Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 

The next frontier for the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry is beneficiation “in its broadest sense”, whereby advanced materials, catalyst technologies, precious metal chemicals, hydrogen... 

As mines pursue higher productivity and safer operations, the mining industry is moving towards continuous, AI-driven monitoring that will allow for early fault detection and predictive... 

Multinational engineering company Sandvik has received orders from Lucara Botswana, a subsidiary of TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corp, to supply a 15-unit fleet of underground drills and loaders,... 

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 

The troubled Optimum Colliery, having emerged from a business rescue process in February 2024, is being rapidly revived with a multibillion-rand investment from Liberty Coal to ramp up mining,... 

Particularly useful for bolts on valves, pipes, pumps and engines, the Boltight hydraulic bolt tensioning equipment – included in industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Nord-Lock bolting solutions... 

To integrate automation into its hydraulic and pneumatic solutions, industrial equipment manufacturer Parker Hannifin combines motion control, sensing, electronic controls and connected diagnostics... 

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 

Mining contractors are increasingly adopting precision mechanical ripping technologies as South African opencast operations face growing pressure to reduce the environmental, social and operational... 

Surface mining equipment attachment solutions developed by earthmoving equipment attachments manufacturer Machinery Contractors are aimed at reducing worker exposure to hazardous areas while... 

A motor grader range engineered and manufactured by South African heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment received the Innovation for Surface Mining Award at the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

Mine services company Epiroc, using technology from Remote Control Technologies (RCT), played an integral part in the reopening of a prominent Canadian nickel mine as it moved to openpit mining... 

Two new conceptual screening solutions suited to the local sector were floated at this year’s Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa Conference and Exhibition – held on April 16 and 17 at the... 

Following positive developments in South Africa’s surface mining and quarrying sector from mid-2025 to year-end, recent international geopolitical turmoil has stymied any further growth in the... 

Since adding four Bell B30E 4X4 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to its operation, construction materials miner and producer Afrimat has noted an immediate and sustained impact on production at its... 

Finnish industrial machinery company Metso has inaugurated its expanded service centre and new training centre in Mesa, Arizona, which strengthens support for customers based in southwest US. The... 

By ensuring continuous material flow and reducing bottlenecks between the pit, stockpiles and processing plant, an integrated on-site materials handling approach plays a critical role in optimising... 

In advocating for reindustrialisation in South Africa and the creation of new jobs, diversified mining group Menar is expanding its portfolio of operations with the February 2026 addition of a... 

On the back of a steady increase in demand for logistics services and with global geopolitical tensions impacting on supply chains with fossil fuel prices climbing, freight forwarding service Manta... 

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

Mining education and skills development programmes are continuing to shift from traditional theoretical methods to immersive digital methods, says tertiary education institution University of... 

Following trials of a prototype battery-electric, ultra-class rigid-frame dump truck that started in June 2024, copper major First Quantum Minerals (FQM) is targeting having the first commercial... 

The small-scale surface mining and opencast sector is contending with complex challenges – including lower affiliated commodities demand and illegal mining – which are hindering the industry’s... 

The demolition of diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater’s 46-m-high headgear at the decommissioned Beatrix 2 shaft, which forms part of the Beatrix 2 Shaft rehabilitation project, was successfully...