ASX-listed mining exploration company AVZ Minerals has reported positive flotation test results of tin and tantalum recoveries at its Manono lithium and tin project in the Democratic Republic of... 

Coal miner MC Mining has suspended production at its South African coal operations, as a 21-day nationwide lockdown comes into effect. “MC Mining supports all measures to limit the impact of... 

MC Mining implemented optimisation initiatives at the Uitkomst Colliery during the six months to December 31, which yielded very positive results, with run-of-mine (RoM) coal production increasing... 

Canadian stocks suffered a stunning 12% drop, the largest in eight decades, as investors size up the likelihood of a global recession because of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P/TSX Composite... 

Rice University laboratory chemists, led by James Tour, have in the science journal Nature introduced a process by which almost any source of carbon can be turned into graphene flakes, the... 

UK industrial technology group Rolls-Royce has announced that it has started manufacturing the world’s largest aeroengine fan blades. These are for its UltraFan demonstrator power plant, which will... 

Two products of construction connection technology supplier Peikko South Africa – the bolted column connections and DELTABEAM slim floor structures – contributed to reducing overall construction... 

The loss of material owing to wear is costing the mining industry billions of dollars every year. Abrasive wear occurs when small pieces of material are forcefully removed from the surface of steel... 

David Brown has resigned as CEO of coal miner MC Mining to pursue his own interests. His resignation is effective January 31, but he will be available to MC Mining until March 31 to ensure a smooth... 

The development of an intelligent cyclone by minerals processing equipment supplier Multotec is at an advanced stage, Multotec South African Operations CEO Rikus Immink tells Mining Weekly. Through... 

The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) declined from 46 points in the third quarter of this year to 44 index... 

Graphite developer Renascor Resources has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with battery anode company Sicona to jointly develop battery anode material. Under the terms... 

Specialty chemicals company Evonik participated at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) held earlier this month, from November 11 to 14 at the Abu Dhabi National... 

A SZ DJI Technology Phantom 4 drone (top) and a and a Mavic Pro 2 drone fly over palm oil trees at the Genting Tanah Merah Estate, operated by Genting Plantations, in Malaysia. Genting owns about... 

South African steel supplier Stalcor has successfully negotiated to supply its Alubond mineral core (A2) noncombustible façade cladding panels for State-owned Airports Company South Africa’s... 

Global ventilation fans and systems manufacturer, TLT-Turbo GmbH, has announced the redesign of its Auxiliary and Booster fan range. Developed in close collaboration with clients, the new designs... 

Shared workspace provider WeWork will officially open its newly refurbished 155 West street building, in Sandton, next month. The building, which is more than 25 years old, was previously occupied... 

MillCarb – The future of grinding component refurbishment The enormous impact of wear in the cement industry has been evident since the invention of milling and crushing equipment but is most... 

Coal miner MC Mining’s Uitkomst colliery achieved an a 8% year-on-year increase in production to 135 675 t in the quarter ended September 30, the first quarter of the company’s 2020 financial year.... 

MC Mining has started composite debt/equity funding initiatives for its Makhado hard coking coal project. 

Coal miner MC Mining’s Uitkomst colliery achieved an a 8% year-on-year increase in production to 135 675 t in the quarter ended September 30, the first quarter of the company’s 2020 financial year.... 

Rosatom is eyeing Africa as one of its “priority regions” to build more nuclear reactors and expand its business. President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders from more than 50 African countries in the... 

Prominent members of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) have called for the capabilities and capacities of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to be strengthened, so... 

Although wind energy is a long way from being a dominant source of energy in South Africa, consulting engineering company Aurecon tells Engineering News that wind is one of the most competitive... 

A consortium, which includes ASX-listed Talga Resources, has gained funding from the UK government’s ISCF Faraday Battery Challenge initiative, which would see the development of Talga’s graphitic... 

A gold mine located in the Free State goldfields of the Witwatersrand basin, in South Africa. 

Eight Canadian energy companies were booted out of the S&P/TSX Composite Index on Monday because their market capitalisation has dropped below minimum requirements, the latest sign of difficulties... 

Since being appointed the South African distributor for coupling manufacturer Straub’s couplings range, pumps supplier Mechanical Rotating Solutions (MRS) has completed several mining projects that... 

The Indian government has jettisoned plans to bring in legislative changes that would have allowed private miners to mine for minerals offshore. Instead, the government has decided that all... 

Metallurgical test work on representative composite samples from Aim-listed investment company Armadale Capital’s Mahenge Liandu graphite project, in Tanzania, have been completed, with... 

A gold mine located 145 km south-east of Fairbanks, in the US state of Alaska. 

Geosynthetics solutions company Fibertex encompasses controlled permeability formwork (CPF) liners – Formtex CPF liners – designed for concrete surface enhancement in harbour infrastructure projects. 

The development of the Makhado project will make MC Mining the pre-eminent South African producer of hard coking coal, the ASX-, JSE- and Aim-listed company said on Tuesday. Reporting on the... 

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio made headlines this week by asserting in a 6 000-word essay that gold should become a key part of every portfolio. Investors in Canadian gold stocks are way ahead of... 

Diversified materials company AfriSam is working to further reduce its carbon emissions, after achieving a sustained reduction of 35% as a result of on various initiatives over nearly two decades,... 

Technological advancements in the local machine tools industry will help grow South Africa’s struggling manufacturing sector, says corporate association of manufacturers Manufacturing Circle (MC)... 

UK industrial technology group Rolls-Royce gives a high priority to research and development (R&D), particularly with regard to aeroengines. “We are focused on pioneering the power that matters and... 

MC Mining's Limpopo Coal Company subsidiary has entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the offtake of export quality thermal coal to be produced during Phase 1 of the Makhado project. 

ASX-, Aim- and JSE-listed MC Mining's Limpopo Coal Company subsidiary has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with one of the world's largest producers and marketers of bulk commodities for... 

South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel announced at the end of last month that it had reached a mutual understanding with Europe-based major aerospace and defence group Airbus to... 

Phase 2 of the Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project will be developed according to the 2017 Makhado Lite project plan, the MC Mining has confirmed. 

The UK’s financial regulator added a small diamond pricing firm to its roster of companies managing market benchmarks, opening the way to making the precious stones a more investable asset. The...