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Mining Indaba
Local suppliers make financial sense for manufacturers
By: Tracy Hancock 24th January 2020 Using South African suppliers can be far more effective financially when engineering and manufacturing locally and is not simply a matter of complying with Mining Charter III, says industrial and mining vibrating screens manufacturer Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin. From a Mining Charter perspective,... →
Investors await cue from S African govt
By: Tracy Hancock 24th January 2020 Investors are wary of the South African mining industry, says Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter, who will speak at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town. “They are not only seeking certainty in respect of legislation and regulation, such as Mining Charter III... →
Climate change to amplify challenges
By: Tracy Hancock 24th January 2020 Economists agree that climate change risks have, to date, been underestimated by industry in general, including mining, says consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting South Africa director and principal consultant Andrew van Zyl. Consequently, he expects that challenges associated with... →
Booyco Electronics
24th January 2020 Understanding evolving customer needs as well as the legislative compliance requirements of differing sectors ideally positions Booyco Electronics to offer application-specific and safety-related solutions to customers across a range of industries. Booyco’s safety products portfolio has grown... →
Khoemacau begins decline development
By: Darren Parker 24th January 2020 Development work is well under way at the Khoemacau copper and silver project in Botswana, with mining contractor Barminco beginning decline development for the new underground mine in Zone 5 this month. Early construction activities started in early 2019, with mine construction, development and... →
Weba Chute Systems
2nd July 2019 Effective transfer of materials in chutes is a pressing issue for all mines. With the spotlight firmly on increasing productivity through more effective discharge of materials, coupled with minimising downtime and maintenance, solutions are critical to sustainability. With over 4 000 transfer... →
Invincible Valves
By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th May 2019 High-quality valve products and ancillary equipment supplier Invincible Valves prides itself on service excellence and exibility, as it strives to enhance every customer’s bottom line. The 36-year-old company’s core values include growing through creativity, invention and innovation. →
Johnson Crane Hire
12th April 2019 Ranked among the top crane hire companies in the world, Johnson Crane Hire operates the largest mobile crane fleet in Africa. The company has an acknowledged track record for delivering appropriate solutions to the mining, petrochemicals, power and civil infra structure industries throughout... →
Foundation driving youth participation in mining industry
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 Although the mining industry has not appealed to many young people for quite a while, this is starting to change through initiatives such as the Young Leaders Career Development Programme, says nonprofit organisation Learn and Give Education Foundation (LGEF) co-founder and chairperson Teboho... →
OSBORN celebrates 100 years of quality, innovation and service excellence
1st March 2019 South African mining and quarrying equipment specialist Osborn is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Since its foundation in 1919, the company has grown and evolved. Today, Osborn is recognised as a leading name in global mining and quarry markets and one of South Africa’s foremost manufacturers... →
MODI Mining
1st March 2019 Established in 2011, Modi Mining has grown an average of 30% a year, earning founding owners and husband and wife team Motlapele Molefi and Sam Molefi the 2019 Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year award winner. The 100% black-owned company was established to offer contract... →
Promising mining opportunities in Zim
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 Despite Zimbabwe’s foreign currency crisis, specialist strategy and communications consultancy Africa Practice (AP) Mining Sector lead Rishon Chimboza says, “on a per capita basis, Zimbabwe is extremely well endowed with natural resources, so opportunities will always be there.” →
4IR: Mining companies need to make a wilful change
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, mining companies made it clear that there will be some change in the near future as people start believing in practical impact of digitalisation and... →
Indaba created positive platform – Baxter
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 The 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba was a useful platform where stakeholders worldwide, including producers, investors and government officials discussed the issues facing the mining industry, and also the opportunities that would enable the industry to achieve its full potential, says... →
Energy solutions crucial to the future of mining
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 Renewable energy has become a very important part of the conversation in mining, says energy solutions provider MD for Africa John Lewis who attended the 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town, last month. →
ERG focused on advancing electric vehicle and battery industry
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 While some volatility is expected, there is optimism about the prospects of demand for cobalt and copper in 2019 which will be sustained in part by the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), says diversified natural resources producer Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) CEO Benedikt Sobotka. →
More support for Mining Indaba
By: Mamaili Mamaila 1st March 2019 The Investing in African Mining Indaba celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary, and the 2019 edition was the best one yet, says mining investment conference Mining Indaba marketing head Joanna Kotyrba. →
Sandvik, Resolute gear up for the fully automated Syama gold mine
By: Kim Cloete 7th February 2019 Global engineering group, Sandvik, is looking forward to moving full steam ahead in its partnership with Resolute Mining to fully automate the Syama underground gold mine. The Syama underground mine is set to be the world’s first purpose-built, fully automated sublevel cave gold mine. →
Solar Mining Services helps to boost the Mpumalanga economy 
By: Kim Cloete 7th February 2019 Solar Mining Services, a manufacturer and supplier of explosives, accessories and blasting services for the mining industry, has made strides in growing its business in South Africa. It has created more than 100 jobs and invested R500-million in South Africa since setting up in the country in... →
Zimbabwe lithium project wins the Mining Indaba’s Investment Battlefield competition 
By: Kim Cloete 7th February 2019 Junior mining company, Prospect Resources, has won the 2019 Mining Indaba Investment Battlefield for its lithium project located in Zimbabwe. Prospect Resources executive director Harry Greaves scooped the first prize at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, after pitching the... →
Lesedi to assist Mozal in its aluminium expansion project
By: Kim Cloete 7th February 2019 South African engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Lesedi has recently been awarded a contract to assist South32’s Mozal aluminum plant in its expansion project. The $38-million AP3XLE energy efficiency project was approved in the third quarter of 2017 and started the rollout... →
Precious metal refiners face new LBMA environmental standard
By: Martin Creamer 7th February 2019 The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has launched a new standard that addresses environmental as well as sustainability issues in gold and silver markets. To do that in a credible way, LBMA has been actively engaging with mining companies and producer nations. →
Transnet promises to ramp up efficiency
By: Kim Cloete 6th February 2019 Transnet has promised to deal with corruption and step up efficiency around its operations, which have taken a heavy knock over the past few years. “Over the past ten years, we have injected capital of R42-billion into the network side. Yet the scale of the network is worse today than it was ten... →
Transnet acting CEO Tau Morwe
Junior mining fund under discussion – Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 6th February 2019 A government-initiated fund for prospectors and developers is under discussion with the Public Investment Corporation and the Industrial Development Corporation, Minerals Council South Africa emerging mining head Grant Mitchell said on Wednesday. Speaking at a media conference at the Investment... →
Minerals Council executive Tebello Chabana
Ethiopia finalising mining industry reforms – minister
By: Reuters 6th February 2019 Ethiopia will finalise reforms for its underdeveloped mining and oil sectors within the next two months as it seeks to encourage more foreign investors, its mines and petroleum minister said on Tuesday. The country has already cut taxes for mining companies in recent years but the government... →
Bushveld Minerals hopes to list in Johannesburg by Q3
By: Reuters 6th February 2019 London-listed Bushveld Minerals , which has vanadium mines in South Africa, said on Tuesday it planned a to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange by the third quarter of this year. Bushveld Minerals, which has vanadium operations in South African and coal operations in Madagascar, said the... →
Congo 2018 copper output up 12.9% to 1.2Mt – Chamber of Commerce
By: Reuters 6th February 2019 Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's top producer, rose 12.9% in 2018 to 1.2-million tonnes, the Chamber of Commerce said in a presentation on Wednesday. Output of cobalt, a key component of electric car batteries, rose 43.8% to 106 439 t, while gold production increased by... →
Angola's Endiama sees diamond output rising to 13.8 Mct by 2022
By: Reuters 6th February 2019 Angola's State-owned diamond firm Endiama sees production rising to 13.8-million carats in 2022 compared with 9.5-million carats forecast for this year, a senior official said on Wednesday. Production in 2018 was 9.4-million carats, Endiama's director of geology, Kapingana Mandavela, told an... →
Minerals Council’s national platinum strategy targets real potential
By: Martin Creamer 6th February 2019 Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday launched a national platinum strategy, which aims at sustaining a million jobs and contributing R8.2-trillion to South Africa’s economy by 2050. Speaking at a media conference at Investing in African Mining Indaba on Wednesday, Minerals Council CEO Roger... →
Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter
Working together can deliver mining’s massive benefits – Friedland
By: Martin Creamer 6th February 2019 Mining can and will deliver massive benefits if all stakeholders work together, Ivanhoe Mines executive co-chairperson and founder Robert Friedland said on Wednesday Speaking on the third day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, he outlined the huge potential of collaborative government,... →
Minerals Council welcomes President’s statements at Mining Indaba
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 6th February 2019 The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the statements made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his address at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, on Tuesday. The Minerals Council said the President had, throughout his address, echoed the sentiments expressed by Mineral... →
