TRANSFORMERS THAT GIVE MINES BOTH SAFETY AND UPTIME
The priority area of mining today is certainly health and safety, and mines are wanting to achieve this without compromising on meeting their production targets;...
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Opportunity for Africa to fill the commodity gap
Forecasts suggest that the global economy is facing a ‘commodity gap’ in the near future as the demand for battery minerals could outstrip supply; could...
PUMP STATION FAILURE CALLS FOR RAPID DEWATERING RESPONSE
There was no time to lose when dewatering specialist Integrated Pump Rental took a call from a long-standing customer recently; a vital pump station had...
TOMRA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY BY ANNOUNCING WORLD WITHOUT WASTE MISSION
TOMRA, the global provider of advanced collection and sorting systems, celebrates its 50th anniversary today. Each of the group’s four divisions – Collection, Food, Recycling...
DRC: Apple, Tesla and Intel may have benefitted from mines using child labour – Global Witness
A Global Witness investigation released today has revealed that a certification process intended to set standards appears to launder conflict minerals. Companies sourcing minerals from...
Sibanye-Stillwater gold strike set for third grim month after unions reject latest final offer
A STRIKE at the gold mines of Sibanye-Stillwater is set to extend into a third month after unions rejected the firm’s improved wage increase offer tabled...
Petra Diamonds mulls sale of loss-making Koffiefontein mine
South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) is exploring options to offload its lossmaking Koffiefontein diamond mine in the home country, which is scheduled to reach the end of...
Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment sign crushing and screening pact
Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment Group have signed a distribution agreement for Metso Outotec’s stationary and mobile crushing and screening equipment for the aggregates and...
First Quantum Minerals’ profit more than doubles on higher prices
Copper miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd reported a 171% jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, powered by higher prices for the red metal from supply worries. Realized price...
Sibanye-Stillwater says mining sector must compenstate for SA Government weaknesses
NEAL Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, said it was critical that South Africa’s private sector increased efforts to support communities living near its mines as it did...