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MSA Group, partner see growth potential in Egypt’s growing mining industry 
By: Schalk Burger 8th November 2021 The 82 exploration permits issued by Egypt to 11 junior and major mining and exploration companies, along with the country's underexplored, but promising, mineral resources and its location, bode well for the development of its mining industry and for its role as a mining exploration and services... →
Weir acquires leading mining tech company
By: Marleny Arnoldi 5th November 2021 Global engineering company Weir Group has agreed to acquire Motion Metrics, a Canadian mining technology business, for an initial consideration of £89-million. Motion Metrics is a developer of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and three-dimensional rugged machine vision technology used in... →
Training aims to enhance on-site safety
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 With businesses constantly evolving and adapting, safety training solutions provider KBC Health and Safety is also adapting and advancing its training solutions to ensure that it is creating value and positively impacting on its clients. Consequently, the company has created a new safety... →
Integrated control improves safety
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 In an underground mining environment, there is a dire need for an integrated approach to effective dust control for improve underground health conditions. Mine ventilation and cooling company BBE Consulting tells Mining Weekly that it is imperative to identify the correct dust control system for... →
Health, safety training increases productivity
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 Mining training company Prisma Training Solutions ensures that its customers can realise a return on investment by increasing productivity and efficiency through training. The company states that this is vital for all mining operations. Each mine and mining method offers unique risks. →
CIMIC secures major work contract from Chevron
By: Esmarie Iannucci 4th November 2021 ASX-listed contractor CIMIC Group’s UGL subsidiary has been awarded a near A$400-million long-term maintenance contract from US energy major Chevron for work in the Pilbara. Under the master contract, UGL will deliver front-line and campaign maintenance, brownfield execution scopes and turnaround... →
AECI provide explosives to K9 detection team to help curb illicit, criminal use
By: Donna Slater 3rd November 2021 To help curb illegal use of explosives, AECI Mining Explosives has partnered with explosive detection patrol company Vapor Wake K9 South Africa (VWK9SA) by providing it with samples of explosives to assist in training its dogs. Criminal activities that involve the use of illicit explosives in... →
Anglo to use underground mine water to generate electricity 
By: Martin Creamer 2nd November 2021 Diversified mining company Anglo American is planning to use water in its underground mines as batteries. The water will be pumped up when operations have excess renewable power and allowed to run back down when electricity is needed. →
From top left clockwise are Mark Cutifani, Jon Samuel, Stephen Pearce and Zahira Quatrocchi.
Diamond producer reaps rewards of modernisation
By: Halima Frost 29th October 2021 v Russia-based diamond miner Alrosa’s significant investment in modernising and automating its manufacturing processes is aimed at improving operational performance and decreasing costs. →
Explosives company achieves world-class rating
By: Halima Frost 29th October 2021 Mining explosives and blasting technology supplier BME, a member of diversified chemicals group Omnia, tells Mining Weekly it has achieved a record-low recordable case rate of 0.05% in the blasting sector for the last financial year. A recordable case rate is a well-established measure of safety... →
Company showcases tech innovations on new forum
By: Halima Frost 29th October 2021 Industrial equipment multinational Siemens launched its inaugural Smart Mining Forum as an online event from August 3 to 5. The event highlighted Siemens’ technical expertise and showcased real examples of its software and technology solutions while current and future trends in sustainable mining... →
Viable project management for small-scale mining success
By: Claire O'Reilly 29th October 2021 The multidisciplinary nature of mining projects requires strict, iterative processes in terms of establishing what will make the project and its future operation viable, says Johannesburg-based consulting and project management company Bowline. →
Weighing the viability of in-house, outsourced project management
By: Claire O'Reilly 29th October 2021 The concept of project co-sourcing – a hybrid model that uses in-house management and outsourced project managers – is not yet readily practiced in South Africa because of perceived resource and intellectual property risks to both owner and contracting firms. During co-sourcing, the resources are... →
Project managers’ skill set must evolve
By: Claire O'Reilly 29th October 2021 Project management in South Africa requires continued change in all facets of society, with projects having to consider and address the needs of a multitude of stakeholders while being successful and profitable, says consulting and contracting company ProjectWay director Reniel Engelbrecht →
Nersa to oppose Eskom’s move to have MYPD5 rejection set aside
By: Terence Creamer 28th October 2021 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has notified the Gauteng division of the High Court that it will oppose Eskom’s application to have the regulator’s decision to reject the utility’s fifth multiyear price determination (MYPD5) revenue application reviewed and set aside. Eskom... →
A photo of Eskom CFO Calib Cassim presenting its case at a previous tariff hearing
Qld miners urged to get jabbed
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th October 2021 The Queensland government the state’s peak mining body has called for resource communities to get vaccinated. Minister for Resources Scott Stewart said getting vaccinated was the best form of protection from Covid-19. →
Mitsubishi invests in Queensland skills
By: Esmarie Iannucci 27th October 2021 Mitsubishi Development (MD) and the University of Queensland (UQ) have joined forces to create a new digital technologies curriculum for mining engineering students, in a move that has been welcomed by both the state government and the resources sector. MD will invest A$750 000 over the next... →
Diesel and load-shedding feature in summer outlook as Eskom's maintenance recovery takes longer than envisaged 
By: Terence Creamer 25th October 2021 State-owned electricity utility Eskom says its reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) interventions have not yet succeeded in stabilising the performance of its unpredictable coal fleet and that more than year of ongoing maintenance is needed to address the poor performance of its generation... →
Eskom to jointly develop solar projects with Exxaro, Seriti
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th October 2021 Coal miners Exxaro and Seriti Resources are joining forces with State-owned power utility Eskom to jointly develop renewable energy projects. The landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the parties on October 25 spells out the companies’ development plan to lower their carbon... →
Commitment to Zero Harm unwavering
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 The Minerals Council South Africa, and its member companies, remain unwaveringly committed to ensuring every mineworker returns from work unharmed every day through the goal of zero harm, says Minerals Council safety and sustainable development head Dr Sizwe Phakathi. In terms of safety... →
Plans to tackle transport risks
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 Mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa has remained steadfast in its goal of Zero Harm. However, as of September 23, 2021, 40 fatalities were reported compared with 32 during the same period last year. Along with fall-of-ground (FoG) incidents, transport and... →
Studies show women benefit from modernisation
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 As more women join the mining industry in a professional capacity, more research and studies are analysing the various obstacles they have to contend with, as well as how employers can address these. Such research is instrumental in helping the historically male-dominated industry adapt so that... →
Targeted assistance improves workplace vaccination success
By: Nadine Ramdass 22nd October 2021 Mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa champions vaccines as being integral to curbing the transmission of Covid-19 and protecting people. The Minerals Council is following the approach of saving lives and livelihoods, which is linked to assisting with vaccine access. →
Solutions on offer for entire mining chain
22nd October 2021 From the beginning of mining operations to the end-of-life, distributor of bearings, power transmission and allied products in Southern Africa Bearings International (BI) has products that service the entire mining value chain. →
Market responds well to high-pressure pumps
By: Claire O'Reilly 22nd October 2021 High-head pumps are the workhorses of many fluid control systems, and their role can often be mission-critical in dewatering applications in construction and mining, where the control and removal of surface water is a primary safety concern, says industrial equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco... →
New RC sampling option available
22nd October 2021 Supplier of equipment, tools, parts, services, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining industry Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing a new reverse circulation (RC) sampling option for its Leopard DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig. The new RC... →
Illegal sand mines continue to profit
By: Claire O'Reilly 22nd October 2021 Statistics released by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inaccurately reflect the volume of illegal mining operations in South Africa, says mining industry body Aspasa (formerly Aggregate and Sand Producers of Southern Africa). →
How South Africa plans to secure backing for its ‘Just Transition Financing Facility’ at COP26
By: Terence Creamer 21st October 2021 South Africa aims to meet with other governments and multilateral finance institutions on the sidelines of the upcoming COP26 gathering to progress talks on raising concessional funding, in phases, for a Cabinet-endorsed ‘Just Transition Financing Facility’ to fund green projects in the... →
Bushveld Minerals enters fourth quarter on solid footing
By: Simone Liedtke 21st October 2021 Aim-listed integrated primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals achieved a 19% quarter-on-quarter increase in production for the third quarter, which the company said was underpinned by operational stability at Vametco. Bushveld, which is also an energy storage solutions provider with ownership... →
Bushveld CEO Fortune Mojapelo
Tribunal approves Sandvik SRP’s acquisition of Kwatani Global
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th October 2021 The Competition Tribunal has approved the large merger whereby K2021544474 (South Africa), to be renamed Sandvik SRP, intends to acquire Kwatani Global. The tribunal has approved the transaction with conditions relating to broad-based black economic empowerment shareholding. →
Eskom seeks urgent court order to have 2022/23 tariff application adjudicated by Nersa
By: Terence Creamer 15th October 2021 State-owned electricity utility Eskom has approached the Gauteng High Court to have the regulator’s recent decision to reject its revenue application for the period 2022/23 to 2024/25 set aside for being “patently irrational and unlawful”. Eskom approached the court this week for a review of the... →
Eskom CFO Calib Cassim, who deposed the founding affidavit, speaking at a previous Nersa hearing
Explosives growth follows industry growth
By: Nadine Ramdass 15th October 2021 The African explosives sector remains steady, owing to an increase in African mining opportunities and positive market conditions, says BME Southern African Development Community (SADC) MD Ralf Hennecke. With the growing interest in battery minerals such as lithium and cobalt, there is a further... →
Differential GPS brings much needed autonomy to blasting
15th October 2021 AECI Mining Explosives’ new, high-accuracy (sub-1m) Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) brings autonomy to the blast hole tagging process, thus maximising efficiency by eliminating potential human error on the bench and ensuring integrity of drill and blast operations. Safety and good... →
Explosives tech aims to humanise mining
By: Nadine Ramdass 15th October 2021 The lack of new investment in the form of new mining projects has resulted in little growth for the explosives industry, and while the expansion projects of existing operations have helped the industry somewhat, greenfield projects can facilitate more significant growth. The mining explosives... →
Electricity wheeling can reduce load-shedding risk if legal, technical uncertainties are addressed
By: Donna Slater 15th October 2021 Tariffs and the legal framework governing the wheeling of electricity from independent power producers (IPPs), which are taking advantage of the recently declared 100 MW licence threshold, will be key factors in IPPs’ ability and willingness to feed surplus power into regional and national power... →
Volvo Group says launches world's first fossil-free steel vehicle
By: Reuters 13th October 2021 Truck maker AB Volvo said on Wednesday it had produced a prototype of what it said would be the world's first vehicles made of fossil-free steel. Volvo and steel-maker SSAB announced in April an agreement to produce the vehicles and start the production of prototypes this year. →
Downer completes mining services divestment
By: Esmarie Iannucci 11th October 2021 Integrated services provider Downer EDI on Monday announced plans to sell its Open Cut Mining East business to an Australia subsidiary of mining services provider PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA). Downer will receive some A$150-million in cash from the transaction, subject to adjustments,... →
Explorer provides update on Senegal project
8th October 2021 West African exploration company Oriole Resources provided an update last month on its Senala gold mining project in Senegal, where joint venture partner IAMGOLD has the option to spend up to $8-million to earn a 70% interest. IAMGOLD this year has completed more than 80% of a two-phase... →
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