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Shipping disruptions delay Syrah shipments

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th September 2021 Graphite miner Syrah Resources on Friday told shareholders that disruptions to the container shipping market has forced the company to delay some 12 000 t of natural graphite sales from its Balama operation, in Mozambique, from late September to early October. The company noted that natural... →

Afrimat’s acquisition of Gravenhage assets gets Competition Commission’s green light

By: Donna Slater 3rd September 2021 The Competition Commission has unconditionally approved a proposed merger in which manganese miner Afrimat Manganese intends to acquire certain assets from Thabazimbi Joint Venture’s (TJV’s) Gravenhage manganese project. The assets include Gravenhage’s manganese mining right, immovable property,... →

DMRE confirms 102 solar and wind bids as renewables procurement resumes

By: Terence Creamer 20th August 2021 The Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has released the project names and technologies bid in response to Bid Window 5 (BW5) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the bid deadline for which was August 16. The list released shows that 63 solar... →

BHP signs historic Native Title deal at South Walker

By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th August 2021 Diversified miner BHP has inked an historic agreement at its South Walker Creek coal mine, in Central Queensland, to provide inter-generational benefits to the Barada Barna people. The Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC), on behalf of the Barada Barna people, have entered into a Native... →

UMS leads the way for women in mining

6th August 2021 While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility for, and the development of, women in the mining sector, companies such as United Mining Services (UMS) are leading the drive towards inclusivity. UMS Group CEO Digby Glover says... →

Woodside flags cost increase at Scarborough

By: Esmarie Iannucci 4th August 2021 Oil and gas major Woodside has flagged a 5% increase in the capital cost estimate for its Scarborough development, ahead of a final investment decision (FID) later this year. The company on Wednesday said that the project would cost an estimated $12-billion to develop, comprising a $5.7-billion... →

Spatial Dimension to design Botswana's new online mining cadastre system

By: Donna Slater 3rd August 2021 Spatial Dimension South Africa, a subsidiary of hardware, software and services technology company Trimble, recently signed a contract to design and implement an online mining cadastre system for the Botswana Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE). The... →

M&R’s mining platform bags two contracts in North America

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd August 2021 JSE-listed Murray & Roberts’ mining platform has secured two contracts in its Cementation Americas business, valued at R1.2-billion. The first contract involves underground characterisation development and infrastructure for global miner Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Utah Copper project, in the US,... →

Tshiamiso Trust has paid out R9m so far

By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd August 2021 The Tshiamiso Trust, which was established to disburse compensation funds to mineworkers who contracted silicosis in South Africa’s gold mining sector, has successfully paid the first group of more than 100 compensation settlements to claimants following earlier pilot payments to test its system.... →

UMS leads the way forward for women in mining

27th July 2021 While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility and development of women in the mining sector, companies such as United Mining Services (UMS) are leading the drive towards inclusivity. Digby Glover, CEO of the UMS Group, says... →

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