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Woodsmith is being developed to access the world’s largest-known deposit of polyhalite.
There is a growing acknowledgement over the past few years that transfer points and chutes significantly influence overall process plant performance, says engineering company Weba Chute Systems,...
Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) completed the last blast in the development of the miner’s new ventilation shaft at PMC’s...
A successful shaft sinking project entails the correct installation of various components timeously, in addition to experienced personnel working on the project from the outset and maximising the...
Diamond explorer and miner Lucara Diamond Corporation made significant shaft sinking progress in 2023 at its Karowe underground project, in Botswana, where the miner invested $101.3-million for the...
Contract mining company Redpath Mining subsidiary Redpath (Australia) Holdings has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire fellow contract miner RUC Mining Contractors. Pending regulatory...
Construction of the Tucumã mine, in Brazil, is nearing completion and dual-listed Ero Copper is now gearing up for production to begin in the second half of this year. The $310-million new mine...
Lucara Diamond Corp has reiterated that the underground project remains a priority, with president and CEO William Lamb saying it represents an exciting and valuable future for the company.
Leading underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) celebrated the last blast at the new ventilation shaft, which took its depth to a...
Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) this month celebrated the last blast at the new ventilation shaft at the Lift II project,...
Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client, copper miner Palabora Mining Company (PMC) celebrate a significant milestone in their partnership as they approach the...
As underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client, copper miner Palabora Mining Company (PMC) continue their journey towards the 1 200-m mark in the construction of the...
Capital costs for the underground expansion are expected to reach $100-million in 2024.
Lift II will have a design capacity of 32 500 t/d, 400 m below Lift I, with a mine life to 2040.
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp, which has appointed Glenn Kondo CFO and corporate secretary, with effect from January 1, expects to mine between 3.6-million and 4.6-million tonnes and recover...
The project has received Ministerial approval to proceed with the development.
Dual-listed NexGen Energy on Thursday announced Ministerial approval from Saskatchewan to proceed with the development of its Rook I uranium project. NexGen is the first company in more than two...
Multi-disciplinary specialist underground mining and metallurgical processing services company United Mining Services (UMS) Group has equipped its operations in preparation for the surge in demand...
Canada-based intermediate gold miner Alamos is on pace for a record year, both operationally and financially, CEO John McCluskey said on Wednesday, announcing that the company is increasing its...
Following a solid 2022 performance, JSE-listed Master Drilling achieved another good performance for the six months ended June 30, with revenue up by 12% year-on-year to $108.2-million , CEO Danie...
Murray & Roberts Cementation achieved a milestone at the project.
De Beers Group: Empowering women and pursuing gender parity in mining De Beers Group is deeply committed to developing women in the mining industry and achieving gender parity. The company...
Lucara Diamond Corp has delayed the completion of the project by a year and a half.
Specialist underground mining and metallurgical processing services company, UMS Group (UMS), is proving the success of its integrated partnership business model on the Ero Copper Caraíba...
Mining and minerals processing services firm United Mining Services (UMS) has equipped its operations in preparation for the surge in demand for specialist underground mining skills amid increased...
As open-cast mining operations face the inevitable shift to underground due to depleted shallow deposits, increasing surface environmental requirements, and an increased call for minerals to...
The sinking of a 1 200 m ventilation shaft as part of copper miner Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) Lift 2 expansion is proving to be a partnership success story, based on an unshakeable...
The sinking of a 1,200 metre ventilation shaft as part of the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) Lift 2 expansion is proving to be a partnership success story, based on an unshakeable commitment to...
Botswana-focused Lucara Diamonds has met its key operational metrics for the first quarter of the year, with 89 640 ct recovered and operating cash costs of $26.65/t of ore processed being well...
This week: 50 more R105bn Hive Hydrogen projects still not enough if demand projections continue; and, Shaft-sinking boom-time stalwart Nigel Townshend returns as chair of mining services company
Diamond exploration and mining company Lucara Diamond in February released its results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2022, in which it updated stakeholders on the progress of the...
Drilling solutions company Master Drilling has posted record revenue of $226-million for the year ended December 31, 2022 – a 31.7% year-on-year increase. CEO Danie Pretorius attributes the strong...
Work on the Karowe underground project has made significant strides in the past year, achieving several important milestones.
Work on the underground expansion project (UGP) at the Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, has made significant strides in the last year, achieving a number of important milestones. All pre-sinking...
Mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation’s shaft sinking team, responsible for sinking a new ventilation shaft at the Palabora copper mine, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, have celebrated reaching a...
Gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines will optimise and grow its Canadian assets this year, with a focus on Detour Lake and Canadian Malartic, while also establishing a plan to capitalise on excess mill...
Shaft sinking and underground development projects for new and existing mines are high risk endeavours given the lack of predictability in underground geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical...
Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond will spend up to $105-million next year on the underground expansion of its Karowe mine, in Botswana. In its 2023 operating guidance, the company says that its focus...
Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has appointed Japie du Plessis MD designate, effective March 1, 2023, following the retirement of incumbent Mike Wells, who will...
Transportation service provider Jacobs Transport has outgrown its current yard space and will be redesigning the company’s modus operandi to conform with business requirement flow. The company...
JSE-listed Master Drilling had one of the best interim periods in its 36-year history in the six months ended June 30, with all business units having contributed positively to earnings, while...
Lucara Diamond Corp has started sinking the main shaft at its Karowe diamond mine expansion project.
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