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CAML fined €65 000 for tailings leakage
By: Mariaan Webb 28th September 2020 North Macedonia has fined Central Asia Metals Limited (CAML) €65 000 for the environmental impact associated the recent leakage at the Sasa tailings storage facility (TSF4). The fine would be settled within the week, the Aim-listed company said on Monday. The total volume of leaked material... →
Green hydrogen economy growing rapidly – Hatch 
By: Martin Creamer 25th September 2020 At Glencore’s Raglan Mine, in Canada, a closed loop, microgrid system converts excess wind power to hydrogen, which is then stored in tanks. During periods of low wind power, a fuel cell produces electricity from the stored hydrogen, and within the facility are also innovations such as a battery... →
DMRE confirms Eskom as buyer of renewable energy under REIPPPP Bid Window 5
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th September 2020 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on September 25 gazetted a Section 34 Determination to procure energy from independent power producers. This paves the way for Bid Window 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. →
On-The-Air (25/09/2020) 
By: Martin Creamer 25th September 2020 Calls were made this week for unused mine land to be made available for agricultural development; Namibia and South Africa are ahead in Southern Africa’s plan to generate green hydrogen for export; and Some gold mining companies are considering locking in the high gold price by selling it forward. →
METF needs increased support to safeguard SA mining’s future
24th September 2020 The South African minerals industry relies on high quality graduates in the fields of Mining, Metallurgy/Chemical Engineering and Geology to ensure its long-term sustainability, says the Minerals Education Trust Fund (METF) – which was formed with this objective in mind. →
Armscor – Providing Cost Effective And Efficient Defence Solutions
24th September 2020 The Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC Limited (Armscor) is an acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence. Its mandate is to provide armed forces with the state-of-the-art defence materiél required to provide safety and security for South Africa, its citizens and the... →
Mashaba vows retrieval of bodies from 2016 accident at Lily mine
By: Sane Dhlamini 23rd September 2020 ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba on Wednesday said his party’s legal team will aim to present the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy with a court order to retrieve the container at Lily mine in which three miners were trapped during a 2016 mine collapse. Three miners – Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty... →
On-The-Air (18/09/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 18th September 2020 The mining industry is calling for Joburg’s mine dumps to come down to cut travel time in taxis; A rich old gold mine is being brought back to life in the Evander gold fields of Mpumalanga; and Platinum is fighting its way into battery electric vehicles, from which it has up to now been excluded. →
Cornish Lithium mulls second round of crowdfunding, IPO for UK project
By: Reuters 17th September 2020 Britain's Cornish Lithium said on Thursday it was considering another round of crowdfunding for its geothermal lithium project after reporting high grades of the key battery ingredient in brine that also produces renewable power. The exploration company, founded and headed by ex-banker Jeremy... →
In-house-developed idler increases mine throughput, product longevity
By: Donna Slater 11th September 2020 The development of a South African-made conveyor belt idler has resulted in diversified miner Exxaro Resources increasing throughput at its Grootegeluk mine through one of its conveyor load points from 800 t/d to 3 000 t/d, says conveyor products manufacturer Brelko US and Africa manager Brent... →
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