Copper developer Orion Minerals has appointed Peet van Coller as its new South Africa-based CFO, effective from April 1. Van Coller will succeed Orion’s long-serving CFO Martin Bouwmeester, who... 

JSE-listed metals exploration and development company Orion Minerals has announced that Peet van Coller has been appointed CFO, with effect from April 1, 2023. The appointment forms part of a... 

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is easing the requirements for emerging manganese miners to transport their ore and products to the ports of Gqeberha and Saldanha, starting with new... 

South Africa’s State-owned port and rail company Transnet proposed switching to diesel trains to avoid disruptions to coal exports caused by the theft of power cables that disable electric... 

The Canadian government has approved the environmental assessment of TSX-listed Generation PGM’s Marathon palladium/copper project. Generation will now proceed with obtaining any additional... 

Oil and gas major Woodside has expanded its liquified natural gas (LNG) trade to include Europe, with the ASX-listed company delivering gas from the North West Shelf to Uniper Global Commodities SE... 

Transformation in the world of underground mining – historically dominated by white males – is not easy to achieve but contractor and mine development service provider Murray & Roberts Cementation... 

Aim-listed Galileo Resources has completed a drilling programme at the Luansobe copper project, in Zambia, marking an important step towards the generation of a new mineral resource estimate for... 

Preamble   The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) was established as a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to assist with and coordinate the implementation of the South African Mining Extraction... 

ASX-listed Lycopodium has been awarded a A$22.7-million engineering procurement (EP) and associated project management (PM) services contract at the Goulamina lithium project, in Mali. A final... 

Clinton Mphahlele, Associate, and Claire Tucker, Head of Public Law and Regulatory, Bowmans South Africa On 4 November 2022 the current Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana promulgated the new... 

The Master Builders Association (MBA) North has issued a practice note for its members aimed at helping them fight back against what it calls unethical contractual practices that have become... 

The first pounds of uranium ore from the McArthur River have been milled and packed at the Key Lake mill, marking the return of production from these operations that were idled four years ago due... 

ASX-listed Hastings Technology Materials has appointed form BCI Minerals boss Alwyn Vorster as interim CEO. Vorster, who was MD of BCI Minerals for more than six years, was also formerly MD of... 

Construction, Engineering, and Infrastructure Law – Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius INTRODUCTION 

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has appointed Japie du Plessis MD designate, effective March 1, 2023, following the retirement of incumbent Mike Wells, who will... 

South Africa's leading owner and operator of serviced logistics parks, Inospace, has acquired two last-mile logistics properties at Cape Town International Airport for a total cost of R35m from a... 

By Wayne Alcock, Managing Director at Quyn International Outsourcing  It can be challenging to assemble a reliable, skilled workforce to run large-scale construction projects in rural locations.... 

Outsourced solutions provider Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) moved more than 600 000 stock items to a new warehouse facility for a client in September while maintaining full sales capacity... 

Mining and processing operations at the Brucejack mine, in British Columbia, remains suspended, pending an investigation into the death of a worker from contracting partner Procon. Mine owner... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has been around for longer than most people would imagine. Established after... 

Skills development and training are key to the professionalisation and long-term sustainability of the South African roofing industry. So said Jeanine de Meyer, Chief Operations Officer of the... 

A new life-of-mine plan for the Coolgardie operation, in Western Australia, could see ASX-listed Focus Minerals resume production by next year. The company on Monday told shareholders that the new... 

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 

A surprise quarterly loss by US economic bellwether and aluminum giant Alcoa added to jitters over the world economy as the metal used in everything from iPhones to Pepsi cans hits headwinds.... 

Four independent power producers have been named as successful bidders for the lease of grid-ready Mpumalanga land, which is being made available by Eskom as part of efforts to accelerate the... 

Gold miner Evolution Mining’s Mt Rawdon pumped hydro (MRPH) project has been declared a Coordinated Project by the Queensland government’s Coordinator-General. The MRPH project is being jointly... 

Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole that appeared at the site of one of its mines the north of the country in... 

By Jared Kangisser, CEO of KBC Health & Safety As one of the most dangerous industries in the world, it is for good reason that there are strict health and safety protocols in mining. Before... 

By Jared Kangisser, CEO of KBC Health & Safety As one of the most dangerous industries in the world, it is for good reason that there are strict health and safety protocols in mining. Before... 

Mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation says it is making steady progress towards its goal of having a workforce that reflects the demographics of South Africa. “Transformation in the... 

A new dealer partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed & Sons Co. (Al Rashed & Sons) has been announced by Astec Industries. It will enhance and expand the sales and service of... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has been around for longer than most people would imagine. Established after... 

I have been with Jet Demolition for eight years. Due to the nature of what we do, which is large-scale, heavy industrial demolition works, I get to see and experience something new every day. One... 

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) says its Southern African-focused business platform, which has shrunk materially and has been lossmaking for a number of years, is at the... 

India is fast catching up with China in its thermal coal imports, as the world's two biggest overseas buyers of the power generation fuel adjust purchases to align them with the varying... 

In the more than a quarter century since Shell left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s... 

Leonie Adams, Training and Development Manager of The Roofing Academy, remains extremely proud of the many successful careers in the roofing and waterproofing industry that she has helped to launch... 

Plumblink, a leading plumbing merchant, is helping to uplift more than 40 emerging plumbers by equipping them with essential business management skills. Through this initiative, Plumblink is again... 

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has reported a 577% increase in sales revenue for the 2022 financial year, as spodumene concentrate shipments increased by 28%. The ASX-listed company on Tuesday... 

The Steel & Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa) has warned that the outlook for the Metals & Engineering sector has shown a marked deterioration after a strong start to the year. The...