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Beneficiation should be company-driven – industry body
25th October 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

With South Africa lacking a clear cut comparative advantage in mineral beneficiation – such as specialised expertise, abundant and affordable electricity, or a competitive manufacturing base –... 


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Green hydrogen key to addressing renewables challenges
25th October 2024

In South Africa, solar and wind are viable and established energy sources, notes digital automation and energy management company Schneider Electric. Unfortunately, it is limited to when the sun is... 


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Company advances towards decarbonisation, energy security targets
25th October 2024

Real estate investment company Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited (Fortress) continues to invest significantly in renewable-energy and green technologies to achieve its ambitious energy... 


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Private renewable-energy projects accelerating energy sector growth
25th October 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The removal of the licensing threshold for embedded generation has boosted the renewable-energy market by allowing private-sector companies to procure energy directly from independent power... 


Construction begins on Cape Town solar PV plant, battery storage tender released
25th October 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has started construction on a R200-million, 7 MW solar PV plant, located in Atlantis, with the first electricity to be delivered by the end of next year. The tender for... 


Renewable-energy solution provider for Limpopo water infrastructure development programme named
25th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) has selected asset management company Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) as the preferred bidder to deliver a renewable-energy solution for the first stage... 


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Age of Electricity
25th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The recent claim made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that humanity is “moving at speed into the Age of Electricity” may not seem especially profound given that electricity has been a key... 


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Jadar lithium-borates project, Serbia – update
25th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Rio Tinto continues to believe that the Jadar project has the potential to be a world-class lithium-borates asset. 


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K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, Botswana – update
25th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The demonstration plant is now in the commissioning phase. 


Sibanye-Stillwater, which mines and processes palladium in Montana, has pushed for the 45X expansion to offset cutthroat Russian competition.
US Treasury allows miners to access clean energy manufacturing subsidy
24th October 2024 By: Reuters

The US Treasury Department said on Thursday it would allow some mining companies to access a tax credit aimed at boosting American production of solar panels, lithium-ion batteries and other clean... 


Proximity Alert Solutions for Mining: Radar and BLE for Enhanced Safety
24th October 2024

Naaman Shibi, Paperless Solutions Expert, Pervidi Paperless Solutions- www.pervidi.com.au Mining operations face numerous safety challenges, with large machinery and workers often sharing confined... 


St Barbara explores pumped hydro at Nova Scotia’s closed Touquoy mine
22nd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold miner St Barbara subsidiary Atlantic Mining is studying a pumped hydro energy storage facility at the now-closed Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. Independent power producer Natural... 


Minerals Council's first Accommodation Newsletter details mine housing projects
21st October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Mining industry employer organisation Minerals Council South Africa has published the first edition of its Accommodation Newsletter, which highlights the interventions by, and projects of, member... 


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German energy expert says energy transition a mistake
18th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

The energy transition in its current form, as a grid-scale build out of wind and solar with the goal to replace oil, coal, and gas, is probably one of the greatest mistakes that humanity has ever... 


New South Wales Premier Chris Minns
‘Massive boost’ for NSW critical minerals sector
18th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The New South Wales (NSW) government on Friday announced a A$250-million royalty deferral initiative for critical minerals projects and said it would examine the implementation of a rapid... 


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Bill aims to bolster SA oil, gas investment
18th October 2024 By: Lynne Davies

With investor confidence in the upstream oil and gas sector currently being low, pan-African law firm Bowmans states that there is a need for the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill... 


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Firm launches 100%- renewable-powered site
18th October 2024

Multinational chemical and consumer goods manufacturer Henkel has achieved what it reports as a ground-breaking sustainability milestone, with its manufacturing site in Nairobi, Kenya, now fully... 


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Whole greater than sum of parts
18th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The official launch of the National Transmission Company South Africa as an independent subsidiary of Eskom Holdings did indeed represent an important milestone in the restructuring of South... 


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Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update
18th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Tharisa continues to optimise the project. 


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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
18th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The mine is operational and has undertaken trial mining. 


DRDGOLD lifts first-quarter output, sales
17th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and NYSE-listed DRDGOLD’s production for the quarter ended September 30 increased by 7% quarter-on-quarter to 1 319 kg (42 407 oz), primarily owing to a 13% increase in tonnage throughput,... 


Why smaller scale BMS makes a lot of sense
Why smaller scale BMS makes a lot of sense
17th October 2024

By: Mark Freeman, Offer Manager, Digital Buildings, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric There’s a lot to be said for vertical scalability. The ability to reproduce the benefits of a largescale... 


IEA executive director Fatih Birol presenting the World Energy Outlook 2024
Africa’s critical-minerals role highlighted as world moves into ‘Age of Electricity’
16th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 


Australia ‘a very important partner for us’: Bernhard Kluttig
15th October 2024

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘Australia has significant deposits of raw materials which Germany and Europe urgently need for the transformation of our economies’ 


Anglo American Platinum CEO Craig Miller
PGMs to have long-term future despite short-term challenges
11th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite having important applications in sectors such as electronics, technology and jewellery, PGMs have faced significant challenges as a sector, which are expected to persist over the short... 


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International partners showcase South African JET projects in Mpumalanga
11th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Denmark, France, Germany and the UK, which are all partner countries supporting South Africa's just energy transition (JET), have showcased a range of local, provincial and national projects and... 


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SPS selected to provide renewable-energy solution for significant Limpopo water supply project
11th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) has selected asset management company Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) as the preferred bidder to deliver a renewable-energy solution for the first stage... 


Belgian team claims 2024 Sasol Solar Challenge title
11th October 2024 By: Irma Venter

Belgium’s Innoptus team has secured the 2024 Sasol Solar Challenge title, with the team breaking the daily distance record twice in a row during the competition. The Innoptus team consists of... 


ELECTRO-ECONOMY: China’s embrace of electric vehicles, wind, solar power and now green hydrogen are seen as increasingly important to the success of global efforts to tackle climate change. A new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air suggest the country’s carbon dioxide emissions may have peaked a half-decade ahead of schedule. It also indicates that China could cut emissions by at least 30% by 2035 by continuing with policies to clean its power, mobility and steelmaking sectors. Photograph: Bloomberg
ELECTRO-ECONOMY
11th October 2024

China’s embrace of electric vehicles, wind, solar power and now green hydrogen are seen as increasingly important to the success of global efforts to tackle climate change. A new report by the... 


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Diavik A21 underground project, Canada – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The development and construction of Phase 1 have been completed. 


Mpumalanga highlighted as centre of South Africa's just energy transition work
10th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's transition to a sustainable energy ecosystem must also be just, with any negative impacts, such as the loss of jobs in coal mining and at coal-fired power stations in the surrounding... 


Schneider Electric Nigeria urges electricians to benefit by joining its Electrician Rewards Programme
Schneider Electric Nigeria urges electricians to benefit by joining its Electrician Rewards Programme
10th October 2024

Schneider Electric Nigeria would like to encourage more residential and small building electricians to join the mySchneider Electrician Rewards Programme and enjoy the added benefits that come with... 


Mining’s renewable energy future on show as Minister tours Kathleen Valley project
Mining’s renewable energy future on show as Minister tours Kathleen Valley project
10th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Energy, Environment and Climate Action Minister Reece Whitby travelled to the Western Australian Goldfields on Wednesday to see the future of energy in the mining industry. Whitby officially opened... 


China’s top miner to spend $24bn on coal-to-oil project
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

China’s biggest coal miner announced the construction this week of another massive project to supply feedstock for petrochemicals makers and help clear a prospective surplus of the fossil fuel.... 


 Chrystia Freeland
Canada green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas sites
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada has provided more clarity on what it considers to be homegrown green investments — with new natural gas projects unlikely to make the cut. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland... 


The Kibali processing plant
Significant near-mine discoveries promise to keep Kibali going for a long time
9th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

New York- and Toronto-listed Barrick Gold has said there are significant near-mine discoveries within trucking distance of its Kibali plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could... 


Investors with $15tr signal new approach to miners
Investors with $15tr signal new approach to miners
8th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Investors need to adopt a new approach to the mining sector if that industry is to meet the growing demand for minerals and metals needed for the green transition. That’s the central message in a... 


Interactive website launched on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
Interactive website launched on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
7th October 2024

An interactive website about the challenges and opportunities that South Africa faces in the country’s transition to cleaner energy is now available at this link - The Road to a Just Energy... 


North Carolina quartz mine owner says Helene damage was minimal
7th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of... 


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Jubilee increases interest in Project G, secures additional power for project
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has successfully concluded its due diligence of Project G, an openpit copper mining operation in Zambia, and has elected to acquire a majority interest in... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff increases being sought by State-owned Eskom could... 


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Northam finalises PPA for solar plant at Limpopo mine
4th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer (IPP) for an 80 MW solar power plant to service its Zondereinde operation, near the... 


A 3.5 MW solar plant was installed at Diavik earlier this year.
Rio Tinto’s Diavik underground mine moves into commercial production
4th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Diavik mine – one of Canada’s biggest diamond mines – has completed the development and construction of Phase 1 of the A21 underground mine, now moving the mine into commercial production.... 


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