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TAU Mining sets the standard for excellent and responsible operations
Mining contractor TAU Mining understands the importance of continuously improving to adapt to emerging challenges and proactively refines its systems to anticipate and address potential issues,...
Incentives needed to drive innovation to improve local waste management
The South African government needs to offer subsidies that support innovation in the local waste management sector but also incentivise recycling by increasing the cost of waste disposal at...
Serco helps to decarbonise SA transporters with electric axle-driven trailers
Some of the first South African-built refrigerated truck trailers equipped with the AxlePower System, an electric axle-driven system for powering cooling units, have been delivered by insulated and...
RBIDZ gassing up to advance country’s energy security to support industrialization
Establishing an energy hub in Richards Bay, in line with the Integrated Resource Plan to support South Africa’s energy security, is closely linked to growing KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN’s)...
LESCO’s Apollo range assembly tailored to support skills of existing workforce
With 25 years of manufacturing to its name, LESCO Manufacturing continues to innovate while providing work opportunities for differently abled job seekers. The company made a considerable...
Isanti Glass promotes local production, procurement through Proudly South African membership
To reinforce its dedication to encouraging local procurement by South African manufacturers and boosting domestic production to stimulate job creation, food and beverage glass packaging...
Ukwazi’s 20-year history enabled by commodity and geographic diversification
As it celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year, South Africa-based specialist mining services provider Ukwazi is broadening its reach throughout Africa and the Middle East. The company...
Dekra Institute of Learning at A-OSH EXPO 2024
Dekra Institute of Learning (IOL) Head of Training and Consulting Christopher Mörsner speaks to Engineering News at Africa's health and safety event, A-OSH EXPO South Africa 2024. The exhibition is...
Rand Mutual Assurance at A-OSH EXPO 2024
Specialist insurer for occupational injuries and diseases in mining and metals industries Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) prevention head Dr Jessica Hutchings and RMA prevention programme manager...
Award-winning Omnivat to roll out pilots of containerised electricity generation and storage system
Renewable energy technology company Omnivat Tech, the creator of an award-winning containerised electricity generation and storage system, aims to deploy three in-field pilot plants in the coming...
Invest in IE3 motors before MEPS enforced
The time is right for South Africa and Africa, in general, to invest in IE3 motors, especially with minimum energy requirement standards (MEPS) expected to come into effect by the end of the year,...
Horizen supports wildlife conservation with new Apple AirTag cases
With the increasing number of people using AirTags to track their belongings, sustainable technology protection developer Horizen has launched South Africa’s first three-dimensional (3D) printed,...
Testing backlog as global interest in new flotation tech grows
Global interest in and the uptake of the new REFLUX Flotation Cell (RFC) from full flowsheet technology and service supplier FLSmidth has been gaining considerable momentum. As a result of this...
Standby gensets not viable option while loadshedding persists
Selecting a generator set with a standby power rating might have been sufficient ten to 15 years ago but is no longer a viable option to cope with the current severity of local power disruptions...
Kama more than doubles capacity in response to growing demand
Turnkey solutions provider Kama Industries more than doubled its manufacturing capacity when it moved to a new facility in August last year to meet escalating demand for the company’s products,...
Afri-Tech’s Power Nozzle readying for intra-Africa export
Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies’ award-winning Power Nozzle is destined for export to Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, Botswana and Namibia before mid-year, with at least ten other sub-Saharan...
Greater energy efficiency demand in growing food, bev industry
Demand for drive solutions specialist SEW-EURODRIVE’s energy efficient product offering is currently strong and increasing steadily with end-users in the growing food and beverage industry and the...
New service centre opened to back Normet Africa’s growth
To support the continued success of its African expansion, underground mining technology company Normet Africa has officially opened its custom-built 4 800 m2 service centre at the Equites...
MineShift highlights the importance of advancing African beneficiation
The need to ensure that Africa realises the vast potential for socioeconomic upliftment presented by the on-continent beneficiation of its abundant endowment of precious-metals and stones was...
Valves are critical components that should not be overlooked
Viewing valves as insignificant components and, consequently, failing to procure the most suitable solution for a robust application is a common occurrence that impacts negatively on the uptime of...
Exports drive Multotec’s local manufacturing expansion
To support the growth of its export business, South African mineral processing specialist Multotec has invested in the expansion of its facilities and now has about 80 000 m² of manufacturing and...
Smarter mining key amid current market conditions
Despite the boon of improved uranium demand, overall, depressed commodity prices and costly operating conditions are emphasising the need for Namibian mining companies to ensure that they mine a...
DRDGOLD’s business model is ESG in action
Considering that environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects have become increasingly important over the years, especially in the mining industry, gold producer DRDGOLD emphasises that its...
AVK Southern Africa Series 869 Control Valve addresses nonrevenue water losses
Demand for water in Africa is on the rise but so are treated water losses, owing to the major deterioration of infrastructure over many years of use. The continent cannot afford to lose the current...
Digitisation is key to contractor transparency, says Saryx
Compliance, health and safety, and environmental awareness are central to long-term sustainability and are achieved by maintaining rigorous standards and improved visibility and/or transparency....
FLSmidth discusses innovations for sustainable mining
With technological advancements expected to disrupt the traditional African mining sector, full flowsheet technology and service supplier FLSmidth outlines the most promising innovations on the...
Improve the ease of ESG management with Bureau Veritas
With companies making greater environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments, often going beyond regulatory disclosure, managing sustainability goals may be time-consuming and complex and...
Fluor ready to address carbon tax challenges
One of the most significant focus areas for the mining and metals industry in the next decade, and into the future, will be the management of carbon emissions, says global engineering, procurement...
Weir Minerals discusses evolution of African mining
Mining technology company Weir Minerals discusses how it expects the African mining industry to evolve in the context of positive disruption while attending this year’s Investing in African Mining...
Murray & Roberts Cementation techniques, tech advance positive disruption
Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation is integrating innovative techniques and technologies to drive positive disruption in the African mining sector. Murry & Roberts Cementation...
Booyco Electronics embraces positive disruption
Mine safety equipment manufacturer Booyco Electronics is embracing the concept of positive disruption to redefine the African mining industry. In a video interview with Mining Weekly at this year’s...
Wärtsilä experiencing ‘great success’ across Africa
International energy company Wärtsilä’s GEMS Digital Energy Platform has successfully provided the integration between solar photovoltaic and thermal installations for mining customers in Africa,...
Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions enabling positive disruption
Eco-efficient rock processing solutions provider Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is playing a key role in embracing the power of positive disruption in the African mining industry. Sandvik Rock...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions drives positive disruptions
Equipment and technical solutions provider Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced key technological innovations and advancements in Southern Africa to drive positive disruption in mining...
Shell committed to support sustainable mining
Oil and gas company Shell is showcasing and recommitting its support to sustainable mining through its products and solutions that help customers achieve their performance and profitability...
OIM launches new payoff line at Mining Indaba
Operational improvement management specialist OIM Consulting has launched a new payoff line at the 2024 Investing in African Mining Indaba – ‘Refining Lives. Releasing Value.’ – which captures the...
AZMET finalising installation of AZ-CRP plant in DRC
Engineering design and project management company AZMET expects to finalise performance testing of an AZMET Cyanide Reduction Process (AZ-CRP) plant installation at a gold mining operation in the...
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