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Contract Mining and Outsourcing
Firm looks to increase investment in outsourced businesses
By: Nadine Ramdass 15th April 2022 Private equity firm Agile Capital continues to search for investment opportunities, including in outsourced mining businesses. Agile Capital CEO Tshego Sefolo explains that outsourced mining services play a critical role in the mining industry. Therefore, the company aims to invest in businesses... →
Employment solutions enable companies to focus on core objectives
By: Nadine Ramdass 15th April 2022 Integrated employment management solutions company Quyn provides a range of tailor-made employment management solutions for multiple industries, including the mining sector. These solutions offer significant value to companies, as they can focus on their core objectives while ensuring that... →
Experts can simplify compliance challenges
By: Nadine Ramdass 15th April 2022 Mining houses need to be aware of tax legislation and compliance requirements to ensure that they are protected, and the most effective and efficient way of doing so is to use tax advisory specialists who are aware of any potential pitfalls in legislative requirements, particularly when procuring... →
Industry’s appetite for automation, digitisation to increase
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 9th April 2021 It is expected that the services sector will continue to grow rapidly after Covid-19, as a result of the mining industry’s increased appetite for automation, digitisation and “all things Industry 4.0”, says University of Pretoria graduate school of technology management senior lecturer Dr Taryn... →
Modular units serve projects countrywide
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 9th April 2021 Prefabricated and modular buildings manufacturer Kwikspace has completed various mining civil infrastructure upgrades and has supplied buildings to over 40 mining clients in South Africa in the past year. Additionally, Kwikspace have manufactured, delivered and erected about 100 units for the... →
Company’s project pipeline healthy despite Covid
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 9th April 2021 Despite Covid-19 presenting several challenges, mining advisory company Ukwazi has provided services for various mining projects over the past year. “We have completed projects at coal, platinum group metals and chrome mines, as well as projects for manganese and iron-ore operations in the... →
Engineering company exploits gap in market
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 10th April 2020 South Africa-based foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie sales engineer Esli Bantjes explains that the shortage of capital in South Africa has forced mining companies to cut back on retaining full-time maintenance crews, instead outsourcing this critical service when necessary. This has... →
New technology displaces old drilling habits
10th April 2020 Global mining technology company IMDEX says it seeks to “drive change” through research and development capable of delivering innovations that enable drilling contractors and mining companies to test more targets and decrease the time it takes to define a resource. The company developed the... →
Junior miner ‘shortage’ concerning
By: Mamaili Mamaila 10th April 2020 One of the key concerns for end-to-end supply chain management company ITM Katope South Africa (SA) is the “shortage” of junior mining companies in South Africa – with less than 20 listed juniors. →
IoT assists with challenges in mining operations
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 10th April 2020 Every mining environment poses different challenges, but mining houses tend to prioritise the enhancement of mine health and safety procedures, and technology service provider In2IT Technologies CTO Vishal Barapatre notes that the Internet of Things (IoT) is “a top choice” in this regard. He... →
Process Pipe
9th July 2019 Process Pipe and its newly acquired company, CAB South Africa, has established a national footprint as a wholesaler and retailer of carbon and mild steel pipes, fittings and flanges in South Africa, with branches in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Moreover, as Process Pipe & CAB... →
Mining contractor awarded contract extension with Ghana company
12th April 2019 Diversified mining services company Ausdrill’s wholly owned subsidiary contract mining company African Mining Services has been awarded a contract extension with mining company Ghana Manganese Company. Ghana Manganese owns and operates the Nsuta manganese mine in the western region of Ghana,... →
Rock engineering consultancy expanding service offering
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 12th April 2019 Outsourced rock engineering and seismic monitoring services provider Open House Management Solutions (OHMS) is continuously considering opportunities to expand its service offering to the minerals industry and develop in new, but related services, says OHMS MD Koos Bosman. OHMS has been in... →
Demand for outsourced solutions rising in Africa
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 12th April 2019 Mineral discoveries in Africa have been on the increase in the past ten years and one of the major challenges for mines is finding expert solutions in countries that have developing mining ecosystems, says global boutique consultancy The Polyglot Group renewables and resources senior consultant... →
Local services provider offers long-term services in Africa
By: Melissa Zisengwe 13th April 2018 Leading turnkey furnace and industrial services provider the Dickinson Group aims to secure more long-term contracts in the outsourced mining services industry in Africa in 2018. According to Dickinson Group sales manager Brighton Mapiku, the company is working on completing three major... →
Services provider targets sub-Sahara
By: Melissa Zisengwe 13th April 2018 Dubai-based remote site construction and services provider RA International (RA) aims to introduce its broad service-offering to the sub-Saharan Africa mining industry. The company aims to provide a variety of packaged solutions, such as turnkey accommodation, facilities maintenance, plant and... →
Services demand in Africa rising
By: Melissa Zisengwe 13th April 2018 Over the past two years, local mining engineering consultancy Ukwazi has registered a rise in demand of between 20% and 30% for its service offering across Africa. The demand can mostly be attributed to the openpit operations across South Africa and Africa, but also to openpit operations... →
Sector requires repositioning to realise future success
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 26th May 2017 While outsourced mining services specific to the resources sector are adequate for now, the depressed commodity cycle in South Africa has masked the need for outsourcing to robustly position itself for the future, says Independent process industry consultant, business analyst and chemical... →
Training academy deriving ‘incredible’ value from simulators
26th May 2017 Simulation has resulted in a definite, dramatic reduction in training cycle times, says Bedfordview-headquartered mining contractor Murray & Roberts’ Murray and Roberts Training Academy (MRTA) education and training development (ETD) executive Tony Pretorius. With five, high-fidelity Cybermine... →
New company aims to be ‘unrivalled’ service provider
26th May 2017 With a focus on safety and supporting its customers, the process of integrating diversified industrial-use products and services provider Komatsu and high-productivity mining solutions provider Joy Global has begun, following the conclusion of a $3.7-billion deal in April. On May 8, executive... →
Turnkey Instruments
23rd May 2017 Gauteng-based industrial and scientific instrumentation manufacturer Turnkey Instruments South Africa (SA) produces a range of instruments for the mining and quarrying industries, as well as local police and authorities. Its product portfolio includes road vehicle brake testers and window tint... →
Contract mining offers edge in depressed market 
By: Sascha Solomons 20th May 2016 Historically, mining was a highly protected industry and had a low propensity for outsourcing, but more operations are being outsourced across Africa, says global consultant and adviser Deloitte. This is owing to mines not having access to robust mining systems and processes, expertise and the... →
Greater demand for outsourced service providers possible
By: Sascha Solomons 20th May 2016 Mining projects in South Africa have been placed on hold, owing to the current commodities oversupply and price slump, as well as the shortage of funding for projects, but the concern is whether South Africa will be able to ramp up production when the industry recovers, states specialist... →
South African EPCM business acquired by Swiss company
20th May 2016 Worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products and services for the metals and mining industries Tenova has concluded the sale of its South African electronically commutated permanent magnet (ECPM) business operation Bateman Projects. The company announced the successful demerger in April,... →
Ukwazi
20th May 2016 Independent mining adviser Ukwazi strongly believes in following transparent and compliant mine planning processes by applying specialist teams that are focused on specific mining methods and commodities. “We follow outcome-driven project management principles and supply specialist technical... →
Contractor finds value in gold mine dumps 
By: Sascha Solomons 20th May 2016 Although tailings retreatment is not new to South Africa, the country’s mine dumps, especially those of the gold mining sector, still hold immeasurable value that could increase the profitability of mining projects for clients and contractors, says materials handling and hauling expert Ncamiso... →
Finding good quality contractors a significant challenge
By: Bruce Montiea 22nd May 2015 Among the many challenges facing the South African mining industry, such as strikes, skills retention and load-shedding, the challenge of employing and managing contractors seems to be significant, says contractor compliance management solutions company ComplyWorks MD Nicolai Massyn. He notes... →
PREPARING TO BLAST Finding quality contractors is among the biggest challenges for miners
Contract mining, outsourcing industry increasingly competitive
By: Bruce Montiea 22nd May 2015 The contract mining and outsourcing industry is becoming increasingly ruthless, as big construction companies compete with smaller companies for contracts, says mining, construction and general plant hire company West Rand Plant Hire (WRPH). WRPH assistant plant manager Riaan Botes notes that... →
Uptake of information and communications technology solutions improve mining operations
By: Bruce Montiea 22nd May 2015 Technology and innovation have become important benchmarks of efficient and sustainable mining operations, says consulting firm Frost & Sullivan Africa. The company notes that, with the significant decrease in profitability in the South African mining industry over the past two years – owing to... →
VIRTUAL Cloud-based services lead to efficiency and operational accuracy for mines
Web-based mining VMS to be launched
By: Bruce Montiea 22nd May 2015 Mining sourcing company Mining Web Index (MWI) will officially launch a Web-based vendor management system (VMS) next month to enable mining companies, service providers and vendors to conduct business in a corruption-free environment, the company says. “Given the level of corruption in business... →
VIRTUAL ACCESS The Web-based vendor management system can be accessed from anywhere in the world
Miners turn to contractors during tough times
By: Bruce Montiea 22nd May 2015 Amid commodity-price pressure and high extraction costs, mining companies are looking to mining contractors for solutions to reduce costs, says surface mining company MCC Contract Mining CEO Justin Colling. He says, as a result, contracting companies have been forced to reassess their operating... →
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