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Renewable energy punted as a viable option as load-shedding bites
By: Zandile Mavuso 15th May 2015 With the South African mining industry contributing about 18% to the country’s gross domestic product, available and reliable electricity supply remains crucial in ensuring uninterrupted mining production. →
Resources Watch 
By: Creamer Media Reporter 30th April 2015 This week: Minister Lynne Brown moves to stabilise Eskom leadership with appointment of Brian Molefe as acting CEO. And, a new dust buster initiative sounds the potential death knell for the silicosis scourge. →
Electricity supply problems, decentralised power trend opportunity for platinum
By: Martin Creamer 17th April 2015 South Africa’s electricity problems are offering platinum mining companies a major opportunity to stimulate the offtake of platinum. State power utility Eskom’s loadshedding programme and the global trend towards decentralised power generation are elevating power-generating fuel cell technology –... →
Canada-India uranium tensions thaw as Cameco strikes export deal
By: Henry Lazenby 15th April 2015 Canada on Wednesday unveiled a C$350-million deal to supply more than seven-million pounds of uranium concentrate to India, signalling a new era for the two countries’ bilateral relations. Canadian uranium producer Cameco announced that it had inked a supply agreement with the Department of... →
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands in Ottawa.
New generators to stabilise mine power supply by mid-April
10th April 2015 West Africa-focused gold producer Perseus Mining has bought four new Caterpillar diesel-driven generators to boost the on-site power generating capacity at its Edikan gold mine, in Ghana. The generators, that were bought from power equipment supplier Mantrac Ghana for about $3.3-million,... →
GOLD PRODUCTION In the absence of an unexpected improvement in the availability of power in Ghana, Perseus Mining will be unable to meet its June 2015 production guidance
Local mines becoming more mindful of energy efficiency, cost effectiveness
By: Ilan Solomons 10th April 2015 Local mining companies are increasingly implementing measures that ensure more energy efficient and cost-effective operations at their mines and processing plants, sustainable growth and development organisation the National Business Initiative (NBI) energy head Valerie Geen tells Mining Weekly.... →
Ontario makes Northern Industrial Electricity Rate programme permanent
By: Henry Lazenby 8th April 2015 The Ontario government on Tuesday announced that the Northern Industrial Electricity Rate (NIER) programme would become permanent for qualifying large northern industrial consumers. Significant forestry and mining companies were among the beneficiaries of the programme, which was first introduced... →
Hummingbird looks to develop hydroelectrric power plant
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th April 2015 Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has signed a collaboration agreement with development fund IFC InfraVentures and energy company Aldwych International to embark on the planning and development of a 20 MW to 30 MW hydroelectric power (HEP) plant in southeast Liberia. The proposed plant, which... →
Resources Watch
By: Creamer Media Reporter 2nd April 2015 This week: Eskom targets 975 MW in savings as it restarts its DSM schemes. And, Vested interests and a lack of understanding are the key impediments to a PGMs exchange. →
Exhibitor strategically planning product response following indaba
By: Pimani Baloyi 6th March 2015 Following the 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba, temporary power and temperature-control solutions provider Aggreko is deciding which projects to pursue through strategic planning while also developing plans to customise its solutions to meet these specific project requirements. Aggreko... →
Africa ready to break the paradox of being primary, yet poorest, mining location 
By: Henry Lazenby 4th March 2015 Despite the commodity price collapse, Africa was ready to participate as a host continent to the global mineral extraction industry, South African Mineral Resources Minister Advocate Ngoako Ramatlhodi told the Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business's sixteenth Annual African Mining Breakfast... →
Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi
Mines eye generating own electricity
By: Creamer Media Reporter 26th February 2015 Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about South African mines turning to solar power and fuel cells to keep them running as Eskom becomes increasingly more expensive and unreliable. →
Nevsun reports full power restored at Eritrea ops, lifts dividend
By: Henry Lazenby 15th December 2014 Horn of Africa-focused copper miner Nevsun Resources on Monday reported that a third-party power solutions provider has fixed and restored the electricity supply to the Bisha plant, in Eritrea. Nevsun last week reported that power supply issues had forced a temporary halt in concentrate... →
Nevsun unfazed by unreliable power at Bisha plant
By: Henry Lazenby 8th December 2014 Eritrea-focused copper producer Nevsun Resources was unaffected by power supply issues that had forced a temporary halt in concentrate production at its flagship Bisha mine. Vancouver-based Nevsun reported that the 27-generator strong third-party-supplied power plant was undergoing routine... →
Mines need to cut emissions and increase renewables – Corporate Knights
By: Simon Rees 21st November 2014 As the population of the planet doubles between now and 2050, the drive to cut carbon emissions will continue to gather pace. At a recent meeting between heads of state in China, the US announced its intention to reduce carbon emissions by 26% to 28% by 2025. China declared its emissions would... →
Company launches newly engineered hydraulic solutions
By: Pimani Baloyi 14th November 2014 Power management company Eaton Hydraulics launched two new ranges of engineered hydraulic solutions at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in September – the Eaton Airflex WCBD3 and WCSB3 water-cooled third-generation brake systems and the Hydre-MAC piston motor. Eaton GM Emil Berning... →
Local company launches pneumatic industrial blast cleaning machine
By: Pimani Baloyi 14th November 2014 Pretoria- and Durban-based dry ice blast cleaning services provider Dry Ice International launched during September, a fully pneumatic blast cleaning machine that uses dry ice pellets. Dry Ice International owner Deon Roux told Mining Weekly on the sidelines of the Electra Mining Africa... →
Nigerian-owned group mulling Tanzania coal project to provide fuel for cement plant
By: John Muchira 24th October 2014 Tanzania’s cement market is set for a major shakeup in pricing after Dangote Cement announced its plant in the country's Mtwara region will be powered by coal. Nigerian-owned Dangote Cement says it is to develop a coal mine in Tanzania's western region to supply fuel for a cement plant it is... →
Expanded drive system range offers dependable performance
10th October 2014 Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) specialist industrial gear and electric motors division, BMG Drives, last month extended its Nord drives system range to include robust units with NSD tupH sealed surface conversion treatment systems, for improved process reliability in... →
Fluid couplings range promoted at 2014 Electra Mining Africa
By: Ilan Solomons 10th October 2014 Power transmission company Bibby Turboflex South Africa (SA) showcased its Italian-manufactured range of Westcar Rotofluid fluid couplings, for which it is the sole distributor in sub-Saharan Africa, at this year’s Electra Mining Africa trade show, which took place last month at the Nasrec Expo... →
New range of electric motors to be launched in 2015
By: Ilan Solomons 10th October 2014 Electrical and mechanical motion-control and power-generation products manufacturer Regal Beloit South Africa will introduce a range of new products to the local market, including the high-efficiency IE2 and premium efficiency IE3 Regal Marathon TerraMAX range of electric motors, in July 2015.... →
Supplier makes IE3 motors standard offering in 2015
By: Ilan Solomons 10th October 2014 Electrical equipment supplier Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, announced at the Electra Mining Africa trade show, which took place in Johannesburg last month, that it would introduce premium-efficiency standard, or IE3, electric motors, as a standard... →
American Vanadium signs-up first flow-battery customer
By: Henry Lazenby 3rd October 2014 North America’s first vanadium redox flow energy-storage system provider American Vanadium on Friday announced that it had signed up its first customer, subject to financing. American Vanadium said it believed the order from Newfound Energies would enable the company to switch its primary source... →
Renewables repositioning to meet mining industry’s energy needs
By: Creamer Media Reporter 16th September 2014 It is increasingly clear that mining and renewable energy are two businesses that belong together and, yet, figuring out the nuts and bolts of getting projects off the ground is not always easy. For many renewable-energy companies, the slow pace of approving projects poses an ongoing challenge.... →
New SEW-Eurodrive business unit to offer solutions based on customer requirements
By: Schalk Burger 5th September 2014 A holistic solution for drives and materials handling systems in the mining industry will provide customised systems and maintenance services specifically suited to the requirements of each mine and plant, says industrial drives and gear major SEW-Eurodrive South Africa MD Ute Schoeman.... →
Renewable-energy projects compete for capital in low-price milieu
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th September 2014 Several industry pressures, ranging from greater competition for capital because of lower metal prices, to the expense of electrical energy storage, delay the widespread acceptance of renewable energy within the mining sector, Barrick Gold director of power projects Scott Fraser says. →
Goldcorp reducing costs by embracing renewable energy
By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th August 2014 Over the past 18 months, Goldcorp, based in Vancouver, has built the organisational infrastructure to manage its energy demands far more efficiently, explained corporate energy manager Flyn McCarthy. He discussed how Goldcorp measured energy costs and the various options under consideration now... →
Cronimet turns sod on large Namibian PV plant
By: Henry Lazenby 29th August 2014 Mining and energy solutions firm Cronimet Mining Power Solutions officially broke ground and began its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting activities for a large Namibian photovoltaic (PV) power plant on August 18. The PV project is located in Omburu, two hours north-west... →
Glencore builds Canada’s first large wind and energy storage facility
By: Creamer Media Reporter 22nd August 2014 The decision to install a 3 MW wind turbine at Glencore’s Raglan mine came after nearly five years of careful investigation, assessment, and analysis, says Jean-Francois Verret, director of strategy, projects, and public affairs. Because of the Arctic conditions at the mining site, which sits on... →
Oyu Tolgoi inks power cooperation accord with Mongolia govt
By: Henry Lazenby 14th August 2014 Rio Tinto subsidiary Turquoise Hill Resources has signed a power-sector cooperation agreement (PSCA) with the Mongolian government that will guide long-term strategic cooperation between the State and Oyu Tolgoi to deliver a comprehensive energy plan for the South Gobi region. The PSCA will set... →
Power generation now a ‘major focus’ for mines as fuel costs soar
By: Anine Kilian 8th August 2014 Owing to the increasing cost of conventional fuels in the mining industry such as diesel, power generation is becoming a major focus for mining companies, says renewable-energy solutions company MCD director Manuel Duggal. MCD recently designed and supervised the installation of a new heavy fuel... →
Zest WEG Group
8th August 2014 The Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is a South African company with a strong commitment to the development of the African region. Zest WEG is a leading supplier of low-, medium- and high-voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable... →
Iamgold to generate 15% of own electricity in 5 yrs – CEO Letwin
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th August 2014 Toronto-based gold producer Iamgold president and CEO Steve Letwin is championing the use of renewable energy as an opportunity for gold mines to reduce costs – a proposition that the company is testing through its Rosebel gold mine, in Suriname. Although saving money is an imperative for all... →
Rosebel PV Plant, Suriname
Renewables a serious option for African miners as energy costs, emissions come to the fore in African mining
By: Anine Kilian 11th July 2014 Rising energy prices and supply constraints have forced African mining operations to find new energy solutions for affordable, consistent and secure sources of energy. To address these concerns, mining companies operating on the African continent are exploring renewable-energy integration as a... →
Power supply deficit hindering African mining
By: Pimani Baloyi 11th July 2014 The deficiency in power generation on the African continent is impacting on the mining industry’s ability to reach its full production potential, thereby impacting on the industry’s ability to boost the continent’s economy, says Dubai-based temporary power solutions provider Altaaqa Global CAT... →
Besides labour, energy emerging as key future risk for platinum sector
By: Chantelle Kotze 20th June 2014 While the crippling strike in the platinum sector in South Africa has brought attention to the labour costs of the industry, Pretoria-based nonprofit policy research institution Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies researcher Georgina Ryan points out that dealing with escalating energy costs... →
Rental power attractive option for Moz mines
By: Mia Breytenbach 6th June 2014 The outsourcing of power supplies is growing in Mozambique, as mining companies increasingly recognise the benefits of rental power, says temporary power generation company Aggreko Southern Africa local business head Martin Foster. He adds that confidence in rental power is gaining momentum... →
Mining companies urged to add renewables to energy profiles
By: Simon Rees 3rd June 2014 In the current climate of economic headwinds, squeezed margins and stubborn overheads, mining companies continue to examine all aspects of expenditure in the hope of making savings. Energy consumption is one of the greatest costs, particularly for mining operations in remote areas with no access... →
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