Why Nigeria needs to manage electronic waste better
n most of Nigeria’s cities, there are visible piles of refuse that have built up on roads, river banks and swampy land. These waste dumps...
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AECI provides water infrastructure for Hammanskraal communities
AECI has established a ‘filling station’ for the City of Tshwane to supply safe drinking water to the water-stressed Hammanskraal community amid the Covid-19 pandemic....
South Africa: Abandoned Coal Mines Pose Deadly Risk
Hundreds of South Africa’s abandoned coal mines pose a deadly risk to local communities and threaten to pollute the water of millions of South Africans...
Expedited change in stainless steel industry expected
he Covid-19 pandemic will have long-term ramifications, including permanent change in the South African stainless steel industry, Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) acting...
Gold Fields looks for South Deep productivity boost with teleremote loading project
As part of plans to establish a sustainable footing for its South Deep mine in South Africa, Gold Fields is trialling teleremote loading in a...
Momentum behind collision prevention on mines
While Proximity Detection Systems (PDSs) have been around for little more than 15 years, the offerings on the market today are streets ahead of what...
GAS BOOSTERS: Industrial electric gas boosters set to benefit mining operations
In underground mining environments, gas boosters are often working behind the scenes to pressurize gases for recharging rebreather cylinders, fire suppression, environmental cooling or gas...
Ivanhoe and JMMC making rapid progress at Kamoa-Kakula in DRC
At the Kamoa-Kakula Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the first phase of development at the Kakula Copper Mine is in many respects...
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...
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...