AI, agility and accessibility: customer-driven R&D at SKF
Renewed focus on usability and customer needs changes the way SKF conducts its research and development activities “Our business in the midst of a massive...
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AngloGold Ashanti boosts reserves, dividends
JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti reported a fivefold increase in its full-year dividend payment for the year ended December 31, 2020, and added six-million ounces of new...
Mining royalties increase Nigeria’s revenue
In a recession year when the nation’s economic activities came to a virtual halt on account of the global pandemic, the Nigerian solid minerals sector,...
Mako kicks off exploration on new Cote d’Ivoire gold project
ASX-listed West Africa gold explorer, Mako Gold has hit the ground running at its recently granted wholly owned Korhogo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, kicking...
Martin Engineering goes autonomous with N2 Twist Tensioner for conveyor belts
Martin Engineering has introduced an autonomous tensioning system that, it says, continuously monitors and delivers proper cleaner tension on conveyor belts. By using Martin Engineering’s...
Komatsu to start hydrogen development program for mining haul trucks
Mining equipment major Komatsu has made plans to leverage hydrogen power across its fleet of haul trucks, according to a report from The Nikkei. The financial...
Your new hard-rock mining solutions provider
Hard-rock mining operations require flexibility and machines that can evolve with your operation. As teams work in increasingly challenging environments on deeper deposits, you need...
Anglo American Platinum’s modernisation drive to continue into 2021
Anglo American Platinum says it is looking to deliver the next phase of value to its stakeholders after reporting record EBITDA for 2020 in the...
Development of new gold mines resume
The surge in gold prices on international commodity markets is accelerating plans by gold mining companies to set up new mines in Ghana. It is...
Obituary: Dennis Laubscher, Pioneer of Block Caving
Legend of the mining industry, Dennis Laubscher, South Africa’s and the world’s foremost authority on block caving techniques, died on Feb. 3 at the age...