

Norilsk breaks out of Russian lease area

Norilsk, the Russian nickel-mining corporation, is taking its first step out of the home territories of the former Soviet Union with its participation in the Nakety nickel project in New Caledonia, reports Industrial Information Resources.

SA company helping Russian giant to go international

South Africa's international project development and process engineering group, Bateman Project Holdings, is participating in the facilitation of the first overseas project by the giant Russian Norilsk nickel-mining corporation, Mining Weekly can...

SA company helping Russian giant to go international

SOUTH Africa’s Bateman Project Holdings is participating in the facilitation the first overseas project by the giant Russian Norilsk nickel-mining corporation.

South Africa in 'Russia with love'

Russia is not for the faint-hearted as much as Africa is not for ‘sissies’, and South Africans have acted opportune in exporting their ‘can-do attitude’ to the icy-cold former cradle of communism.