Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a subsidiary of mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has handed over three new health posts in Kalumbila district to the government. The facilities handed over include a staff house, clinic, incinerator and ablution block at each health post, complete with the much-needed medical equipment. CompanyContinue Reading
wo Duperon FlexRake FRHD automated bar screens installed at the Mud Lake Water Users (MLWU) irrigation company in Eastern Idaho are successfully protecting the company’s 160,000-gallon-per-minute pumps from tumbleweeds and other debris. Mud Lake is a natural closed basin used as a reservoir for irrigation water before it is conveyedContinue Reading
With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines – and the camps that house their workers – seemed like fertile territory for the coronavirus to spread. So far, the global mining sector has yet to face the kind of outbreaks that paralyzed U.S. meat plants and wreakedContinue Reading
uitable for pumping large quantities of dirty water, the heavy duty Grindex Mega pump is often referred to as the workhorse of pump dewatering. This is because apart from being known for its high reliability, durability and dependability, this pump can handle abrasive particles with ease. Integrated Pump Technology isContinue Reading
A gold mine in Ethiopia’s most populous and restive region, Oromia, has been anything but a blessing. Residents claim that contamination from the mine, owned by an Ethiopia-born Saudi tycoon, has led to disastrous health problems. Locals say chemicals used to process gold at the open-pit mine near Shakiso, 222Continue Reading
WEC Projects, a South Africa-based EPC contractor specialising in water and wastewater treatment solutions, says it will soon complete the installation of a new WEC Model B packaged sewage treatment plant at the Mothae diamond mine in Lesotho. The mine is 70% owned by Lucapa Diamond Company and 30% byContinue Reading
About half of the total Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the North West, which has almost tripled its numbers in just a week, are in the mining industry. North West had recorded a total of 523 Covid-19 cases by Sunday, while the Minerals Council SA revealed that the mining industry inContinue Reading
Smartphones now outnumber people with access to clean water in their homes. This bizarre factoid shows that human quality of life is no longer limited by our technological capabilities but rather by our access to, and efficient use of, finite and depleting resources. In other words, the kind of innovations that weContinue Reading
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At BayContinue Reading
Ucore Rare Metals Inc is taking over Innovation Metals Corp (IMC), a privately held Canadian company that has developed RapidSX, a proprietary technology for the separation and purification of critical metals including rare earth elements, lithium, nickel and cobalt. RapidSX is an accelerated solvent-extraction-based separation technology, successfully piloted by IMC.. Ucore said the process has been highlyContinue Reading
