Diversified chemicals group Omnia Holdings is celebrating several record-breaking achievements across Protea Mining Chemicals and BME, which together form the group’s mining division. Protea Mining... 

By the time Rio Tinto Group’s chairman, Simon Thompson, and non-executive directors talked on a late-night conference call Thursday, they’d spent a chastening two weeks in the bull’s-eye of... 

A preliminary economic assessment has supported a combined openpit/underground mining operation at the Troilus project. 

The Nigerian Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has recognised the effort that Kogi Iron is making to contribute to the diversification of the country’s economy through the project. 

Sunrise Resources has been awarded the required mine reclamation permit for the project. 

A copper mine located about 20 km south of Princeton, in British Columbia. 

An updated feasibility study has envisaged a conventional openpit mine using drilling, blasting, loading, and hauling mining methods. 

Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME. 

Rope access specialist Skyriders completed the removal of a layer of cementitious fireproofing and insulating material from a spherical gas storage tank at a petrochemicals producer, in Mpumalanga,... 

Sunrise Resources mine plan for the CS pozzolan/perlite project envisages a 27-year operation. 

Kogi Iron is advancing a feasibility study on the Agbaja cast steel project. 

Gold Fields has given Fluor a full notice to proceed with the Salares Norte project. 

The draft environmental impact statement for the Thacker Pass lithium project is available for public comment. 

The Greenland government has given permission for Canada’s Hudson Resources to remobilise its team back to its White Mountain, despite some Covid travel restrictions, with activities now under way... 

Mining major Rio Tinto has admitted to missing ‘various opportunities’ to re-evaluate the mine plan for its Brockman 4 operation, in the Pilbara, which resulted in the destruction of two sacred... 

Energetic materials manufacturer Maxam has officially launched its new integrated blasting service, called X-Energy, which is aimed at addressing and optimising the total cost of ownership in... 

India’s leading blast hole drill manufacturer enters the African Market   Revathi Equipment Limited (REL) is India’s leading manufacturer of high power range of blast hole drills for mining and... 

Industrial minerals and construction materials company Afrimat on July 22 announced its firm intention to acquire Unicorn Capital Partners (UCP). UCP’s business comprises of mobile crane hire,... 

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions around Southern Africa have put the spotlight on mines’ supply chain security, especially with regard to key inputs like explosives and specialised blasting services.... 

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, major mining companies indicated that, for the first time in many years, government and the mining industry were having meaningful dialogue that could realise positive... 

Kogi Iron is focused on progressing a bankable feasibility study for the project. 

MACA has been awarded a mining contract at the Corunna Downs mine. 

The CEO of mining major Rio Tinto has apologized for the distress caused by the company’s unintentional destruction of two sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia, saying the company would... 

TSX-V-listed Pangolin Diamonds on June 23 provided an update on recent activities at its various projects in Botswana, with all field teams now fully operational. It added that the Botswana... 

BME has launched a new, free Blasting Guide application for Android mobile devices, enabling users to rapidly calculate and check blast designs.  Currently available for download from the Google... 

ASX- and LSE-listed Danakali is cautiously optimistic about the food markets globally, despite uncertainty owing to Covid-19, and thanks to the sector’s resilience to the crisis. CEO Niels Wage... 

The CEO of mining major Rio Tinto has apologized for the distress caused by the company’s unintentional destruction of two sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia, saying the company would... 

France-based CEA Tech research institute CEA-Leti and blasting solutions group Davey Bickford Enaex have partnered to develop a new, flexible wireless system, with enhanced safety and productivity,... 

The Kevitsa deposit is one of the largest ever mineral discoveries in Finland. Owned and operated by Boliden Kevitsa Mining Oy, Kevitsa mine’s production is approximately 40 million tonnes per... 

As part of government’s response to keep the South African economy afloat during the outbreak of Covid-19 and beyond, the Council for Geosciences (CGS) has been mandated to increase its... 

Artisan and mining skills training college Colliery Training College (CTC) will launch a modern training programme – Artisan 4.0 – in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The launch... 

Virtual reality (VR) solutions provider Simulated Training Solutions (STS) is developing a “world-first” VR stope for diversified miner Anglo American’s  Amandelbult platinum operation, in Limpopo,... 

Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology’s highly mobile Rhino 100 ‘plug-and-drill’ raiseborer is a leap forward in mobility and drilling speed. In response to customer requests for a different approach to... 

Drilling and blasting contractor Blasting & Excavating (B&E) offers upskilling and certification opportunities for students and current staff. Owing to the lack of qualified blasters within the... 

Drilling and blasting contractor Blasting & Excavating (B&E) intends to add the REL C650 series of autonomous drill rigs to its portfolio to offer a higher level of safety and efficacy to the... 

Unplanned interruptions are likely to be a regular feature of the remaining months of the 2020 financial year, Implats CEO Nico Muller said on Thursday, when his platinum group metals mining and... 

Blasting specialist BME has launched a mobile, Android-based free blasting guide to enable users to quickly calculate and check blast designs and replace traditional paper booklets carried and... 

Shaft sinking original-equipment manufacturer Herrenknecht is engaged in numerous feasibility studies with mining contractors in South Africa and other African countries, such as Zambia, for the... 

As part of its continuous development of digital solutions, blasting leader BME has further enhanced its BLASTMAP™ blast planning tool with an added burden relief timing module. “As an enabling... 

Mines face the “unique predicament” of an urgent need to reap the value of well-connected mines, despite their operations perhaps being the “hardest in the world” to reliably connect, says US... 

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturer AECI’s acquisition of an explosives business near Lorena, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, for $6.3-million, has been concluded. 

Coal-focused Boipelo Mining Contractors – a Level 2 broad-based black economic empowerment joint venture formed by Murray & Roberts Cementation (MRC) and the Amandla TM Group – having recognised...