‘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...
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Zimbabwe pavilion to double exhibitors at DRC Mining Week
Exclusive interview with ZimTrade, the organiser of the Zimbabwe country pavilion that is returning for the third year in a row to exhibit at DRC Mining Week in...
Bea Mountain Shifting to Underground Mining amid Environmental Concerns
KINJOR, GRAND CAPE COUNTY – Musu Konneh recalls she became speechless for several minutes when she heard that Bea Mountain Mining Corporation intends to start...
Lucapa Diamond restarts Lulo mine in Angola
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) is restarting operations at its Lulo mine in Angola on a two-shift, six-day week basis, with 50% of its workforce. Mining at Lulo has been...
Rio signs $51 million earn-in on Zambia copper deposits
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) has entered into an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Vancouver-based junior Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA), under which the Anglo-Australian...
Weir Minerals sand wash plant offers robust and reliable sand wash solution
Weir Minerals is proud to announce the Weir Minerals Sand Wash Plant, a complete sand wash solution drawing on Weir Minerals’ long experience in the...
Epiroc cuts emissions of its biggest hauler
MT65 gets cleaner-burning engine and ejector box. Its engine has been replaced with one that lowers emissions, meeting Tier 4 Final-Stage 5 requirements. Nitrogen oxide...
Base metals miner Taseko is sticking to its production plans for 2020 and will also continue with work on its US copper project, noting that the current...
Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa...
Angola’s President gives green light for Pensana’s Longonjo rare earths mine and plant
Pensana Rare Earths PLC has announced that it has received approval for the exploitation of the Longonjo Rare Earths Project in Angola. President Lourenço has...