Blockchain poised to propel construction into new era of efficiency
The fourth industrial revolution and the paradigm-shifting effect it will have on all industries has been a hot topic for years. While there have certainly...
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Can South Africa’s coastal infrastructure survive corrosion?
South Africa has a coastline of over 2,850 kilometres and an extensive, complex and vastly expensive infrastructure has developed along the coast over the past...
Bulk Material Handling Systems
Construction and mining industries look set to be the major winners particularly with the emergence of the bulk material handling systems which were launched recently....
Caterpillar Robot Trucks Haul 2 Billion Tonnes Autonomously
Caterpillar is again hitting a significant milestone in autonomous haulage—achieving 2 billion tonnes (2.2 billion short tons) hauled using Cat MineStar Command for hauling. Caterpillar has...
Yamana increases dividend after strong Q1 2020 results
Canadian miner Yamana Gold has increased its annual dividend by a further 25% to $0.0625 a share on the back of first-quarter results this year....
1,700 Nigerien Gold Miners Stranded in Burkina Faso, IOM to Assist their Return Amid Border Closures
Over 1,700 Nigeriens are currently stranded in Burkina Faso after fleeing clashes in Diebougou, a gold mining region in that country’s south. Lacking means to...
Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m
South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) has swayed bondholders to receiving an interest payment due Friday to a later date, which would allow it to borrow...
Paladin to release restart plan for Namibia uranium mine in the fourth quarter
The restart plan and guidance on key economic parameters for Australia-listed uranium company Paladin Energy’s Langer Heinrich uranium operation, in Namibia, are expected to be...
How the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global mining industry
Some have called the COVID-19 crisis a black swan event. It has had an extreme impact and the world was unprepared for what has transpired,...
‘Coronavirus is the last thing to worry about while looking for gold deep inside a mine’
When the national lockdown was announced in March, informal miner Fadzi Manono was underground and digging for gold at a mine in Benoni. When he...