Steel industry in financial distress because of lockdown
The Department of Trade and Industry has warned that the steel industry would exit the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown in severe financial distress potential plant closures...
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Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health
Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable to walk; now she suspects the piles of...
Condra to show off crane building abilities on South Africa coal mine dragline contract
Condra is to manufacture a “technically complex crane” to service a dragline at a coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa, following a contract win by...
Man dies during stone mining in Karachuonyo, Homa Bay
A 35-year-old miner was killed in a quarry at Siburi village in the Karachuonyo constituency, Homa Bay county. Joseph Otieno died on Friday evening when...
World’s first synthetic wire rope hoist launched with Konecranes new S-series
Konecranes has launched their new S-series overhead crane which after years of research, development and testing, includes Konecrane’s unique synthetic wire rope hoist. The synthetic wire...
Mine health, safety officers update knowledge
Over 40 health and safety officers from various mining firms have began a five -day training programme to enhance and update their knowledge on modernFirst...
Appetite for production: Industrial lifting
Around the world modern society is dependent on a range of service and manufacturing industries, writes Christian Shelton. No matter how diverse these industries are,...
Ivanhoe advances Kakula underground development at record pace
Ivanhoe Mines has now completed 13.5 km of underground development at the Kakula copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company is 4.2 km ahead of...
Rwanda: Childcare Services Shine a Ray of Hope on Mining Sector
“Childcare is one less thing to worry about when I am inside that tunnel,” says 39-year-old Thacienne Nakabonye, pointing at the marked entrance of a...
First Quantum cuts 2020 guidance and capex
anada-based copper and gold miner First Quantum has lowered its guidance for 2020 by 75 000 t of copper and 30 000 oz of gold, citing a reduction in production expectations at the Cobre...