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South African coal miners turn to trucks as rail service deteriorates
3rd May 2022 By: Reuters

Mining companies in South Africa have resorted to trucking coal to ports to meet a surge in European demand since the war in Ukraine started, bypassing the deteriorating rail infrastructure they... 


Jupiter weathers challenging year
29th April 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines achieved group net profit after tax of $54-million for the financial year ended February 28, down 20% from the previous year. Its share of profits generated by subsidiary... 


MTN injects R749m into W Cape rural network expansion, 5G roll-out
29th April 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN is investing R749-million into its Western Cape operations to boost its expansion drive into rural and periurban areas and continue its major fifth-generation (5G)... 


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Maintenance needed for ageing infrastructure
22nd April 2022 By: Anna Moross

The ageing electrical infrastructure in South Africa highlights the need for constant monitoring and maintenance to ensure daily functioning, says electricity utility company South Power... 


Researchers pin new exploration technology
20th April 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Researchers in Western Australia have identified a new method for seismic sensing, making it cheaper and easier for exploration companies to detect mineralised structures beneath the surface, said... 


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QES mobile generators ordered locally
15th April 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Air, power and flow solutions provider Atlas Copco Power Technique has received orders this year for its QES mobile, plug-and-play generators from local companies, mostly for standby power purposes... 


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Investment gap
15th April 2022 By: Terence Creamer

South Africans have rightfully paid detailed attention to the state of the country’s generation assets over the past decade and a bit as load-shedding has progressively intensified, precipitated by... 


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Stainless steel solutions added to local market
8th April 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Industrial equipment supplier Actum Group supplies manufacturing and solutions company Band-It’s range of quality-engineered band and fastening products to the local market. “The importance of... 


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Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
8th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy... 


Exxaro gets 'numerous' European requests for coal
7th April 2022 By: Reuters

South Africa's Exxaro Resources has received "numerous" requests from European countries wanting to sign supply contracts after the European Union )EU) proposed sanctions on Russian coal, the coal... 


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Manganese mine achieves record ten-million fatality free shifts
4th April 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Assmang’s Black Rock mine, near Hotazel in the Northern Cape, has achieved ten-million fatality free shifts, a record that has taken 13 years to achieve. Assmang is a 50/50 partnership between... 


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Strong investment case for country’s mining sector, but issues must be addressed
30th March 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are a myriad of opportunities that can be capitalised on in South Africa’s mining sector and there has been notable progress in improving the state of the industry; however, to further... 


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Commodity boom remains untapped as South Africa fights rail woes
28th March 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa is missing out on some of the riches on offer from the commodities boom as a rail network beset by problems hobbles its exports. While coal prices recently soared to a record and iron... 


Educational institute boosts simulator training
25th March 2022

Australian educational institution Holmesglen Institute – a “leading and diversified” technical and further education institution – will acquire two “highly-advanced”, fifth generation CYBERMINE... 


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Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
24th March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy... 


Time is now for battery electric vehicles in mining
24th March 2022

In the mine of the future, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are poised to play a leading role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals. With BEV... 


Ongoing investments bode well for South Africa’s digital future
18th March 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Ongoing investment into South Africa’s digital ecosystem bodes well for the country – and its citizens and organisations – as more work, education and entertainment shifts online. Multiple... 


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Drones successful in deterring railway cable theft syndicates
15th March 2022 By: Donna Slater

Johannesburg-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator and developer UAV & Drone Solutions (UDS) proposes that government departments and State-owned entities (SOEs) use, to a far greater... 


Transnet records highest-ever theft of copper cable, JMPD arrests two suspects
8th March 2022 By: Donna Slater

About 1 000 km of copper cable used to power electric locomotives has been stolen, to date, in the financial year ending on March 3, Transnet reports. This is a significant increase on the 700 km... 


Google’s new initiatives to boost SMME recovery
4th March 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Google has committed more support for startups, nonprofit organisations and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa to accelerate digital transformation and contribute to... 


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Exxaro posts R9.7bn net operating profit for 2021, despite rail issues
3rd March 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed diversified resources group Exxaro Resources has declared a total ordinary dividend for the 2021 financial year of R32.52 apiece, up 72% compared with the prior year. Outgoing CEO... 


South Africa targets cable thieves holding economy to ransom
24th February 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government intends making it mandatory for all metal traders to get licenses and prevent them from dealing in cash, a measure aimed at combating a massive illegal trade in cables and... 


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At least R3bn needed to upgrade Transnet Freight Rail’s security infrastructure
16th February 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will need at least R3-billion to upgrade its security infrastructure across all of its corridors, with about 80% of this to be funded through external means,... 


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Investment needed for SADC’s rail infrastructure to compete with road transport – Derby
4th February 2022 By: Donna Slater

Rail operators in the Southern Africa Development Community region need to jointly and urgently ramp up investments into their respective rail infrastructure to enable trains to move quicker and... 


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On-The-Air (28/01/2022)
28th January 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s Hydrogen Roadmap just released bodes well for economic growth and social well-being. South Africa’s coal exports last year plummeted to their lowest level in 26 years. Green iron can... 


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Polished performance for automotive sector
28th January 2022

Cutting, welding and grinding equipment manufacturer and supplier First Cut assists the automotive sector through its extensive range of Italy-based BLM Group’s tube bending machinery. BLM is... 


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Mining can be a catalyst for growth in 2022
28th January 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Global commodity prices and economies have rebounded strongly since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, which left many companies facing mammoth financial challenges to sustain themselves.... 


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South Africa's RBCT exports lowest coal tonnage since 1996
25th January 2022 By: Martin Creamer

The Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) last year exported its lowest volume of coal since 1996. In exporting 58.72-million tons of coal, RBCT was 11-milion tons down on what it achieved in 2020 and... 


Teck uses blockchain to trace germanium from mine to customer
21st January 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Teck Resources has partnered with DLT Labs to use blockchain technology to trace responsibly-produced germanium from the mine to the customer – the first such use of blockchain to... 


Multimetal recycling plant construction under way
21st January 2022

Copper producer Aurubis AG and Düsseldorf-based metallurgical plant supplier SMS group, last year signed a contract for the construction of a multimetal recycling plant in the US. As Aurubis... 


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Biden halts federal aid to coal, oil and gas projects overseas
13th December 2021 By: Bloomberg

The Biden administration has ordered an immediate halt to federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and... 


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Fibre solution aids communication
3rd December 2021 By: Halima Frost

Multinational network operator Paratus Zambia is rolling out its fibre and microwave links to cover the Copperbelt mining area and is extending coverage to the border with the Democratic Republic... 


Parliament passes energy Bills
29th November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal Parliament at the end of last week endorsed a package of new laws which will support the development of Australia’s offshore energy industry and deliver new jobs and investment in... 


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Recycled rubber can reduce environmental impact
26th November 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

Recycled rubber manufacturer Xtyre Global provides patented products made from recycled tyres that can replace wood and plastic products, particularly in the industrial environment. Xtyre Global... 


IFC partners with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to boost Africa’s digital infrastructure
26th November 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

World Bank Group member IFC has entered into a partnership with independent fibre and digital services provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies to increase digital connectivity and inclusion in... 


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HELLA lighting solutions for the mining industry
24th November 2021

HELLA lighting solutions for the mining industry Being a thought leader in the industry of mine lighting, HELLA is proud to introduce the next step of innovative mine lighting. 


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Eskom officially declares Lethabo tower collapse an act of sabotage
19th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has confirmed that the collapse of a distribution-line tower providing power to the coal conveyor system at the Lethabo power station, in the Free State, was a “deliberate... 


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Advanced plastics enhance equipment life
5th November 2021

Technologically advanced materials have revolutionised many applications in the industrial environment with engineered plastics able to outperform and outlast steel in heavy-duty applications such... 


Implats’ 6E production volumes down 6% in the first quarter
29th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum (6E) concentrate production decreased by 6% year-on-year to 809 000 oz... 


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Company provides application for linear heat cable in warehousing
29th October 2021

Equipment supplier Carrier Fire & Security is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of life safety equipment.  With industry-leading brands and products, the company has... 


Trans-Atlantic cable witnesses tenfold traffic increase since going live in 2018
29th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) has reported significant tenfold increase in traffic since September 2018, when the 6 156 km intercontinental subsea cable went live, nearly halving latency... 


NT advances CCUS hub with LNG producers
27th October 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Northern Territory government has signed an agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), a number of industry players and engineering companies to... 


Google to invest $1bn to support Africa’s digital transformation
22nd October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Google plans to invest $1-billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation. The investment will focus on enabling fast, affordable Internet access; building helpful products;... 


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