As pressure mounts on miners to cut emissions, conserve water and still grow production, Weir believes that smarter technology and re‑engineered flowsheets are the way forward. For the group, sustainability isn’t a side project – it’s the organising principle behind its entire innovation strategy. Christian Stehle, Regional Engineering Director EMEAContinue Reading
In many mine-wide water balances, the tailings storage facility (TSF) still appears as a single line item – a convenient ‘black box’ where water goes in, something comes out, and the rest is blurred, assumed or simply left unknown. Yet the TSF is one of the largest and most dynamicContinue Reading
Siemens—a global leader in industrial AI and automation technology—announced the launch of SIMATIC AX WinCC Unified Elements, an IT-like engineering application for the SIMATIC WinCC Unified system. This application empowers automation engineers to build, perform version control, and deploy visualization engineering projects with the same workflows used by IT softwareContinue Reading
A prominent South African industrial group, working under contract at a Zambian gold mine, secured 45 Lincoln P203 8 KG progressive systems from SKF for leading brand mobile machines to ensure reliable performance for their end‑user customer. Mining operations rely on these machines for uninterrupted, reliable performance to safeguard uptime andContinue Reading
Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has begun hot commissioning Kiln 3 at its Limeco quicklime project in Zambia following the completion of planned refurbishment works, marking further progress toward expanding commercial production. With three kilns now operating, Firering said the project is moving beyond break-even production and is positioned to becomeContinue Reading
Africa’s growing manganese industry is attracting increased attention as a major French mining company expands its focus on battery metals needed for the global energy transition. The company is strengthening its position in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain through increased exposure to manganese, a critical mineral used in steelContinue Reading
The most effective way to manage groundwater inflows in underground mines is to address dewatering design early in the project lifecycle. According to John Goulding, Study Manager Mine Engineering at Cementation Africa, the foundation for effective underground dewatering is established long before the first shaft is sunk. “Hydrogeological studies formContinue Reading
Zambia Targets Increased Local Participation in Mining Sector as Government Pushes for Greater Economic Benefits President Hakainde Hichilema’s government is working to increase local participation in Zambia’s mining sector from 20% to 40% as part of efforts to ensure more benefits from mining reach Zambian businesses and communities. The governmentContinue Reading
Plant engineers upgrading older production lines with modern networking face a constraint that new facilities rarely encounter: limited cable pathways. In many existing plants, new Ethernet lines must run close to heavy motor power cables, variable frequency drives, and other equipment that was never designed with data transmission in mind.Continue Reading
There is renewed incentive for mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invigorate their decarbonisation efforts, as the country paves the way for taxing carbon emissions and regulating its carbon trading market. It is therefore no surprise that there is a renewed focus on practical strategies for minesContinue Reading
