Evolving platinum projects to focus on energy efficiency

New platinum-mining projects should focus on cooling strategies that lower electricity reliance and diversify air and cooling demands, asserts diversified miner Anglo American subsidiary Anglo Operations principal engineer for ventilation and...

Methane-reduction technology to be applied at coal operation

Bituminous coal and natural gas company Consol Energy has joined with natural resources firm Verdeo Group, to develop the first project aimed at reducing ventilation air methane (VAM) emissions at an active West Virginia coal mine.

Efficient designs improve ventilation and cooling systems performance

The design of infrastructure to enable ventilation and cooling systems to operate more efficiently and effectively is important in reducing energy and water use, says engineering, management and specialist technical services group Aurecon...

Power and automation solutions on show

Power and automation technology solution company ABB South Africa will be participating in this year’s Electra Mining Africa event.

A full suite of mechanised solutions

A full suite of mechanised solutions for underground mining will be presented by GHH Mining Machines (GHH MM) at Electra Mining Africa 2010. This follows the addition of market-leading Fletcher mechanised roof bolting technology and GIA materials...

Massey Energy sues regulator over mine ventilation

Coal-miner Massey Energy has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Washington DC, against the US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), saying that the regulator improperly used its authority to control the design of ventilation...

Electricity tariff increases 
to negatively affect gold mining industry

The South African economy cannot absorb such a large price shock as that proposed by State-owned power utility Eskom, and the outlook for mines higher up the cost curve would be bleak, South Africa’s Chamber of Mines (CoM) told the National...

Seven years of plenty for Civcon

Gauteng-based civil engineering contractor Civcon has, for the past seven years, been contracted by Gold Fields for various projects on the South Deep gold mine, in Westonaria.

Alternative ducting breaks into market sectors

Ventilation specialist ABC Ventilation Systems (ABC) is supplying all the underground sections of the Gautrain project with flexible ducting for ventilation applications.

Copper demand increases exploration activity

Mineral exploration and mine expansion projects in Zambia continue to intensify amidst the surge in commodity prices and copper demand, consulting engineering group SRK Consulting principal consultant Alan Naismith tells Mining Weekly.

Engineering company offering clients turnkey solutions

In response to the increasing demand for a full spectrum turnkey contract service, mine ventilation and refrigeration specialists Bluhm Burton Engineering (BBE) have launched a new company under the BBE umbrella. The new company, which will be...

Project management engineering company excited about its future projects

Process plant design and mining project management engineering company DRA Mineral Projects (DRA) reports that its mining division, incorporating the Mineral Projects division, is growing and has a large amount of work in the platinum-group metals...