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Company’s turnkey solution benefits mining industry
By: Paige Müller 12th October 2018 Drive and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has been working to establish itself as a full solutions provider for the mining industry for the past five years, says national sales and marketing manager Norman Maleka. “When the name SEW is mentioned in mining circles, one of the... →
Chinese delegation to witness proudly South African logging system 
By: Martin Creamer 8th October 2018 The high-ranking delegation from China, which is due to arrive in South Africa next Monday to undertake a three-week study of South Africa’s globally recognised mineral reporting codes, will be given insight during their visit into a South African borehole logging system that is poised to go... →
EY urges mining companies to adopt a cohesive approach to implementing digital initiatives
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd October 2018 Digital solutions in the mining sector are typically disconnected, with each solution designed specifically to deal with one element of the mining value chain. Companies operating in the sector are, however, being advised to pursue long-term, integrated solutions that work across the mining value... →
Mine digitisation accelerates to ensure profitability
By: Paige Müller 28th September 2018 Professional services firm and corporate partner sponsor of this year’s Joburg Indaba, Deloitte, says the tough operating conditions in the mining industry have resulted in the accelerated uptake of digitisation at South African mines. Deloitte Africa energy and resources leader Andrew Lane – who... →
MC Mining eyeing acquisition, project access, SEZ
By: Martin Creamer 27th September 2018 Coal exploration, development and mining company MC Mining, which has painstakingly removed many obstacles in its path in the last five years, is targeting the acquisition of a second suitable operational coal mine in the mould of the cash-generative Uitkomst, taking strong steps to secure access... →
Sibanye highlights Lonmin, DRDGold deal attractions at Denver
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2018 The progressing Lonmin acquisition and the already done DRDGold deal have been highlighted to the Denver Gold Forum by Sibanye-Stillwater, which is currently hosting investors and analysts at its Stillwater mine in Montana. The forum heard how the Lonmin acquisition would add significantly to... →
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Ramaphosa moves to revitalise mining, create certainty
By: Martin Creamer 21st September 2018 It is imperative that South Africa restores investment and exploration levels in the mining sector as mining and mineral beneficiation activities have significant potential to drive long term growth, exports and job growth, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his economic stimulus and recovery plan... →
R&D on clean coal technologies crucial in SA
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 21st September 2018 The research and development (R&D) of clean coal technologies in South Africa is absolutely necessary, says Fossil Fuel Foundation director and recently retired Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation South African Research Chairs Initiative Clean Coal Technology chair... →
ROSEMARY FALCON Coal is a vital element in South Africa's economy
Gladiator raises cash to fast-track North Arunta project
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th September 2018 Gladiator has received firm commitment to raise up to A$625 000 to further the North Arunta project, in the Northern Territory. The capital raising entails commitments for a placement of 105-million shares at 0.2c apiece to raise up to A$210 000 placements before costs to sophisticated and... →
DRDGold shares leap on higher-grade fillip
By: Martin Creamer 5th September 2018 A 10% increase in gold production provided an important fillip for surface gold mining company DRDGold, which benefitted from high-grade sand material in the 12 months to June 30. The Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, which saw its share price rise by 6.09% in early morning trade,... →
Economic slowdown impacts on modular building demand
By: Paige Müller 31st August 2018 The local modular building industry has been feeling the pinch for the past three months, owing to a slowdown in economic activity in the sectors it serves, states prefabricated modular buildings supplier Kwikspace Modular Buildings. Kwikspace international executive Liam Cafferty is concerned... →
UK-based gold miner secures local investors for its Ethiopian project
By: Rebecca Campbell 31st August 2018 London AIM-listed gold exploration and development company KEFI Minerals has announced that has signed a Detailed Heads of Agreement with investors in Ethiopia, for the latter to take a significant (but minority) stake in KEFI subsidiary Tulu Kapi Gold Mines Share Company Limited (TKGM), which is... →
Company awarded R100m in projects
24th August 2018 Engineering consultancy company WorleyParsons’ South African operations have recently experienced a surge in the Southern African platinum market, with a number of significant platinum projects to the combined value of almost R100-million currently under way in sub-Saharan Africa. “A renewed... →
Platinum producer optimistic about Limpopo project
By: Donald Makhafola 24th August 2018 Platinum producer Ivanplats, a subsidiary of Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines, is focusing on bringing its Tier 1 Platreef project, in Limpopo, into production in 2022, says Ivanplats VP and executive head of projects Gerick Mouton. The mine will produce platinum, palladium, rhodium, nickel,... →
Ghana President to address delegates at Mining Indaba 2019
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th August 2018 Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo will speak at the 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 4 to 7. Ghana is considered one of the major mining centres on the African continent; therefore, with Akufo-Addo speaking,... →
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo
Erudite adopts a fresh approach to transformation
By: Nadine James 3rd August 2018 Becoming a sustainable and relevant mining industry service provider requires a genuine effort to meet and address issues of localisation and transformation, while fostering local partnerships to develop extractive projects in African countries, suggests engineering, procurement and construction... →
AfriSam offers ‘mine-ready’ concrete, technical expertise
By: Melissa Zisengwe 20th July 2018 As many built structures in the mining environment require the use of aggregates, cement and concrete, leading construction materials supplier AfriSam can collaborate with contractors and mines to design and provide specialist concrete mixes. In addition to offering customised concrete for the... →
Construction project boosts services demand
By: Melissa Zisengwe 20th July 2018 Multidisciplinary engineering service provider TDS Projects Construction has secured an integrated construction project, which has significantly boosted the company’s order book and the demand for construction services in the local mining sector. In June, TDS was awarded two distinct, but... →
New mining fund raising R750m to co-finance ancillary mine projects
By: Martin Creamer 16th July 2018 In an economic environment of tight capital allocation and bank pull back from mining finance, the new tax-incentivised CCP 12J Mining Fund is going all out to raise R750-million for co-investment in ancillary project opportunities on existing mine sites. On the list of targeted project... →
IoT, new technologies can solve challenges, increase competitiveness
By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage 13th July 2018 Although the Internet of Things (IoT) is creating “a huge wave” in Africa, as smart connected devices are being deployed at mines, there is further potential for smart devices and IoT to positively impact on mining operations in Africa, says pan-African law conglomerate Centurion Law Group CEO NJ... →
NEW TECHNOLOGY African mines can implement the Internet of Things to improve efficiencies and increase their competitiveness
METS Ignited awards second round of funding to mining suppliers
By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd July 2018 Industry-led, government-funded mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector growth centre, METS Ignited, has awarded A$7.14-million in project funding to eight mining supply businesses in Australia. →
Stop exploiting Africa, share resources, Pope tells Europe
By: Reuters 20th June 2018 Europe should stop exploiting Africa and invest in ways that benefit the continent more, including by sharing mineral wealth more equitably, Pope Francis said. "We must invest in Africa, but invest in an orderly way and create employment, not go there to exploit it," he told Reuters in a... →
Pope Francis
Energy company expects appropriate tariff from financial model review
By: Melissa Zisengwe 8th June 2018 Emerging Mozambican power development company Ncondezi Energy says the positive preliminary results from updated proposals from the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts, for its integrated power and coal mine project indicate... →
Resources company on target for PFS completion
By: Melissa Zisengwe 8th June 2018 Diversified resources company Savannah Resources says the company is well on target to complete the Mutamba prefeasibility study (PFS) in early 2019, as stage one of the PFS is well advanced and includes a gap analysis, an options review, project planning and budget finalisation for stage two of... →
Lithium price may soften this year on ‘slight oversupply’ but EVs driving future optimism
By: Henry Lazenby 8th June 2018 The lithium price might be in for a rough ride this year, as a supply response might overshoot what the market actually needs, London-based pricing intelligence firm Metal Bulletin’s head of research William Adams tells Mining Weekly in an interview. “We see a slight lithium surplus coming this... →
AfriTin starts civil construction works on Uis mine’s processing plant
By: Simone Liedtke 4th June 2018 Phase 1 of the civil works construction on the processing plant at Aim-listed AfriTin Mining’s flagship Uis mine, in Namibia, is targeted for completion in the third quarter of this year. Phase 1 is designed to process 500 000 t/y. →
AfriTin CEO Anthony Viljoen
Stibnite ore dryer project finalised
By: Paige Müller 1st June 2018 South Africa-based furnace and kiln manufacturer Thermopower Furnaces SA plans to complete the final commission of a recently completed 15 t/h stibnite concentrate ore dryer installation within the first half of this year. The furnace installation was performed for a global engineering,... →
Mining, industrial contracts for ELB in SA and abroad
By: Nadine James 1st June 2018 ELB Engineering Services (ELB) announced last week that it had been awarded the drying system for the M.V. Grand Banks life extension project for marine mining company De Beers Marine. Additionally, the company noted that it had completed train loading station (TLS) and stacker projects for the... →
Oil & gas, mining industries anxious about top brass succession planning
By: Henry Lazenby 31st May 2018 There is real anxiety in the oil and gas and mining industries regarding the lack of aptitude to replace an ageing top-level management talent pool, Stephen Diotte, partner and head of leadership services for Odgers Berndtson tells Mining Weekly Online. He recently joined the executive search... →
Miners expect to weather one-day Canadian Pacific rail worker strike
By: Henry Lazenby 31st May 2018 A one-day strike by Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway engineers and conductors is not expected to have a lasting impact on Canada’s mining operations, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) said on Wednesday. Members of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) downed tools on Tuesday night following... →
CCP 12J appoints DRA Group as technical partner
By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th May 2018 Mining engineering firm DRA Group will act as a technical partner to mining-focused venture capital company CCP 12J Fund in respect of engineering and outsourced operations and maintenance services. →
‘There is no knowing where the change will end’ – analyst
By: Henry Lazenby 30th May 2018 The wave of change that the electrification of automobiles brings is moving beyond electric vehicles (EV) to the micro, artificial intelligence and autonomous mobility options, which should increasingly be brought into the outlook for the burgeoning market. “Big gambles and bold leadership does... →
Kinder Morgan cleans up Trans Mountain spill as high noon looms
By: Henry Lazenby 29th May 2018 Canadian pipeline operator Kinder Morgan reported on Sunday that it is clearing medium crude blend from the Darfield pump station along the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, near Barriere, British Columbia, after oil spilled early on Sunday morning. Trans Mountain, owned by Kinder Morgan, said in... →
Kinder Morgan's Westridge Terminal, in North Vancouver, is seen accross the Burrard Inlet
Ivanhoe Mines’ SA, DRC projects progressing well
25th May 2018 Canadian mining exploration and development company Ivanhoe Mines’ Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) exploration team is continuing with its regional drilling programme that is targeting the Kamoa-Kakula-style copper mineralisation on its exploration licences in the west of the Kamoa-Kakula... →
African Sun Mining pursues opportunities at Junior Indaba
By: Donald Makhafola 25th May 2018 Owing to the current high prices of commodities, wholly black-owned, Pretoria-based opencast mining contractor African Sun Mining hopes to liaise with mining companies, which are prepared to start new projects, during this year’s Junior Indaba to be held from June 5 to 6 at the Johannesburg... →
Junior miners could successfully navigate challenges in changing energy, resources market
25th May 2018 Recovering commodity prices, renewed optimism in the mining sector, and diversified ownership of Tier 1 mining companies are opening up opportunities for emerging and junior miners to enter the industry, says engineering consultancy company WorleyParsons RSA CEO Denver Dreyer. He explains that... →
Madaouela and Mutanga uranium projects ready for development
By: Donald Makhafola 25th May 2018 Canadian uranium company GoviEx Uranium’s two projects, the Madaouela project, in Niger, and the Mutanga project, in Zambia, are fully licensed, and the junior company is ready to start the development of these projects to improve supply to the world uranium market. “We have made several... →
Euro Sun says Rovina Valley mining licence working its way through Romania govt
By: Henry Lazenby 24th May 2018 TSX-listed project developer Euro Sun Mining reported on Wednesday that the mining licence for its flagship Rovina Valley copper/gold project, in Romania, is working its way through government, with the National Agency for Mineral Resources and the Secretary General of Government (SGG) having... →
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