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Through its  field support service technicians, Booyco Electronics ensures the intended benefits and objectives of implementing the technology are realised
Booyco Electronics' field service regime key to effective PDS/CPS operation
12th November 2024

While their primary objective is to ensure the safety of people, Proximity Detection Systems (PDS) and Collision Prevention System (CPS) installations also have a direct bearing on other critical... 


Harmony Gold's Mponeng mine
Harmony reports flat production but improved cash flow from higher grades
11th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and NYSE-listed Harmony Gold has reported relatively flat year-on-year gold production but announced significant improvements in operational cash flow owing to enhanced recovery grades. In its... 


Eastplats reports 49.5% decrease in revenue
11th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE- and TSX-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has reported a 49.5% decrease in revenue to $11-million for the third quarter of the year ended September 30, compared with the $21.8-million... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow
Africa delivers ‘usual reliable performance’, Barrick’s Bristow reports
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The Africa region delivered “its usual reliable performance” for Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow highlighted in his presentation of the third-quarter results of the New York- and Toronto-listed gold and... 


Marnus Koorts, General Manager Pumps Products at Weir
Unplanned mine dewatering calls for Weir's custom solutions
8th November 2024

In both opencast and underground mines, unexpected water ingress can severely disrupt production unless an effective dewatering solution can be quickly applied; some forethought will go a long way... 


Man installing a proximity detection system
PDS efficacy colliding with workforce culture
8th November 2024 By: Tracy Hancock

Proximity detection systems (PDS) are enablers of health and safety on mine sites but can be rendered less effective should the technology fail to be adopted outright by a mining company’s... 


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Split bearings improve performance in difficult applications
8th November 2024

Split bearings offer improved performance in difficult applications, says products supplier BMG, noting that this is particularly true when the replacement of standard mounted bearings involves the... 


A generic image of minerworkers working underground
Changing mindsets, behaviours for safety focus
8th November 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The prioritising of efficient health and safety practices through operational coaching is key in embedding the required habits and work routines for consistently safe working conditions and to... 


Image of Kamoa-Kakula project at dusk
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator is complete. 


Lithium hydroxide ore from the Keliber lithium project
Keliber lithium hydroxide project, Finland – update
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the refinery is at an advanced stage. 


Drill rig drill bit at the Kola project
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash has completed a share subscription to further advance work at the Kola project. 


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Waterberg project, South Africa
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The independent definitive feasibility study published in September 2019 has been updated. 


AngloGold's Iduapriem mine
AngloGold posts massive increase in quarterly earnings; proposed Ghana JV with Gold Fields still on hold
7th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following gold miners Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti’s announcement last year that they intend to enter into a joint venture (JV) in Ghana, the companies have advised it has not yet received the... 


School leavers – have you considered a rewarding career path in mining?
School leavers – have you considered a rewarding career path in mining?
6th November 2024

By: Jacques Farmer - Managing Director at PRISMA Training With a multitude of vocational choices available for matriculants and school leavers, the mining industry offers a variety of rewarding... 


Ero Copper announces leadership succession
Ero Copper announces leadership succession
6th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-headquartered Ero Copper has announced several leadership changes, following the retirement of co-founder and chairperson, Noel Dunn. David Strang, cofounder and current CEO, will assume... 


Pan African Resources CEO Cobus Loots
Pan African acquires remaining stake in Australian gold miner TCMG
5th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has acquired the remaining 92% of Tennant Consolidated Mining Group (TCMG) in Australia. The company disclosed on November 5 that the acquisition was... 


Dave Goddard named Executive Vice President of Hexagon's mining segment
5th November 2024

Tucson, Arizona, USA (October 31, 2024) – Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions division has appointed Dave Goddard as Executive Vice President, Mining. Goddard has served as Acting President, Mining,... 


Spartan sells noncore gold projects to Benz Mining
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold company Spartan Resources has reached an agreement to sell two noncore gold projects in Western Australia to fellow ASX-listed Benz Mining for A$15.6-million in cash and scrip. “The Glenburgh... 


Kamoa-Kakula achieved record copper production of 41 800 t in October
4th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Phase 1, 2, and 3 concentrators at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) achieved a combined monthly... 


Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Capricorn Metals has announced a $200-million capital raise to fund the expansion of the Karlawinda project, in the Pilbara. The ASX-listed firm will raise the... 


The Minto mine is among the first mines in Canadian history to be bought by an Indigenous group.
Abandoned copper mines embraced as fast track to boost output
1st November 2024 By: Reuters

In the race to secure copper for the clean energy transition and artificial intelligence applications, a range of companies are firing up abandoned assets once seen as financial liabilities to... 


CRUSHERS, SCREENS AND FEEDERS The Sandvik Zimbabwe operation provides support for Sandvik Rock Processing’s range of crushers, screens and feeders
Zimbabwe underground automation project progresses
1st November 2024

The modest size of Zimbabwe’s mining sector has not prevented Sandvik’s operation in the country from rolling out partnerships to enhance modern mining practices, with a highlight being an ongoing... 


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Water power in underground mines should be put to full use
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The high electricity tariff scenario should prompt underground miners to make full use of every bit of self-generation potential that is available to them. For decades attention has been drawn to... 


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Rasp mine, Australia
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A zinc mine in the City of Broken Hill, in the far west of New South Wales, in Australia. 


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Havana underground gold project, Australia
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Tropicana Joint Venture is extending its current operations at the Tropicana mine. 


Proposed site layout of the Great Bear project
Great Bear gold project, Canada
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined a high-grade combined openpit and underground mine. 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals’ feasibility study is on track for external review in mid-November. 


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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has appointed Nick Fouche as project director to oversee the completion of a feasibility study for the project. 


Mineralisation in Windfall gold project ore
Windfall gold project, Canada – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold Fields is now the sole owner of the project. 


MC Mining’s Uitkomst production falls in first quarter
MC Mining’s Uitkomst production falls in first quarter
31st October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed MC Mining’s run-of-mine coal production at the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine for the quarter ended September 30 (the first quarter of its 2025 financial year) was 35% lower... 


Newmont’s first battery-electric mining truck rolls into action
Newmont’s first battery-electric mining truck rolls into action
31st October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based Newmont has officially welcomed its first battery-electric large mining truck, dubbed the Early Learner Cat 793 XE, to the Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine, in Colorado. The vehicle... 


Rio Tinto transitions to renewable diesel at Kennecott
31st October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Miner Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the mine one of the lowest carbon... 


The Cadia mine
Newmont applies to extend Cadia to 2050
31st October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper miner Newmont has applied to the Federal government for permission to continue mining operations at Cadia, Australia’s largest underground mine, until 2050. This would necessitate... 


Spotlight on Middle East's 'first digital gold mine'
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A panel of global leaders in mining, technology and engineering have shared crucial insights at the International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC), in Sydney, Australia, into how... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
30th October 2024

This week: ESG targets are prioritising the need for mining tyre circularity; Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines and, Omnia Holdings offering broader value proposition... 


FireFly reports significant resource increase at Green Bay
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed FireFly Metals has announced a 42% increase in the mineral resource estimate at its Green Bay copper/gold project, now totaling 59-million tonnes at 2% copper equivalent, equating... 


The Rainy River openpit
New Gold marks milestones at Canada projects
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed New Gold has announced the completion of a significant production milestone at the New Afton copper and gold mine, in British Columbia, and the Rainy River gold mine, in Ontario.... 


Zimbabwe's Zimplats mine.
Implats commissions 35 MW solar project, expanded smelter at Zimplats
30th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The commissioning of the solar project and the enlarged furnace complex at Zimplats has positioned this Zimbabwe platinum group metals (PGM) operation to benefit from improved processing capacity,... 


Pump and dredging specialist IPR has contributed to the treatment of acid mine drainage from historic mine workings in Gauteng
IPR customises its SlurrySucker to treat acid mine drainage
29th October 2024

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 


Minera Alamos adds past-producing Arizona mine to portfolio
Minera Alamos adds past-producing Arizona mine to portfolio
29th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Minera Alamos has announced the acquisition of the past-producing Copperstone mine, in Arizona, diversifying its jurisdictional exposure with the addition of the US to its existing... 


Immersive Technologies Secures Multiple Workforce Development Contracts for Major Underground Mining Projects
Immersive Technologies Secures Multiple Workforce Development Contracts for Major Underground Mining Projects
28th October 2024

In the second and third quarters of 2024, Immersive Technologies secured contracts to provide workforce training solutions for four significant underground mining projects in the U.S., Canada,... 


Additional small-scale mining licence awarded at Luansobe – Galileo
25th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Statunga Investments has been awarded an additional small-scale mining licence for the Luansobe copper project, in Zambia, in which Galileo Resources has a 75% interest. This follows the granting... 


An image of a presentation about the ATAJO OnEdge software at the launch event
Oil-monitoring tech boosts maintenance
25th October 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

South Africa-based digital solutions provider Britehouse Mobility, and its partner Perfect Filtration, is optimising plant efficiency and reliability of mobile mining equipment with the ATAJO... 


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