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Mine Care and Maintenance
Recommissioning aids growth opportunities
By: Sabrina Jardim 9th December 2022 With more coal mines being recommissioned, owing to the increasing global demand for coal, more employment opportunities and a rising contribution to the fiscus in South Africa are expected, says law firm Webber Wentzel employment, health and safety partner Kate Collier. Despite the global... →
Duty of care heightened on recommissioned mines
By: Sabrina Jardim 9th December 2022 Mining operations face increasing pressure to implement an adequate duty-of-care agenda, owing to pressure from investors and regulators who question mining operations’ social licence to operate and factor this in to their investment decisions. Mining operations being recommissioned after care... →
More mines being recommissioned
By: Sabrina Jardim 9th December 2022 Many South African mines have, in recent years, been placed under care and maintenance, owing to various factors, including an increase in production costs, Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and electricity, infrastructure and water constraints, says law firm Beech Veltman CEO Warren Beech.... →
Miner acquires asset on care and maintenance
12th November 2021 Canadian gold mining company TVI Pacific in September announced that its Philippines affiliate TVI Resource Development (TVIRD) completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of trading company Greenstone Resources Corporation (GRC). GRC was previously the Philippine affiliate of... →
New tech calculates ventilation recovery
By: Halima Frost 12th November 2021 Mine ventilation, refrigeration, and cooling engineering consultants BBE Group, in August released the 2021 version of its flagship Vuma-network, free of charge, to the mining sector and other interested parties worldwide. BBE’s in-house product, called Vuma-transient, used by BBE engineers,... →
Care, maintenance must be communicated correctly
By: Halima Frost 12th November 2021 Environmental consulting company Environmental Assurance (Envass) director Emile van Druten says it is “absolutely imperative” for a mine to correctly communicate its care-and-maintenance plan to not only staff and stakeholders but also the affected communities and suppliers. He tells Mining... →
Pandemic pushes more mines into care and maintenance
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 13th November 2020 A downturn in the global demand for certain minerals, uncertain and cyclical commodity prices and the increasing costs of production have resulted in several mines and beneficiation operations being placed on care and maintenance. These factors have been prevalent since late 2017, and... →
TRYING TIMES Many mines that have been placed on care and maintenance will remain in that state for the foreseeable future
Williamson to remain on care and maintenance
13th November 2020 Diamond miner Petra Diamond’s Tanzania-based Williamson mine has been on care and maintenance since mid-April, with only essential services being carried out in order to protect the mine’s assets and resources. The original decision was announced in the Market Update on April 9, 2020, when the... →
Crime, health and safety concerns for mines
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 13th November 2020 Theft, as a consequence of mining equipment and machinery remaining idle for a long period, is an issue for operations on care and maintenance, says law firm ENSafrica mine and occupational health and safety director Pieter Colyn. In many cases, mining operations retain third-party security... →
Zincodic
13th November 2020 Zincodic creates locally manufactured, environment-friendly corrosion protection products of the highest quality. As a highly innovative company, Zincodic produces specialised corrosion and chemical resistant coatings that are non- isocyanate, non-flammable and do not contain any volatile... →
Shaft maintenance integral to operations
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 15th November 2019 Mining solutions provider United Mining Services (UMS) suggests placing significant emphasis on the operational maintenance of a mine shaft, as this can ultimately optimise the functionality of the mine, negating the potential financial and time-based losses that occur when shafts are not... →
Shaft capping prevents illegal mining, improves ground safety
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 15th November 2019 Redundant mine shafts are becoming a growing risk for mining companies, owing to a sharp spike in illegal mining activities. →
Checks crucial to continuing operations
15th November 2019 Specialist in electric power generation and electro-mechanical power transmission Vert Energy supports a wide range of components and systems, with the assistance of a repair, refurbishment and maintenance service throughout Africa. →
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