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... 

Uniting innovation with a wealth of industry experience that spans six decades, the United Mining Services Group is continuing to grow from strength to strength. With projects throughout southern... 

Dortmund-based shaft construction specialist Redpath Deilmann has used two Shaft Boring Roadheaders (SBR) from mechanised tunnelling company Herrenknecht, for the first time in Europe. The recently... 

An increased remote-operation drilling footprint is providing considerable benefit for Master Drilling, the JSE-listed drilling services company said on Tuesday, when it reported 72.7%-higher 2020... 

Zambia’s mining investment arm ZCCM Investment Holdings will hold an extraordinary general meeting on March 30 for shareholders to vote on the company’s intended acquisition of Mopani Copper Mines.... 

Impala Platinum’s 16 Shaft has an estimated design production estimated at 330 000 oz/y of 6E (platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium and gold) platinum-group elements from seven... 

The key focus at the project remains on increasing mineable face length to allow for a ramp-up in stoping teams and production. 

Murray & Roberts Cementation, with an unrelenting focus on its “breakthrough” Major Accident Prevention (MAP) programme, risk assessments and verification of critical controls in the field, has... 

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has fully equipped the Central Shaft – from the base to the surface collar – of its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, well below budget and within its set timeframe. The shaft... 

Caledonia Mining has fully equipped the Blanket gold mine's Central shaft. 

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has fully equipped the Central shaft – from the base to the surface collar – of its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, well below budget and within its set timeframe. The shaft... 

The new Technology Availability Readiness Atlas (TARA) aims to showcase the best of South Africa’s mining manufacturing and services talent in a central online database pioneered by the Mandela... 

Providing advanced and effective drilling solutions and services across geographies and sectors sets South Africa-based drilling company Master Drilling apart from its competitors, says Master... 

This week we profile Takalani Randima, GM at Shaft Sinkers Mining, which is involved in shaft sinking projects, including the construction of shaft and underground infrastructure. The company also... 

Gold miner Agnico Eagle’s Kittilä mining operation, in Finland, has recently received the permit for expanding its processing facility to two-million tonnes a year and CEO Sean Boyd has said that... 

The copper-dominant Zambian mining industry is resilient despite the impact of Covid-19, volatile commodity prices, a lack of foreign direct investment and poor, ill-advised government actions,... 

Construction and engineering group Aveng reports that the group’s South African contract-mining subsidiary, Moolmans, has recommenced full operations at the majority of its opencast contracts,... 

Mining solutions provider United Mining Services (UMS) is assisting with shaft refurbishment at a manganese mine, in the Northern Cape.  UMS COO Murray Macnab says the mine operators decided to... 

The development of a mechanised shaft-sinking solution for hard-rock applications through rock-boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling’s subsidiary, Master Sinking – a joint venture... 

Shaft sinking original-equipment manufacturer Herrenknecht is engaged in numerous feasibility studies with mining contractors in South Africa and other African countries, such as Zambia, for the... 

Gold mining company Caledonia Mining’s Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, expects to commission its new central shaft in the fourth quarter of this year, following which production will ramp up. Shaft... 

Canada-headquartered Ivanhoe Mines has unveiled “extraordinary” measures to continue construction of its large-scale Kamoa-Kakula copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid the... 

Specialist engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has initiated a study into the potential health and commercial effects of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, on its projects and... 

Gold miner Caledonia Mining achieved another strong performance in the financial year ended December 31, with its primary asset, the Blanket Mine, in Zimbabwe having produced a record level 16 876... 

Specialist engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has initiated a study into the potential health and commercial effects of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, on its projects and... 

United Mining Services (UMS) Group, incorporating the internationally recognised Mining Engineering Technical Services (METS) and Shaft Sinkers brands, is a leader in the mining and minerals... 

A strategic review of the North Yorkshire polyhalite project’s development plan and optimisation opportunities has produced a revised two-stage project development plan. 

The development of rock-boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling’s mobile tunnel borer (MTB) and shaft-boring system (SBS) technology is advancing, with the machinery expected to... 

TSX-, NYSE- and Aim-listed Caledonia Mining says its earnings for the third quarter were positively impacted on by significant currency devaluations, which realised foreign exchange gains, during... 

London-listed Sirius Minerals has unveiled a new development plan for its fertiliser mine project, in North Yorkshire, sending the UK project developer’s share price surging. The initial phase of... 

Jse-listed Master Drilling is recording progress with its pursuing of a shaft boring system that it is pioneering, with the company recording positive results from pilot concept validation tests... 

Jse-listed Master Drilling is recording progress with its pursuing of a shaft boring system that it is pioneering, with the company recording positive results from pilot concept validation tests... 

TSX-, NYSE- and Aim-listed Caledonia Mining’s Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, produced 13 646 oz of gold in the third quarter ended September 30. Output was 7.3% higher than the 12 712 oz produced in...