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Schalk Burger is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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XIF licence renewal legal judgment in Botswana expected in August, says Tsodilo

25th April 2023

International diamond and metals exploration company Tsodilo Resources, following oral argument in the High Court in Maun, Botswana, with respect to the Ministry of Minerals and Energy's (MME's)... 


Dr Andy Robertson

SRK Global, RGC announce passing of founder Dr Andy Robertson

24th April 2023

Mining industry geotechnical and environmental engineering services company Robertson GeoConsultants (RGC) and engineering consultancy SRK Global have announced the passing of the companies'... 


Advanced technologies enhance mining safety protocols

21st April 2023

The mining industry has significantly enhanced its safety protocols and advanced technologies are available with customised safety measures, data and analytics company GlobalData said in its... 


Renewables and hydrogen infrastructure

Green hydrogen economy in South Africa growing from small projects

19th April 2023

While South Africa and the world are in the nascent stages of using sustainably produced, or green, hydrogen as an energy carrier, there are many projects across the emerging value chain... 


ArcelorMittal South Africa's Vanderbijlpark works

Steel industry inquiry to probe restrictions on competition in sector

17th April 2023

The Competition Commission of South Africa has gazetted the draft terms of reference for a new market inquiry into the South African steel industry, which will examine whether or not there are any... 


Kumba builds, donates Postmasburg hospital surgical theatre

14th April 2023

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has donated a newly upgraded surgical theatre at the Postmasburg hospital to the Northern Cape Department of Health for the Tsantsabane community, thereby providing a... 


Stellenbosch University Department of Earth Sciences geometallurgy PhD student Steve Chingwaru

Sulphide-hosted gold remains in Witwatersrand tailings

14th April 2023

Stellenbosch University Department of Earth Sciences geometallurgy PhD student Steve Chingwaru has shown that, as historical mining of the Witwatersrand region focused almost uniquely on the free... 


Massmart, RCS offer customers solar funding solutions

31st March 2023

Mass retailer Massmart, in partnership with consumer finance company Retail Credit Solutions (RCS), has introduced a solar energy funding solution in the form of a loan of up to R250 000 for... 


Equipment manufactured by Multotec

Multotec celebrates 50 years of successes

28th March 2023

Metallurgy and process engineering company Multotec, established in 1973, employs close to 2 000 people and has a yearly turnover of about R3-billion and, in 2022, it exported about 60% of the... 


Cape Main line freight rail operations halted after heavy rains damage infrastructure

27th March 2023

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says the Cape Corridor has suspended all train operations on the Cape Main line owing to washaways caused by heavy rains on the evening of March 24. The rail... 


TFR says will act swiftly if unscheduled ghost train allegations are true

27th March 2023

State-owned rail network operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it has referred allegations that trains that are not formally scheduled by it are operating on its lines for independent... 


M&R to dispose of Insig Technologies to AvidSys Group

27th March 2023

JSE-listed engineering and mining services group Murray & Roberts' (M&R's) subsidiary M&R UK has entered into a share sale agreement with Perth-based AvidSys Group, in terms of which it will... 


DMRE, SITA request bids for development of a mining licensing system

27th March 2023

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) have issued a request for bids in respect of the design, implementation, maintenance and... 


Thungela CEO July Ndlovu

Dealing with rail constraints remains a priority as Thungela achieves good results

27th March 2023

Despite the impact of ongoing rail constraints, thermal coal producer and exporter Thungela Resources managed to deliver good results for the 2022 financial year, with earnings before interest,... 


Dataloop MD Sean Langton

Data analytics solutions are helping mines of all sizes to digitalise

27th March 2023

Each mine and mining company, and its needs and operations, are different; however, small, simple applications that can serve a single fit-for-purpose build or a fully integrated system that... 


More work on regulation, codes, certification and standards needed for hydrogen economy

24th March 2023

If South Africa wants to develop a hydrogen economy, it cannot have ad hoc regulations, codes and standards (RCS) and certification systems. More work is required to develop RCS that address... 


Infrastructure backlog, waning service delivery driving people to cities – TIPS

24th March 2023

There is a massive infrastructure backlog in historic labour-sending regions, or former homelands, and the share of households with piped water inside the house has declined in the Free State,... 


Renewable energy and electricity transmission infrastructure

Renewables grid survey launched

24th March 2023

Industry organisations the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and the South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) have launched the 2023 South African Renewable Energy Grid... 


Renewable energy infrastructure

Just energy transition to be job-positive, but youth skills and businesses crucial

17th March 2023

South Africa's transition from fossil fuel dependence to a renewable energy-based economy will add more jobs than will be lost in fossil fuel value chains, but the skills that young people have to... 


South Africa urged to prioritise decarbonisation as $1.5bn worth of exports to EU at risk

17th March 2023

South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as it has a carbon intensity much higher than most countries, and $1.5-billion of exports to the European Union (EU) are at risk in the... 


A welder

Welding certification for ISO 3834 increasingly being sought in mining industry – SAIW

9th March 2023

There is a move in the South African mining industry to specify that welding fabricators and associated suppliers must obtain ISO 3834 welding certification to ensure the quality and safety of the... 


Infrastructure backlog, waning service delivery driving people to cities – TIPS

6th March 2023

There is a massive infrastructure backlog in historic labour-sending regions, or former homelands, and the share of households with piped water inside the house has declined in the Free State,... 


Rustenburg mayor Sheila Mabale-Huma, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy representative Fhedzisani Muthindivhane and Impala Rustenburg CE Mark Monroe

Local businesses help complete R40m expansion at Impala Rustenburg's 16 Shaft operation

6th March 2023

Platinum-group metals miner Impala Rustenburg, part of JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats), invested more than R40-million to expand the facilities areas at its 16 Shaft operation, which was... 


Rajant's network nodes, or BreadCrumbs, communicate with all other radios on a mine site, to create a high-capacity, dense mesh network of connected assets.

Sandvik, Rajant complete autonomous mine communications validation, testing at Venetia

3rd March 2023

Mining engineering multinational Sandvik and US-based wireless mesh networks company Rajant Corporation collaborated on digital mining tests to ensure wireless communications can be used with... 


WGC CFO Terry Heymann

Gold mines can play a key role in establishing infrastructure for transition to renewables

3rd March 2023

Mining companies are developing and deploying strategies to reduce climate-related risks in the locations where mines are situated, and the ability for gold mines to self-generate power on a... 


AECI posts higher full-year revenue and Ebitda, declares dividend

1st March 2023

JSE-listed industrial and mining chemicals company AECI grew its revenue for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, by 37% year-on-year to R53-billion driven by significantly improved sales in... 


Locally made, fully automated rock bolter launched for the mining industry

27th February 2023

A new fully automatic bolter has been launched by mining services company Buraaq into the South African mining industry for use in underground and opencast operations. The Buraaq SD212i bolter is... 


40% of industrial control systems attacked with malware last year – Kaspersky

24th February 2023

Throughout 2022, 40% of industrial control system (ICS) computers globally and 47% of ICS computers in Africa were attacked with malware, says cybersecurity company Kaspersky's Industrial Control... 


Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden

Afrimat upbeat about bulk commodities business, as construction materials business lags

17th February 2023

JSE-listed aggregates and mining company Afrimat's executives on February 17 reported to shareholders that the company was performing well in difficult times and that there were several projects... 


WITS DIGITAL DOME
The Planetarium is being rebuilt this year into the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome

Planetarium’s upgrade to ‘Digital Dome’ seeks to inspire new generation of scientists

17th February 2023

The venerable Planetarium, on Yale road on the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) campus, in Johannesburg, is being transformed into a Digital Dome to not only provide visitors with... 


AECI appoints Holger Riemensperger as group CE

16th February 2023

Diversified chemicals company AECI has appointed Holger Riemensperger as its Group CE and executive director, with effect from May 1. Riemensperger has held many executive and senior management... 


WGC CFO Terry Heymann

Gold mines can play a key role in establishing infrastructure for transition to renewables

16th February 2023

Mining companies are developing and deploying strategies to reduce climate-related risks in the locations where mines are situated, and the ability for gold mines to self-generate power on a... 


TFR resumes limited service on North East Corridor branch lines

TFR resumes limited service on North East Corridor branch lines

14th February 2023

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has resumed limited train services, primarily on the North East Corridor branch lines in Witbank, Belfast, Lydenburg and Steelpoort, following a massive... 


Exxaro recognised in Bloomberg Gender Equity Initiative for fourth year

3rd February 2023

Diversified miner Exxaro Resources has been recognised in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender Equity Initiative (GEI) – its fourth consecutive year of being recognised.  The group says it is a testament to... 


SAICE to showcase engineering profession

3rd February 2023

Industry association the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) will, this year, actively raise the relevance of engineering professionals, as perceived in the public sector, and... 


An EV charging

US to support DRC, Zambia EV battery supply chain goals

3rd February 2023

The US has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to strengthen electric vehicle (EV) battery value chains. Under the terms of the MoU,... 


Robots trusted to do noncritical manufacturing tasks

27th January 2023

In South Africa, 86% of manufacturing employees surveyed trust robots to do cleaning and 83% trust them to deliver parcels and orders, but fewer than half of employees, or 43%, would trust robots... 


VoltVision launches power analytics centre in Johannesburg

27th January 2023

Digitised industrial power networks company VoltVision has opened a global power analytics centre in Johannesburg that will provide expert technical interpretation of performance data from clients’... 


PlatAfrica jewellery competition winners visit India

25th January 2023

The winners of the PlatAfrica jewellery design and manufacturing competition are on an all-expenses-paid trip to India, as part of their prize for winning the competition, to further inspire them... 


Kropz reports first bulk sale from Elandsfontein

23rd January 2023

Aim-listed phosphate producer and developer Kropz has completed its first shipment and sale of 33 000 t of phosphate concentrate from Kropz Elandsfontein, in South Africa. “After numerous... 


Ivanhoe, SES extend partnership for satellite connectivity at Kamoa-Kakula

23rd January 2023

Satellite connectivity provider SES and Africa-focused mining company Ivanhoe Mines has reached a new agreement to continue to provide the Kamoa-Kakula copper project, in the Democratic Republic of... 


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