PGMs market undergoing shift in 2025 – WPIC

There has been a significant change in market dynamics this year, with a strong growth in demand for platinum investment products in China and platinum jewellery that is over and above expectations... 

Tapering of EV demand not all bad news

Although the slowing growth rate in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) in some major markets might negatively affect the demand for platinum-group metals (PGMs), it is important to consider... 

Local leg of hydrogen programme to start

The projected start later this month of a new initiative under the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Global Clean Hydrogen Programme (GCHP) represents a major milestone in... 

CSIR to facilitate West Coast hydrogen master plan

The first phase of the West Coast Green Hydrogen Master Plan, in support of the establishment of the Saldanha Hydrogen Hub, has been confirmed and will be coordinated by the Council for Scientific... 

Innovation group adds more tech to portfolio

To remain at the forefront of driving South Africa’s strategic energy objectives, the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Research Development and Innovation Strategy, known as Hydrogen South Africa,... 

Sequel African hydrogen summit to draw global industry participation

The strategic conference programme of this year’s Global African Hydrogen Summit will present significant thought leadership and insights from government heads, industry leaders, technology experts... 

Automotive components sector gearing for bumper event

The 2025 National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) Show will for the first time be hosted in Nelson Mandela Bay, at the Boardwalk International Convention... 

Manufacturer anticipates good connections

The 2025 iteration of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) Show will be attended by automotive components manufacturers and suppliers from across South... 

2025 venue for components show integral to area’s development

In line with its corporate mandate to facilitate collaboration between private and public entities in the automotive sector, the Automotive Industry Development Centre – Eastern Cape (AIDC-EC) has... 

Company spotlights systems cleanliness for longevity

Preventing dirt and moisture infiltration into mining hydraulic systems is more cost-effective than the expenses associated with cleaning and repairing contaminated hydraulic components, reported... 

Offtake interest increases as manganese project progresses

Despite offtaker qualification having only recently being started at manganese development company Giyani Metals’ Botswana-based manganese oxide project – the K.Hill project, CEO Charles FitzRoy... 

Order moves supplier deeper into Africa

Turnkey crushing and quarrying solutions company Gold Rock Projects has completed the manufacture of a new two-stage, three-product aggregate plant – the Marsay 100 TPH – for a client in Nigeria.... 

Event highlights increased continental mining investment

Having amassed an impressive attendance of over 16 500 attendees, including that of C-suite mining executives, government representatives and investors, this year’s DRC Mining Week has assured the... 

Miner acquires shares in Côte d’Ivoire operation

Precious metals miner Fortuna Mining last month acquired 15 037 593 common shares of TSX Venture Exchange-listed mineral exploration company Awalé Resources by entering into an investor rights... 

Company amasses sizable collection numbers

Having successfully collected an impressive 136 900 ℓ of used oil, used for a range of applications and industries, from various sources, Recycling Oil Saves the Environment (ROSE)... 

Company streamlines surface mining offering

A combination of new and old technologies continues to cement weighing equipment solutions supplier Autotech Weighing Systems’ position as a preferred weighing systems provider to the South African... 

Innovative new dump trucks, excavators launched

A range of new Volvo equipment for the earthmoving and surface mining sector was launched earlier this month at equipment supplier Babcock Africa’s eMalahleni branch, in Mpumalanga. Babcock is the... 

New grader range breaking ground in S Africa

After a successful launch at Bauma 2025, held in April in Munich, Germany, South African earthmoving equipment manufacturer and supplier Bell Equipment introduced a new range of motor graders to... 

Youth development programme collaborates with cruise liner

South Africa’s largest enterprise development programme Zimele – created by mining major Anglo American – having announced previously that youth employment is a key focus area, will welcome up to... 

Cadet programme continues to empower Mpumalanga youth

Owing to its notable success and an overwhelming demand from host communities in and around Piet Retief, in Mpumalanga, the Kangra Cadet Programme – implemented by high-quality energy coal producer... 

Indaba aims to engage on a deeper level

With a list of sponsors and speakers that understand the complex intersection of sustainability, geopolitics, regulation and capital flows, this year’s London Indaba “promises to be a deeply... 

ICMM calls for honest, transparent conversations

This year, more than ever, participants at the London Indaba are hoping for honest and transparent conversations that will generate powerful solutions to foster responsible mining practices across... 

Exploration key to future mining in S Africa

While South Africa is a source of critical minerals, ongoing exploration activity is needed to discover new deposits and grow the country’s minerals resource base, says industry employers’... 

Re-engineered brakes bolster crane efficiency

New standards and efficiencies are being reached in harbour crane technologies, owing to the re-engineering of the DX series’ electrohydraulic disc brakes, developed by couplings and freewheel... 

Cannabis law misconceptions demystified

Many cannabis users in South Africa have misconstrued the new Cannabis for Private Purposes Act, gazetted in June last year, believing they may openly use cannabis before entering the workplace.... 

Platinum sponsor to awe Enlit attendees

In the build-up to this year’s Enlit Africa 2025, electromechanical equipment manufacturer and distributor Actom announced a slew of activities taking place at its stand. “As a platinum sponsor to... 

Cooling giant to unveil rebrand at event

Instead of simply highlighting its capabilities and technologies at this year’s Enlit Africa, industrial cooling specialists Industrial Water Cooling (IWC) will use the opportunity to make a... 

Organisers hope to drive shift to practicable solutions

Cape Town-based event and media agency VUKA Group says “business as usual” is no longer an option, commenting on this year’s Enlit Africa 2025 theme of ‘Challenge the Status Quo’. “Industry needs... 

State-of-the-art tech on display at Enlit

Products and solutions such as the Blue gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), Internet-of-Things-based decision-making tools and digital integration process technologies are only a few of the... 

WAMPEX expecting 30% more visitors

This year's West African Mining and Power Expo (WAMPEX) is expected to be attended by more than 7 000 visitors – an increase of almost 30% compared with last year’s attendance, reports global... 

Chamber supports legal small-scale mining

The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of, and supports, regularised and licensed small-scale mining, “just as the laws in Ghana support them”, reported acting CEO Ahmed Nantogmah during the... 

US investment in Moz LNG projects pivotal moment – energy chamber

US president Donald Trump’s re-election represents a pivotal moment for Africa’s fossil fuel industry, energy advocacy group African Energy Chamber (AEC) said earlier this year. The Trump... 

Three simultaneous events to draw biogas elite

With three biogas-related events to be held in the same metropolitan area, this year’s World Biogas Summit promises to bring together “movers and shakers” from across the global anaerobic digestion... 

Technology advances tailings reclamation

Aachen High Shear Reactor technology, predominantly used in the gold extraction process, has grown in popularity, as evidenced by commercial minerals processing and metallurgical testwork company... 

GIS technology supports tailings management and GISTM compliance

The increase in the development of reliable, tried-and-tested tailings storage facility (TSF) monitoring systems globally, driven by recent TSF disasters and the resultant long-term environmental... 

Supplier growing tailings product footprint globally

Heavy-duty slurry pump manufacturer Schurco Slurry has developed its presence in South Africa’s tailings transfer/retreatment and storage facilities (TSFs) sector owing to its expert engineering,... 

New data, computing platform launched

Seequent Evo – a new geoscience data and computing platform that allows for integrated workflows and collaboration – was launched by subsurface solutions company Seequent, the Bentley subsurface... 

New crushing bucket increases efficiencies

In the build-up to the global launch of crushing and screening equipment supplier Egelquip’s new coal and ore processing crushing bucket, CEO Brendan Geoghegan highlights how the bucket will... 

Mine nearing start of construction

With a total resource estimate of 219-million tonnes of coal and a projected production target of 7.2-million tonnes a year, coal miner Canyon Coal – a subsidiary of diversified mining investment... 

SA expertise behind development of Botswana coal mine

The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small part down to the contribution of professional services by independent geological consultants Gemecs,...