Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry.
This week:
Sedibelo Platinum will now have wind power as well as solar and smelterless technology
Platinum moving into meaningful deficit amid emergent source of new end-demand
And, New implements to complement tailings testing portfolio
Sedibelo Platinum Mines in North West province will not only have abundant solar power on site plus a world-first smelterless processing technology that consumes 82% less electricity than conventional platinum group metals smelters, but it will also be powered by wind energy.
Pallinghurst Group managing partner and cofounder Arne Frandsen:
Platinum is moving into meaningful deficit amid an emergent source of new end-demand in the form of green hydrogen.
World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck:
Civil and mining geotechnical service provider GeoGroup has received the first of three new geotechnical surveying implements, which the company has commissioned to complement its range of tailings monitoring equipment.
GeoGroup operations director Grant Rijsmus:
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