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COSTLY CHARGES
The potential financial ramifications of funding liabilities, such as acid mine drainage, may not be insubstantial

Financial provisioning regulations increase strain on indigent miners

18th March 2016

The South African extractive industry, which is currently battling depressed commodity prices, is being subjected to increasingly stringent regulations, such as the Financial Provisioning... 


TONGO DYKE-1
Exploration activities on the Tongo project are considered to have had minimal impact on the environment

Sierra Leone project closer to enviro licence

18th March 2016

Aim-listed exploration company Stellar Diamonds aims to schedule a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discuss and agree on the fee for issuing the environmental licence for... 


Enviro impact of mine top of mind

18th March 2016

Environmental management company Cabanga Concepts has been contracted to yearly audit the environmental compliance of uranium and gold mining company Oakbay Resources & Energy subsidiary Shiva... 


BITTER SWEET Although the mining sector has been a key driver for the growth and development of South Africa’s economy, the waste generated from its activities can pose serious threats to communities and the environment

Company targets mining waste

18th March 2016

The energy-intensive mining industry can benefit from waste-management company Interwaste’s refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in terms of more effective waste management and a reduced carbon... 


WINING AND DININGRepresentatives of more than 80 award-winning wine farms will convene at the festival

Attendance at festival expected to increase

11th March 2016

This year’s Harvest Festival is set to take place at Leriba Hotel and Spa, in Centurion, from April 30 to May 2, with 4 000 visitors a day expected to attend. “The festival is a culinary journey,... 


CLEANING UP WATER RESOURCES
BirdLife South Africa's CEO says wetlands are essential to the ecosystem

Wetlands, water conservation key to environment

4th March 2016

With wetlands being essential to the ecosystem, owing to water being a precious resource to mankind, the second annual Flufftail Festival, held last month in Johannesburg, highlighted the need to... 


RUDY ROBERTS
South Africa will have to consider decentralised water treatment

Water company helping to combat climate change

4th March 2016

With meteorologists claiming that the current drought in South Africa is because El Niño is preventing moisture reaching the sub-Saharan Africa region, water service provider Mega Water states that... 


CLIMATE CHANGE
The meeting at COP 21 reached an agreement to keep the global temperature below 2ËšC, which was adopted by 187 member nations

COP 21 agreement raises justness concerns

4th March 2016

Although Engineering News reported in January that the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP 21), held in Paris last December, had been lauded as better than any other international climate... 


FEELING THE HEAT The increasing depth of the mines in South Africa, combined with the weak rand, is spurring a bigger set of challenges for the industry

Exchange rate makes for slightly better SA gold output

26th February 2016

South African gold mining production levels are slowly increasing because of the rand:dollar exchange rate, with the R/kg gold price being at its highest level in recent years. The prices are not... 


GOLDEN OPPORTINITY  Taking into consideration the rand:dollar exchange rate, the value of gold in rand last year was just over R14 000/oz and is currently just over R19 000/oz

Financial institution reports climb in physical gold investment

26th February 2016

There was an increase in physical gold investment in South Africa towards the end of last year, owing to the weakening of the rand, says financial institution First National Bank (FNB).   


SAME OLD SAME OLD The gold industry has been using the same processing methods for decades, with very little development taking place

Focus on improving gold processing

26th February 2016

South African State-owned research and development organisation Mintek is trying to advance gold processing amid the weak market to reduce the cost involved in extracting the yellow metal and aid... 


COST-CUTTING STRATEGY The gold mining industry is leaning towards implementing longer maintenance intervals at plants, installing more sophisticated mining systems and refurbishing capital equipment

Battling sector must note maintenance pitfalls

26th February 2016

The biggest potential for growth in the struggling gold mining industry lies in mechanised operations, and smart systems that detect which parts have to be replaced during shutdowns, instead of... 


IS GROUP
Representatives of the company accept the award

Infrastructure products manufacturer receives recognition

12th February 2016

Infrastructure products manufacturer,  Infrastructure Specialist Group (ISG) has been awarded a Golden Award in the Business Corporate and Listed Companies Category of the Business of the Year... 


VOLUNTEERS
Student volunteers helping the community

Soweto multipurpose facility to open at the end of the year

12th February 2016

The new 1 800 m² multipurpose education campus that is being constructed in Soweto is expected to open its doors by December 2016. The education campus building, designed pro bono by New York-based... 


CONSTRUCTION IN AFRICAInyatsi Construction is seeing growth in its sub-Saharan Africa market

Urbanisation to trigger construction market growth

12th February 2016

Owing to the decline in mining activity because of the global economic downturn, which has also affected the construction industry negatively, Swaziland-based construction group Inyatsi... 


CIVIL ENGINEERING
The International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering will be held in Cape Town in June

International civil engineering conference to be held in CT

12th February 2016

Open-access journal publishing group of India OMICS will host the International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering in Cape Town from June 20 to 22. The conference will focus on applying a... 


TIME SQUARE
The new development is currently underway at Menlyn Maine

Casino expects to open its doors in 2017

12th February 2016

Construction company WBHO has been appointed as the principal contractor for the construction of the new Time Square at Menlyn Maine development in Pretoria East. The development follows the... 


NAIROBI FIRE SERVICE
Volunteers ready to assist the Nairobi fire service with donations and volunteers

PPE donated to firefighters in African countries

5th February 2016

Safety products manufacturer MSA Africa has partnered with nongovernmental organisation Africa Fire Mission (AFM) to donate and refurbish more than 1 100 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE)... 


New health and safety training courses launched

5th February 2016

Health and safety training company NOSA is set to roll out two new health and safety courses launched at the end of last year. NOSA marketing, commercial and social media editor Nadia Pisanti says... 


Detector system available for commercial market

5th February 2016

Sole supplier of Lion detection systems Alco-Safe recently completed the testing of its Lion Detection System (DS-20), which will soon be available for commercial use. The system was tested on... 


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