Work on the Karowe underground project has made significant strides in the past year, achieving several important milestones. 

Work on the underground expansion project (UGP) at the Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, has made significant strides in the last year, achieving a number of important milestones. All pre-sinking... 

Mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation’s shaft sinking team, responsible for sinking a new ventilation shaft at the Palabora copper mine, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, have celebrated reaching a... 

Gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines will optimise and grow its Canadian assets this year, with a focus on Detour Lake and Canadian Malartic, while also establishing a plan to capitalise on excess mill... 

Rosslyn-based mechanical engineering company Impco Engineering has completed the development and construction of its first automated and energy-efficient Jumbo shaft sinking drill rig, which has... 

Shaft sinking and underground development projects for new and existing mines are high risk endeavours given the lack of predictability in underground geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical... 

Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond will spend up to $105-million next year on the underground expansion of its Karowe mine, in Botswana. In its 2023 operating guidance, the company says that its focus... 

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has appointed Japie du Plessis MD designate, effective March 1, 2023, following the retirement of incumbent Mike Wells, who will... 

Transportation service provider Jacobs Transport has outgrown its current yard space and will be redesigning the company’s modus operandi to conform with business requirement flow. The company... 

JSE-listed Master Drilling had one of the best interim periods in its 36-year history in the six months ended June 30, with all business units having contributed positively to earnings, while... 

Lucara Diamond Corp has started sinking the main shaft at its Karowe diamond mine expansion project. 

Canada-based miner Lucara has started sinking the main shaft at its Karowe diamond mine expansion project, in Botswana, although it says that the transition from pre-sinking has taken longer than... 

Project delivery company BBE Projects is in the final stages of completing its delivery of a turnkey air-cooling system for diamond miner De Beer’s Venetia diamond mine, in Limpopo, which is... 

BBE Projects was contracted to design, supply, construct and commission a turn-key air-cooling system for the Venetia Diamond Mine, which is currently approaching the final stages of its transition... 

Over the last five years, the United Mining Services (UMS) Group has evolved its operations to combine the capabilities of the UMS METS and UMS Shaft Sinkers businesses to facilitate a seamless... 

Engineering and mining contracting firm Murray & Roberts’ (M&R’s) Mining platform says its order book has recovered to pre-pandemic levels. M&R Mining Platform CEO Mike da Costa adds that the... 

The Mining Platform of Murray & Roberts, one of the world’s leading mining contracting businesses, is fast putting the economic effects of the COVID pandemic behind it and its order book has now... 

To underpin evolving digital strategies in a business, training must evolve to cover critical aspects from enhanced safety to productivity in mining, says engineering company Murray & Roberts... 

Murray & Roberts’ Mining Platform, one of the world’s leading mining contracting businesses, is fast putting the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, with its order book has now... 

Murray & Roberts’ Mining Platform, one of the world’s leading mining contracting businesses, is fast putting the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, with its order book has now... 

Botswana-focused Lucara Diamond Corp has reported a 28% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenue, reflecting continued buoyancy in diamond prices and the sale of several higher value rough... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) miner Northam, through drilling contractor Master Drilling, completed drilling of the No 3 Shaft at its Zondereinde mine on April 27, thereby extending the life of the... 

Mining services provider United Mining Services (UMS) Group is involved in a twin shaft sinking, equipping and infrastructure project for the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. Owned by Lucara... 

South Africa-based Murray & Roberts Cementation forms part of the Murray & Roberts Group which is recognised internationally as a leading mining contracting organisation with operations in Africa,... 

Shaft presinking at the Karowe mine has been completed. 

Shaft pre-sinking at Canadian-headquartered diamond mining company Lucara’s Karowe mine, in Botswana, was completed at the end of February. “Each shaft is approximately -52 m below collar. The... 

Shaft sinking company United Mining Services (UMS) boasts shaft sinking innovations that the company is applying across its international projects, says CEO Digby Glover. Throughout its 60-year... 

JSE-listed drilling technology company Master Drilling achieved a 40% year-on-year increase in revenue to a record $171.8-million for the year ended December 31, 2021. It generated $32.5-million in... 

Lucara Diamond Corp has reported that several activities are planned for the Karowe project in the 2022 financial year. 

By Wynand Marx, CEO of BBE Group While both underground and open-cast mining are common around the world, some open-cast mines transition to underground operations, hence the upper part of the ore... 

TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corporation CEO Eira Thomas says the business environment for diamonds and diamond jewellery is the healthiest she has seen in several years, spurred on by global supply... 

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp's Karowe mine, in Botswana, produced 97 412 ct of diamonds in the third quarter ended September 30, compared with the 88 909 ct produced in the third quarter of... 

Progress on the Oyu Tolgoi project continues to be significantly affected by Covid-19 constraints. 

With a team comprising some of the most experienced professionals in shaft sinking, United Mining Services (UMS) is gearing up for the pre-sinking of two shafts for the Karowe Underground Mine... 

Lucara Diamond Corp has reported that it has made tremendous progress on the Karowe underground expansion project over the past 18 months. 

TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corporation says the diamond market continues on its recovery path, as evidenced by the company generating revenue of $46.3-million for the quarter ended June 30. The... 

While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility for, and the development of, women in the mining sector, companies such as... 

While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility and development of women in the mining sector, companies such as United Mining... 

Year of Formation and Background to Founding: Founded more than a century ago, Murray & Roberts Cementation is the leading mining contracting company in Africa. Company Mission, Products &... 

Six years after the acquisition of industry icon Shaft Sinkers and its design counterpart METS (Mining Engineering Technical Services), the UMS (United Mining Services) Group is ready to present a... 

Breaking new ground in a traditionally male industry, Takalani Randima is an inspiring role model for women in mining. She began her career in 2008 as a trainee engineer on a mine, only a few years... 

Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (Pty) Ltd (SSC Group) is a diversified, operating, minerals and investment group. It is a fully-accredited Level 1 Black-owned company, which was founded in...