Lack of attention to maintenance on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on mobile mining equipment such as dump trucks, excavators, dozers and drill rigs can cost mines dearly. This is the view of Brenton Spies, managing director of HVAC specialist Booyco Engineering, a company which has been aContinue Reading
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced AutoMine® Mapping Solution, an innovative new product designed to maximize productivity and improve safety of autonomous vehicle navigation in underground mining operations by utilizing mapped data. AutoMine® Mapping Solution is Sandvik’s next generation product that enables a vehicle to safely record an undergroundContinue Reading
Even as South Africa’s construction sector struggles through difficult cycles of low profitability and declining capacity, it needs responsible and sustainable companies to maintain momentum. After almost nine decades in business, AfriSam’s legacy has been to demonstrate the value of good corporate citizenship, according to the company’s sales and marketingContinue Reading
Atlas Copco Power Technique complements its superior quality, reliable and efficient portable LED, metal halide, electric and battery-driven light tower range with an outstanding after-market service solution. The construction industry is faced with several challenges, from potential fines if deadlines are not met and keeping operational costs as low asContinue Reading
FOGMAKER South Africa (Pty) Ltd will use Electra Mining Africa 2022 as a platform to showcase its renowned fire suppression systems as well as to introduce new products and technologies to the mining industry. “Based on our past experience, this mining exhibition serves as an excellent meeting point for allContinue Reading
The government of Zimbabwe has announced plans to promote use of local currency in mining transactions. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube made the announcement and said the order reverses a 2020 decision requiring mining companies to pay the tax only in foreign currency. Mining companies will pay mineral royalties in theContinue Reading
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has announced plans to sell stakes; a 50% interest in pool-and-share agreements (PSA) related to two South African mines to platinum group metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater(PGM). The sale follows the completion of Anglo American Platinum’s restructuring and repositioning of its portfolio. Based on the results, Anglo American considered KroondalContinue Reading
Saudi has recorded its highest revenues in the mining industry this year. Ministry of Industry and Minerals Resources confirmed and said the mining sector exceeded SR724 million ($192.8 million) in first 10 months of the year, with 690 mining licenses issued this year. Mining revenues this year went up byContinue Reading
Nadia Statham, financial director at BME Nadia Statham has been appointed Financial Director of blasting and explosives company BME, a member of the JSE-listed Omnia Group. Joining BME in 2017 as Head of Commercial, Statham progressed to the position of General Manager Commercial in 2019 – becoming a member ofContinue Reading
ALROSA, the world’s leading diamond miner by volume in carats, released its first ever Impact Report covering the period 2010-2020. The report summarises the company’s social and economic progress in Yakutia, Russia’s largest and coldest region, which is home to 90% of ALROSA’s operations. ALROSA’s diamond mining activities in YakutiaContinue Reading
