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ISF Power Systems is a trusted partner in power generation solutions
ISF Power Systems is a trusted partner in power generation solutions
28th February 2025

Comprehensive power generation solutions specialist ISF Power Systems is a 100% black-owned entity. From pre-feasibility to bankable feasibility studies, it provides expert guidance through every... 


KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room
KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room
27th January 2025

Health and safety solutions provider KBC has introduced South Africa's first safety escape room at Phalaborwa Mining Company (PMC). Safety escape room training aims to offer an interactive and... 


KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room for hands-on HSE training
KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room for hands-on HSE training
20th January 2025

KBC, a provider of health and safety solutions, has introduced South Africa's first safety escape room, an innovative approach to Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) training. Recently... 


From left: KBC COO Sian Thurtell; PMC manager in training development and contractor management Mabore Macheru; KBC corporate accounts partner Ruan Janse van Rensburg
KBC launches safety escape room for hands-on HSE training
17th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Health and safety solutions provider KBC Health and Safety has introduced South Africa's first safety escape room, an innovative approach to health, safety and environment (HSE) training. Recently... 


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Russian war machine funded by illicit gold trading, WGC report states
18th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Russian State-funded private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is one of the greatest beneficiaries of illicit gold trading, a new report published by the World Gold Council (WGC) shows.... 


IFS Group
ISF Group: Redefining excellence in engineering and construction
11th July 2024

In the bustling landscape of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), one name stands out for its unparalleled commitment to innovation, quality and transformative impact – ISF Group.... 


Local Raise Bore Manufacturer AGC Adds Vertical Mobile Slot Borer To Portfolio
Local Raise Bore Manufacturer AGC Adds Vertical Mobile Slot Borer To Portfolio
6th June 2024

Local raise bore manufacturer Atlantis Group of Companies (AGC) has showcased its latest innovation in its MK range of equipment, the AGC Vertical Mobile Slot Borer, which is best suited for block... 


Power Metal, ACAM propose uranium-focused JV
3rd June 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources has entered into a legally binding subscription agreement with ACAM for the latter to invest £2-million in Power Metal by way of a loan note with attaching... 


The Silent Threat in the Workplace: Is your business safe from electrical hazards?
The Silent Threat in the Workplace: Is your business safe from electrical hazards?
16th May 2024

Every year, R7 billion is paid out by the Compensation Fund and Rand Mutual Assurance to address occupational injuries and diseases in South Africa. This statistic highlights the pressing need for... 


TRIUMPHANT SHAFT SINKING
Reaching a final depth of 1 200 m, the new ventilation shaft sunk by Murray & Roberts Cementation at Palabora Mining Company is a triumph in many respects
Last blast of new ventilation shaft celebrated
29th March 2024

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) completed the last blast in the development of the miner’s new ventilation shaft at PMC’s... 


Dan Plato
Dan Plato leaves DA for People's Movement for Change
14th February 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape has noted the resignation of former Cape Town mayor and safety MEC Dan Plato from the party, as he finds a new political home with the People's Movement... 


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New ventilation shaft holes out safely
26th January 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining Company (PMC) this month celebrated the last blast at the new ventilation shaft at the Lift II project,... 


COLLABORATIONThe Palabora copper mine Lift II expansion project is expected to extend the life of mine to at least 2038
MRC, PMC reach new depths in Lift II ventilation shaft project
15th December 2023 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client, copper miner Palabora Mining Company (PMC) celebrate a significant milestone in their partnership as they approach the... 


INNOVATIONInnovative approaches in shaft sinking, including tailored concrete mixes, have far-reaching implications for the future of shaft sinking projects in the mining industry
Innovation, safety pave way for success
15th December 2023 By: Shannon de Ryhove

As underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client, copper miner Palabora Mining Company (PMC) continue their journey towards the 1 200-m mark in the construction of the... 


WILDLIFE MANAGEMENTPalabora Copper is adjacent to the iconic Kruger National Park, making wildlife management a crucial aspect of its operations
Project commits to people, wildlife
15th December 2023 By: Shannon de Ryhove

While the main goal of copper miner Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) Lift II expansion project is to enhance and optimise its mining operations, it has also become a catalyst for substantial... 


M&R Cementation, PMC reach one-million fatality-free hours on expansion project
11th December 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has reached one-million fatality-free hours at its vent shaft contract on the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) Lift II expansion... 


Offhore gas/oil rig
Hail and Ghasha development project, United Arab Emirates – update
17th November 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has awarded a contract for the onshore processing portion of the project. 


Murray & Roberts Cementation achieved a remarkable milestone at the end of July this year, when it successfully reached the 1 000 m mark on its contract to sink the 1 200 m ventilation shaft at PMC's Lift 2 expansion
Murray & Roberts Cementation reaches milestone on PMC vent shaft
7th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation achieved a milestone at the end of July when it successfully reached the 1 000 m mark on its contract to sink the 1 200 m ventilation... 


The PMC Lift 2 expansion project is expected to extend the life-of-mine to at least 2038
Palabora’s vent shaft a 'triumph of collaboration’ and remarkable safety performance
4th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The sinking of a 1 200 m ventilation shaft as part of copper miner Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) Lift 2 expansion is proving to be a partnership success story, based on an unshakeable... 


The Sudan-Russia nexus
22nd July 2022 By: Tara O’Connor

Sudan’s Islamist-led military is seeking to consolidate its control of the country, assumed in an October 25, 2021, coup d’état, through deception, extreme violence, abduction, suppression and... 


Boreholes put education back on track for Phalaborwa schools
20th July 2022

Three primary schools in Limpopo province can now focus on learning, after proper running water facilities were installed thanks to corporate action. Murray & Roberts Cementation, in collaboration... 


Pic of The foundations for PMC's crusher as part of its infrastructural upgrades.
Engineering firm extends life of copper mine
18th November 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Consultancy Leoka Engineering is in the process of building the foundations for a crusher as part of infrastructural upgrades to Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) plant to extend its life-of-mine... 


A client-centric approach: Leoka Engineering does things differently
1st July 2021

Providing engineering, project management and development services in South Africa – a market in which such services are already plentiful – requires a novel approach. If clients are to search for... 


Ghasha Concession, United Arab Emirates
Ghasha Concession, United Arab Emirates
10th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will provide the infrastructure required to further develop, drill and produce gas from the sour gasfields in the Ghasha Concession. 


ON TRACK CONTRACT
PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia appoints Black & Veatch as technical consultant for Indonesia's first alumina refinery
Consortium heading up alumina refinery project
1st November 2019

PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia, a subsidiary of State-owned enterprise PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium has appointed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Black & Veatch-led project... 


Russia’s secretive military operations on the rise in Africa
14th August 2019 By: African News Agency

Private Russian military and security operations in Africa are on the increase with little of this being researched or making news headlines. However, a new report by CNN which took a month to... 


LAY IT ON THIN
The sprayable powder is a one coat application
Powder coating for corrosion launched
31st May 2019

Global industrial coating supplier PPG has introduced its PPG Envirocron Extreme Protection Edge powder coatings for corrosion protection. PPG is represented in South Africa by paint manufacturer... 


CLOSER TO THE ACTION
The closer monitoring of ore copper concentrations is “imperative” to ensure maximum output from the mine and a sustained ore supply from the current operations to the envisaged new mining level
Underground lab contract awarded to cut costs, improve efficiencies
14th August 2015

Analytical chemistry laboratory Set Point Laboratories, a division of the Set Point Group announced in May that it had secured the labour contract for a “unique” underground laboratory at refined... 


Umm Wu’al phosphate project, Saudi Arabia
25th January 2013 By: Sheila Barradas

The project involves the development of a greenfield phosphate complex and related facilities in northern Saudi Arabia. 


Al-Zour refinery project, Kuwait
18th January 2013 By: Sheila Barradas

Once completed, the Al-Zour refinery will be the largest refinery in the Middle East . 


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