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Challenging year for MC Mining
30th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Coal miner MC Mining says the financial year ended June 30 was challenging for its Uitkomst Colliery, which was affected by the civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal during July 2021, as well as the... 


Oriole completes Phase 4 Bibemi drilling with high-grade returns
15th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

West Africa-focussed explorer Oriole Resources has completed four phases of diamond drilling at its 90%-owned Bibemi gold project, in Cameroon, proving the existence of multiple gold-bearing,... 


Test work on Tantalex dump material reveals 6% lithium oxide in spodumene
13th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

CSE-listed exploration and development stage miner Tantalex Lithium Resources reports that heavy liquid separation (HLS) metallurgical test work on a 331 kg composite bulk sample from the K-dump at... 


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Construction sector adds value to economy in second quarter – Afrimat index
12th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed industrial minerals, bulk commodities and construction materials miner Afrimat reports that, compared with the first quarter of this year, the construction sector managed to increase the... 


MellowVans revisits vehicle design, operating model to target European rollout
9th September 2022 By: Irma Venter

Sometimes, a pandemic is not the worst thing that can happen to a company. When Covid-19 hit, the pandemic did interrupt MellowVans’ global rollout plans, but it also prompted the... 


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Allbro discusses innovations for the future ahead of EMA 2022
1st September 2022

The world has changed over the last three years. Global trade has fragmented, posing new challenges for manufacturers. The distribution of technology has spread significantly in the last ten years. 


MC Mining’s share price jumps on Makhado project update
30th August 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Coal miner MC Mining’s share price on the JSE rose by 15% on the afternoon of August 30, after the company announced that it had determined a preferred development option for its Makhado hard... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Northam constructing, commissioning solar plants, securing wind energy
26th August 2022 By: Martin Creamer

The renewable energy plans of the Booysendal platinum group metals (PGMs) mine of Northam Platinum have been detailed quite extensively in the company’s 95-page sustainability report that will be... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Northam forecasts R5.4bn capex as growth projects progress
26th August 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals company Northam, which refined 9.7% more metal than the prior year in the 12 months to June 30, on Friday forecast capital expenditure (capex) of R5.4-billion for the current... 


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Santam - Women in Industry
26th August 2022

Financial services company Santam’s leading construction and engineering underwriting manager, Mirabilis, operates in an industry historically dominated by men. However, its office is efficiently... 


Specialist inspection, non-destructive testing company continues providing quality through experience
Specialist inspection, non-destructive testing company continues providing quality through experience
22nd August 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Over the past 41 years De-Tect Unit Inspection & Cooperheat of Africa has grown into one of the leading companies providing specialised inspection, non-destructive testing (NDT), and thermal... 


Flanagan Bore proves up for Black Canyon
18th August 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A scoping study into the Flanagan Bore manganese project, in Western Australia, has confirmed that the project could produce at an average rate of 1.8-million tonnes a year over a 20-year mine... 


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Gibraltar mine, Canada
29th July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper/molybdenum mine in south-central British Columbia, Canada. 


First-quarter household resilience index 2.4% above pre-Covid levels but interest rate hikes worrying
29th July 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) is in “stable territory” with a consistent improvement, during the first quarter of 2022, in the disposable income of South African households... 


Orom-Cross PFS points to 14-year mine life, net cash generation of $1.07bn
19th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its flagship Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, on time and under budget. The PFS... 


Firering advancing Côte d'Ivoire exploration
18th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals CEO Yuval Cohen says the systematic and targeted approach to exploration and fieldwork at the company’s flagship Atex lithium/tantalum project, in Côte... 


Afrimat Construction Index shows consolidation of recovery trend in first quarter
15th July 2022 By: Irma Venter

JSE-listed industrial minerals, commodities and construction material openpit mining company Afrimat has released the findings of the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of the... 


BlueRock signs loans note subscription agreement for £1.6m
6th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has signed a loan note subscription agreement with Teichmann Company, T-Three-Drilling and three Teichmann employees, for an aggregate £1.6-million. Under the... 


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Aura announces massive increase in uranium grade at Mauritania project
23rd June 2022 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and Aim-listed Aura Energy has achieved an average 550% increase in uranium grade through pilot scale confirmatory results from simple screening techniques carried out at its Tiris uranium... 


Altron FinTech index shows household financial resilience on recovery path
29th April 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The latest Altron Fintech Household Financial Resilience Index (Afhri) is returning to growth, indicating that that there has been good recovery in most key economic sectors since the third quarter... 


Commodity stocks oust financials as Canadian market heavyweights
Commodity stocks oust financials as Canadian market heavyweights
19th April 2022 By: Bloomberg

Canada’s resources sectors have overtaken financials as the heavyweights of its main equity index for the first time since August 2020 as oil and metal prices rally and global banks slump. Energy... 


Mondi builds structure using 100% composite material with 100% local content
15th April 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mondi Richards Bay, refurbishing its chemical plant over the past 18 months, has erected a complex and demanding structure using 100% composite material with 100% local content, a first for a... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter
Minerals Council bemoans South Africa’s drop in Fraser Institute rankings
13th April 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Minerals Council South Africa says it is “deeply disappointing” that South Africa now ranks, for the first time, among the world’s ten least attractive mining destinations globally, as per the... 


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African countries fare poorly in latest Fraser Institute investment attractiveness rankings
12th April 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies for 2021 finds that Zimbabwe now ranks as the least attractive jurisdiction in the world for investment. Other African countries also... 


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Western Australia overtakes Nevada as top mining destination, Zimbabwe ranks last
12th April 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australia is now the number-one address for mining investments, according to the latest Fraser Institute’s Survey of Mining Companies. Western Australia has moved up from fourth place and... 


Afrimat Construction Index muted by slow infrastructure roll-out
1st April 2022 By: Irma Venter

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) has staged a swift recovery from the Covid-19-induced slump that occurred during the second quarter of 2020, increasing by 74% within only two quarters.   Since... 


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Cosalá Operations, Mexico
25th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A silver/zinc/lead mine in east-central Sinaloa, Mexico. 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
25th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Far West Gold Recoveries operation is being rolled out in a phased approach. 


Northam’s interim earnings to increase, despite production challenges
24th March 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Northam Platinum expects to report a 55.9% to 65.9% year-on-year increase in earnings a share for the six months ended December 31, 2021. For the period, the number of shares in issue... 


New contract pushes company towards one-stop-shop goal
11th March 2022 By: Claire O'Reilly

Foundry and heavy engineering company Thos Begbie has been awarded a consecutive contract to do more component installations for the Sibanye-Stillwater platinum smelter plant, in the North West. 


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Coatings key to optimal -operation
11th March 2022

Local mechanical seals, pumps and complementary pump products supplier Mechanical Rotating Solutions (MRS) commends the Belzona 1321 two-part ceramic-filled epoxy coating for its ability to provide... 


New passenger rail vehicle designed
11th March 2022

High-performance lightweight structures designers, engineers and manufacturers TRB Lightweight Structures is delighted to be part of the team behind rail project Revolution Very Light Rail (VLR),... 


Company plans to expand wear parts market locally
11th March 2022 By: Claire O'Reilly

High chrome white iron foundry Mitak is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this year, and plans to expand its reach locally in the coming 10 years. 


Multotec's RAMA™ is a giant step in precision sampling
9th March 2022

With its latest sampling system that aligns with metallurgical accounting standards, minerals processing equipment leader Multotec now offers unprecedented levels of accuracy for effective plant... 


US President Joe Biden
Global shares fall, oil rises in volatile trading after Russia oil ban
8th March 2022 By: Reuters

Global share markets fell on Tuesday as oil prices climbed yet further, driven by the United States banning Russian oil and other energy imports over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe... 


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Bongani Khoza
4th March 2022

This week we profile Bongani Khoza, MD of BFG Africa, a manufacturer of a range of fibre-reinforced plastic and sheet moulding compounds 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
25th February 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The definitive feasibility study on Far West Gold Recoveries – Phase 2 was completed in the 2021 financial year.  


Vulco® R67 mill lining rubber compound is revolutionising mine site mill operations
19th January 2022

Vulco® rubber is renowned throughout the mining industry for its exceptional wear life and reliability in mill lining systems. These abrasion- and impact-resistant rubber compounds have been... 


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Lubrication pump systems enhance hydraulic components
26th November 2021

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s range of Steimel lubricant and feed gear pumps – the SF series – is used mainly on oil lube systems in mines, steel works, power stations and general industry... 


Battery boom has Sherritt CEO betting on Cuban nickel expansion
8th November 2021 By: Bloomberg

Sherritt International’s new boss sees the electric-vehicle revolution stretching all the way to Cuba, with the Canadian miner planning to boost output of battery-grade nickel and cobalt. In its... 


MC Mining making progress in securing further finance for its Makhado project
29th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Coal miner MC Mining is making progress to secure funding for its Makhado project. The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) reaffirmed its support for South African coal miner MC Mining’s... 


Icasa to start spectrum auctioning in March
15th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is preparing to start the auction of the high demand spectrum from March 1, 2022. A new roadmap envisages the publication of... 


Kodal reports high-grade gold from re-split sampling at Côte d'Ivoire project
11th October 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has announced high-grade gold mineralisation returned from re-split sampling for the reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the Nielle project, in northern Côte d'Ivoire.... 


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