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Mining Indaba offering new junior zone, boosting interface opportunities 
By: Martin Creamer 4th July 2017 Strong new thrusts are planned for next year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, which is scheduled to take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 5 to 8, once again to support investment in mining companies operating in Africa and to provide an effective platform... →
New speed control product for pumps, compressors
16th June 2017 The first member of a new product family in the field of speed control for compressors and pumps, the VECO-Drive, combines the reliability of mechanical gears with the productivity of low-voltage, variable-frequency drives (VFDs). Introduced by intelligent drive solutions, systems and... →
‘Solid’ industry employing survival strategies
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 16th June 2017 Independent process industry consultant Santosh Gunpath is cautiously optimistic about the future of the South African mining pumps industry. “There is no definitive direction for this sector, with companies following a wait-and-see approach while keeping costs to a minimum.” →
Solar PV project construction starts at Burkina Faso gold mine
By: Mia Breytenbach 16th June 2017 The groundbreaking ceremony of the new 15 MWp photovoltaic (PV) power plant, which will supply power to Canadian midtier mining company Iamgold’s Essakane S.A. gold mine, in Burkina Faso, was held last month at the site. The power plant is owned by global renewable-energy independent power... →
NOTABLE SIZE The solar plant will be added to the existing 55 MW heavy fuel power plant, thereby creating the largest hybrid photovoltaic-diesel plant in the world
Zambia’s mines chamber calls for transparent electricity pricing
By: Ilan Solomons 16th June 2017 The Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) says that the country’s power pricing must of necessity be determined in a transparent, objective and efficient manner. The chamber notes that as an industry body, it does not and cannot negotiate power tariffs for its individual members. Nonetheless, the ZCM... →
Festoon systems ‘life blood’ of bulk materials handling
2nd June 2017 As mining companies continue to look for ways to make their operations more efficient and cost effective and remain competitive as the global market emerges from a protracted period of low commodity prices, effective supporting equipment, such as festoon systems, have become increasingly... →
KEEPING MACHINERY MOVING Powermite’s I-Beam cable carrier is suited for heavy-duty applications, including bulk container handling by cranes typically found at ports
‘Cost-reflective’ electricity tariffs a must – chamber
2nd June 2017 Efficient electricity costs must be the basis for tariffs, says Zambian Chamber of Mines president Nathan Chishimba. Knowing the true cost of producing electricity efficiently in Zambia is the first step on the road to cost-reflective tariffs, he adds. It is also the first step on the road to... →
Mines can use their vast amounts of data to lower costs – Rockwell Automation
By: Schalk Burger 2nd June 2017 The connected mine concept helps mines to lower costs by providing detailed, real-time control at all levels of operations, says industrial automation multinational Rockwell Automation sub-Saharan Africa MD Barry Elliot. The concept can be implemented in areas where mines have optimisation... →
Structural supply side changes, growing demand support rising vanadium prices
By: Henry Lazenby 1st June 2017 Surging vanadium prices so far this year are underpinned by structural supply side changes and stable, growing demand from most end uses, analysis by independent market intelligence firm Roskill has found. Since falling to a 12-year low of $13.5/kg of ferrovanadium in the fourth quarter of 2015,... →
Vanadium pentoxide flakes ready for shipment at Largo Resources' Maracas Menchen mine, Brazil
Danakali finds power solution for Colluli
By: Esmarie Iannucci 31st May 2017 Potash developer Danakali has appointed a preferred power provider for its Colluli project, in Eritrea, following a tender process. US-based Inglett and Stubbs International has now been appointed as the preferred power provider, and Danakali said on Wednesday that work will now start on further... →
Botswana receives load bank system order
By: Simone Liedtke 26th May 2017 The first load bank system from power-generating brand supplier Vert Energy – the Southern Africa distributor of Asco power switching and control components – was supplied to private equity company Peter Investments, in Botswana, last month. →
Junior miners well placed to exploit better-performing commodities
By: Donna Slater 26th May 2017 After a downturn of several years in the mining and mineral resources sector globally, “green shoots” are appearing off the back of a recovery in commodity prices that began in 2016, with a corresponding improvement in investor sentiment, according to Botswana-based coal and energy development... →
Teck sells two-thirds interest in Waneta dam, related hydro transmission assets
By: Henry Lazenby 13th May 2017 International diversified electric utility holding company Fortis has agreed to buy Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources' two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British Columbia for $1.2-billion in cash, the companies announced Friday. The public companies... →
Extended product range to improve opencast offering
By: Simone Liedtke 12th May 2017 Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco is developing and extending its PAS, VAR and WEDA pump ranges to include high head variants that will better service the requirements of opencast mining customers, says Atlas Copco business line manager of the portable energy division David... →
Nevsun taps UK-based Aggreko to provide 29.5 MW solar-diesel hybrid power to Bisha
By: Henry Lazenby 4th May 2017 Canadian base metals producer Nevsun Resources has signed a ten-year deal with Glasgow-based Aggreko to provide solar-diesel hybrid power to Nevsun’s flagship Bisha mine, in Eritrea. Aggreko will supply 22 MW of diesel and 7.5 MW of solar-generated power for the company’s copper and zinc... →
Bisha, Eritrea
Consultancy offering miners ‘optimisation tools’
By: Ilan Solomons 28th April 2017 In the current climate of constrained capital, clients in the mining sector are seeking ways to maximise returns while minimising exposure to risk, particularly those companies which need to make strategic decisions on potential investments, says engineering company WorleyParsons CEO Denver... →
Strengthening fundamentals continue to bolster ‘new age’ metals outlook
By: Henry Lazenby 22nd April 2017 ‘Big money’ investors are increasingly looking to invest in the relatively small ‘new-age metals’ space, comprising metals such as lithium, graphite and cobalt, as strengthening fundamentals for these minerals and an unprecedented high-impact investment opportunity draw the potential for bonanza... →
Bushveld subsidiary, Chinese firm to build coal-fired power plant in Madagascar
By: Mia Breytenbach 21st April 2017 Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals subsidiary Lemur Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese State-owned hydropower engineering and construction company Sinohydro Corporation to codevelop an initial 60 MW independent power producer (IPP) coal-fired power plant and an... →
POWER SOURCE Lemur Resources’ mine in southern Madagascar is expected to supply coal to the Imaloto Independent power producer plan
Mobile power plants mooted as solution to African mines’ electricity woes
By: Ilan Solomons 14th April 2017 One of the main topics of discussion at the recent 2017 Mining Indaba revolved around power supply to mines on the continent. With official power distribution grids only covering around 40% of Africa, a substantial number of mining operations are responsible for their own power generation, says... →
More electric vehicles expected underground
31st March 2017 The annual global market for lithium-ion battery energy capacity for traction and propulsion energy in underground mining vehicles (UMVs), marine vessels and rail cars is estimated to reach a combined 8 614 MWh in nine year’s time, and pack revenue will total $5.99-billion. →
LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES The continued decline of lithium-ion battery prices has helped the electric vehicle market to grow
Nigeria now producing enough cement for domestic market, export
By: Donna Slater 31st March 2017 The Nigerian government has officially confirmed that the country has attained self-sufficiency in cement production and is exporting the commodity. →
A catalyst for innovation, Goldcorp pushes the envelope on technological advances
By: Henry Lazenby 11th March 2017 Canadian gold major Goldcorp is acting as a catalyst to bring innovation into the mining industry, an industry traditionally loathe to adopt new technologies that could ultimately improve the bottom line. As exemplified in its leading role in sponsoring the #DisruptMining competition during the... →
Goldcorp’s existing policies promote diversity in the work place
Renewables offer mines bottom line boost, stability
3rd March 2017 juwi Renewable Energies MD Greg Austin says mining companies can achieve a 2% to 3% gross profit benefit as a result of energy cost savings, should they replace diesel or heavy fuel oil (HFO) with solar power in pure self-consumption mode. →
Delivering integrated power solutions for African projects
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th February 2017 Integrated energy solutions provider Zest Energy, a member of the Zest WEG group, is set to hand over a power generation solution for Syrah Resources’ Balama graphite mine, in Mozambique, at the end of April. This flagship project – the company’s largest power plant in terms of power output –... →
Event a gold mine for energy solutions
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th February 2017 Mining companies operating in Africa continue to recognise the need to go off-grid, find energy solutions that ensure they do not depend on an outside source and acquire renewable-, cleaner-energy solutions for a more sustainable future, in spite of the tough economic climate, says Africa Energy... →
LEADING THE WAY The Africa Energy Indaba has lined up a host of speakers aligned with energy solution services and opportunities applicable to the mining sector
Mines could reap significant savings by incorporating renewables into their energy mix
By: Donna Slater 24th February 2017 Renewable-energy systems, including solar photovoltaic (PV) power, hold significant benefits for mining operations in sub-Saharan Africa, says renewable-energy solutions company juwi Renewable Energies MD Greg Austin. →
Rapid energy access needed in Southern Africa
24th February 2017 The rebound in commodity prices should usher in new projects as well as the expansion of existing operations in Southern Africa’s mining industry, but the region, counteractively, has an insufficient power supply, says fast-track mobile turbine power provider APR Energy regional sales director... →
Renewables gaining traction
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th February 2017 Off-grid mines present one of the biggest business opportunities in renewable-energy solutions for mining companies, says engineering professional services consulting firm WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff director of transmission, distribution and power Dinesh Buldoo. The mining sector is one of the... →
Temporary power solutions touted as cost-effective option for mines
By: Ilan Solomons 17th February 2017 The global mining industry is enduring a period of great uncertainty. In the face of extreme market volatility, stagnant commodity prices, weak demand for products and suppressed levels of economic growth in established markets, many mining companies worldwide are striving to remain buoyant,... →
GM, Honda in JV to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell systems
By: Ilan Solomons 10th February 2017 US multinational corporation General Motors (GM) and Japanese multinational corporation Honda last week announced the establishment of the automotive industry's first manufacturing joint venture (JV) to mass produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from... →
Ikea Canada picks up second Alberta wind farm, pays Teck, TransAlta C$119.6m
By: Henry Lazenby 27th January 2017 Scandinavian furniture and furnishings company Ikea Canada has bought a second wind farm in Alberta as part of its global ambition to match its electricity consumption with renewable energy production by 2020. Ikea will acquire an 88 MW wind farm located near Drumheller, about 130 km east of... →
Sustainability to be highlighted by EPC services provider
By: Robyn Wilkinson 27th January 2017 Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services provider Black & Veatch will meet with new and existing clients at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba to explore the ways in which its sustainability-focused solutions can benefit their operations. →
UK scientists develop ‘power generating’ diamond
By: Ilan Solomons 27th January 2017 New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current.... →
GROUND-BREAKING DEVELOPMENT The development could solve some of the problems associated with nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life
Antofagasta swaps 40% Alto Maipo stake for cheaper electricity
By: Henry Lazenby 20th January 2017 London-based Antofagasta announced Friday that its subsidiary Minera Los Pelambres had agreed to transfer its 40% stake in the Alto Maipo hydroelectric project to controlling shareholder Gener in return for cheaper electricity. Los Pelambres has been in partnership with Gener in the Alto Maipo... →
New engine oil promises significant cost savings
By: David Oliveira 9th December 2016 Global petroleum company Shell’s latest heavy-duty diesel engine oil, Rimula R4L, coupled with its customer value proposition (CVP), aims to improve cost efficiency at mining operations amid the current tough economic climate. Shell South Africa commercial lubricants sales GM Anton Niemann... →
Zambian copper industry must be prepared for future upswing
2nd December 2016 While a low metal price environment necessitates that mining companies cut spending and reduce expansion, adopting an overly cautious approach will ensure that companies risk being unprepared when the upswing occurs, says global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY). Being unprepared for... →
ON THE PRECIPICE Without new investment in improved productivity, Zambia’s mining industry will be unable to cash in on renewed global demand for copper
Mozambique coal project on track for 2017 financial close
By: Robyn Wilkinson 4th November 2016 Power development company Ncondezi Energy tells Mining Weekly it is making steady progress towards financial close in 2017 for its 300 MW power plant and integrated openpit thermal coal mine project, in Mozambique. →
Africa a focus for energy solutions in mining
By: Simone Liedtke 4th November 2016 The global mining industry risks wasting millions of dollars if greater emphasis is not placed on its employing renewable-energy solutions, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) technology and biogas, according to global nonprofit organisation Rocky Mountain Institute-Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR). →
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