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Magazine round up | 13 August 2021 
13th August 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Battery Electric introduces diesel machine conversion technology
12th August 2021 A 5 t diesel, hydraulic underground mining locomotive owned by mining major Sibanye-Stillwater has been converted into an environment-friendly battery powered electric version by Gauteng-based underground railway control systems manufacturer Battery Electric. The company will now look to apply... →
Letpadaung Copper Mine adopts integrated DMR and LTE solution for wide area voice communication and broadband video
12th August 2021 Letpadaung Copper Mine, in Myanmar, adopted an integrated digital mobile radio (DMR) and LTE solution for improved wide area voice communications and support for broadband video, environmental monitoring solutions and remote data transmission. →
Magazine round up | 06 August 2021
6th August 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Oracle brings new level of intelligence to construction projects
5th August 2021 Oracle today announced Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud Service, a new suite of AI and analytics applications for the engineering and construction industry. Construction projects often run into problems that impact productivity, safety, and profitability. →
Pairing renewables with gas offers fastest pathway for SA’s decarbonisation
5th August 2021 Acombination of renewable energy and gas power will be the fastest and most cost-effective pathway to decarbonise South Africa’s electricity industry, the CEO of GE’s Gas Power business in sub-Saharan Africa asserts. →
Large Asset Financing
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th August 2021 With over six years’ experience in sales and financing as well as long-standing relationships with all major banks, Rental Houses and suppliers, OnlyApprovals is ideally placed to offer the best asset financing solutions for businesses across a range of industries. →
Tronox invests R2-million towards building houses in the community
5th August 2021 At Tronox, corporate citizenship is an integral part of our global business. One of our core values is to honour our responsibility to create value for stakeholders. As a global organisation, we are committed to creating sustainability and making a positive difference to the lives of people from... →
Sustainable social transitioning at mine closure starts with paradigm shift
5th August 2021 Recognising the assets and opportunities inherent in mine communities throughout the life of mine is one of the first steps towards more sustainable social transitioning after mine closure, according to SRK Consulting principal consultant and social scientist Lisl Pullinger. “A key challenge in... →
Digital communications solution for mining: What it is and why it matters
5th August 2021 The mining and metals industry face a number of challenges including fluctuating demand for ores and metals, excess capacity and increased competition from competing materials, leading to weaker prices. →
Shape your plan for real results. That’s A CVA.
5th August 2021 A lot goes into equipment lifecycle management: cash flow, planning maintenance, managing a fleet with high production. What if there was an easy solution to get support from your Cat dealer and keep your bottom line growing? Cat® Customer Value Agreements (CVAs) for mining are customizable plans... →
The Digital Future of Mining and Resources
4th August 2021 How digital innovation is transforming Australia’s mining industry By Guy Danskine, Managing Director, Australia, Equinix →
Earn CPD points by attending a workshop on galvanized rebar and bolts
4th August 2021 The International Zinc Association (IZA) is hosting its second expert workshop on 11 August 2021 at 14:30. This workshop will focus on galvanized rebar and bolts. →
Magazine round up | 30 July 2021
30th July 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Oil and gas companies have role to play in lower-carbon economy 
By: Tracy Hancock 29th July 2021 The aim of the decarbonisation transition is not to make the oil and gas industry obsolete, in an effort to achieve a low-carbon economy by 2050, , says leading global professional services company Accenture in Africa strategy and consulting senior manager for energy Yu-Feng McConnachie. →
The Labour Relations Act deeming provision – an update from a TES perspective
29th July 2021 Section 198A of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), also known as “deeming provision”, has been a contentious issue since it came into effect in 2015, and even more so since the Constitutional Court judgement around the Act in 2018. →
AngloGold Ashanti upgrades communication system to improve safety and efficiency
29th July 2021 “Our head of security gave us a big thumbs up. He was very impressed with the product after using it in operation. I'm very satisfied with Hytera products,” said AngloGold Ashanti telecommunications manager Stefan van der Merwe. →
Magazine round up | 23 July 2021
23rd July 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
2021’s rocky road creates a need for smarter spend management
22nd July 2021 Under strain from a near-stagnant economy and on-going challenges with electricity supply, South Africa’s mining sector is under immense pressure to develop new strategies for greater productivity and improved employee spend management. →
SA needs to be doing more to avert a catastrophic water crisis
22nd July 2021 South Africa is rapidly approaching a water crisis with potentially catastrophic consequences. After decades of mismanagement and a lack of maintenance the country’s water infrastructure is crumbling →
Kazakhstan top 3 gold mine boosts productivity with broadband communication solution
22nd July 2021 Hytera’s Hytalk Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) platform and terminals have enabled Kazakhstan mining company JSC AK Altynalmas to upgrade its communications system with a digital multimedia solution supporting voice, video and data. →
Magazine round up | 16 July 2021
16th July 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Delba Electrical refurbish slip ring motor for Khoemacau copper mine
13th July 2021 The Khoemacau Copper Mine Teco Slipring Motor was decommissioned by the customer and transported to the Delba works in Springs for a complete major overhaul of the entire motor including the stator, rotor and cooler. Prior to the overhaul of the motor the entire plant was out of commission for a... →
Decarbonising oil and gas pivotal to achieving carbon neutral future
By: Tracy Hancock 13th July 2021 Energy decarbonisation makes good business sense, especially in the oil and gas industry, in spite of the global energy imbalance and the need to achieve the targets set by the Paris Agreement to curb climate change. →
GE outlines roadmap for reliable and sustainable energy in SA
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th July 2021 South Africa must add between 4 GW and 6 GW of additional power generation capacity in the near term to ease an electricity constraint that has persisted for more than a decade and is making the country’s electricity system prone to economically debilitating power cuts, Industrial technology... →
Magazine round up | 09 July 2021
9th July 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Small mines, big tech
8th July 2021 By 2025, the digital mining market will be worth $20.0 billion with key technologies like automation and robotics driving this expansion. Yet when small to medium sized (SME) mining companies experience growth, their existing IT systems and mining software often become outdated, causing issues... →
John Osmund “Ossie” Carstens Obituary
7th July 2021 Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (MEMSA) mourns the passing of Ossie Carstens, director and former CEO. We share the following obituary in his honour, and as inspiration to those who carry on the work of building our society and economy. Ossie Carstens, notable businessman, engineer... →
An honest overview of the Binomo trading platform
6th July 2021 Binomo is a trading platform available in different countries, also in South Africa. Learn how to trade there, and why it’s a true, legit platform and not a fake. What is binomo.com and is it legal in South Africa? →
Celebrating 40 years with Martin Creamer
5th July 2021 This year marks Creamer Media’s 40th anniversary of promoting current, credible and comprehensive news coverage about economic developments. →
Collaboration key for the mining supply chain - MEMSA CEO Lehlohonolo Molloyi
2nd July 2021 Manufacturing industry organisation Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (MEMSA) welcomes the focus on localisation expressed in the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP), and the significant demand and supply side initiatives set out in the dtic’s recently... →
Magazine round up | 02 July 2021
2nd July 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Company secures local fabrication contract
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 1st July 2021 Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie is ordering a bill of materials to begin fabrication for a contract that it secured in October 2020, under the leadership of Thos Begbie sales engineer Ethienne Erasmus. The contract is set for completion by June 2021. The company was invited to... →
From improving equipment reliability to unearthing the riches of tomorrow
30th June 2021 Shell Lubricants believes that there is potential for lubrication to deliver significant business value by contributing to improved productivity and reduced costs. Whether your mining operations involve underground or open-pit drilling, earthmoving, digging or crushing, your business relies on... →
Largest carbon emitters have most capacity to disrupt in decarbonisation transition
By: Tracy Hancock 30th June 2021 Climate change is probably the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced but daily innovation indicates that the world is on the path to a sustainable energy transition, with the biggest contributors to climate change representing the greatest potential to innovate and disrupt, says leading... →
China approves expansion of capacity of coal mine in Xinjiang region
By: Reuters 28th June 2021 China's energy administration said it had approved the expansion of production capacity of a coal mine in Xinjiang Autonomous Region to five-million tonnes per year from three-million tonnes per year. The approval granted to Shaduizi coal mine, located in Sandaoling mine area in the northwestern... →
Job creation needs to be our biggest priority
25th June 2021 All indications are that South Africa’s economic prospects are looking a little brighter than they were a year ago. The economy grew on an annualised basis by 4.6% in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest GDP figures. →
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