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Coal mine on point of turning acid mine drainage into potable water at no cost 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd November 2020 An Mpumalanga coal mine is on the point of entering into an agreement before year-end to have its acid mine drainage water curse turned into potable water at no cost, Mining Weekly can today report. Recovered potassium nitrate, which retails at about R15 000/t and which is marketed at about R11... →
Industry welcomes new water management tool
By: Darren Parker 21st August 2020 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 South Africa head of environment Stephinah Mudau tells Mining Weekly. The WC/WDM self-assessment... →
Sustainable solutions needed to build economy
By: Halima Frost 21st August 2020 “A sustainable infrastructure solution is required to reignite South Africa’s economy after Covid-19,” says Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell. Many municipalities are incapable of handling the infrastructure procurement process from inception to completion, owing to the... →
Smart cities open up ‘endless’ business opportunities
By: Natasha Odendaal 21st August 2020 As urbanisation rises, cities need to seek ways of leveraging the power of technology and connectivity to cater for the demands of this increasing urban population, stimulate the growth of businesses and ensure that available resources are managed more efficiently. The increasing population in... →
Orion sees N Cape as ‘dripping roast’ as Prieska project declared 'shovel ready'
By: Martin Creamer 17th August 2020 Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart is over the moon about the granting of the final mining right for the Prieska copper/zinc resource, near the Northern Cape town of Copperton – and it comes with exciting exploration rights included. “We’re extremely pleased that the final regulatory hurdle for the... →
Infrastructure investment would boost SA’s potential growth – OECD
By: Terence Creamer 14th August 2020 Higher levels of infrastructure investment are needed to increase South Africa’s potential growth, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) latest survey of South Africa asserts. Released on July 31, the report warns that the South African economy could contract by as... →
Grow the industrial base using new technologies that make low volumes competitive
By: Martin Creamer 14th August 2020 New opportunities for local industrialisation are unfolding, thanks to modern technologies that ensure that even low-volume production can be globally competitive. South Africa must look to using these technologies to grow its manufacturing base. Already under way are focused interventions by the... →
On-The-Air (07/08/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 7th August 2020 South Africa’s roads agency is gearing up to spend R30-billion on road development; Gold and platinum companies are flying sky high with free cash gushing into their coffers; and at half the price of gold, platinum is continuing to attract strong investor interest. →
Tech solution enhances water security in S Africa
By: Halima Frost 3rd July 2020 The self-automated scour gate is a technology which has been developed and refined by local water engineering contractors Amanziflow Projects to promote water security. Amanziflow Projects MD Peter Townshend says many projects have been conducted by the company in the Southern African Development... →
Long-term solutions overlooked – Sappma
By: Halima Frost 3rd July 2020 Government’s present efforts to address the lack of potable water in remote areas are resulting in industries that could offer long-term solutions being overlooked, says Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma). “Understandably, the need to supply to areas that are without... →
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