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PwC Africa Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader Andries Rossouw and PwC SA Mine Project Leader Vuyiswa Khutlang.
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 


Massive mobile crushing equipment
Mobile crushing and screening gaining ground
3rd October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Mobile crushing and screening service provider Eco-Match is noticing growing demand for mobile solutions across South Africa and the wider African mining industry, as clients require faster plant... 


Tinken solid-block housed bearing
How housed bearing units cut conveyor costs in South African mines
3rd October 2025

Conveyor systems are the lifeblood of South Africa’s mining and quarrying operations. From coal and copper to aggregates and cement, these systems move massive volumes of material every day – often... 


MEETING MINING NEEDS
From compact machines to large-scale mobile sizer stations, MMD meets the operational needs of the mining industry
Local distributor appointed for equipment demand
3rd October 2025 By: Donna Slater

MAGNA, the Terex brand of mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment established to meet the needs of large-scale operations, has appointed mineral processing solutions company MMD Mineral... 


An image of Tsubaki backstop cam clutches
Fit-for-purpose components ensure safety, high performance
19th September 2025

To maintain critical safety standards and adhere to current legislation, industrial equipment supplier BMG works closely with engineers in the coal mining sector to select products suited to their... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane and Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku.
Fruitful outcomes needed quickly from crucial Minerals Council, Mintek MoU
18th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals Council South Africa and South Africa’s Council for... 


Pan African FD Marileen Kok and Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed... 


The above image depicts a Gold Rock Projects Lithium processing plant
Lithium boom drives mining transformation
5th September 2025

Zimbabwe’s emergence as “Africa’s leading lithium producer” is a signal of “deep and exciting” transformation that will see Zimbabwe take its place as a mining powerhouse, reports turnkey crushing... 


Caterpillar machine
Barloworld works to address export control violations with a subsidiary before merger proceeds
2nd September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industrial equipment supplier Barloworld has confirmed that it is working to address “apparent violations of export controls” by its Russian subsidiary following an internal investigation by the... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel,
Harmony’s starting to show the world that gold mining in South Africa is good business
29th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at the moment, not only because the gold price is so... 


IE3 motor, red, shop floor
Motor, drive efficiency gains unlock greater energy availability in Africa
29th August 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Energy efficiency is a growing concern in the mining industry, especially in Africa, where power supplies are often limited and intermittent, owing to substandard generation, transmission and... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Continuous reef extraction.
New mining technology is pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow reef extraction. On the new technology being... 


An image of BMG's fluid technology power pack
Filtration range improves performance, supports sustainability
22nd August 2025

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s extensive filtration portfolio encompasses carefully selected products that improve performance while contributing to sustainability in mining by reducing... 


a large underground machine with a cross section of its tyre showing the yellow TyrFil compound in it
Filling solution increases tyre safety, efficiency
22nd August 2025 By: Halima Frost

The chances of a tyre blowout occurring with underground mechanised equipment used in the mining of platinum group metals in Africa can be “100% mitigated” using global tyre filling solutions... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


A generic image of blast rock debris
Explosives supplier embeds presence on continent
15th August 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

With technology and innovation being at the “heart” of mining processes, bulk mining explosives and blasting technology supplier BME Australia GM Michael Wiseman says it is an imperative in... 


Ore tracking tags
Digital ore tracking cuts losses, boosts accountability
15th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Enabled by radio frequency identification (RFID) devices and constantly evolving digital ore-tracking technology, South African-based mining tech company Simera Trace is helping mining operations... 


Mine haul truck engine rebuild at Cummins South Africa
Cummins South Africa on track to rebuild 120 engines at Midrand centre this year
31st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Integrated power solutions company Cummins South Africa is on track to rebuild 120 engines this year at its Master Rebuilt Centre (MRC), in Midrand. The facility has the capacity to rebuild 14... 


POST MINE LEGACY
The new Barrick Academy aims to be used to train more than 2 000 forepersons, supervisors and superintendents over the next 24 months
Former mine sees new life as training centre, SEZ
25th July 2025 By: Donna Slater

Following the July 2021 closure of its Buzwagi gold mine in Tanzania, and in line with its mine closure objective of leaving a positive legacy, gold and copper major Barrick opened a training... 


Kumba Iron Ore CE Mpumi Zikalala.
Higher Kumba iron-ore exports reflect benefit of public-private logistics collaboration
24th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The benefit of South Africa’s public-private logistics collaboration is reflected by an increase in South African-mined iron-ore railed from Anglo American’s Kumba to the Port of Saldanha Bay by... 


A Lubrication Engineers South Africa kidney loop filtration cart
Filter cart proposed for lubricant contaminant removal
18th July 2025

When a lubricant becomes contaminated and is not dealt with expeditiously, that contaminated lubricant can affect the entire machinery system that it is part of, reports high-performance lubricant... 


The above image depicts the PBS Vehicles from Unitrans
Performance vehicles paying off for services provider
18th July 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Driven by a foundational need to address the inherent complexities of bulk materials handling in the mining sector, end-to-end logistics and supply chain solutions provider Unitrans has adopted... 


Infrastructure gaps hinder mineral supply chains
18th July 2025 By: Lynne Davies

While initiatives to modernise Southern Africa’s mineral logistics corridors and improve cross-border cooperation are gaining traction, the pace of reform is still too slow to match the rising... 


A picture of the Seal Saver range of sleeves that protect hydraulic systems
Easy-to-apply cylinder guard prevents early failure
18th July 2025

Protecting hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder rods with protective boots, as opposed to simply replacing them, is an effective method to extend the lifespan of a hydraulic cylinder in addition to... 


Donaldson Filtration range of filters
Company spotlights systems cleanliness for longevity
18th July 2025 By: Halima Frost

Preventing dirt and moisture infiltration into mining hydraulic systems is more cost-effective than the expenses associated with cleaning and repairing contaminated hydraulic components, reported... 


Barrick president and CEO Mark Bristow
Construction of Lumwana’s $2bn super pit expansion under way
11th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Construction of the $2-billion super pit expansion project at NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corp’s Lumwana mine, in Zambia, is well under way, accelerating its transformation into a Tier 1... 


A Marsay Equipment small mobile crushing and screening plant
Order moves supplier deeper into Africa
11th July 2025 By: Halima Frost

Turnkey crushing and quarrying solutions company Gold Rock Projects has completed the manufacture of a new two-stage, three-product aggregate plant – the Marsay 100 TPH – for a client in Nigeria.... 


Critical components can make or break operational performance in mines, where downtime directly translates into lost revenue
High-performance couplings drive mining reliability
11th July 2025

Across Africa’s mining sector, operations face growing pressure to deliver more output, uptime and efficiency without compromising safety or sustainability. This pressure is especially acute in... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
2nd July 2025

This week: Richards Bay Minerals’ three power pacts will supply 80% of the power it consumes; Praise heaped on geological data transparency of Malawi, Nigeria at London Indaba; and, New grader... 


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