Kenya’s oil and gas industry is in a state of transition, as its major oil and gas development — Blocks 10BB and 13T in Turkana — has been put on hold, with Tullow Oil submitting a notice of force majeure to the Kenyan Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, citing complicationsContinue Reading
Finland-headed Outotec Oyj, an integrated mining technologies and services provider for the full value chain from ore to metals including water management, energy recovery as well as waste and side streams, has announced that it has completed the divestment of certain sludge incineration technologies. Following the announcement in December 2019, toContinue Reading
In order to be able to treat the City of Stockholm’s wastewater in the future, the municipalcompany Stockholm Vatten och Avfall is making a significant investment. Henriksdalwastewater treatment plant is being developed into one of the most modern in the world,the Sickla plant is being expanded and a new 14Continue Reading
South Africa has a coastline of over 2,850 kilometres and an extensive, complex and vastly expensive infrastructure has developed along the coast over the past 100 years. This ranges from luxury houses at coastal holiday resorts and quaint villages, to rail and industrial infrastructure in the form of warehouses, cranes,Continue Reading
Indiana-based engineering firm Matrix Design Group has launched an AI-powered collision avoidance application for mining operations. The application uses AI and machine learning to ensure that equipment avoids accidents with inanimate objects as well as with pedestrians. The technology includes up to three 120-degree field-of-view cameras, and does not requireContinue Reading
In the drilling industry there are many techniques and equipment that have been used over the years to conduct drilling operations, but one of the more exciting and innovative pieces of equipment has been the sonic drilling rig. What Is Sonic Drilling? Sonic drilling is a more efficient method ofContinue Reading
FOUR miners lost their lives at the mines of Sibanye-Stillwater today, the gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miner said in an announcement. A miner was killed in the early hours at Khuseleka shaft at the firm’s Rustenburg PGM operations following a fall of ground incident. The event happened “… whilstContinue Reading
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 scavenging. Traditional pneumatic and hydraulic gas boosters have some inherent limitations. Pneumatic units work well to boost pressures at intermittent, low-flow rates, but are noisyContinue Reading
ince its launch in 2016, Epiroc’s Minetruck MT65 has held its position as the highest payload capacity underground truck in the world. Recent design modifications have further optimized this unit for even better value for end users. A new engine dramatically lowers emissions for more sustainable operations. The company’s latest engine technologyContinue Reading
Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, many countries are now starting to plan the practical details of how they will achieve their goals. SRK Consulting recently researched the carbon footprint of commodities and how the mining sector plans to reduce it. Decarbonisation is rapidly picking up momentumContinue Reading
