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From left, Gold Fields CFO Paul Schmidt, interim CEO Martin Preece and EVP Kelly Carter.
Gauteng gold mine being blown away by wind’s potential as Reef electricity source
5th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Although Gauteng dwellers have tended to dismiss wind as a renewable energy provider from this region, some are now being blown away by the gusts that puff across our far-stretching gold reef. “I... 


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Iritron’s solar trailers are designed to be mobile, so farmers can move them around as required
Solar trailers transform industry
5th May 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

Equipped with solar panels that power various farming equipment, automation company Iritron’s off-grid solar trailers are especially useful for small-scale farmers who do not have access to grid... 


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Allied International
5th May 2023

Allied International was founded in 2000 in Nibbiano Val Tidone, Italy, and became Allied International Group in 2001.  Allied South Africa was established in 2012 as the local subsidiary in... 


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Helping meet South Africa’s energy challenges with world record gas power technology
4th May 2023

South Africa is striving to meet its energy needs. Increasing maintenance requirements on existing and ageing infrastructure, high levels of investment and capital required for new energy assets,... 


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Anglo Platinum mine site interchange highlights South Africa's public-private hydrogen economy ambition
2nd May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

In a positive display of collaboration between South Africa’s public and private sectors, Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena platinum group metals operation in Limpopo province hosted a... 


MC Mining posts lower volumes in the first quarter
28th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and ASX-listed MC Mining has reported 18% lower metallurgical and thermal coal run-of-mine (ROM) volumes in the quarter ended March 31, compared with the same quarter of last year, owing to... 


Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
50 more R105bn Hive Hydrogen projects still not enough if demand projections continue, says GM
25th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The R105-billion investment pledge by Hive Hydrogen at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fifth South Africa Investment Conference was the biggest by far, resulting in Engineering News & Mining Weekly... 


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With oversubscribed listing in hand, Copper 360 ready to ramp up Northern Cape operations
24th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

With a recent oversubscribed private placement of shares totalling R152-million, South Africa’s only pure copper play Copper 360 has raised enough capital to see it through at least a... 


Firming commodities demand, post-Covid stimulus packages and greater infrastructure spend drive up demand for Bell dump trucks
21st April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Increased commodity demand, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages and expanded infrastructure spending in several markets have all combined to drive up demand for Bell’s articulated dump trucks (ADTs),... 


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Smart grid offers benefits for all stakeholders
21st April 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Implementing a smart grid system in South Africa offers a range of benefits for power generators, electric utilities, customers and society, says UP specialist energy industry consultant Dr Willem... 


Blackouts affecting water availability – Tiger Brands
21st April 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Food manufacturer Tiger Brands plans to invest more than R35-million in infrastructure, including an increase in on-site water storage capacity, at its manufacturing facilities to mitigate the... 


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Witwatersrand basin project – Qala Shallows Phase 1, South Africa – update
21st April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits Mining has reported cost savings at its Qala Shallows gold project. 


Hive Hydrogen South Africa executive chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
Green hydrogen investment pledge hits conference’s top spot at R105bn
17th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The investment into green hydrogen was the biggest investment pledge by far to be announced at the fifth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton. The R105-billion energy investment... 


West Wits secures power for Qala Shallows
14th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior West Wits Mining has flagged cost savings at its Qala Shallows gold project, which forms part of the larger Witwatersrand Basin gold project, in South Africa, after gaining approval for 7.5... 


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Africa has ‘golden opportunity’ in battery commodities market
14th April 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The battery commodities market is experiencing a golden age of growth and development, spurred by rapid technological advances and the growing demand for batteries to support cleaner mobility and... 


MTN ‘hardening’ its sites as vandalism, theft shift from opportunistic incidents to organised criminality
14th April 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

MTN South Africa has accelerated its drive to ensure a resilient network as many of its towers are, in some cases, completely stripped, with the company spending over R1.5-billion this year. Teams... 


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Bad idea
14th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Given the depth of the electricity crisis and the lack of trust surrounding Eskom and government’s response – a deficit that has arguably been amplified with the declaration of the crisis as a... 


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Eland mine complex, South Africa – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Northam Platinum has reported that processing of ore from surface sources continues while underground and openpit feed are being batch-treated. 


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Africa has ‘golden opportunity’ in battery commodities market
14th April 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The battery commodities market is experiencing a golden age of growth and development, spurred by rapid technological advances and the growing demand for batteries to support cleaner mobility and... 


Eskom group executive for Transmission Segomoco Schepper
South Africa’s new grid company could be operational by mid-year if licence and lender conditions are met
11th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has hosted public hearings into an application by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTC) for the three licences it requires to... 


DRILLING THE WAY Hydro Power Equipment’s Isidingo Drill is believed to be the lightest high-performance rotary percussive rockdrill in the world and paves the way for female operators
Local interest soars, despite obstacles
7th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Local deep-level mining equipment manufacturers are noticing increased interest in their product offering on the back of Russian sanctions, but are being weighed down by the country’s ongoing... 


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V-Cube tech proves successful at mines
7th April 2023

Digitalised industrial power networks company VoltVision has successfully rolled out its ViViD platform across all six of gold producer Endeavour Mining’s assets in West Africa, amid a global... 


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Gold miner showing signs of growth
7th April 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite having had to deal with a “difficult patch” over the past two years, gold miner Resolute Mining is showing signs of steady growth, with its Syama underground gold mine, in Mali, having... 


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Walk and chew gum
7th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa may have been making a nuanced point when indicating that his immediate priority was on improving Eskom’s generation performance rather than its... 


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Bell boosted by strong demand, autonomous trucks ready to roll 
3rd April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Increased commodity demand, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages, as well as expanded infrastructure spending in several markets, have all combined to drive up demand for Bell’s articulated dump trucks... 


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Major player moving to secure power purchase agreements
31st March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

As South Africa’s energy crisis continues, global renewable resource company Sappi is actively engaging with independent renewable-energy producers to secure renewable energy as and when it becomes... 


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Co-created solutions
31st March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Even though South Africa’s just energy transition has not really started, there is already significant cynicism and even resistance. This is to be expected for several reasons, not least the fact... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne
Platinum supply heading for a deficit, says Northam's Dunne
24th March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Without the addition of new platinum group metals (PGMs) projects, production will continue to fall PGMs producer Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne has said. “With platinum, we see an accelerating... 


Michael Young, Pre Sales Engineer, Secure Power at Schneider Electric 
VSDs in mining – how to protect this vital operations’ component
24th March 2023

By Michael Young, Pre Sales Engineer, Secure Power at Schneider Electric  Variable speed drives (VSDs) form an integral part of mines today; it is an energy optimised solution integrated into... 


Mobile operators making tangible gains in drive towards net zero
24th March 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mobile operators globally are making tangible gains towards net zero, with nearly a quarter, at 24%, of the industry’s electricity globally now being bought from renewable sources, GSMA’s latest... 


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RMB acquires 25% stake in South African electricity trading platform
22nd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

First Rand’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has acquired a 25% stake in Remgro’s Ubiquity Energy platform, the holding company of Energy Exchange, which is an electricity trader licensed by the National... 


R120bn portfolio boosts Cape Town’s water infrastructure
17th March 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

The City of Cape Town has launched its R120-billion infrastructure portfolio for economic growth, of which around 38%, or R45-billion, will be allocated to addressing water and sanitation... 


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Power outages dimming water supply efficiency
17th March 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Purification works and booster stations are expected to be exempt from loadshedding; however, the recent power outages across bulk water utility Rand Water’s entire value chain have created... 


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Company embarks on successful trommel projects
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Minerals processing equipment manufacturer Multotec embarked on two major trommel projects in 2022 for the heavy minerals mining industry. The first project, completed in July, involved the... 


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How battery storage can help SA navigate its grid and loadshedding challenges
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid the current energy crisis, declared to be a state of disaster during last month’s State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, battery energy storage systems (BESS) could... 


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How battery storage can help SA navigate its grid and loadshedding challenges
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid the current energy crisis, declared to be a state of disaster during last month’s State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, battery energy storage systems (BESS) could... 


African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) CEO Mike Schmidt.
Turn energy, logistics threats into opportunities, African Rainbow Minerals CEO urges
6th March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's energy and logistics threats should be turned into opportunities, says African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) CEO Mike Schmidt. Speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview following ARM’s... 


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Loadshedding impacting on industry
3rd March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

The ongoing energy crisis in South Africa has routinely caused steel production to be halted and, owing to generators being costly, steel suppliers and fabricators have had to increase sales prices... 


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No way back
3rd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The explosive eNCA interview with André de Ruyter truly rammed home what most people, besides those with their noses in the looting trough, already knew: relying primarily on Eskom Generation to... 


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IPR
24th February 2023

IPR, previously known as Integrated Pump Rental, is recognised across the SADC region as the pump, heavy duty slurry handling and dredging specialist, operating across all sectors including... 


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Rubber company innovates to meet industry challenges
24th February 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

High levels of unemployment, raw material shortages and energy constraints have negatively affected the South African rubber manufacturing industry as the economy begins to recover from the effects... 


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Telcos feeling pressure of sustained levels of loadshedding
24th February 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

As South Africa’s persistent loadshedding shows no signs of abating, the country’s telecommunications companies are having to ramp up mitigation measures in an effort to keep consumers connected.... 


Premier's Zulu lithium, tantalum project nears completion
22nd February 2023 By: Donna Slater

Diversified miner and developer Premier African Minerals CEO George Roach reports that the company's Zimbabwe-based Zulu lithium and tantalum project is on track to produce spodumene concentrate... 


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