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Mosaic says fertilizer waste facility's water entered Tampa Bay after Hurricane Milton
14th October 2024 By: Reuters

Mosaic said on Friday that water supporting the chemical company's storage of a waste byproduct from fertilizer manufacturing in Florida probably made its way into Tampa Bay following a downpour... 


JPMorgan says European miners underpricing US election risk
JPMorgan says European miners underpricing US election risk
11th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

European mining stocks could see their valuations fall by as much as 20% if US tariffs are imposed following next month’s election, and the industrial metals market is underpricing this... 


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SPS selected to provide renewable-energy solution for significant Limpopo water supply project
11th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) has selected asset management company Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) as the preferred bidder to deliver a renewable-energy solution for the first stage... 


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Recycling, Nyanza Light Metals, Mogale City make headlines
11th October 2024

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the13th Oppenheimer Research Conference, which had a message for attendees: recycle like there’s no tomorrow; developments in the Nyanza Light Metals... 


EXPANDING RANGE
IPR will expand its pump dewatering solutions services through Atlas Copco’s network
New acquisition set to enhance pump dewatering solutions
11th October 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The acquisition of speciality pump dewatering solutions provider IPR (previously Integrated Pump Rental) by global industrial company Atlas Copco’s Specialty Rental division, under the Power... 


ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE
Coatings protect high-wear areas, such as impeller lands and casing rings, which are essential for maintaining the pump’s efficiency and prolonging its operational life
Coatings, cladding enhance pump performance
11th October 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Surface engineering company Thermaspray’s thermal spray coatings and laser cladding technologies are delivering significant benefits to the pumps industry, particularly for components subjected to... 


Securing Reliability
BMG’s Nord-Lock bolt securing system is used extensively in pumps and pumping equipment to enhance efficient operation and absolute reliability
System enhances efficient operation, reliability in pumps
11th October 2024

Industrial equipment supplier BMG, which celebrates 50 years of business this year, says its Nord-Lock bolt securing system is being used extensively in pumps and pumping equipment to enhance... 


Pumping tech enables recycling solution
11th October 2024

By integrating three technologies, industrial equipment supplier Monitor Engineering says industries can now recycle wastewater for applications typically reserved for clean water, offering a... 


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Predictive maintenance solutions for efficiency, safety
11th October 2024

Providing fast, efficient and comprehensive evaluation of analogue and digital data, power transmission and motion control products distributor BMG’s NORD predictive maintenance solutions enhance... 


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Better planned, unplanned maintenance is crucial – supplier
11th October 2024

As rail companies seek to enhance cost efficiencies, implementing a robust strategy for both planned and unplanned maintenance is crucial to improving the bottom line, says global industrial... 


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Procurement process simplifies parts sourcing
11th October 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Mining and industrial equipment electronic part procurement challenges are being addressed through products and solutions supplier RS South Africa’s three-tier priority procurement process, which... 


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How DigiMine is building next generation of tech-savvy, socially aware mining engineers
11th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the global mining industry increasingly adopts technology, such as AI and automation, partnerships between academia and industry are poised to play a pivotal role in ensuring the continuous... 


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Manganese first-mover deserves major acknowledgment for getting ahead of world
11th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The advance of Manganese Metal Company in the field of manganese sulphate is remarkable. Here is a company in Mpumalanga beating the West to capture a first-mover slice of the fast-developing... 


Selling Mutlu, stabilising Hesto key as Metair moves towards new strategy
11th October 2024 By: Irma Venter

Selling the troubled Mutlu battery business in Türkiye and continuing stabilisation efforts at Hesto Harnesses are key in returning Metair to solid ground, says CEO Paul O’Flaherty. Announcing the... 


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Prothane Industrial
11th October 2024

In existence since July 1990, Prothane Industrial started production with castable polyurethane products, expanding later to high tech polyurethane spraying products, rubber lining and various... 


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How DigiMine is building next generation of tech-savvy, socially aware mining engineers
11th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the global mining industry increasingly adopts technology, such as AI and automation, partnerships between academia and industry are poised to play a pivotal role in ensuring the continuous... 


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Cabinda phosphate project, Angola – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Minbos Resources has executed a loan with South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation. 


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Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Site clearing, levelling and geotechnical studies have started. 


Mpumalanga highlighted as centre of South Africa's just energy transition work
10th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's transition to a sustainable energy ecosystem must also be just, with any negative impacts, such as the loss of jobs in coal mining and at coal-fired power stations in the surrounding... 


Mantengu chairperson Jonas Tshikundamalema
Dormant PGMs, chrome mine acquired by job-creating JSE AltX-listed resource investor
10th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX-listed company Mantengu Mining has been provided with a platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome mining industry opportunity by PGMs major Sibanye-Stillwater, the... 


LTA Autecon celebrates 40 years of SMEIPP construction excellence
LTA Autecon celebrates 40 years of SMEIPP construction excellence
10th October 2024

LTA Autecon, formerly known as Grinaker-LTA Mechanical & Electrical, has recently redefined its distinct identity and strategic positioning as a market leader in the structural, mechanical,... 


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South Africa positioned well to leverage the benefits of a hydrogen economy
10th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa has an ideal opportunity, and is well positioned, to leverage the potential of the emerging hydrogen economy and establish an integrated value chain. Amid global hydrogen economy... 


China’s top miner to spend $24bn on coal-to-oil project
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

China’s biggest coal miner announced the construction this week of another massive project to supply feedstock for petrochemicals makers and help clear a prospective surplus of the fossil fuel.... 


Accelerating Africa's future – how early career programmes can drive growth
Accelerating Africa's future – how early career programmes can drive growth
9th October 2024

By: Yewande Ayowole-Oso - Talent Leader, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Marrying theory with practice, a challenge as old as the concept of employment itself. The transition from education... 


Nyanza Light Metals  CEO Donovan Chimhandamba.
$860m ilmenite beneficiation project enters bulk earthworks phase at Richards Bay IDZ
8th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone... 


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South Africa’s reindustrialisation requires collaboration between multiple sectors
4th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

To achieve reindustrialisation in South Africa, collaboration across industries is crucial, Kearney metals and mining global lead Igor Hulak said during the second day of the Joburg Indaba, in... 


 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
South Africa remains attractive mining investment destination – Mantashe
4th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite the South African mining industry having recorded two months of decline in production across some sectors such as coal and iron-ore, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe... 


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Massive increase in exploration funding needed in South Africa
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The R400-million fund for exploration in South Africa established by the Industrial Development Corporation and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (which is being split into the... 


Green hydrogen hype fades as high costs force project retreat
Green hydrogen hype fades as high costs force project retreat
4th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Climate-friendly hydrogen was one of the most-hyped sectors in green energy. Now the reality of its high cost is taking its toll. In recent months, some of the biggest would-be developers of the... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff increases being sought by State-owned Eskom could... 


De Beers group managed operations CEO Moses Madondo
Natural diamond supply has peaked, De Beers’ Madondo says
4th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

De Beers group managed operations CEO Moses Madondo has said the supply of natural diamonds has peaked, with dwindling new discoveries on the horizon. “We must recognise that we are already past... 


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Sintech
4th October 2024

It is no coincidence that the majority of the world’s mobile crushing equipment is fitted with PT Tech hydraulic power take off (HPTO) clutch units as they were essentially designed to meet the... 


CAM CLUTCHES 
Tsubaki cam clutches are available in different capacities and styles designed to provide three basic modes of operation – overrunning, indexing and backstopping
Cam clutches improve conveyor belt safety
4th October 2024

Committed to ensuring optimum safety standards in all sectors, mining and industrial equipment supplier BMG encourages and assists customers in adhering to stringent safety legislation during bulk... 


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PVC packaging becoming preferred choice
4th October 2024

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is considered to be the most versatile thermoplastic, having established itself as an essential material in the packaging industry. Its unique properties offer a variety of... 


Image of drill rig at Nyanza Light Metals' titanium benefociation complex
Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Site clearance and preparation on the project has started. 


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Khemisset potash project, Morocco – update
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Emmerson is conducting a re-evaluation of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee- resource at Khemisset. 


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Mix(ed) messages
4th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little more than a convenient fig leaf for policy... 


Awards celebrate ingenuity and outstanding levels of innovation
Awards celebrate ingenuity and outstanding levels of innovation
3rd October 2024

An exhibition viewed by industry as one of the most important events on the calendar, Electra Mining Africa pulled out all the stops this year and delivered its biggest ever show in its 52 year... 


Electra Mining Africa puts innovation in the spotlight and sets new records
Electra Mining Africa puts innovation in the spotlight and sets new records
3rd October 2024

Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, this year’s Electra Mining Africa was the biggest show in its history with 950 exhibitors occupying over 40,000m² of... 


Vale CEO Gustavo Pimenta
Vale's new boss pledges to grow copper output after falling behind rivals
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale aims to boost its copper production, the company's new CEO said on Wednesday, conceding it has lost ground to its competitors in output of the key industrial metal. Vale is a... 


Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey to top 25 global copper producers
Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey to top 25 global copper producers
3rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold officially launched the development of a Super Pit at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, with President Hakainde Hichilema and members of his Cabinet... 


Cobalt Blue updates capital cost for Kwinana cobalt refinery
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Phase 1 of Cobalt Blue’s planned cobalt/nickel refinery in the Kwinana Industrial Area, near Perth, will require a capital investment of A$60-million, the company has reported. This updated... 


Minbos MD Lindsay Reed signing the agreement in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Minbos closes $14m IDC loan for Angola phosphate project
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Minbos Resources has executed a $14-million loan with South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for the Cabinda phosphate project, in Angola. MD Lindsay Reed, who... 


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