Blyvoor Gold, which operates the Blyvoor mine – once one of the largest gold mines in the world – has invested more than $100-million in refurbishing and upgrading the mine after it stood idle for... 

Lubricants company FUCHS Lubricants South Africa offers a range of food-safe lubricants for sugar and packaging processes to aid the safety of production and seal off journals and/or bearings... 

Industrial valves and pump specialists Brimis Engineering is sourcing an engineering solution for various pumps at a sugar mill in eSwatini. The project involves specialised coating, maintenance... 

Crushco coal crushers gets you ready to take on the challenging conditions of opencast coal mining Mpumalanga-based crusher engineering company Crushco Engineering has a strong history as a... 

Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa and its members in the Northern Cape have welcomed the completion of the first phase of a project to refurbish the Vaal Gamagara Water Supply Scheme... 

On the once bone-dry soil of a diamond mine in South Africa's central Free State province, Susan Masoha now harvests big bunches of tomatoes, eggplants and spinach. The former cleaner at the mine... 

AESPUMP is a leading provider of pumping solutions, offering top-quality repair and maintenance services for all types of pumps, compressors, and fans. Established in 2012, the company was founded... 

The Emalahleni branch of FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA in Mpumalanga offers a dedicated pump-on service to major coal-mining clients to keep essential equipment such as draglines and excavators... 

As the demand for market leading Grindex pumps steadily increases, official distributor of this dewatering pump brand, Integrated Pump Technology is growing its support capacity to keep customers... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom exemption that will enable it to operate temporary stacks at the Kusile power station, in Mpumalanga, for 13 months... 

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has temporarily halted production at its Pogo mine, in Alaska, to undertake repairs on the ball mill motor. The ASX-listed miner on Wednesday said that towards... 

Precious metals and critical minerals miner Sibanye-Stillwater is expecting lower production from its Stillwater West mine, in Montana, after suffering structural damage following an incident that... 

Some of the reactions to the regulations that were belatedly published to give effect to the state of disaster declared to tackle South Africa’s more than decade-old electricity crisis could be... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) tells Engineering News that Minister Barbara Creecy has received a letter from Eskom requesting her to issue directions in terms of... 

Atlas Copco Power Technique, in collaboration with long-standing distributor, Airlif Compressors & Pumps, once again delivered an economical compressed air solution to a foremost opencast mine... 

The restart project is continuing, focusing on general repairs and refurbishment to return the existing process plant to operational readiness. 

London-listed titanium and zircon producer Kenmare Resources has advised that power lines near its Moma mine, in northern Mozambique, were subject to an intense direct lightning strike, which cut... 

More than two weeks after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the electricity crisis had been declared a National State of Disaster, the regulations giving effect to that declaration have been... 

ASX-listed Paladin Energy says in its statement for the six month ended December 31, 2022, that since the decision was made in July 2022 to restart the Langer Heinrich mine (LHM) in Namibia and... 

Weir Minerals Africa is the market leader in slurry handling equipment and has an unrivalled installed base of its Warman centrifugal slurry pumps across Africa.  

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.... 

Takeover target OZ Minerals has seen net profits after tax for the 2022 financial year fall by 323.4% to A$207.3-million, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation fell... 

Eskom has implemented continuous Stage 6 until further notice after eight generating units broke down on Sunday.  "Given the high number of breakdowns, there is a possibility of further changes on... 

High-quality corrosion instrumentation supplier BAMR introduced the ecofriendly Bristle Blaster Cordless instrument – a product of blasting solutions company MontiPower – to the local market in... 

The value of minerals available in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is overshadowed by ailing infrastructure such as roads and reliable Internet networks. These challenges make it... 

South Africa’s Eskom, already named as the world’s biggest sulphur dioxide emitter, is seeking approval to release more of the pollutant linked to ailments ranging from asthma to heart attacks. The... 

Stage 4 loadshedding will continue from 16:00 on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday morning. It will be downgraded to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Saturday until 05:00 on Sunday, after which it will again be... 

Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie is now wholly South African-owned after 15 years of offshore ownership. Thos Begbie’s top four senior management, together with four other South African... 

Stage 4 to 6 loadshedding has become more commonplace over the past few months, with many analysts expecting it to continue and possibly worsen before South Africa’s energy crisis has abated.... 

Oil and gas major Santos has resumed production at the John Brookes platform, offshore Western Australia, with the company saying ramp-up to full rates was expected in the coming days. Santos in... 

Tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) is on the hunt for 48 township entrepreneurs who could qualify for startup support to run their own local tyre centres. SRSA is the... 

Pumping applications solutions provider Integrated Pump Technology has been given the green light to distribute the submersible pumps range from Swedish pumps manufacturer Grindex in a further... 

Junior Mount Gibson Iron has reported a 47% increase in high-grade iron-ore sales during the three months to December, compared with the previous quarter, with sales reaching 0.7-million tonnes in... 

Global supply chains were among the many critical systems that needed to be re-examined following the emergence of Covid-19. These supply chains have yet to recover fully and, with disruption... 

RCT’s latest partnership with Gold Fields in Australia has seen the transformation of its Granny Smith mine and machine fleet into a state-of-the-art, digitally connected powerhouse, in a project... 

Loadshedding will remain at Stage 4 from 16:00 to 05:00 every day, with Stage 3 implemented from 05:00 to 16:00 during the day until further notice, Eskom announced on Monday. Over the past 24... 

Brazilian miner Vale plans to spend about 7.8-billion reais ($1.53-billion) this year on repairs related to the deadly collapse of a tailings dam in the mining town of Brumadinho, a company... 

State-owned Transnet says it has reached an impasse with CRRC E-Loco Supply, following an "unwillingness" on the part of CRRC to engage with the relevant authorities in South Africa to normalise... 

Stage 5 load shedding will be reduced to Stage 4 starting from 05:00 on Thursday morning until 05:00 on Sunday morning, Eskom announced on Wednesday evening. It added that Stage 3 load shedding... 

A recent study conducted at a mine with close to 3 MW of underground auxiliary fan power determined that there were electrical inefficiencies of 25%, while the system also delivered 40% less... 

By Hannes Potgieter, Senior Ventilation Consultant at BBE Consulting  Energy makes up a considerable portion of operational mining costs with operators increasingly looking for ways to reduce... 

Tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson has completed the second season of its reality show called Master Mechanic, which highlights the central role technicians and mechanics play in the industry to...