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Prospect's sale of Arcadia finalised
The sale of ASX-listed lithium project development company Prospect Resources' 87% interest in the Arcadia project, in Zimbabwe, to a subsidiary of lithium-ion battery material producer Zhejiang...
De Beers signs two mineral investment contracts with Angola for north-eastern licence areas
Diamond multinational De Beers Group has signed two mineral investment contracts (MICs) with the government of Angola for licence areas in north-eastern Angola. This follows the late 2021...
Caracal produces first gold at Kilimapesa’s new heap leach plant
The new heap leach plant at East African gold producer Caracal Gold’s Kilimapesa gold mine, in Kenya, has produced its first gold following commissioning. “The company is pleased to confirm that...
Angus expands its Golden Sky project land holdings
TSX-V-listed mineral exploration company Angus Gold has acquired a 100% interest in key mineral claims that are contiguous and adjacent to its Golden Sky project, near Wawa, in Ontario, Canada. The...
Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy...
French companies announce R50bn in new South African investments
French companies have announced R50-billion of new investments in South Africa in different sectors, including energy, health, tourism, mobility, retail, manufacturing and agro-industry, the French...
Glencore Coal hands revamped municipal service centre to Klarinet community
Coal miner Glencore Coal has handed over a revamped service centre office to the community of Klarinet, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. The Klarinet Municipal Pay Point Centre will be used as a...
Concor builds Ikusasa office block in Rosebank to 6-star green rating standards
Infrastructure and buildings services company Concor has completed the Ikusasa office block in Rosebank’s Oxford Parks precinct to six-star Green Star South Africa Office green standards, with 70%...
Gauteng SMEs invited to apply for green support incentive
The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development invite local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to apply for the Green...
Junior mining sector continues to face complex challenges, regulations
Junior and emerging mining companies in South Africa face a range of complex social and regulatory challenges that add significant financial and operational barriers to growing their operations, a...
Rosond focusing on consolidation amid plans for further growth
Drilling technology solutions provider Rosond's main focus for this year will be consolidating the company’s rapid expansion as it plans for further growth by taking on additional work in...
Sonangol working to develop green hydrogen strategy
Angolan State-owned oil and gas company Sonangol's Research and Development Centre is working to develop a strategy to produce green hydrogen. It has been conducting conceptual and engineering...
Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy...
World needs to double efforts to limit warming to 1.5 ºC by 2050 – WoodMac
The world is facing its biggest challenge yet in its journey towards net-zero emissions and needs to double-down on plans to achieve the goal of limiting the rise in global temperatures to within...
New Seifsa COO calls on govt to create a business-friendly environment
The South African government should focus on implementing a set of policy objectives that make the operating environment in the metals and engineering sector more business-friendly and ensures that...
More countries approve FLSmidth's buyout of thyssenkrupp's Mining business
Industrial engineering and equipment multinational FLSmidth has received regulatory clearances from the Australian, South African, Peruvian and Chilean authorities in relation to its acquisition of...
Master Drilling posts good results, to continue technology pursuit
JSE-listed drilling technology company Master Drilling achieved a 40% year-on-year increase in revenue to a record $171.8-million for the year ended December 31, 2021. It generated $32.5-million in...
Carbon prices decline despite energy costs increasing owing to war on Ukraine - Fitch Solutions
Carbon prices have tumbled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, decoupling from the broader energy complex, despite the steep rise in gas prices, which should have incentivised gas-to-coal...
Royal Mint releases largest ever platinum coin for Queen's jubilee
The UK Royal Mint has unveiled its largest ever platinum coin, with a diameter of 150 mm and weighing 2 kg, to coincide with the year of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. With a face value of £1...
African green hydrogen project announcements increased to 11% of world total last year
African countries captured 11% of the globally announced 163 GW of green hydrogen projects during the past year. The projects represent more than half of the current pipeline of 243 GW announced...
Energy efficiency an important component in reaching net-zero emissions, indaba hears
Energy efficiency is an important component to reaching net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions, lifting people out of energy poverty and enabling development, but requires public and private investment...
Many govt departments were subjected to cyberattacks last year – Old Mutual
South Africa's infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks, as highlighted during 2021, while the risk of the electricity grid's failure accelerated in 2021. There are also concerns that a repeat...
ARC's intrinsic value increases to R14bn
Investment holding company African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Investments increased its intrinsic portfolio value by 14.1% to R14-billion during the six-month period to December 31, 2021, up from...
Solidarity, Uasa members no longer subject to lockout at Sibanye's gold mines
Precious and battery metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater says trade unions UASA and Solidarity have unconditionally accepted the wage offer for employees of its South African gold operations and...
MC Mining appoints Mosehla interim chair, as Pryor steps down
Coal exploration, development and mining company MC Mining has appointed long-standing nonexecutive director Khomotso Mosehla interim chairperson, pending the outcome of a shareholder requisitioned...
Iamgold reflects on impact of doubling of Essakane solar plant
The 22 ha solar photovoltaic plant at gold producer Iamgold's Essakane mine, in Burkina Faso, produces 25 000 MWh/y of electricity, while also reducing carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 16.5...
Rosond focusing on consolidation amid plans for further growth
Drilling technology solutions provider Rosond's main focus for this year will be consolidating the company’s rapid expansion as it plans for further growth by taking on additional work in...
Hydrogen technology can drive innovation, socioeconomic recovery
Dube TradePort-based hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer Chem Energy SA sees an enormous opportunity to start a hydrogen economy in South Africa, particularly as the country has a national green energy...
Residents of eMalahleni highlight air pollution, health concerns to commission
People in communities next to coal mines and power stations in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, on March 7 told members of the Presidential Climate Commission of their experience of the impacts of air...
Virtual technology world introduces children to STEM careers
Animated, interactive visualisation of technologies, infrastructure and activities the STEMulator aims to expose children to many of the activities and infrastructure that constitute the human...
S Africa’s green transition can add 250 000 jobs over 25 years – GWEC
The shift from coal-fired to clean energy in South Africa could deliver an additional 250 000 jobs and more than $10-billion, or R150-billion, in gross value-add to the economy over 25 years, if an...
JSE introduces free coaching sessions for SMEs
Local bourse the JSE is growing its enterprise development initiatives through a series of speed coaching sessions aimed at assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale up, raise...
Hichilema, Masisi to attend Mining Indaba 2022
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema and Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi have confirmed their attendance at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, which will be held in Cape...
Sakhumnotho Power, Keren Energy partner on 100 kW green hydrogen proof-of-concept project
Investment holding company Sakhumnotho business unit Sakhumnotho Power has partnered with energy project development company Keren Energy Investments to undertake a proof-of-concept project to...
Barloworld says Russia operations have sufficient facilities to operate
Heavy-duty equipment multinational Barloworld says all local payments from customers in Russia to its Russian operation Vostochnaya Technica (VT) are effected through the Russian central bank...
Mobility to be first use of green hydrogen in African mines
Mobility and heavy-duty vehicles are the first to use green hydrogen on mines and this is expected to be the area of first broad-scale application, including for rail, aviation and shipping fuels,...
Africa capturing green hydrogen projects
African countries captured 11% of the globally announced 163 GW of green hydrogen projects during the past year. The projects represent more than half of the current pipeline of 243 GW announced...
South Africa must kick-start stalled infrastructure investment with few select projects – CDE
South Africa's development has stalled and the country must decide on four or five projects to kickstart investment, as well as focus on partnerships that appeal to private investors. “Government...
DSI’s Maserumule reiterates South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions
South Africa is looking to build out funding opportunities and partnerships with international donors and countries that are aiming to decarbonise their own economies through the use of green...
Iamgold reflects on impact of doubling of Essakane solar plant
The 22 ha solar photovoltaic plant at gold producer Iamgold's Essakane mine, in Burkina Faso, produces 25 000 MWh/y of electricity, while also reducing carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 16.5...
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