For mines to remain profitable, uptime is everything, but interference, gaps in coverage or insufficient bandwidth can directly threaten continuous operations, with those risks being amplified when... 

Although advanced analytics and AI tools are valuable, stakeholders on the ground are required to act on the insights such tools generate, whereby if risks occur – such as a severe rainstorm being... 

While South Africa’s mining sector demonstrates “pockets of excellence” in digitalisation and AI, its overall maturity remains uneven, as many programmes still stall at pilot stage because of data... 

Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development has been highlighted by Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu in his State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an... 

Barend Jacobus Jordaan will step down as technical director of JSE-listed mining technologies provider Master Drilling, with effect from May 1. "The board extends its sincere appreciation to Mr... 

Precious metals investment vehicle Wheaton Precious Metals Corp has selected wastewater treatment solutions provider Cetos Water as the winner of its second yearly Future of Mining Challenge and... 

Last year, South Africa witnessed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) mobility in Johannesburg when B20 and G20 top-brass were chauffeured around in Toyota FCEVs courtesy of Valterra, which... 

Having completed the construction of its electronic detonator manufacturing plant in Canada, blasting solutions provider BME Mining Canada, a division of the JSE-listed Omnia Group, is forging... 

The two words, Jameson and cells, came up several times during Valterra Platinum’s information-packed presentation of excellent 2025 financial results, owing to these cells ringing many efficiency... 

South Africa is at a pivotal juncture. It can choose to remain a supplier of raw commodities that enrich other countries or become a global leader in mineral‑based industries, says globally rated... 

As mining companies face increasing pressure to deliver measurable improvements in productivity and safety, while also managing the cost, complexity and risks associated with adopting new... 

With the Investing in African Mining Indaba this year rallying participants around the theme “Stronger together: Progress through partnerships,” collaboration between public and private sector came... 

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has awarded Phase 2 of the South African Circular Minerals and Metals Initiative to North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for... 

As mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) scale up and push for higher throughputs, custom engineered chutes are starting to make a vital difference to transfer point... 

Amid the high quality of the lump ore of South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping global steelmakers to decarbonise, the Anglo American group company is itself embarking on two initiatives in the... 

Anglo American group company Kumba Iron Ore is investing R11.2-billion worth of capital in its "exciting" waste-to-premium-product project that has a three-year payback. Enabled by the modular... 

Anglo American group iron-ore company Kumba, which mines in South Africa’s Northern Cape, delivered a solid 2025 performance, marked by an improved realised price, marginal sales growth and... 

An ‘artificial nose’ that can detect scent is closer to becoming a reality. This follows the development of a platinum-based molecule that works as a sensor to detect hard-to-differentiate volatile... 

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the founder of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has retired from his position as executive chairperson and as an employee of the Johannesburg Stock... 

Renewables company NOA has clinched yet another deal. Announced on Friday is NOA's conclusion of a 138 MW renewable energy power purchase agreement with precious metals mining major... 

To strengthen its role in developing a safer, greener, more competitive, people-centred, more circular and technologically advanced South African mining sector, the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP)... 

Based on the resilience of local manufacturers, and the historical and continued importance of mining in the South African economy, domestic equipment manufacturer cluster Mining Equipment... 

Worldwide, the mining industry, indeed all sectors of the economy, face a major structural limit, warned Microsoft worldwide mining industry leader Joseph Starwood. A large number of people are... 

Mining currently faces the challenge of adopting the latest technologies, notably, but not exclusively, AI. This was the topic for a panel discussion on the first day of Investing in African Mining... 

Chemicals and sustainable technologies provider Johnson Matthey, multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater and platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Valterra... 

Sector education and training authority the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) will host the 2025-2026 Mining Skills Lekgotla at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, Gauteng, on February... 

Precious and green metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded a flexible renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy trader Etana Energy, involving the supply of 220 MW... 

With South Africa possessing one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, breath alcohol detectors and drug detection equipment supplier ALCO-Safe MD Rhys Evans says... 

To meet the requirements of a Zambian copper mine amid a plant expansion, integrated engineering solution provider Iritron designed and manufactured fully mobile skid-based substations, serving as...