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... 

The terms reality TV and supply chain management rarely appear together. The reality is, however, that the production of popular shows like Survivor is only possible with the most efficient supply... 

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... 

HMA Wear Solutions has collaborated with design engineering company Lycopodium on the ceramic piping specification for the Cobre Panama project by First Quantum Minerals Ltd. of Canada. This $6.3... 

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... 

Whether one attributes South Africa’s continued electricity woes to cyclones in neighbouring countries or poor maintenance at home, one thing is abundantly clear, says Philip Smerkovitz, managing... 

The catastrophic Cyclone Idai, was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage when it hit... 

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. 

The growing scarcity of water is placing pressure on the coal mining industry in many countries. On the one hand mines must treat more lower quality coal as better coal reserves are depleted which... 

Metallurgical test results have indicated that the existing El Limon plant could be expanded from 485 000 t/y to 600 000 t/y. 

Ever aware of the handling complexities during cyclone maintenance, Multotec Process Equipment has developed an innovative jib crane installation which can be mounted on top of the cyclone cluster... 

Multotec hydrocyclones and spiral concentrators are being applied in Europe to address the growing demand for the rehabilitation of contaminated land. The application of the solution is via... 

Through ongoing investments in the quality of sand that it produces, Kilo Sand in Tshwane is a first choice for suppliers and contractors servicing the northern suburbs of Johannesburg and the... 

This year’s World Wetlands Day (2 February) was celebrated in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, by bringing together community leaders, municipalities, state departments, scientists and... 

As the market leader in engineered wear-protection solutions and flux-cored welding wire technology, WASA has been servicing the sub-Saharan Africa market since 1976. WASA is part of the Welding... 

Creative thinking and sound preparation enabled engineering firm MegChem to assist oil company Chevron with large-scale upgrades at its Cape Town refinery in a turnaround period of ten weeks, says... 

To address water contamination in the minerals processing sector, processing specialist Multotec is installing its CleanTeQ ion-exchange system, which is designed for the removal of soluble... 

With changing market conditions and improvement expected over the next two years, Weir Minerals is positioning itself even closer to its customers. The company has announced its ambitious growth... 

Liberty House Group, fresh off a deal for Australian steel mill Arrium, is among bidders for a Glencore coal mine that could fetch as much as A$500-million, people with knowledge of the matter... 

The board of mineral sands developer Base Resources has approved the $32.6-million capital spend to implement the Kwale Phase 2 (KP2) project, in Kenya. The objective of the KP2 project is to... 

Northam Chrome Producers is realising improved recoveries, better grades and higher yields following the retrofit of Multotec spirals at its recovery plant. The decision to replace the existing... 

Specialist vibrating equipment manufacturer and supplier Joest’s screens are customised to match the metallurgical requirements of a client’s processes and the associated mechanical duty, as part... 

Royal Nickel Corporation continues to make steady progress on the development of its Dumont nickel project. 

The new Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone from Weir Minerals can achieve up to 50% higher throughput capacity in comparison with competitor cyclones in the 26 inch diameter range, due to its larger inlet... 

Specialist vibrating equipment manufacturer and supplier Joest has designed and developed a 4.3 m wide banana screen to cater for the ongoing trend in the coal processing sector to opt for larger... 

Local fabrication company ND Engineering, which has extensive experience in the manufacture of equipment for industrial processes using a variety of standard and exotic grades of materials,... 

Technology solutions provider Tenova Mining & Minerals South Africa is marketing a full range of magnetically susceptible density tracers used for performance testing of dense media and diamond... 

Iron-ore miner Gindalbie Metals has called a halt to its share trading after revealing that it had commissioned an independent review into the value of its shareholding in the Karara asset, in... 

The operating vehicle for Gindalbie Metals' Karara project has secured a $300-million loan facility. 

The results of a bankable feasibility study on the Kangwane Central project have demonstrated a long-life anthracite project. 

News concerning extreme weather events flowed in torrents during 2012 and the tide is unlikely to abate in 2013, with Australia’s bush-fire-generating heat wave, the worst winter storm in two... 

Weir Minerals Africa has demonstrated its commitment to the ongoing upliftment of skills in the South African mining industry with the recent donation of a cyclone and slurry pump to the School of... 

The Sabodala gold mine expansion project is an openpit gold mine located in south-east Senegal, which started operations in March 2009.