Can South Africa’s coastal infrastructure survive corrosion?
2020-05-02
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 pastREAD MORE
Bulk Material Handling Systems
2020-05-02
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.READ MORE
Caterpillar Robot Trucks Haul 2 Billion Tonnes Autonomously
2020-05-02
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 hasREAD MORE
Yamana increases dividend after strong Q1 2020 results
2020-05-02
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.READ MORE
1,700 Nigerien Gold Miners Stranded in Burkina Faso, IOM to Assist their Return Amid Border Closures
2020-05-02
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 toREAD MORE
Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m
2020-05-02
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 borrowREAD MORE
Paladin to release restart plan for Namibia uranium mine in the fourth quarter
2020-05-02
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 beREAD MORE
How the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global mining industry
2020-05-02
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,READ MORE
‘Coronavirus is the last thing to worry about while looking for gold deep inside a mine’
2020-05-02
When the national lockdown was announced in March, informal miner Fadzi Manono was underground and digging for gold at a mine in Benoni. When heREAD MORE
Zest WEG offering new range of geared motors to African market
2020-05-02
A range of WEG geared motors – with benefits including efficiency and reliability – will soon be available to customers in South Africa and theREAD MORE
