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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... 


Zambia miners rescued after nationwide power outage
Zambia miners rescued after nationwide power outage
25th November 2024 By: Reuters

Miners at two copper mines in Zambia were rescued after being trapped underground following a nationwide power outage, the energy ministry said on Monday. Zambia suffered a nationwide blackout... 


Data centres in East Africa - establishing a self-sustaining cycle of training and employment
Data centres in East Africa - establishing a self-sustaining cycle of training and employment
25th November 2024

By Faith Waithaka, Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The African data centre market continues to grow in leaps and bounds. In fact, a recent... 


BHP bets billions on Chile mines to face global copper crunch
BHP bets billions on Chile mines to face global copper crunch
25th November 2024 By: Reuters

BHP Group expects a global copper deficit of 10-million metric tons a decade from now, a shortfall that is driving its plans to spend at least $11-billion at the world's biggest copper mine,... 


Eramet's mineral sands mine in Senegal
JUWI South Africa takes the lead on Senegal’s newest mine-site hybrid solar plant
22nd November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

French multinational miner Eramet’s subsidiary Eramet Grande Côte and renewable energy company JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa have closed a €30-million, or R600-million, deal to build a solar... 


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Infrastructure growth fuels demand for commercial vehicles
22nd November 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Demand for cargo mobility solutions in South Africa is on the rise, partly owing to the expansion of infrastructure across key sectors, and automotive company Tata Motors is well prepared to cater... 


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Firm unveils trailer solution
22nd November 2024

Manufacturing company Michelin’s subsidiary, Michelin Connected Fleet, unveiled its new Trailer Premium offer, a comprehensive solution designed to assist fleet operators in overcoming pressing... 


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IHC Mining provides customised equipment and technologies tailored to each site’s unique conditions
Suite of tailings solutions extract additional value
22nd November 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

In response to rising demand for sustainable mining practices, equipment, services, and solutions supplier IHC Mining has launched a suite of advanced tailings rehandling and reprocessing solutions... 


BELL B30E
The balanced power distribution of Bell's B30E enhances tyre longevity, reducing or eliminating scuffing on the centre axle’s tyres
ADTs to play crucial role in construction of 900 ha tailings facility
22nd November 2024

South African manufacturer Bell Equipment’s fleet of articulated dump trucks (ADTs) will play a crucial role in the construction of a massive 900 ha tailings facility for a gold mining company near... 


AESSEAL: Leading the charge in water-saving for tailings dams
AESSEAL: Leading the charge in water-saving for tailings dams
22nd November 2024

In mining, tailings are piped out of the mine as slurry—a mixture of water and finely crushed rock—and deposited into tailings dams. The slurry separates over time, with solids settling to the... 


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Vametco and Vanchem operations expansion, South Africa – update
22nd November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Bushveld Minerals has placed its principal operating subsidiary Bushveld Vametco Holdings, along with Bushveld Vametco Alloys and Bushveld Minerals SA – its South African entities – in business... 


Chalice chair highlights Gonneville as unique Western palladium asset
Chalice chair highlights Gonneville as unique Western palladium asset
21st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The Gonneville palladium project in Western Australia is strategically positioned to benefit when commodity markets rebound, with its scale, long-life potential, and second-quartile cost estimates... 


Lake Resources chair optimistic despite short-term challenges in lithium market
Lake Resources chair optimistic despite short-term challenges in lithium market
21st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based Lake Resources chairperson Stu Crow has expressed confidence in the company’s future despite recent downturns in the lithium market, including falling prices, reduced investment,... 


Schneider Electric East Africa launches eCommerce platform to enhance the procurement process for spare parts
Schneider Electric East Africa launches eCommerce platform to enhance the procurement process for spare parts
21st November 2024

Schneider Electric East Africa has launched its eCommerce platform, which is aimed at enhancing the procurement process for its entire product range and is designed to cater to a diverse target... 


Bhavesh Parbhoo, Head of Service Sales for Sub-Saharan Africa at FLS
FLS puts response to customers first
21st November 2024

Responsiveness to customers – driven by dedicated support teams – is allowing FLS to leverage its wide selection of innovative technologies and services in addressing customers’ pain points.... 


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Bushveld places South African entities in business rescue
19th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A day after halting trading in its shares on the LSE owing to liquidity constraints, integrated vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals has placed its principal operating subsidiary Bushveld Vametco... 


MTN SA Enterprise Business General Manager – ICT Sudipto Moitra
Transforming mining in Africa: 5G private networks, cutting-edge tech revolutionise the future
19th November 2024

Mining in Africa presents numerous challenges and, quite simply, the chances of prospering are limited without the ability to communicate and use cutting-edge technology effectively.  


Schneider Electric champions renewable energy and grid modernisation at Cape Town Innovation Talk
Schneider Electric champions renewable energy and grid modernisation at Cape Town Innovation Talk
19th November 2024

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently presented its Renewable Energy Solutions Innovation... 


Mines and quarries can take advantage of the many benefits of renting dewatering pumps from IPR to help improve their bottom line
Why pump rental makes sense for quarries and mines
18th November 2024

In an environment where capital is not always available, renting dewatering pumps from IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) allows cash-strapped quarries and mines to save money, access the newest... 


The Zinkgruvan mine
Boliden is closing in on deal for Lundin's European mines
18th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Sweden’s Boliden is closing in on a deal to buy Lundin Mining’s two European mines, according to people familiar with the situation. The two companies are in advanced talks over the assets, said... 


West Africa - beyond traditional energy
West Africa - beyond traditional energy
15th November 2024

By: Ajibola Akindele - Country President, Nigeria, Schneider Electric West Africa It is a double-edged sword; West Africa is going through an exciting period of industrialisation but also continues... 


France's Orano warns of financial problems at Niger uranium plant Somair
15th November 2024 By: Reuters

French nuclear fuels company Orano warned on Friday of a "deteriorating financial situation" at its Somair uranium plant in Niger, whose board it said had sought a temporary halt on expenditures... 


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Langer Heinrich uranium restart project, Namibia – update
15th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Paladin Energy has revised downwards its production forecast for the Langer Heinrich mine. 


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Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update
15th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Lotus Resources is fully funded to restart production. 


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Balama graphite project, Mozambique – update
15th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Syrah Resources has received the first disbursement of $53-million from its loan agreement with the US International Development Finance Corporation to support the development of the project. 


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SA mulling new ways to unlock much-needed rail infrastructure investment
15th November 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Amid existing initiatives to achieve the correct rail access pricing to make it economically viable for private rail operators to invest, provide services and help State-owned transport agency... 


South Africans mostly keen on EVs, but infrastructure concerns persist – Ford study
15th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

More than 40% of South Africans are considering purchasing an electrified vehicle (EV) in the next five years. This is according to a survey by Ford Motor Company, with most respondents preferring... 


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Detecting misalignment, imbalance and bearing issues to enhance performance
15th November 2024

Electrical rotating machines are the workhorses of many industrial applications, driving everything from manufacturing machines to mining equipment. The performance and longevity of these... 


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ALPINE leads the way in continuous mining and bulk materials handling
15th November 2024

ALPINE is an engineering, consulting and equipment supply company in the field of continuous mining and bulk materials handling. The team at ALPINE comprises top industry experts who have... 


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Refurbishment project to improve water access, quality
15th November 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

The Ekulindeni Water Treatment Works refurbishment project, in the Chief Albert Luthuli local municipality, in Mpumalanga, will be completed by November 30 and will provide residents with access to... 


Engineering group completes two major bespoke projects for international mining client
15th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mechanical and industrial engineering firm Duys Engineering Group has successfully completed two large projects on time for Dublin- and London-listed international mining concern Kenmare Resources,... 


An image of a Schurco Slurry pump system at a copper mine.
Copper demand spurs innovative mining
15th November 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Amid growing copper demand globally, driven by the energy transition, mining companies face significant pressures to increase output amid declining copper head grades.  To meet this challenge,... 


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Digital tools poised to transform copper mining
15th November 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Digital transformation is poised to reshape copper mining through enhancing efficiency, sustainability and decision-making, reports industrial solutions specialist Dickinson Group of Companies... 


China's copper smelters to cut output next year on raw material shortage
14th November 2024 By: Reuters

Chinese copper smelters are likely to further cut production, shut down or extend maintenance to cope with a severe shortage of raw material or concentrate supply next year, participants at a... 


Ali Jumaa, Digital Product Manager for Sandvik Rock Processing
Market embraces automation and monitoring systems for crushers
14th November 2024

Among the attractions of the Sandvik Digital Assistant (SAM) is that it delivers value to everyone in the crushing and screening value chain, raising the game for forward-looking mines. Recently... 


MinRes shuts Bald Hill lithium mine amid market slowdown
MinRes shuts Bald Hill lithium mine amid market slowdown
13th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has announced the temporary closure of its Bald Hill lithium mine near Kambalda, Western Australia, as the global lithium market continues to face a... 


Spatial computing and AI – where no man has sustainably gone before
Spatial computing and AI – where no man has sustainably gone before
13th November 2024

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Some will argue that we now live in a Sci-Fi world where we dream of electric sheep and today’s technology – unlike HAL... 


Kibali gold mine.
Why gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price
12th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Why is it that gold equities are continuing to underperform the gold price? That is a question Mining Weekly put to Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow after he noted the lag of gold equities... 


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Booyco Electronics' field service regime key to effective PDS/CPS operation
12th November 2024

While their primary objective is to ensure the safety of people, Proximity Detection Systems (PDS) and Collision Prevention System (CPS) installations also have a direct bearing on other critical... 


Lee Zeldin
Trump picks former congressman Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
12th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, placing the Long Island Republican in charge of his plans to boost... 


The Blanket gold mine
Caledonia declares quarterly dividend
11th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Zimbabwe-focused gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has approved a dividend of $0.14 a share for the quarter ended September 30. The company achieved a net profit of $3.29-million for the... 


Syrah receives first $53m disbursement from DFC loan
11th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Syrah Resources has announced that its subsidiary, Twigg Exploration and Mining, has received the first disbursement of $53 million from its loan agreement with the US... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow
Africa delivers ‘usual reliable performance’, Barrick’s Bristow reports
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The Africa region delivered “its usual reliable performance” for Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow highlighted in his presentation of the third-quarter results of the New York- and Toronto-listed gold and... 


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