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AMC expects Electra will boost interest among potential, international clients
Transformer core solutions provider Alloy Magnetic Cores (AMC) is looking forward to exhibiting at the 2024 Electra Mining Africa exhibition and conference, which will take place from September 2...
Big shortfall in climate adaptation funding undermines Africa’s ability to respond
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident and yet a key component of the fight to preserve lives and livelihoods, namely adaptation funding, has stagnated, according to...
As Cape Town gathering marks 30 years, miners eye new prospects amid disruption
In keeping with its 2024 theme, ‘Embracing the power of positive disruption: A bold new future for African mining’, the Investing in African Mining Indaba is perhaps one of the best examples of...
As Cape Town gathering marks 30 years, miners eye new prospects amid disruption
In keeping with its 2024 theme, ‘Embracing the power of positive disruption: A bold new future for African mining’, the Investing in African Mining Indaba is perhaps one of the best examples of...
Brics expansion holds threats and opportunities for SA business
The expansion of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc, announced during the fifteenth yearly Brics Summit in August, has raised questions about South Africa’s role in the...
Mount Isa Mines Complex, Australia
Packaging exhibition helps industry connect, boost growth
Packaging and labelling trade exhibition Propak Cape is the “essential gathering place to discover all industry stakeholders need to know about the latest advancements and solutions that could...
Aljustrel Mining Complex, Portugal
Better resources, collaboration required to tackle mine security as illegal mining spikes
Illegal mining has grown in scale and complexity, forcing mine security personnel and law enforcement to adapt as traditional security measures become obsolete. Additionally, the sophistication of...
Better resources, collaboration required to tackle mine security as illegal mining spikes
Illegal mining has grown in scale and complexity, forcing mine security personnel and law enforcement to adapt as traditional security measures become obsolete. Additionally, the sophistication of...
Increased interest in XRF, OES from steel sector
Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) equipment provider Innov-X-Africa has noted increased interest in its products from the steel sector, with salesperson...
Mining’s inability to absorb youth raises questions about its sustainability
High youth unemployment, combined with a national skills shortage and the fact that just over a third of the population is between 15 and 35 years old, means that South Africa – already contending...
Mining’s inability to absorb youth raises questions about its sustainability
High youth unemployment, combined with a national skills shortage and the fact that just over a third of the population is between 15 and 35 years old, means that South Africa – already contending...
Control project improves boiler efficiencies
Experienced boiler and energy plant operations and maintenance service provider Associated Energy Services (AES) is currently monitoring the performance of a recently completed project that...
Partnership with German supplier bearing fruit
Boiler and steam generator supplier Steam Generation Africa’s work and partnership with German industrial equipment supplier CERTUSS has resulted in numerous projects and opportunities considering...
Tech*Carnival to enable greater engagement with ‘MinTech’
Dwyka Mining Services Tech*Carnival-23 – “the lovechild of the Rand Easter Show and the Investing in African Mining Indaba” – is the inaugural #tech4good mining technology festival taking place on...
Early-stage AI integration in exploration and mining proves promising
The recent hype around artificial intelligence (AI), spurred by millions rushing to explore AI chatbot ChatGPT and AI image generator DALL-E, has led to renewed interest and thought about the use...
Early-stage AI integration in exploration and mining proves promising
The recent hype around artificial intelligence (AI), spurred by millions rushing to explore AI chatbot ChatGPT and AI image generator DALL-E, has led to renewed interest and thought about the use...
2023 ‘perfect’ to expand to Africa
Speaking on the sidelines of the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Spanish mining technology company Torsa Global’s business development director Gabino de Diego told Mining Weekly that 2023 is...
Wastewater solution can aid ESG goals
Mining companies are facing increasing scrutiny around their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), and an area that can reduce energy consumption, and environmental and societal...
Consistent policy crucial amid uncertainty
In addition to increasing socioeconomic challenges and their knock-on effects worldwide, mining entities must also contend with a looming metals deficit, says Zambia Chamber of Mines CEO and...
Electrolyte plant nearing operation
Integrated vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals notes that the construction of the Bushveld Electrolyte Company’s (BELCO’s) electrolyte plant – which is located...
Gold producer optimistic about West African exploration
Gold producer Endeavour Mining intends to capitalise on its “unmatched competitive advantage” of holding one of the largest land packages in West Africa, and its strategic foothold in two of the...
Miner remains focused on business resilience, ESG objectives
West Africa-focused gold producer Endeavour Mining states that it is determined to build a resilient business and become a trusted partner, adding that it seeks to maintain its “high-quality”...
Contractor achieves consecutive safety milestones
Drilling and grouting services company Rosond has marked a year of zero harm at platinum producer Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Tumela mine in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Rosond...
Firm seeks to shore up mining supply chains
Global supply chains were among the many critical systems that needed to be re-examined following the emergence of Covid-19. These supply chains have yet to recover fully and, with disruption...
Namibia Chamber optimistic about industry’s 2023 prospects
Mining industry organisation Namibia Chamber of Mines (NCM) states that it is “very positive” on the trajectory of the local mining industry, stressing that it expects it to grow on the back of...
African mining investors see opportunity amid rising insecurity and recession fears
The “world’s largest investment conference”, the Investing in African Mining Indaba, looks to entice investors to Cape Town’s International Convention Centre in hopes of righting “Africa’s myriad...
African mining investors see opportunity amid rising insecurity and recession fears
The “world’s largest investment conference”, the Investing in African Mining Indaba, looks to entice investors to Cape Town’s International Convention Centre in hopes of righting “Africa’s myriad...
South Africa’s lack of urgency in introducing cadastre system decried
Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart offered the familiar refrain of South Africa’s mining industry needing a functional and accurate cadastre. “We cannot manage our minerals with a GIS system,” he said...
Availability of historical geological data removes ‘big portion’ of exploration risk in SA – Smart
Mining stakeholders ought to do more to capitalise on existing resources, such as available geological and mining data, Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart noted at the 2022 Council for Geoscience...
While it has minerals, Africa needs to compete for investment
Tullow Oil and The Metals Company non-executive director Sheila Khama, during her keynote address at the 2022 Council for Geoscience Summit on Wednesday, commented on her unease with the phrase...
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