As its first deployment to Tanzania, a containerised Aachen testwork laboratory is being supplied to a mining client in the country by mineral processing technology company Maelgwyn Mineral... 

After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) as “my personal... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 

South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project funding, this week’s Platinum Group Metals (PGM)... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South Africa reclaiming its position in the global mining industry by restoring trust; the new sun-tracking system that is attracting attention; Plug... 

The West African mining sector has developed significantly, particularly in gold production, over the past decade. Mining industry solutions provider FLS has played a key role in supporting this... 

Mine ventilation and cooling technology are being advanced by energy and industrial gas solutions provider Chart Industries to meet the growing demands of deep-level mining through leveraging its... 

Seequent Evo – a new geoscience data and computing platform that allows for integrated workflows and collaboration – was launched by subsurface solutions company Seequent, the Bentley subsurface... 

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 

Exoskeletons are currently being tested for their effectiveness in barring at one of Sibanye-Stillwater’s operations as part of the Fall of Ground Action Plan (FoGAP), with positive results so far.... 

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 

Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a... 

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 

Investors are responding to opportunities in Africa’s oil and gas sector with optimism and caution, influenced by a variety of geopolitical and economic challenges across the continent, says data... 

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 

Mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc and the University of Pretoria (UP) – through its Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) – have signed a memorandum of... 

With data becoming increasingly important for mining operations, the need for a unified, integrated data architecture that eliminates data silos, as well as enhances efficiency, profitability and... 

With the gold price soaring sky-high, insight into the global gold assaying and refining standards that need to be upheld was intensively communicated this week at the conference of the London... 

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 

In terms of sustainability and responsible sourcing, the 2025 focus of the independent London-based precious metals association – the LBMA – will be on mandatory disclosure, recycled gold and... 

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 

The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology on March 13 hosted a media tour to demonstrate its Kumba Mining Virtual Reality Centre,... 

A global leader in motion and control technologies, Parker Hannifin plays a critical but often unseen role in powering industries worldwide. From mobile hydraulics to clean energy solutions,... 

As the mining industry shifts towards reducing equipment operator exposure to high-risk environments, mining companies are increasingly looking for technologies that enhance both safety and... 

As the mining industry moves towards adopting Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies through increased automation and data-driven decision-making, mining consulting company Baletsema... 

The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance safety, and streamline downstream materials handling,... 

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce...