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Electric Mining Fleet To Help Decarbonise The Industry
The importance of decarbonising the mining sector is clear – but is there a place for electric vehicles in a sector renowned for operating under strenuous conditions?
How COP26 Agreements May Affect SA’s Coal Mining Industry
With the decision taken to “phase down” the use of coal by 2030, South Africa’s coal industry will certainly have to adapt to a new reality.
Sand Extraction Is Destroying Our Waterways
Illegal sand mining in rivers around the country is taking a damaging toll on the environment and as well as unprotected pits that create potential drowning hazards for people and animals alike.
Contract Management And Compliance Critical To Mining Operations
Managing contractors, especially in respect of health and safety issues, is a critical aspect of mining operations. Digital compliance management tools may offer a better way.
Renewable Power For Mining Operations – What You Need To Know
By Ntsiki Adonisi-Kgame.
Many Local Commodities On The Up
Despite the impacts of COVID on the sector over the past two years, many commodities are faring well on the back of global supply challenges and demand growth, due to the energy transition and new infrastructure programmes.
Industry First As Bridgestone SA Achieves Level 1 B-BBEE Contributor Status
Bridgestone Southern Africa (BSAF) has been certified a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor, the highest level possible.
Minerals Council South Africa
Minerals Council South Africa notes a historic first in mine safety, with no falls of ground fatalities in gold and PGM mines in the first quarter of 2022.
The Best Walk-Behind Roller Just Got Better
One of the South Africa’s largest suppliers of compaction machines, ELB Equipment has released a redesigned model of the ever popular and versatile walk-behind roller, the Ammann ARW 65.
Mining Courses In Maintenance, Earthmoving At WMI
The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg will be hosting two exciting courses in July 2022 with well-known excavation, load and haul expert Professor Zvi Borowitsh.
South African PGMs On The Up For Now
Despite recent challenges like COVID-19, broadly speaking South Africa’s platinum group metals have witnessed massive gains, although these are unlikely to last.
Metals Outlook For 2022
Last year certainly proved to be one for the commodity markets history books. While we expected a much better year compared to the COVID-hit 2020, we did not envisage the strongest returns of the broader commodities sector in over a decade.
AECI’s Key Priorities
While it has reinvented itself as AECI Mining, the company remains focused on its important priorities and on retaining its reputation as a market leader.
President Cyril Ramaphosa To Attend Mining Indaba 2022
The President of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, is confirmed to attend the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place in Cape Town from 9 – 12 May 2022. The President will deliver a Keynote Address on Tuesday, 10 May.
Bureaucracy And Anti-Mining Lobbies Stifling South Africa’s Growth Prospects
Unlocking mining sectors’ full potential starts when red tape bottlenecks stop.
PFERD: Comprehensive Solutions For The Metalworking Industry
The trusted name for quality, high-performance abrasives, offers the metalworking industry integrated solutions for surface preparation, material cutting as well as finishing.
Hexagon’s Power Of One Enables Mining’s Digital Transformation
CORPORATE PROFILE: Mines worldwide are under increasing pressure to cut costs and improve productivity, all while becoming safer and more sustainable.
New ANDRITZ Screen Scroll Centrifuge Increases Uptime And Product Quality
International technology group ANDRITZ has developed a new screen scroll centrifuge with innovative features that reduce wear, enable the rapid exchange of parts, and increase maintainability.
Diamond Trading: Belgium And Africa
Antwerp, Belgium, remains the global centre for the diamond trade. SA Mining recently caught up with Belgium’s ambassador Didier Vanderhasselt to chat about the diamond trading relationship between Belgium and Africa.
Upcoming Mining Event – Junior Indaba
Local and international experts give their views on the latest political, economic and regulatory developments and why certain regions are succeeding in achieving a thriving exploration and junior mining sector.
