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ANDAMAN PARTNERS Co-Founder, Kobus van der Wath speaks to Mining Weekly at the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
ANDAMAN PARTNERS drives cross-border trade in African mining industry
3rd February 2025

Global cross-border business solutions provider ANDAMAN PARTNERS supports its clients’ international business ventures and growth and helps launch global initiatives and accelerate successful... 


BMG at Mining Indaba 2025
BMG at Mining Indaba 2025
3rd February 2025

( Virtual Showroom ) BMG is participating at the Mining Indaba 2025, which takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 3 to 6 February. “In line with the theme of this... 


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Firm highlights solutions for offshore projects
31st January 2025

Offshore projects are a key segment for engineering products and services provider BMG’s dedicated Tools & Equipment: Lifting and Rigging division, demanding specialist solutions for safe and... 


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Analysts bullish about gold, silver prices, but bearish about platinum, palladium
27th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has released its ‘2025 Annual Precious Metals Forecast Survey’, which shows bullish price forecasts for gold and... 


palladium
Underperforming BEV sales in Europe may benefit palladium demand
27th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

According to technology group Heraeus, last year saw modest growth in car sales within the EU, while the market share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) declined. Heraeus reported on January 27... 


AI, data storage propping up platinum demand in the electrical sector
27th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Platinum is finding increasing use in the semiconductor and sensor industries, industry organisation the World Platinum Investment Council points out. In 2024, electrical demand for platinum... 


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Reliable technological development stressed
24th January 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In line with the theme of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2025 – Future-Proofing African Mining Today – the impetus of focusing on defining sustainability in a changing world remains key to... 


An image of IE3 motors from SEW-EURODRIVE
Supplier champions energy efficiency across multiple sectors
24th January 2025

South Africa’s adoption of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) mandates that all newly imported electric motors meet IE3 premium efficiency levels. SEW-EURODRIVE, however, has long been... 


An image of the Synergy PI150 frequency inverters
Manufacturer launches new inverters, enhances work processes
24th January 2025

Multisectoral products and services company Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) latest offering in its electromechanical range – marking its fiftieth year in business – is the efficient Synergy PI150... 


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Investment in local infrastructure, manufacturing key to economic development
24th January 2025

South Africa requires investment to grow infrastructure for all aspects of energy generation, transmission and distribution, ACTOM group CEO Mervyn Naidoo stated in a release last month. In... 


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SA experience spurs PDS expansion into Southern Africa
24th January 2025

Benefiting from South Africa’s role as a global pioneer in proximity detection systems (PDS), other countries in the region are embracing this safety and monitoring technology to great effect.... 


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Company’s tech drives strategic mineral production
24th January 2025

Driven by its MissionZero strategy, mining industry solutions provider FLS invests in sustainable technology development to underpin increased mining output, especially of those minerals in growing... 


FLS powers sustainable mining with MissionZero innovations
FLS powers sustainable mining with MissionZero innovations
24th January 2025

Flowsheet technology and service provider FLS’s MissionZero strategy drives innovation to enhance mining sustainability by reducing emissions, energy use and water consumption while boosting... 


Location map of the Waterberg project
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum Group Metals is in discussions with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum, to negotiate formal metal concentrate offtake arrangements for the project. 


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Metso launches new screening FATP facility in Gauteng
23rd January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Minerals and aggregates process solution company Metso, in partnership with specialist fabrication company Efficient Engineering, has launched its screening fabrication, assembly, testing and... 


Power plant comes online at Kodal’s Bougouni lithium project
20th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

The power generation plant at London-listed Kodal Minerals’ flagship Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, is now operational, paving the way for full commissioning of the Stage 1 dense media... 


Anton Lourens, CEO of Booyco Electronics
SA experience spurs PDS expansion into Southern Africa
20th January 2025

Benefiting from South Africa’s role as a global pioneer in Proximity Detection Systems (PDS), other countries in the region are embracing this safety and monitoring technology to great effect.... 


Vodacom Group, partners to upskill 1m young people in eight African countries
17th January 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom Group has partnered with technology providers AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other collaborating organisations to equip one-million young people across eight African countries with digital... 


Aqua Horizon Technologies
Aqua Horizon Technologies leads the fight against water contamination
17th January 2025

Water contamination is a silent crisis threatening industries, communities and ecosystems across the globe. From industrial effluents polluting rivers to oil spills compromising groundwater, the... 


Sandvik Mining South Africa’s Sustainability Manager, Jan Prinsloo
Sandvik engineers sustainability for a resilient future
16th January 2025

Sustainability is at the core of business operations for Sandvik Mining South Africa, developing innovative practices that drive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) imperatives. This means... 


Willem Strydom, SEW-EURODRIVE’s Manager Business Development Electronics
Automating drive systems for efficiency, reliability
15th January 2025

Already in use by leading global manufacturers in South Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE’s innovative MOVI‑C® modular automation system will bring a new level of flexibility, integration and efficiency to a... 


Focusing on the human element ensures the PDS solution being implemented is not only technically sound but also practical and user-friendly.
SA experience spurs PDS expansion into Southern Africa
14th January 2025

Benefiting from South Africa’s role as a global pioneer in Proximity Detection Systems (PDS), other countries in the region are embracing this safety and monitoring technology to great effect. 


Goldman stays bullish on gold, but flags downside risk from fewer Fed cuts
Goldman stays bullish on gold, but flags downside risk from fewer Fed cuts
11th December 2024 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs on Tuesday said fewer interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve are the key downside risk to its end-2025 forecast for gold at $3 000/oz not a stronger dollar. "We push back on... 


Schneider Electric Partners with ImeXolutions to Deliver Advanced Altivar™ Process Modular Drive Solutions for Efficient, Reliable Industrial Operations
Schneider Electric Partners with ImeXolutions to Deliver Advanced Altivar™ Process Modular Drive Solutions for Efficient, Reliable Industrial Operations
9th December 2024

Schneider Electric, global leader in energy management and automation, has announced a strategic partnership with ImeXolutions, a leading company in electrical and solar power implementation to... 


Attendees at the latest AMLA workshop
Opinion: Strengthening Africa’s mining future – the crucial role of legal expertise
6th December 2024

In this article, World Bank senior counsel and African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) project team lead Nneoma Nwogu writes about the AMLA’s impact over the past ten years. 


An image of Workforce Staffing Namibia country manager Julien Karambua
Growth drives job creation, skills development
6th December 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Namibia is undergoing a transformative period in energy development, with significant developments in the traditional and renewable-energy sectors. Recent oil and gas discoveries in the Orange... 


Boatbuilding crane sets new record for Cape Town-based company
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cape Town-based BB Cranes is preparing to manufacture its first 30-m-span overhead crane as part of  an order for six cranes for boatbuilder and catamarans manufacturer Robertson and Caine. The... 


Mchenge Nyoka is a National Project Coordinator at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in South Africa
Building climate resilience: The power of the water-energy nexus
6th December 2024

In an era where climate change increasingly affects water and energy resources, the need for climate resilience in agriculture and agroprocessing has never been more pressing.  South Africa, in... 


LOCATION MAP OF THE HEMI GOLD PROJECT
Hemi gold project, Australia – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A final investment decision is still pending. 


Platinum metals support every step of the green hydrogen fuel cell economy.
Platinum demand outlook lifted higher by series of new global hydrogen fuel cell buildouts
2nd December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The outlook for platinum group metals (PGM) demand has been uplifted by a series of new developments in the field of platinum-catalysed green hydrogen generation as well as concomitant fuel cell... 


Jaco Brits, Projects and Technical Manager for Drives and Controls at WEG Africa
Why it is vital to size softstarters carefully
2nd December 2024

The application of soft starters has become a well-established strategy to improve the uptime and lifespan for motors and mechanical equipment driven by motors, but they need to be chosen... 


AI – with great power comes great responsibility
AI – with great power comes great responsibility
2nd December 2024

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric There’s isn’t a day, let alone an hour that goes by that AI isn’t featured in a new headline or newsletter... 


AECI group CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI earnings take short-term knock after strategic spend
28th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having incurred investment spend of R755-million in the ten months ended October 31, explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is on track to achieve its strategic ambition and unlock value across... 


An image showing Innomotics' new geared motors assembly factory
Innomotics unveils new geared motors assembly factory in Midrand
28th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Motor and large-drive systems supplier Innomotics (formerly Siemens Large Drives and Low Voltage Motors) on November 28 launched its new Geared Motors assembly factory in Midrand. The factory is... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Long-term demand outlook for platinum is robust, ongoing question mark over supply
26th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The long-term outlook for platinum from a demand perspective is pretty robust. The question, once again, is whether supply will be adequate to meet it. “In terms of automotive demand, we can't... 


An aerial image of the mine site
Mali miner progresses plant build
22nd November 2024

Civil construction of a Stage 1 dense media separation (DMS) plant has been progressed to 90% completion at critical metals miner Kodal Minerals’ flagship fully-funded Bougouni lithium project, in... 


Survey probes how online platforms influence news consumption in South Africa
15th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

With the imminent release of the provisional report on the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI), the Competition Commission has revealed the results of a survey that investigated how... 


Hudbay says copper and gold diversification drives strong Q3 performance
Hudbay says copper and gold diversification drives strong Q3 performance
14th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals delivered strong operating and financial results in the third quarter, with record gold production in Manitoba and robust cost controls across the business, says CEO... 


Digital solutions service to mitigate auto-sector challenges launched
8th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new digital solution service has been launched with the aim of mitigating some of the challenges the automotive sector has battled for years, including fraud, high costs and deteriorating... 


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Waterberg project, South Africa
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The independent definitive feasibility study published in September 2019 has been updated. 


Global Trends Echoed in West Africa’s Data Centres, Says Vertiv’s Adebowale
Global Trends Echoed in West Africa’s Data Centres, Says Vertiv’s Adebowale
7th November 2024

Organisations around the world are trying to manage an explosion of data across distributed sites and environments, requiring them to be more agile and responsive than ever before, but often by... 


The environmental responsibility of AI
The environmental responsibility of AI
6th November 2024

By Ben Selier -Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The growth and proliferation of AI show no signs of slowing down. According to IDC, worldwide spending on AI... 


IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES
BMG’s agricultural team works closely with local farmers, assisting them with the selection, installation and operation of new electromechanical systems to improve efficiencies
Initiative improves efficiency for farmers
1st November 2024

Through its Smart Farming initiative, power transmission and motion control products distributor BMG offers solutions that are aimed at conserving power, enhancing operational efficiency and... 


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