Corrosion protection to ensure sustainable zinc production

The demand for corrosion protection will ensure the development and sustainability of zinc-related mining projects currently under consideration and in progress in the Southern African region, says the International Zinc Association of Southern...

Agreement signed to develop GTL project

Local energy and chemicals group Sasol and its partners Uzbekneftegaz and Petronas, have signed an investment agreement with the Uzbekistan Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade, for the development and implementation of a...

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...

Sasol says gas-heavy growth pipeline ‘double-dip’ proof

Energy and chemicals group Sasol expects to spend about R63-billion on capital investments during its 2012 and 2013 financial years and insists it has the financial muscle to press ahead with its gas-heavy growth projects, as well as further gas...

Kumtor mine, Kyrgyz Republic

An openpit gold mine situated in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Sasol will start feasibility early 2011 on Canada GTL plant

South African energy firm Sasol expects to start work early next year on a gas-to-liquids fuel plant in Western Canada, senior group executive Lean Strauss said on Monday. Sasol announced earlier in the day it would pay C$1,05-billion for a 50%...

Sasol decelerates CTL project pending carbon capture, refinery clarity

Sasol CEO Pat Davies on its coal-to-liquids projects in China and South Africa, and its gas-to-liquids plan for Uzbekistan.

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

Real Economy Report - Top Ten 2009

News in early 2010 that commodity markets are on course for their strongest year since 1973 is seen as a positive start to the year after a bleak 2009. Mining Weekly takes a look at 2009's ten most popular Real Economy Report mining stories,...

China struggles to fuel its nuclear energy boom

China is driving ahead with an ambitious programme to expand its atomic energy capacity over the next decade, raising questions about its ability to find the uranium it will need, at home or abroad. Total capacity reached 9,1 gigawatts by the end...

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