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Investment in new technologies in mining decreasing
By: Thabi Madiba 15th February 2019 The risk aversion of most mining companies has resulted in their being unwilling to invest in new technologies, which limits their competitiveness and growth potential, says emerging mining project management service provider Manhize Mineral Consultants (MMC) executive director Joel Mungoshi.... →
Economic climate poses threat to effective project management
By: Thabi Madiba 15th February 2019 Although there is much room for growth and the implementation of effective project management tools in mines across Africa, the current global economic climate has led companies to refrain from investing in project management software, says mining software solutions provider CCS Mining &... →
New data management solution to be exhibited
By: Paige Müller 25th January 2019 Mining software solutions specialist MICROMINE will exhibit its new data management solution, the Geobank 2019, at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba. “Geobank 2019 has thus far been a closely guarded secret, but it will be available for delegates coming to our booth at this year’s... →
Digital technology to be showcased
25th January 2019 Digital mining technology is the name of the game as the African mining industry moves toward ever greater efficiency to optimise production within deep and narrow reefs, according to digital mining technology provider Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. The mining industry and visitors to this... →
Firm to exhibit mining related expertise at Indaba
By: Paige Müller 25th January 2019 Long-time attendee and exhibitor at the Investment in African Mining Indaba engineering consultancy firm SRK Consulting will showcase the full range of its mining-related expertise and solutions at this year’s Indaba. “SRK will once again exhibit at the 2019 Indaba, having exhibited at all the... →
Orion Minerals to restart Prieska production in 2021 
By: Simone Liedtke 13th December 2018 Polymetallic minerals exploration and development company Orion Minerals’ flagship Prieska zinc/copper mine, in the Northern Cape, is expected to start production by 2021. This is notwithstanding any potential challenges and delays, Orion COO Walter Shamu said during a media briefing on Thursday. →
New Mining Indaba competition draws attention to young talent in mining
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2018 Mining Indaba, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 4 to 7, will introduce a new feature for 2019 – the Leaders of Tomorrow competition. The competition is part of the event’s young leaders programme, which is being produced in partnership with... →
Kibo secures exclusive option to buy three peaking power sites in the UK
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 10th December 2018 Kibo Energy’s 60%-owned UK subsidiary, MAST Energy Developments (MED), has secured an exclusive option, for a nominal fee, to undertake due diligence and negotiate the potential acquisition of three peaking power sites, totalling 31.3 MW, in the UK. →
Transnet praised for rapidly restoring stricken Saldanha iron-ore line 
By: Martin Creamer 7th December 2018 State rail transport enterprise Transnet has earned praise by pulling out all the stops to rapidly restore a railway bridge on South Africa’s crucial Sishen–Saldanha iron-ore line. The line came to a halt on November 28 after a truck carrying heavy equipment at excessive height on a public road... →
Researcher forecasts a consistent price for iron-ore
7th December 2018 Macroeconomic researcher Fitch Solutions – formerly known as BMi Research – has maintained its average iron-ore price forecast for 2018 at $6.0/t. However, despite the recent August rally – which stemmed from a combination of stocking up of ore by Chinese steel producers as low-grade polluting... →
Innovate and generate cash at same time – Dassault Systèmes Geovia
By: Martin Creamer 5th December 2018 The objectives of innovating and generating cash are not mutually incompatible and can be achieved at multiple levels simultaneously, says Dassault Systèmes Geovia Brand CEO Raoul Jacquand, who was in Johannesburg to showcase the French company’s suite of advanced three-dimensional (3D) software.... →
Sector remains significant for mobile buildings company
By: Cameron Mackay 30th November 2018 The oil and gas industry will remain a significant focus for prefab and modular buildings in 2019, says rental buildings manufacturer Kwikspace, rentals executive Andre Prinsloo. →
Company expands offering to include hydraulics test, measurement
By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th November 2018 Amid a “recessive mining market”, industrial equipment and services provider Hydromine Projects & Marketing has expanded its offering by opening a test and measurement division that caters for valves in hydraulic systems. →
Diamond industry’s confidence in XRT sorting growing
2nd November 2018 X-ray transmission (XRT) technology has ushered in a new era for diamond recovery, with an increasing number of mining companies embracing the technology and scaling back on the use of conventional technologies, such as dense-media separation, for the treatment of middle- and coarse-sized... →
Project management service provider achieves Level 4 B-BBEE
2nd November 2018 Inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS has announce that its South African mineral project management division SGS Bateman Engineering Services achieved a Level 4 broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) status in September. B-BBEE is a legislative initiative to... →
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... →
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