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Collaboration emphasised as mining sector modernises
19th November 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

As South Africa’s mining sector makes steady progress towards digital transformation ambitions, delegates at the latest Huawei Mining Summit have reiterated the need for partnership and... 


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Anglo American sets ambition to halve Scope 3 emissions by 2040
29th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Friday published its Climate Change Report 2021, ahead of its six-monthly sustainability performance update. The update includes Anglo’s progress... 


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Company showcases tech innovations on new forum
29th October 2021 By: Halima Frost

Industrial equipment multinational Siemens launched its inaugural Smart Mining Forum as an online event from August 3 to 5. The event highlighted Siemens’ technical expertise and showcased real... 


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Intelligent data crucial for distributors
29th October 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

It is essential for distributors and retailers that track deliveries to have visibility on stock moving from the warehouse to the retailer, states software provider Cognizance MD Andrew Dawson.... 


Going digital now ‘more real and urgent than ever’ – Huawei
29th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

New growth opportunities in digital technologies are increasingly emerging and becoming an important measure to increase effective investment and stimulate the development of the digital economy,... 


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Technologies play powerful role in climate change efforts
22nd October 2021 By: Anna Moross

Technology is a critical accelerator in the efforts to implement climate change actions, and according to South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) energy efficiency and data &... 


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Covid accelerates 4IR, women in mining progress
22nd October 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

Women have gradually become formal participants in the mining industry, which has resulted in their having to deal with various challenges, and although the industry has improved in its identifying... 


Fintech use in sub-Saharan Africa triples in six years
22nd October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The use of mobile financial services across sub-Saharan Africa has more than tripled over the last six years, a new report by information and communication technology group Ericsson shows. The... 


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Smart pumping solves infrastructure problems
15th October 2021 By: Darren Parker

Outdated water management infrastructure is threatening to “spiral out of control” as the global population grows, says digitalisation and automation technology company Schneider Electric South... 


Better tech. Better asset registers. Better decision-making
11th October 2021

A good foundation keeps a house standing and protects you from untimely losses. The same goes for the management of physical assets, where a proper asset register forms the foundation for all... 


Digital Transformation | A reality check
11th October 2021

Digital transformation is high on the agenda of many companies across the world and all industries. The manufacturing industry has been flooded with IoT and digitalisation-based content, including... 


New initiative aims to increase smartphone access to narrow mobile Internet use gap
8th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodafone Group and the United Nation’s (UN’s) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have partnered to launch an initiative aimed at identifying policy, commercial and circular-economy... 


Consultancy emphasises the role of employees as mines modernise
8th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

To reap the full benefits of mining modernisation in South Africa, the industry needs to start with its people rather than the technologies, says business consulting firm OIM Consulting MD Arjen de... 


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Optimising mill circuits for best efficiency impact
1st October 2021

Decades of product evolution have given multinational engineering company FLSmidth a range of solutions – including its LoadIQ smart sensor technology – to supply and optimise all technology in the... 


Lightning protection requires careful consideration as digitalisation of mining expands
30th September 2021 By: Donna Slater

With the increased use of electronic and digital systems in modern mines comes the issue of lightning protection, which Wits Mining Institute's Professor Ian Jandrell suggests can be addressed in... 


Digitising manual and paper-based processes – increasing efficiencies and data velocity
20th May 2021

Statistics show that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors and industries have expedited their digitalisation strategies to stay relevant and in business. The pandemic’s impact on... 


Mandela Mining Precinct virtual symposium
17th May 2021

Providing new solutions for mining research and development (R&D) and improving both the research and mining equipment manufacturing capabilities in South Africa is vital to drive the modernisation... 


One-third-plus of mobile industry commits to net-zero emissions by 2050
14th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The global mobile industry is gaining momentum towards ambitions of net-zero emissions by 2050, with 50% of mobile operators by mobile connections and 65% by industry revenue having committed to... 


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Anglo says technology integral to its sustainability
12th May 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Diversified mining multinational Anglo American on May 11 provided a detailed overview and update of the technologies that are being developed and deployed group-wide, as well as the impact of its... 


WASTEWATER EFFICINECY 
SANEDI in collaboration with DMRE are working on making wastewater treatment plants more efficient
Digitalisation key to energy efficiency
7th May 2021 By: Anna Moross

Digitalisation is key to addressing the challenges faced in trying to implement energy efficiency initiatives for wastewater treatment plants and buildings, says South African National Energy... 


Continental body publishes spectrum recommendations
7th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has published spectrum recommendations to support the affordable, high-quality delivery of information and communication technology (ICT) services and... 


OGUZ KICIROGLU Diesel is the lifeblood of opencast mining operations
Demand high for automated fuel system
30th April 2021 By: Darren Parker

Since the launch of a fuel automation system at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in February last year, mining technology company Minetec Smart Mining has seen significant demand for the... 


5.8% steel demand growth expected this year
30th April 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industry body the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in its 'Short Range Outlook for 2021 and 2022', forecasts that steel demand will grow by 5.8% to 1.87-billion tonnes this year. In 2022,... 


New contract sees all of SA’s telcos servicing govt departments
23rd April 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The National Treasury has opened its mobile communications services contract to South Africa’s four telecommunications groups as part of its RT15-2021 transversal contract. The National Treasury’s... 


Commodities of the future to boom over 20-year horizon
Commodities of the future to boom over 20-year horizon
21st April 2021 By: Donna Slater

A significant number of commodities are set to experience strong demand growth over the next 20 years, while “conventional” commodities will receive an added boost as they take a central stage in... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius
Master Drilling advancing mechanisation for two top-tier local clients
9th April 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Mine mechanisation is being advanced for two top-tier  local clients of Master Drilling, the CEO of the JSE-listed company, Danie Pretorius, said on Tuesday. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom... 


Pandemic accelerated digital education, but some way to go to make tool truly effective
Pandemic accelerated digital education, but some way to go to make tool truly effective
9th April 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Enabling effective education and the development of foundational, specialist and new skills that are needed across industries and societies – in part through adopting digital education tools –... 


Vaccination success key to igniting SA’s infrastructure roll-out
Vaccination success key to igniting SA’s infrastructure roll-out
2nd April 2021 By: Darren Parker

Despite the strain that the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations is placing on the fiscus, industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) believes that it needs to be prioritised in concert... 


4IR set to change mining jobs profile
12th March 2021 By: Donna Slater

Along with the adoption of technologies needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) could potentially come a change in the type of jobs being created in the mining industry, gold miner Gold... 


BETTER AND BETTER 
The production environment in a foundry is increasingly changing, demanding several adjustments to maintain the quality of the product
New partnership aims to provide AI operators to iron foundries
5th March 2021

Last month, Swedish computer software company Viking Analytics and automatic pouring systems manufacturer Pour-tech AB announced a partnership to offer artificial intelligence (AI) operators to... 


South Africa risks more inequality if it does not digitalise, says WEF
5th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its latest 'Global Risks Report 2021' finds that Covid-19 has not only claimed millions of lives, but also risks widened long-standing health, economic and digital... 


Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
Lifting distributed-generation cap ‘one of the easier decisions’ facing government – De Ruyter
5th March 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has described the plan, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation (SONA) address, to lift the licence-exemption threshold for... 


4IR in mining heralds generational change of guard, softer digital jobs – Butcher
24th February 2021 By: Donna Slater

Along with the adoption of technologies needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) could potentially come a change in the type of jobs being created in the mining industry, gold miner Gold... 


Covid-19 created a digitalisation opportunity for mining industry - panel
19th February 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Covid-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for the global mining industry to use available digital technologies to leapfrog productivity gaps, says Bosch mining solutions head Jonas Corali.... 


RESILIENT INDUSTRY
The renewables sector is proving its resilience in the midst of a crisis
Rising demand underpins renewables’ importance
19th February 2021

As demand rises for more accessible renewable energy, the Africa Energy Indaba conference discussions are set to underscore various new avenues for innovative financing to steer Africa’s... 


Technical vocational education and training gets 4IR shot in arm
19th February 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial technology multinational Siemens South Africa and research organisation the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on February 3 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)... 


Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
Lifting distributed-generation cap ‘one of the easier decisions’ facing government – De Ruyter
15th February 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has described the plan, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation (SONA) address, to lift the licence-exemption threshold for... 


ALL THAT GLITTERS
The Global Palladium Fund contributes physical palladium, platinum, gold and silver to the exchange traded commodities instruments
Palladium fund launches ETCs
5th February 2021

Palladium, nickel, platinum and copper producer Nornickel announced that the Global Palladium Fund (GPF), founded by Nornickel, launched exchange traded commodities (ETCs) for metals on Deutsche... 


Siemens Southern & Eastern Africa CEO Sabine Dall'Omo
Upskilling needs careful thought amid rapid tech adoption in mining industry
3rd February 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Despite the negative impacts that Covid-19 has brought to the world, it has also had positive impacts, such as the acceleration of Fourth Industrial Revolution- (4IR-) type technology adoption,... 


ALBIE VISSER 
The state of the global economy has been an important external factor, leading to weak commodity prices that weighed on mining pre-Covid. However, several commodities have recovered well in recent months.
Conducive environs offer lucrative prospects despite difficulties
29th January 2021 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Many of Africa’s mineral deposits can deliver good yields to investors, even after the additional costs that are often incurred when operating in regions without sufficient infrastructure. 


BIG PLANS
Basil Read Mining aims to diversify beyond the commodities it currently works in, while expanding its geographical footprint
Contractor learns lockdown lessons
29th January 2021 By: Darren Parker

The main lesson learned over the past year is that, regardless of the challenges and new limitations brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, good relationships are key to keeping businesses... 


EXPANDED HORIZONS The mobile tunnel borer (pictured above) has expanded Master Drilling Group’s offering into rapid horizontal blind hole development using mechanised methods without blasting
Tech keeps MDG going despite Covid-19 pandemic
29th January 2021 By: Mamaili Mamaila

South Africa-based drilling company Master Drilling Group (MDG) has always been keen to get involved in the digitisation aspect of technology advancement in the mining industry, with 2020 having... 


DHL Global Forwarding invests R127m in new Joburg facility
29th January 2021 By: Irma Venter

DHL Global Forwarding is investing R127-million in a new facility in Johannesburg.  Aimed at cementing its position in South Africa, the new 13 000 m2 facility will be located within the bonded... 


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