Known for its extensive mine training offerings and innovative learning approaches, Murray & Roberts Cementation has further raised the bar with a ‘mock-up’ facility for underground mechanised mining. Tony Pretorius, Education, Training and Development Executive at Murray & Roberts Cementation, says the new installation is a quantum leap for mining-relatedContinue Reading
Vedanta Resources has commenced funding to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and has disbursed its first $25 million for employee salaries, contract labour as well as for other critical services needed to maintain the integrity of the asset. The company has deployed a technical team at KCM to work together withContinue Reading
The evaluation of static and cyclic liquefaction of mine tailings and soils is a key focus for tailings dam engineers, in response to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The pressure on International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) member mining companies to comply with the GISTM isContinue Reading
As the demand for market leading Grindex pumps steadily increases, official distributor of this dewatering pump brand, Integrated Pump Technology is growing its support capacity to keep customers well served. “Our expansion into the SADC region and beyond has been built on the proven quality of rugged Grindex pumps underpinnedContinue Reading
Weir Minerals, manufacturer of the industry-leading Warman® slurry pump, has released the latest edition of its coveted Warman® Slurry Pumping Handbook. The 6th edition, compiled by the most trusted name in slurry pumps, features detailed engineering data required for most slurry pumping applications. Drawing on decades of Weir Minerals’ inhouseContinue Reading
A Real-time and True Personal Wearable Compliance Aerosol Monitor. The HAZ-DUST Model HD-7204 is the first direct reading and filter based personal aerosol sampler to offer a load, temperature & altitude compensated sampling pump, creating greater air flow accuracy which results in a more precise air flow calculation and moreContinue Reading
By Oscar Nkala: The non-operationalization of many laws formulated by the Zambian government over the past two decades represents several hidden costs with a negative impact on the productivity of the mining sector, a top mining law expert has said. In remarks published on international taxation law website JDSupra.com, Lusaka-basedContinue Reading
The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) of TUC-Ghana, as part of its contribution to the development of human resources and health and safety of Ghanaians, has presented health items and educational scholarship worth more than ¢50,000 to four institutions in the mining communities. The beneficiary institutions are OLA Girls Senior HighContinue Reading
The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union has called for a full-scale tripartite (Government, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, and Ghana Mineworkers’ Union) investigation into the frequent occurrences of mine accidents, for a more sustainable panacea to the issue. The Union has also urged the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, andContinue Reading
Twelve months after the first covid-19 vaccines entered global clinical trials a great threat to their rapid worldwide roll out is hesitancy to get the vaccination. Data gathered in southern Mali by Critical Care International suggest very few of the population would accept a vaccine if offered today. Critical Care International (CCI)Continue Reading
