Capital equipment manufacturer Komatsu's PC210-10MO hydraulic excavator will make its local debut when the first unit lands in South African at the end of this month.  

An independent feasibility study on Madsen has outlined a robust 12.2-year, high-grade, 800 t/d underground mining operation. 

Project house Cimic has been awarded a new contract from Australian oil and gas major at its Karratha gas plant, which will generate revenue of some A$190-million. Cimic subsidiary UGL, as part... 

Valve repair and engineering consulting company Brimis Engineering expects that aging and old infrastructure will result in several project opportunities focused on renewal. Brimis Engineering MD... 

Engineering, procurement, project management and maintenance solutions house Lesedi Nuclear Services will, for the second time, attend the Power and Electricity World Africa (PEWA) conference... 

Vereeniging-based nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment provider GammaTec NDT Supplies is currently introducing the SciAps Z-200 C+, which is the only handheld analyser on the market capable of... 

This week we profile Rob Adam, MD of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, which operates the MeerKAT radio telescope and is building the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope   

The mining industry is facing a number of challenges including declining ore grades, environmental pressures, and water scarcity.  To deal with these challenges, and continue to strengthen... 

Disaster-hit Vale has announced a R$1.5-billion (about $390-million) investment in the implementation of dry stacking technology, as the company moves to reduce its reliance on tailings dams. By... 

NYSE- and TSX-listed precious metals miner McEwen Mining on Tuesday reported that construction of its Gold Bar mine, in Nevada’s Battle Mountain-Cortez trend, was nearing completion. The mine is... 

First ore has been mined at the Gruyere joint venture as part of the mining production ramp-up. 

First iron-ore sales from the Koolan Island restart project, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, is expected by the end of March next year, ASX-listed Mount Gibson Iron reported. The... 

Fluid maintenance is frequently neglected and the consequences of using contaminated fuel and lubricant oil are often underestimated, says technical solutions provider BMG fluid technology business... 

Construction industry service and technology provider Hilti South Africa (SA) is often approached by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms once they have completed designs for their... 

PERTH, Western Australia (20 November 2018) – acQuire, a global specialist in geoscience data management software solutions, has announced the latest release of its leading technology package for... 

A significant benefit of in-line and on-line analysers is their ability to provide the continuous control needed to operate a mineral processing plant at optimal levels by obtaining critical... 

Professor Bryan Watson has been appointed associate professor in the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He has been an adjunct professor at the school since... 

Over 850 exhibitors showcased their latest new innovations, products and services at one of the world’s biggest mining and industrial trade exhibitions. Held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in... 

The world changed on the 5th November 2015 when the Samarco Bento Rodrigues tailings dam in Brazil failed, killing at least 17 people and contaminating the Doce River and ultimately the Atlantic.... 

Brazilian loop controller and data instrumentation manufacturer Novus Automation has launched three new products within the last four months, the Novus LoopView, the LogBox-BLE and the RHT Climate... 

With technology and equipment used for mineral processing well established and generally highly automated, slurry control valves manufacturer eDART is focused on the efficient use of energy and... 

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... 

The need for optimal safety, high yield and combustion value to ensure process integrity is spurring double-digit growth and adoption of humidity and moisture sensors in various industries,... 

In February, high-end and specialised equipment supplier Energas Technologies announced that it had completed a commission to design and supply a mobile heater skid to a budgeted $210-million... 

Testing backed up by educational programmes is a tried and tested method, proven to reduce alcohol-related incidents, drive down absenteeism and improve overall productivity in the mining sector,... 

The South African minerals and metals processing industry has yet to take advantage of the fibre-optic Calex Fibre-Mini pyrometer, compared with the response from international markets, which has... 

Boart Longyear www.BoartLongyear.com, the world’s leading provider of drilling equipment and performance tooling, will feature a broad range of innovative drilling solutions at this year’s... 

Engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services company Fluor Igoda Projects is celebrating ten successful years of undertaking capital projects in the oil, gas and chemicals... 

Despite construction delays and a budget overrun, construction is progressing. 

The TSX-listed stock of intermediate gold producer New Gold tumbled nearly 26% on Monday after the company announced a three-month start-up delay at its billion-dollar-plus Rainy River project, in... 

Pressure vessels and piping fabrication specialists and construction fabrication consortium the Hydra Arc group of companies is continuing its long-term partnership with energy and chemicals... 

Construction of the Letlhakane mine tailings resource treatment project is currently 80% complete. 

MSA Africa, a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products, supplements its total solutions approach with a comprehensive aftersales and technical support service.... 

Mine ventilation, refrigeration and air-cooling installations provider BBE Projects has installed two new custom-built Frick ammonia water chillers at gold miner Acacia Mining’s Bulyanhulu gold... 

A new tunnelling jumbo, the DT912D, has been added to the range of products offered by breaking, drilling, crushing tools and equipment provider Sandvik Construction and is equipped with the... 

Fibre-optic sensors manufacturer and supplier Augusta Industries announced that the Trans Africa Pipeline (TAP) group entered into a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Islamic... 

Japan-headquartered automation and control, test and measurement company Yokogawa opened its new, larger South African office in Cresta last month.  

International instrumentation engineering enterprise Kobold Messring has introduced its Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to its Kobold NGR components. The components, which use microwave... 

Resource management company Veolia Water Technologies completed the installation of an anaerobic digestion pilot plant, which was erected at eThekwini Water and Sanitation’s Southern Wastewater... 

Water treatment solutions company Veolia Water Technologies South Africa earlier this month completed the installation of an anaerobic digestion pilot plant designed to test the digestibility of... 

The digital transformation of business is being rewritten by software, says software corporation CA Technologies CTO Otto Berkes. Speaking at the CA IT Management Web Symposium, held in Midrand,... 

Branded electrical equipment and industrial instrumentation suppliers Magnet Group – sole distributors for  Mars light-emitting diode (LED) Lighting System –  were appointed technology suppliers...