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Experienced mine closure professionals offer insight for new challenges
Experienced mine closure professionals offer insight for new challenges
24th July 2020

Undoubtedly, an investor or a director of a mining company wants to see a successful mine closure.  Successful in the sense that the mine closes at the destined life-of-mine (LoM) and that the... 


Richard Quest interviewing Dr Mark Bristow.
Nothing like negative interest rate, fear to drive gold price – Bristow
22nd July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

“There’s nothing like a negative real interest rate and a fear to drive the gold price,” says Barrick Gold Corporation CEO Dr Mark Bristow, who also puts money printing firmly on the list of gold... 


Automated boom drills enhance safety, production
20th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Surface operations can now be operated with higher levels of safety and productivity, with the recent launch of Sandvik’s automation system, AutoMine® Surface Drilling for Boom Drills. One operator... 


Virtual event to showcase opportunities arising from mega Moz gas projects
Virtual event to showcase opportunities arising from mega Moz gas projects
16th July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

A virtual event is being planned for early August to expose South African companies to the opportunities that are likely to arise directly from the mega-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects... 


From improved insights to enhanced security – Pitram’s latest release is at the centre of your mine’s eco-system
16th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The latest release of MICROMINE’s leading fleet management and mine control solution – Pitram 4.17 – is taking data management to the next level with enhanced functionality. “Pitram’s Materials... 


On-The-Air (10/07/2020)
On-The-Air (10/07/2020)
10th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The development of a Hydrogen Roadmap for South Africa got under way this week; A new Proudly South African Covid scanner speeds up the Covid screening process remarkably; and The Minerals Council... 


BREAKING BOUNDARIES
The Remote Training Station solution enhances physical distancing while preserving quality outcomes and learning engagement
Workforce plan invaluable in crisis
10th July 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Having an actionable and implementable workforce plan in these uncertain times is more important than ever, says workforce development solutions provider Immersive Technologies Europe, Middle East... 


QUALITY ENSURED 
Detroit Compressors provide customers with a five-year warranty on the drive train of a rotary screw compressor and a two-year warranty on the complete unit
Upgrades enhance compressors
10th July 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Tru Compressor Solutions is an authorized distributor of compressor manufacturer Detroit Air Compressors. Detroit has upgraded its DT, DB, and Gen2-DB range of screw compressors to enhance their... 


HIGH CALIBER
SA Gauge is able to calibrate a non-contact infrared thermometer gun to within manufacturers’ specification, normally 0.2 ˚C or 0.3 ˚C
Calibration of thermometers paramount
10th July 2020

Industrial pressure gauge manufacturer and distributor SA Gauge director and founding member Chris du Plessis tells Engineering News that the company can calibrate infrared forehead thermometers to... 


Corruna Downs iron-ore project, Australia
Corruna Downs iron-ore project, Australia
10th July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

MACA has been awarded a mining contract at the Corunna Downs mine. 


July Ndlovu and Michelle Manook.
South Africa’s July Ndlovu to chair World Coal Association
9th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s July Ndlovu has been appointed the chairperson of the World Coal Association (WCA), Mining Weekly can today report. Ndlovu, who heads Anglo American’s coal business in South Africa,... 


Plant productivity could be increased by virtual support
3rd July 2020

Metallurgical plant supplier SMS group aims to increase the technical resources of its clients’ plants by using local service teams from SMS Group with virtual support from global experts around... 


Company leverages 20 years’ experience to benefit clients
3rd July 2020

The selection of suitable equipment for specific earthmoving tasks is critical, not only to optimise productivity, but to also ensure efficient capital expenditure, minimal downtime and safety on... 


Amplats CEO Natascha Viljoen
Amplats targets operating at 75% to 80% capacity by year-end
3rd July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to ramp up its production to between 75% and 80% of capacity by year-end, CEO Natascha Viljoen said on June 18. Viljoen... 


Cisco’s Webex platform sees surge in use, enhancements made
3rd July 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Technology giant Cisco has added more capacity, increased security capabilities and intelligent insights and expanded the global capacity of its Webex platform, which is experiencing unprecedented... 


Chile-based mining company EMSA uses Getac fully rugged tablet F110 to help complete challenging exploration and mining operations in harsh desert environments
Chile-based mining company EMSA uses Getac fully rugged tablet F110 to help complete challenging exploration and mining operations in harsh desert environments
2nd July 2020

Exploraciones Mineras Andinas SA, is a limited company whose shareholders are Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, CODELCO, and Sociedad de Inversiones Copperfield Ltda.  


Orion is developing the Prieska copper-and-zinc project in the Northern Cape.
Increased continued loan support for Orion confirmed
29th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Private equity group Tembo Capital Mining Fund II LP on Monday confirmed its increased continued support of Orion Minerals through a loan facility boost. The Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion... 


Chile-based mining company EMSA uses Getac fully rugged tablet F110 to help complete challenging exploration and mining operations in harsh desert environments
Chile-based mining company EMSA uses Getac fully rugged tablet F110 to help complete challenging exploration and mining operations in harsh desert environments
24th June 2020

Exploraciones Mineras Andinas SA, is a limited company whose shareholders are Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, CODELCO, and Sociedad de Inversiones Copperfield Ltda.  


LME to examine floor reopening after easing of UK lockdown
24th June 2020 By: Reuters

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will examine whether the easing of social-distancing restrictions in England from July 4 will apply to its open-outcry floor, which has been closed for three... 


OVER-PROTECTIVE 
INDUSTRI Tools & Equipment’s locally manufactured welding safety curtain and screen products are used in conjunction with other protective measures
Supplier offers tailor-made welding materials
19th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Industrial equipment supplier INDUSTRI Tools & Equipment’s manufacturing division offers a range of custom-made industrial materials, including welding screens, strip curtains, fire blankets, spill... 


MOVER AND SHAKER
The McCloskey S250 is one of the largest mobile screens on the market
Mobile screening plant proves highly efficient
19th June 2020

Earthmoving equipment supplier HPE Africa’s McCloskey S250 screener – one of the largest tracked-mounted mobile vibratory screening plants available – has been designed for highly-efficient... 


How a Kinross Gold collaboration delivered a new mobile data capture solution
18th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kinross Gold has been looking for a mobile solution for blasthole sampling they can trust. As a long-time GIM Suite user, they welcomed the opportunity to work with acQuire on the development of a... 


Sibanye's WeAre1 screening app.
Screening apps and 41-day vacations: Keeping miners Covid-free
18th June 2020 By: Bloomberg

With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines — and the camps that house their workers — seemed like fertile territory for the coronavirus to spread. So far, the global... 


Amplats CEO Natascha Viljoen
Amplats targets operating at 75% to 80% capacity by year-end
18th June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to ramp up its production to between 75% and 80% of capacity by year-end, CEO Natascha Viljoen said on June 18. Viljoen... 


July Ndlovu, the CEO of Anglo American’s coal business in South Africa.
United Covid response sets stage for next phase of South Africa’s future – Anglo
18th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The stage for the next phase of South Africa’s future will be set by all South Africans pulling together in one direction to deal with the Covid-19  pandemic. This is the view of July Ndlovu, the... 


General layout of the Prieska project
Environmental, social, governance integral to Prieska copper/zinc project
12th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The Prieska copper-zinc mine being developed so spectacularly by Orion Minerals in the Northern Cape has environmental, social and governance principles integrally built into it, Mining Weekly can... 


VITAL SOLUTION
Advanced VITA, Advanced Group’s house brand of sanitiser is 100% non-toxic
Revised strategy helps to fight virus
12th June 2020 By: Halima Frost

The Advanced Group has pooled its available resources and introduced its Advanced Health Care Services & Systems Programme – a complete Covid-19-and-beyond detection and prevention ‘plan of action’... 


Covid-19 emphasising platinum's health role
Covid-19 highlighting vital health role of platinum group metals
11th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The Covid-19 pandemic is serving to highlight the vital role that platinum group metals (PGMs) play in the health sector. Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on... 


TIPS Tracker: The economy and the pandemic
TIPS Tracker: The economy and the pandemic
1st June 2020

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies' (TIPS's) 'Tracker: The economy and the pandemic' highlights important trends in the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa and how they affect the economy. Trends... 


Gwede Mantashe
Minister urges mines to test without fear of mine closure
29th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday urged mines to test for Covid-19 to the full extent without fearing mine closure. The Minister was responding to a media question on... 


Minerals Council of South Africa head of health Thuthula Balfour
Mining industry well prepared to tackle Covid-19 with new, existing protocols
29th May 2020 By: Donna Slater

The South African mining industry is, generally, well prepared to deal with the return to work of a large percentage of staff as lockdown Alert Levels move from Level 4 to Level 3 on June 1,... 


General layout of the Prieska project
Environmental, social, governance integral to Prieska copper-zinc project
27th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The Prieska copper-zinc mine being developed so spectacularly by Orion Minerals in the Northern Cape has environmental, social and governance principles integrally built into it, Mining Weekly can... 


Metso introduces two new game-changing crushing and screening plant concepts for mining
Metso introduces two new game-changing crushing and screening plant concepts for mining
26th May 2020

Metso is introducing two new game-changing solutions for the crushing and screening plants in mining: the flexible FITTM stations and the smart ForesightTM stations. The two unique, cost efficient... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Full reopening of mining from June 1 – President Ramaphosa
24th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Subject to strict Covid-19 protocols, mining will be allowed to reopen fully from June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. In his address on South Africa’s response to the coronavirus... 


Peter Steenkamp
Harmony targeting Covid test facilities on own mine premises
22nd May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Gold mining company Harmony Gold is targeting the establishment of coronavirus testing facilities at its own premises to speed up the current two-day turnaround time. “As an industry, we’ve put... 


Cacophony of voices on LME floor may not be heard for many months
21st May 2020 By: Reuters

The London Metal Exchange's open outcry trading floor may remain closed for many more months as it cannot be reopened under COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, the head of the exchange said.... 


Chief Inspector of Mines David Msiza
Covid prevention a must at mines – gazette
20th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Covid-19 prevention, mitigation and management programmes must be established at mines using the guideline gazetted by Chief Inspector of Mines David Msiza on Tuesday. The gazette notice states... 


Kwatani’s screen solutions custom-built for tonnage and lowest TCO
18th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Customised screening and feeding solutions are developed by Kwatani’s in-house team of experienced mechanical engineers and metallurgists. The result is a design that delivers the optimal... 


Managing Chute assets closely can cut maintenance costs
14th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Under today’s demanding economic conditions, many mines could improve the impact of their maintenance expenditure by being more vigilant and regularly recording wear data on transfer points. This... 


Managing chute assets closely can cut maintenance costs
13th May 2020

Keeping a closer eye on performance of assets like transfer chutes – and carefully monitoring wear – can save not only the cost of unplanned downtime, but also the cost of potential... 


Metso introduces Nordberg® HP900 cone crusher for increased performance
11th May 2020

Metso is introducing the new Nordberg® HP900 Series cone crusher for the aggregate and mining markets. With more than 10,000 HP cone crushers installed worldwide since 1989, Metso is an undisputed... 


Re-evaluating, adapting practices are key to value creation in unfamiliar world
8th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Johannesburg-based consulting company Practara provides independent advisory services to junior, mid-tier and major companies in the minerals sector. It provides clients with practical yet... 


ONE OF A KIND 
This service is the only platform currently available that integrates machine operational data with training data
Service launched to analyse training needs, performance
8th May 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Global mining technology and workforce optimisation firm Immersive Technologies successfully launched its Operator Performance Analytics service at the end of last year, says Immersive Technologies... 


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