The uptake of a tool to assist the mining sector in implementing the principles of water conservation and water demand management (WC/WDM), has been “overwhelmingly positive”, Minerals Council... 

Although the technology to treat and purify mine water to acceptable standards already exists, the main challenge for the mining industry and society is affordability, says water and environmental... 

Talbot is helping mining companies enhance the sustainable management of their water resources through the implementation of big data analytics and internet of things (IOT) technologies that can... 

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter reports that the State-owned utility’s newly created just energy transition (JET) project office is evaluating green financing options that could help accelerate the... 

Venturex Resources plans to develop an openpit and underground operation to mine and process ore from a volcanogenic massive sulphide copper/zinc deposit at the Sulphur Springs zinc/copper project.  

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter reports that the State-owned utility’s newly created just energy transition (JET) project office is evaluating green financing options that could help accelerate the... 

SHYFTinc has recently established a new technology initiative with Rentricity. This agreement will bring Rentricity's innovative electricity production from gravity-fed or pressurized water... 

Sustainable water and wastewater solutions company Talbot is delivering high-tech water purification plants which enable large gold, platinum and other mining clients to make use of mine water to... 

Jo Burgess, technology consultant at global innovation consultancy Isle. Freshwater pollution as a result of mining activity is one of the industry’s most damaging environmental legacies but there... 

As mining operations are extremely water-intensive and -dependent, it is important to have a good understanding of water sources, movement and discharge at the mine, say engineering consultants... 

With the delay in the long-term treatment or desalination of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the integrated Vaal river system and the delay in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II,... 

Following its attendance at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in February and, having previously conducted research on the country’s acid mine drainage (AMD) problem, Finland-based company... 

Filtration and purification company Sagisa has been working on processes to develop water reuse applications to alleviate the demand on natural water sources, without additional chemical waste... 

South African sustainable water and wastewater specialist Talbot has more than three decades of experience in delivering industrial water management solutions across the African continent. What is... 

The market offers specialised slurry pumps to handle thick and abrasive slurries, as well as submersible and sump pumps for pumping clean water, but neither of these options provide an effective... 

Copper/gold miner Sandfire Resources on Friday confirmed that underground mining at its DeGrussa operation, in Western Australia, was temporarily suspended earlier this week after rainwater... 

As water technology and water utility services company Nafasi Water celebrates it rebranding post acquisition, CEO Suzie Nkambule reflects on the newly revamped strategy and focus moving forward.... 

KGL plans to reopen the Jervois base metals mine. 

The South African government has put pressure on industries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through the Carbon Tax Act, which came into effect in June. The Act provides for the imposition of a... 

The 2019 Earth Observation (EO) Challenge is now under way. This is the fourth iteration of the competition, conceived by the South African National Space Agency (Sansa), designed to stimulate and... 

South Africa’s infrastructure needs refurbishment to restore functionality, as well as a digital refit  to enable a new cyber management regime as the local water industry enters the Fourth... 

Southern African leading water treatment technology company Aveng Water is rebranding to Nafasi Water.  It was announced in the second quarter of 2019 that it had been sold to the 100% black-owned... 

Societal demands for a decarbonised world are being aired with increasing regularity. They are being directed rather robustly at the world of fossil fuels, which is discovering that there is no way... 

Particularly platinum mines need to clean up their mining act if they are to uphold their credibility as the miners of products that keep the world’s air clean. Keeping the air of major global... 

A South African company is going all out to turn the curse of polluted mine water into competitively priced transport fuel; Clean hydrogen is being advanced to replace oil and lower climate change... 

Environmental engineering consultancy African Horizon Technologies has sold a Hydraspin oil-water separator to mining major Glencore’s Thorncliff mine in Steelpoort, Limpopo, to use in one of its... 

As heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services provider Flowrox continually develops and improves its product and service offering using state-of-the-art technology, the company has... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is planning to take “drastic measures” to ensure mines and other sectors of the economy take responsibility for any groundwater contamination caused by... 

Acid mine water, and also seawater and brackish water, are being eyed for hydrogen production by innovative South African company Hydrox Holdings, which has patented a water electrolysis method... 

The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority on Thursday announced that its acid mine drainage water treatment plant in the Western basin, near Krugersdorp, could not be reopened as planned on June 4. This... 

A consultation process with stakeholders regarding the restructuring of Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations, in South Africa, has resulted in expected job losses being nearly halved to 3 450. When... 

A security company responsible for safeguarding a gold treatment plant belonging to Mintails on the West Rand withdrew last week, citing “financial constraints”. The evacuation, which follows the... 

The mining industry - which has become a major user of geosynthetic materials - recognises the value of using geosynthetic products for environmental protection, says geosynthetic products... 

Treating mine water has become more common as the mines try to minimise their impacts.  This has allowed for different types of water treatment options to enter the market, as well as a growing... 

The increasing challenges of dewatering with rising acid levels in mines are being met head on by associated companies Integrated Pump Technology and Integrated Pump Rental. Cognisance of the need... 

Mine managers are investigating the use of existing wetlands or creating wetlands to passively treat some of their used water, thereby reducing the volume of water that needs to be actively treated... 

Amid cost balancing; global economy fluxes; revolving regulatory changes; geopolitical, civil and social pressures; and the effects of climate change, water management is emerging as the... 

Scientists from the Australian research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are using microbes and other methods to remove valuable metals and... 

Mining companies’ social and labour plans (SLPs) should incorporate initiatives or programmes aimed at reskilling workers and uplifting community members through the development of portable skills,... 

By Janine Espin, Managing Director at Economic Development Solutions Mining is a cornerstone of the South African economy, providing jobs and security to thousands of workers across the country.... 

Water-constrained Gauteng may see an acid mine drainage (AMD) quick-fix in order to save the fresh water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project from being wasted on AMD dilution instead of being... 

More medium-term and long-term solutions, including desalination, are needed to combat the water quality and treatment challenges on the old Witwatersrand gold mines, says the Council for...