Tianqi Lithium vowed to continue its battle for a say in a planned deal to share ownership of one of the world’s biggest lithium operations, a case the company sees as crucial for future Chinese... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘The lead time of a normal copper project is already longer than the 11 years we have left until 2035’ 

Australia approved the expansion of three coal mines, sparking criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s administration and its efforts to keep emissions in check. The government cleared an... 

Major banks expect gold to extend its record-breaking price rally into 2025 because of a revival in large inflows to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and expectations of additional interest rate cuts... 

Diamond mining company Petra believes that diamond prices will stabilise through to the end of this year with some improvement expected in 2025. The average diamond price realised by Petra  in... 

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has for the seventh consecutive year sponsored the University... 

ESG is neither a “trend” nor a “movement” as some media would have you believe. ESG is not a conspiracy by “woke capitalism” to overregulate economic growth or a passing investment fad looking to... 

Global refractory and industrial solutions provider Dickinson Group of Companies (DGC) is observing ten years of activity in Zambia in 2024, a period marked by the company’s strategic engagement in... 

Newly appointed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen is pushing a renewed focus on structural reforms, biosecurity and improved trade relations with other countries as the Democratic Alliance... 

Despite the Minerals Council South Africa supporting the beneficiation of minerals where relevant, the professional body calls for a more conducive policy environment and a more informed export tax... 

The pivotal Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) – legislation introduced in 2004 – marked a transformative shift in South Africa's mining landscape, and redefined mineral... 

Zambia’s single-largest producing emerald mine, gemstone miner Gemfields’ Kagem emerald mine has achieved more than 7.5-million lost time injury- (LTI-) free hours, which the miner says underscores... 

Contractor association the South African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (Saracca) highlights the imperative of setting fair and feasible governing standards to establish... 

Energy company Energy Partners has outlined the innovative potential of Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) agreements within the industrial refrigeration landscape to catalyse developments in operational... 

Professional advocacy group Gender-based Violence and Femicide Response Fund (GBVF Fund), together with the Presidency, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA),... 

Electronics company LG Electronics South Africa has outlined the key role of air-conditioning systems within healthcare facilities in ensuring that patient well-being extends far beyond medical... 

Metal supplier Swiss Steel Group has successfully launched a new variant of stainless steel that meets the highest ecological standards, Green Steel Stainless+. “This innovative solution... 

Celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, the Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has reintroduced the Sassda and Columbus Stainless Awards – with the theme of innovation... 

Steel mill Columbus Stainless notes that apparent yearly consumption of stainless steel continues to decline in South Africa, with Columbus Stainless senior local sales manager Nocwaka Ntshangase... 

Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency has granted the project an environmental permit. 

By - Phillipa Burmeister ( Virtual Showroom ) Like many life-changing decisions, mine was taken on a Tuesday with only the most cursory consideration and little understanding of how it would affect... 

Manganese and iron-ore mining company Assmang’s Black Rock mining operation (BRMO), near Hotazel, in the Northern Cape, recorded 12-million fatality-free shifts earlier this year. This was achieved... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘It’s the voices of stakeholders that are actually informing a lot of the decision making around the outcomes of water management at the moment’ 

Mining contractor TAU Mining understands the importance of continuously improving to adapt to emerging challenges and proactively refines its systems to anticipate and address potential issues,... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources' newly completed scoping study for the Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana, has confirmed the project's potential as a commercially viable operation, with the... 

Gold advanced to a record high after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a half a percentage point Wednesday, in an aggressive start to a policy shift to boost the labor... 

With Zambia in the process of amending its Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2015 through a Minerals Bill, law firm May and Co legal practitioner and Zambian High Court advocate Maloba Nalomba... 

Commodities major Glencore’s Liddell coal mine has achieved a milestone, with the New South Wales (NSW) government signing off on 52 ha of rehabilitated land. This approval comes less than a year... 

The presentation of DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius at the thirty-sixth annual Gold Forum Americas 2024 in Colorado Springs highlighted the company’s world-leading gold-from-tailings advances that... 

Britain on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on critical minerals with Indonesia, home to some of the world's largest mineral resources, the UK's embassy in Jakarta... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘Vital to promote diversity and attract the next generation of inspirational leaders’ 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Major mining services company Thiess is looking at ways to promote company-wide adoption of a training program developed in Australia and... 

Junior miner Theta Gold Mines has changed its strategy on the project funding structure for its South African gold project, chairperson Bill Guy said on Monday. The ASX-listed company has opted to... 

While contractors are employed primarily to execute projects on behalf of mining companies and project houses, experienced underground mining specialists like Murray & Roberts Cementation also... 

The US state of Utah has approved ASX-listed Anson Resources’ application to appropriate water (brine) for the extraction of lithium at its Green River project. The approval allows for the... 

Surface gold recovery company DRDGOLD has handed over an agriculture and entrepreneurship project to the community of Riverlea, west of Johannesburg, near its Ergo mining operation. DRDGOLD is... 

South Africa has been told that the pace of its energy transition is too slow by a key funder, Germany, Environment Minister, Dion George, said. Germany is one of the partners in the so-called Just... 

The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) implementing agency, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), is focused on enhancing its project implementation unit and refining its project delivery model,... 

This week we profile Christopher Paterson, MD of Associated Energy Services, which is involved in the operation and management of industrial energy assets, with a focus on steam-generating assets 

Slurry pump technology company Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa has extended its range of slurry pumps for the mining industry to include an acid-resistant super duplex stainless steel (SDSS)... 

In the challenging environment of openpit mining, efficient water management is crucial to maintaining operations and ensuring the safety and productivity of the site, with Integrated Pump Rental... 

Nonprofit technical organisation the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) personnel and certification manager Harold Jansen lauds the development of a Nuclear School of Excellence,...