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TRIM CE Moshe Motlohi
Transnet appoints CEs for Engineering, Rail Infrastructure Manager divisions
28th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Rail and ports operator Transnet has appointed Bessie Mabunda as Transnet Engineering (TE) CE and Moshe Motlohi as Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CE, with effect from March 1. These... 


Alberta projects C$5.2bn budget deficit if Trump tariffs proceed
28th February 2025 By: Reuters

Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta on Thursday forecast a budget deficit of C$5.2-billion ($3.5-billion) for the 2025/26 fiscal year if US tariffs are implemented and decrease government... 


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Sizeable upturn in automation, digitalisation of SSA’s industries
28th February 2025 By: Tracy Hancock

With its roots in Europe, which is leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution, drive technology and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE has the necessary experience to meet the growing demand for... 


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Rental market improving amid construction malaise – distributor
28th February 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The slowdown in the construction sector has reduced the demand for new equipment, adversely impacting on sales figures, says construction equipment distributor Develon SA. However, there is often... 


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Equipment vital to community development project
28th February 2025

The former Rossani barracks in Bari, Italy is currently being redeveloped, with assistance from construction equipment supplier Doosan Bobcat Europe, Middle East and Africa, which notes that a... 


The team from Mine Rescue Services that was involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the Buffelfontein gold mine in Stillfontein, in front of the Mobile rescue winder that extricated the illegal miners
Equipment, training behind Stilfontein rescue success
28th February 2025 By: Halima Frost

The highly specialised equipment of  emergency preparedness and response organisation Mines Rescue Services South Africa played a key role in the success of the significant and multifaceted rescue... 


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Steel manufacturer’s machine upgrade benefits sector
28th February 2025

Industrial plant construction specialist SMS group has signed a major contract with steel company Qinghai Xigang New Materials (QXNM) – a subsidiary of metals company Xining Special Steel – to... 


Job growth in metros lacklustre, Gauteng shedding manufacturing employment
28th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s eight metros – Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung and eThekwini – have seen a lacklustre employment trajectory over the last... 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is being reviewed to optimise cost, capital and production. 


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Yangibana rare earths project, Australia – update
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Metals and mining group Wyloo has entered into exclusive negotiations with rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals to establish an unincorporated joint venture for the project. 


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Kobada gold project, Mali
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study has confirmed Kobada as a significant gold development asset underpinned by its large-scale, free-dig and open-pittable oxide resource. 


ex mineworkers with silicosis
Tshiamiso Trust reaches R2bn in payouts to mineworkers affected by silicosis, TB
27th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Four years since its establishment, the Tshiamiso Trust has disbursed R2-billion to former gold mineworkers and their families who have met the criteria for silicosis and work-related tuberculosis... 


Managing the anatomy of a building
Managing the anatomy of a building
27th February 2025

By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric There is no doubt that today’s healthcare organisations face unique challenges due to the essential and often critical nature of the... 


Rio Tinto trials renewable diesel in Pilbara operations
27th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining giant Rio Tinto has successfully completed its first renewable diesel trial across its Pilbara iron-ore operations, marking a milestone in its efforts to cut emissions and integrate... 


Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, launches bullion banking
26th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia has launched its first bullion banks in a bid to draw tons of privately held gold into the financial system of Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The region’s largest gold producer on... 


The El Teniente mine
Chile power partially restored after huge outage as copper mines come back online
26th February 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's power grids and major copper mines were coming back online on Wednesday after a major outage rocked the world's top producer of the red metal, with power companies working to restore the... 


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AECI CEO pleased with the success of the group's new strategy
26th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed AECI’s earnings and profit for the year ended December 31, 2024, decreased year-on-year as the group executed its new strategy and made several concessions to enable this. The reported... 


Integrated Pump Technology has opened a new service centre in Steelpoort to enhance local support for customers in the region
Integrated Pump Technology expands local reach with new Steelpoort service centre
26th February 2025

Integrated Pump Technology is accelerating its drive to enhance customer support with the recent opening of its new service centre in Steelpoort. This strategic move aims to better serve the... 


President Donald Trump
Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
26th February 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump opened yet another front on Tuesday in his assault on global trade norms, ordering a probe into potential new tariffs on copper imports to rebuild US production of a metal... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius.
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost
24th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a massive boost from the sky-high gold price. Mining... 


Ritchie Bros. to showcase Global Construction Equipment Solutions at bauma 2025
Ritchie Bros. to showcase Global Construction Equipment Solutions at bauma 2025
24th February 2025

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, an RB Global company and a global leader in asset management and disposition solutions, with its European headquarters based in Breda, the Netherlands, is set to... 


Weir
Weir
21st February 2025

Market leader in slurry handling equipment Weir Africa boasts an unrivalled installed base of its WARMAN® centrifugal slurry pumps across the continent. The company offers an extensive range of... 


Sintech
Sintech
21st February 2025

Since 1984 Sintech has supplied the South African market with clutches, brakes and engineering solutions for a range of applications in mining and mining-related industries. Sintech supplies... 


Rosond appoints industry veteran to drive innovation, growth
21st February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As experienced mining professional Glen McGavigan settles into his new role as CEO of drilling and exploration specialist Rosond, he is eyeing a new era of growth and innovation, as well as... 


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Multifaceted approach required for sector resilience
21st February 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Building long-term resilience in South Africa’s mining sector requires a multifaceted approach that includes the integration of new technologies, enhanced safety standards, adequate fit-for purpose... 


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Sector performance predicated on successful energy adaptation
21st February 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

While mining companies in South Africa are increasingly setting ambitious carbon net zero targets, translating these into tangible actions is a long-term challenge, highlights global professional... 


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Regulations continue to discourage explorers
21st February 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mining regulations in South Africa are hindering any meaningful exploration activity, with explorers reducing prospecting budgets, and exploration capital being deployed elsewhere where such... 


Tailings dam on mining site
EnviroServ reaffirms its commitment to sustainable practices
21st February 2025

Waste management expert EnviroServ remains committed to offering a range of sustainable and environmentally responsible waste management solutions tailored to meet the unique challenges facing the... 


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Safeguarding South Africa with strategic defence innovations
21st February 2025

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC Limited (Armscor) is an acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence (DOD) and other organs of state and entities. Armscor’s mandate... 


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Prominent Hill operation expansion project, Australia – update
21st February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Shaft sinking is about 70% complete. 


By Keith Webb, Senior Investment Banker for Infrastructure Sector Solutions at RMB
RMB: Shaping SA's Energy Future Through Innovative Financing of Transmission Infrastructure
20th February 2025

By Keith Webb, Senior Investment Banker for Infrastructure Sector Solutions at RMB In the heart of South Africa's economic transformation lies the intricate challenge of overhauling its energy market. 


The return of the CASE Operators Club at Bauma 2025
20th February 2025

Exclusive benefits and a thriving community for CASE machine operators Munich, February 18, 2025 – CASE Construction Equipment is excited to announce the return of the CASE Operators Club at Bauma... 


Faan Bornman, Technology Manager – Processing Equipment, Multotec
Multotec opens test work and showroom facility, available to local and global clients
20th February 2025

( Virtual Showroom ) Multotec is proud to announce that it has opened its consolidated research and development and test work facility, designed to improve process flow to efficiently serve the... 


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Northam finalises PPA for wheeled wind energy
19th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Platinum group metal (PGM) producer Northam has finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer (IPP) to supply wheeled electricity from the 140 MW Karreebosch Wind... 


Metso awarded contract to repair, upgrade bucket-wheel stacker reclaimer
19th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Materials handling and mining equipment company Metso has been awarded an order to provide repairs and upgrades for a bucket-wheel stacker reclaimer at a customer’s stockyard operations in Africa.... 


Kumba CE Mpumi Zikalala
Kumba posts lower earnings, dividend as steel demand weakened in 2024
18th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Anglo American subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 17% lower total dividend for the year ended December 31, on the back of steel market and iron-ore pricing dynamics. The company’s total... 


Master Drilling executive director Koos Jordaan
New diamond-enabled cutting technology partnership announced
18th February 2025 By: Shannon de Ryhove

World leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond advanced material solutions Element Six, part of the De Beers Group, and global leader in drilling technology solutions... 


Schneider Electric Announces Galaxy VXL UPS – the Industry’s Most Compact, High Density Power Protection System for AI, Data Centre, and Large-Scale Electrical Workloads
Schneider Electric Announces Galaxy VXL UPS – the Industry’s Most Compact, High Density Power Protection System for AI, Data Centre, and Large-Scale Electrical Workloads
18th February 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today announced the launch of its new Galaxy VXL – a highly efficient, compact, modular, scalable,... 


CSIR senior researcher Luanita Snyman-Van der Walt
South African green hydrogen EIA guideline, potential atlas launched
17th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and GFA... 


TechAccess achieves Schneider Electric Elite Partner status
TechAccess achieves Schneider Electric Elite Partner status
17th February 2025

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation and its longstanding partner, TechAccess’ partnership has over... 


How field services drive modernisation that propels industrial success and sustainability
How field services drive modernisation that propels industrial success and sustainability
17th February 2025

Industry modernisation is crucial for maintaining competitiveness and addressing rapidly evolving market demands, specifically now as industries face increasing pressure to enhance efficiency and... 


Nils-Peter Ahlqvist, Sales Support Manager Africa & Latin America – Crushing Division at Sandvik Rock Processing
Sandvik Rock Processing introduces remote monitoring service in Africa
17th February 2025

At a time when quarries and mines seek to optimise their operations and ensure continuous improvement, remote monitoring of crushing data is becoming a crucial element of day-to-day procedures. To... 


Australia’s iron-ore hub reopens, Rio mines resume after cyclone
Australia’s iron-ore hub reopens, Rio mines resume after cyclone
17th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia’s biggest iron-ore port reopened and Rio Tinto Plc mines resumed operations after being spared any major damage from Tropical Cyclone Zelia. Port Hedland, which handled almost 760... 


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