Weir Minerals’ Cavex® classification hydrocyclones have added value to two more African mines; one is a gold mining operation and the other mines fluorspar.  Following the retrofitting of two... 

Canadian miner Yamana Gold produced 231 988 gold-equivalent ounces (GEO) in the first quarter, including gold production of 201 117 oz and silver production of 2.1-million ounces, both in line with... 

Diversified giant Rio Tinto has reported a solid quarter of production for the three months to March, with the miner maintaining its production guidance across its portfolio. Iron-ore production... 

Weir Minerals has launched its Cavex® 2 hydrocyclone, which is an exciting improvement on the successful Cavex® hydrocyclone launched in the 1990s. The design of the new generation model ensures a... 

The Secretary of State is “calling-in” the planning decision for the project. 

JSE-listed Kumba Iron Ore has declared a final dividend of R41.30 apiece, bringing the total dividend declared for the year ended December 31, 2020, to R60.90 apiece. The dividend marks a 30%... 

Recurrent extreme weather events will likely delay Mozambique's economic recovery and exacerbate risks to long-term growth prospects, ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has warned. It estimates that... 

Surface gold recovery company DRDGold has declared an interim cash dividend on soaring six-month earnings. The operating profits of the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, headed by CEO Niël... 

Continuous improvement of Multotec classification cyclones helps customers meet both commercial and environmental imperatives in the coal sector, according to Ernst Bekker, product specialist... 

Worley Parsons mineral processing technology and expert solutions VP Mervyn Stevens states that the mining industry has taken big strides to improve its impact on both nearby communities, and the... 

West Cumbria Mine plans to extract and process about 2.7-million tonnes of metallurgical coal a year from the Woodhouse Colliery. 

Mining industry products and solutions provider Aviocean Global’s primary objective is to service and supply quality and cost effective products and solutions to the mining industry, with an extra... 

Restrictions on personal movement due to the Covid-19 lockdown have not stopped the learning process in the mining industry with Multotec seeing unprecedented numbers attending its online training... 

Restrictions on personal movement due to the Covid-19 lockdown have not stopped the learning process in the mining industry with Multotec seeing unprecedented numbers attending its online training... 

Air pollution, dust control and pneumatic product handling specialists Air Envirotech has started operating, providing a comprehensive range of air environmental and pneumatic conveying services,... 

All shipments of equipment for Aim-listed gold and polymetals miner Vast Resources’ Baita Plai polymetallic mine, in Romania, have arrived on site. This sixth, and last shipment, contains slurry... 

MBE Minerals can engineer and provide the necessary capital equipment for iron ore beneficiation processes within the harsh African beneficiation environment. The company is able to access close to... 

South African minerals processing company Multotec is expanding its global reach by investing in South America, where almost 30% of the world’s foreign direct investment is being funnelled. “South... 

House Democrats unveiled an ambitious plan to combat climate change that won plaudits from mainstream environmentalists, but disappointed some progressives who have tried to push the party to the... 

South Africans are among the 29 early-career African scientists who have been selected to receive research funding under the Future Leaders – African Independent Research (Flair) programme for... 

The price of iron-ore is set to drift lower in coming months as the coronavirus pandemic eats away at demand, moderating its outperformance against other industrial commodities this year. Iron ore... 

Engineering company FLSmidth will supply a new gold processing plant to JSC Pavlik in the Magadan region in the east of Russia. The order, valued at around R626-million, will be booked in the first... 

As the world scrambles to mitigate the anticipated impact of climate change and global warming and strive to limit the temperature increase to below 1.5 °C above that of the preindustrial period,... 

FLSmidth will supply a new gold processing plant to JSC Pavlik in the Magadan region in the east of Russia. The order, valued at around DKK 290 million, has become effective and will be booked in... 

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... 

Replacement of competitor cyclones with Cavex® 400CVX10 cluster reduced grinding mill recirculation by 246%. The installation of 19 Cavex® 400CVX10 hydrocyclones at OceanaGold’s Didipio Project... 

KREBS® pumps are continuing to dominate in the African mining sector across a range of commodity types and in various applications, including in the mill discharge and the dense media circuit.... 

Innovation will be a key driver at this year’s Electra Mining Botswana, taking place at the Gaborone Fairgrounds from 10-12 September. Co-located with the Africa Occupational Safety and Health... 

Dublin-headquartered and London-listed Kenmare Resources has declared a maiden dividend of $0.026 apiece for the six months ended June 30. The company announced its dividend policy last year,... 

Mineral processing specialist Multotec has appointed Istanbul-based Turbo Ltd as its new agent in Turkey, according to Bart Malan, Multotec’s international business development manager for Eurasia.   

The iron-ore price has been on the rise since the end of last year, mainly because of production shortages, as miners have reduced their output over the past few years, says international... 

An updated feasibility study has determined that Dumont will be an openpit mine/mill operation using conventional drilling and blasting. 

As the thirtieth driest country in the world, South Africa has an as yet incomplete innovation story waiting to be told in what is undeniably a future of massive water shortages. As this future... 

Diversified resources company Savannah Resources is eagerly awaiting the last outstanding mining lease approval for the Mutamba heavy mineral sands joint venture (JV) project, in the Gaza and... 

King River has announced plans to broaden its product offering from the Speewah speciality metals project. 

With a crackdown on carbon emissions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find investors that support fossil fuels, says Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe. “The truth is, how will we fund fossil... 

This week Mining Weekly features Mduduzi Magubane, the executive director of Aury Africa and the MD of Nkomose Group of Companies 

The sharp rise in iron-ore prices to over $90 per dry metric ton (dmt) from under $75/dmt since January, may be “more structural than initially anticipated”, says Fitch Ratings. It believes... 

The year has started with “several challenges” for diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s iron-ore business, resulting in the major downgrading its guidance for 2019. Pilbara shipments are now... 

Bulk testwork on tailings material from the project has been completed. 

Mining equipment supplier Weir Minerals Africa is expanding its Cavex hydrocyclones footprint across Africa with its two most recent orders of hydrocyclones to be installed in the Central African... 

A scoping study has highlighted a positive business case for Speewah, with healthy cash-flow margins supporting the progression of the project to the prefeasibility study phase.