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Weir Minerals Linard® modular anti-abrasion panels improve wear life in high impact applications
15th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Conveniently interlocked Linard® modular anti-abrasion panels with ceramic and chromium white iron inserts can be replaced individually in as little as four minutes.  Developed by Weir Minerals’... 


AVZ Minerals’ DRC project delivers positive tin, tantalum test results
30th March 2020 By: Donna Slater

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... 


MC Mining halts mining
27th March 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

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 says optimisation initiatives bearing fruit
13th March 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Investors flee Canada's stock market on worst day in 80 years
13th March 2020 By: Bloomberg

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... 


FLASH GRAPHENE
Undergraduate intern Christina Crassas, chemist James Tour and graduate students Paul Advincula and Duy Luong turn carbon black into graphene in a flash
Chemists develop process to turn rubbish into graphene
21st February 2020 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Rolls-Royce starts manufacture of the world’s largest aeroengine fan blades
21st February 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Products reduce construction time
Products reduce construction time
14th February 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

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


Welding Alloys South Africa
Welding Alloys South Africa
7th February 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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
Brown steps down as CEO of MC Mining
31st January 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


 	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Multotec cannot do without its 1 600 factory workers, as the manufacture of some of its products is labour intensive
Equipment supplier advancing 4IR offering
24th January 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

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... 


Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo
Uncertainty about water and land reform weigh on farming confidence
17th January 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

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... 


Renascor ropes in Sicona for battery anode deal
18th December 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

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 showcased oil and gas portfolio at ADIPEC
29th November 2019

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... 


EYE IN THE SKY
EYE IN THE SKY
29th November 2019

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... 


PRETTY LADY
The A2 cladding on the Katherine towers is not only aesthetically pleasing but also noncombustible
Large contracts taking up fire rated cladding
22nd November 2019 By: Halima Frost

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... 


TLT-Turbo Fan Range Redesigned to Meet Specific Mining Industry Needs
21st November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


NOT JUST A PRETTY FAÇADE 
The interior of the refurbished building includes upgraded safety features and improved facilities
Refurbished building boasts new materials
15th November 2019 By: Darren Parker

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... 


Welding Alloys South Africa
Welding Alloys South Africa
15th November 2019

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... 


MC Mining progresses Makhado financing
8th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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.... 


Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
8th November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

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


MC Mining CEO David Brown
MC Mining progresses Makhado financing, lifts first-quarter output
31st October 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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.... 


Russia’s State-owned nuclear giant is targeting Africa for its growth
30th October 2019 By: Bloomberg

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... 


Regulator needs more capacity to aid SA’s embattled aerospace sector
11th October 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


JANICE FOSTER
The contribution of wind energy to the power grid is likely to grow
Wind energy on the rise in S Africa
4th October 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

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... 


Talga consortium gets UK backing
2nd October 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

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... 


Beatrix mine, South Africa
Beatrix mine, South Africa
27th September 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

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


Eight energy firms dropped from Canada's main equity index
24th September 2019 By: Reuters

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... 


STRAUB COUPLIGS
The Straub Grip and Open Flex reduces pipe assembly to just fifteen minutes
Pump couplings supply completed
13th September 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

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... 


India jettisons plans to open offshore mineral mining to private miners
28th August 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

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... 


Armadale starts plant design work for Tanzania graphite project
22nd August 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

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... 


Pogo mine, US
Pogo mine, US
9th August 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

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


BUILD A BRIDGE 
The Formtex CPF liners reduce the formation of blowholes and other blemishes on concrete surfaces
Concrete enhancement in harbour infrastructure
2nd August 2019

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


MC Mining CEO David Brown
Makhado to position MC as pre-eminent South African hard coking coal producer
30th July 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Gold rally energised Canadian stocks even before Dalio’s essay
19th July 2019 By: Bloomberg

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... 


LIMESTONE KILN
Producing clinker is energy intensive and releases CO2 over and above the fuel used to burn the limestone
AfriSam exploring ways to further reduce its carbon emissions
28th June 2019 By: Schalk Burger

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,... 


PHILIPPA RODSETH
A skilled workforce that can benefit from innovation and investments in new technologies is key to driving manufacturing competitiveness
Machine tools sector preparing local manufacturing for 4IR
7th June 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

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)... 


Rolls-Royce developing advanced aero engine technologies
3rd May 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
18th April 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

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. 


MC CEO David Brown
MC signs coal offtake agreement for Makhado thermal coal
16th April 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Denel to stop manufacturing parts for Airbus A400M aircraft
12th April 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project, South Africa
5th April 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

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. 


Diamond ETF gets closer as UK approves gem pricing benchmark
Diamond ETF gets closer as UK approves gem pricing benchmark
2nd April 2019 By: Bloomberg

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... 


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