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A NORD Maxxdrive motor installed on teh top of a structure
Industrial gear units ensure optimum control, performance
30th May 2025

NORD Drive Systems – designed by German precision engineers Getriebebau Nord and assembled locally by industrial solutions provider BMG – encompass modular drive configurations that ensure optimum... 


BMG business unit manager agriculture Carlo Beukes
BMG showcases smart farming solutions for resilient agriculture
28th May 2025

Industrial supplies distributor BMG highlighted commitment to empowering South African farmers with smart, locally relevant agricultural innovations at Nampo 2025 in Bothaville. Through its... 


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IO-Link vibration sensors improve condition monitoring
27th May 2025

Vibration sensors help to monitor machine vibrations as a means of assessing the condition of a machine, enabling early detection of damage to rolling element bearings and other machine components... 


Precision engineering addresses Joburg water crisis
Precision engineering addresses Joburg water crisis
26th May 2025

As water demand continues to put a strain on infrastructure in Gauteng’s urban areas, the residents of Kempton Park and Brixton (and surrounding areas) will experience some relief as two new water... 


Shuka CEO Richard Lloyd (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Newly JSE-listed Shuka says experiencing supportive Zambian govt approach to mining
22nd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE's) newly listed Shuka Minerals states in its listing presentation that it is already experiencing the “fresh approach” of the government of Zambia to mining... 


BMG powers up at Nampo 2025
BMG powers up at Nampo 2025
22nd May 2025

The BMG team was highly prominent at this year’s Nampo agricultural show, held near Bothaville recently. “This prestigious event, which is considered one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa faces Trump with deals on offer and golfers in tow
21st May 2025 By: Reuters

President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House on Wednesday on a perilous mission to persuade a hostile Donald Trump to make deals with his country rather than scold and punish it as he has... 


Eastplats Crocodile River mine underground
Eastplats records wider attributable loss as it develops underground operations
15th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has reported a 5.7% decrease in revenue to $14.8-million in the first quarter of the year, compared with revenue of $15.7-million having been reported in the... 


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Astron Energy introduces new solution for varnish
12th May 2025

At Astron Energy, we don’t accept the status quo, particularly when challenges are industry-wide and costly. We sat down with Astron Energy Technical Specialist Faiz Regal to find out which big... 


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South Deep mine, South Africa
9th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province, about 45 km south-west of Johannesburg. 


Vesconite Bearings development engineer and consultant Muller Vermaak speaks about Ultrablack skid plates and slats for combine harvesters.
Ultrablack enhances combine harvester performance
8th May 2025

Proudly South African wear parts manufacturer Vesconite Bearings’ high-wear, high-abrasion-resistant material Ultrablack offers a unique blend of self-lubrication, abrasion-resistance and high... 


The Hemlo mine in Ontario is up for sale.
Hemlo sale won’t diminish Barrick's Canada commitment - Bristow
8th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-headquartered Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow on Wednesday reaffirmed the miner’s long-term commitment to Canada, even as the company launches a sale process for Hemlo – its last operating... 


DRDGOLD CFO Riaan Davel (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer.
The good gold price is providing much more capex confidence, says chief financial officer
5th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The good gold price is providing gold mining companies with much more confidence to execute capital programmes, and a sentiment doing the rounds is that South Africa should, in every respect, make... 


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Lalor mine, Canada
2nd May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold/zinc/copper/silver mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada. 


 	DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Premature gold mine closure can no longer be allowed, says 130-year-old DRDGOLD
29th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 


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Copper Mountain mine, Canada
25th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine south of Princeton, in British Columbia, Canada. 


An artist impression of the planned Ewoyaa lithium operation in Ghana
Atlantic Lithium seeks concessions to salvage Ghana project
24th April 2025 By: Reuters

Australia-based miner Atlantic Lithium said it has appealed to Ghana's government for fiscal concessions to salvage its Ewoyaa project, as plummeting global prices threaten the viability of what... 


Gravelotte emeralds
Gem Resources sells first emeralds from revamped Gravelotte mine
24th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Gem Resources has sold 8 130 ct in its first sales tender for emeralds produced from the Gravelotte mine, in South Africa’s Limpopo province. Having generated $43 000 from the... 


A handful of ferrochrome.
Working group has been established to extend ferrochrome's horizon, Minister reports
22nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 


The Cangrejos camp in Ecuador
CMOC to acquire Lumina Gold in C$581m all-cash deal
22nd April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Chinese mining company CMOC Group has agreed to acquire Canada's Lumina Gold in an all-cash deal valued at C$581-million.  The transaction, announced on Monday, will mark a step forward for the... 


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3D-printed heat exchanger prototypes in development
18th April 2025

As part of its partnership in Germany’s Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry-funded  ESCO research project, heat exchange solutions developer Kelvion will develop “cutting-edge” 3D printed... 


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Dasa uranium project, Niger
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium project developer Global Atomic Corporation has reported that underground development has reached the ore zone. 


LOcation map of the Waterberg project
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Operator and majority owner of the Waterberg project Platinum Group Metals has indicated that its near-term focus remains advancing the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision 


Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen.
Andrada looking to opening more mines in Namibia
16th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Opening more mines in Namibia is the aspiration of tin, tantalum and lithium green transition metals producer Andrada Mining. “We've always been very bullish on Namibia, not only as an investment... 


The ore will be processed at Energy Fuels' White Mesa mill in Utah.
Western Uranium & Vanadium inks ore deal with Energy Fuels
15th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp has signed an ore purchase agreement with NYSE-listed Energy Fuels, as it moves to generate revenue from its stockpiled ore at the Sunday mine complex in... 


Platinum smelting
PTM advances smelting study alongside Waterberg pre-build development
14th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) says its near-term objective remains advancing the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project, in South Africa, to a development and construction... 


Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 


An image of Stephen Mullowney
Gold miner expands plant as gold price soars
11th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

With the gold price rallying to record highs, gold explorer and miner TRX Gold is progressing its flagship Buckreef gold project, in Tanzania, by optimising the mine’s existing 2 000 t/d plant to... 


A generic image of a piece of land near a coal mine
Landmark initiative will facilitate greener future
11th April 2025

In a move that bridges mining, energy and sustainability, blue ammonia producer Suiso and public research institute the Council for Geoscience (CGS) have entered a collaboration to research South... 


Historical data confirms significant uranium mineralisation at Pioneer’s Namibia project
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Pioneer Lithium has secured and reviewed a significant body of historical exploration data for the Warmbad uranium project, located in Namibia’s southern uranium corridor. The dataset,... 


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Astron Energy introduces new solution for varnish
10th April 2025

At Astron Energy, we don’t accept the status quo, particularly when challenges are industry-wide and costly. We sat down with Astron Energy Technical Specialist Faiz Regal to find out which big... 


Jubilee's Inyoni operation
Jubilee to increase yearly PGM output by 32% through excess stock partnership
9th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has signed a partnership agreement with an undisclosed platinum group metal (PGM) producer to process part of the surplus PGM and chrome feedstock generated at... 


Image of a speaker on a stage pointing to GFRP Tech’s EnviraMesh product
Environment-friendly mesh systems for construction
8th April 2025

Gauteng-based manufacturer of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) products, GFRP Tech has introduced an environmentally sustainable alternative to steel mesh, as its latest product offering to... 


Alta Mesa uranium plant
enCore Energy hits record uranium output at Texas plant, eyes growth
8th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed enCore Energy has reported its strongest production month to date at the Alta Mesa in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium plant in Texas, as the US-based uranium company continues... 


Heraeus platinum ingots
Precious metals unable to avoid wide-ranging sell-offs amid Trump tariffs
7th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although precious metals dodged the reciprocal import tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week, they were unable to avoid the wide-ranging sell-off that hit most assets, Heraeus... 


Rio Tinto lifts WA supplier spend to record A$10.3bn amid Pilbara expansion push
Rio Tinto lifts WA supplier spend to record A$10.3bn amid Pilbara expansion push
7th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has boosted spending with suppliers in Western Australian by A$1.5-billion to a record A$10.3-billion in 2024, as it continues to support local businesses and develop... 


Artemis, Greentech to consolidate lithium rights
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed companies Artemis Resources and GreenTech Metals have executed a binding agreement to consolidate the lithium mineral rights of their respective tenement holdings near Karratha in the... 


Diagrammatic image of industrial plant
Sustainable copper sulphide concentrates leaching process results in high copper recovery
2nd April 2025

A new copper pressure oxidation (Cu POX) leaching process aims to address the changing needs of the copper extraction industry, faced by the ongoing depletion of deposits and increasing... 


Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter
Sars collects R1.86tr during year to end March
1st April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Tax authority the South African Revenue Service (Sars) collected a net amount of R1.86-trillion during the fiscal year to end March 2025, and which is R8.8-billion higher than the revised estimate,... 


Image of periodic table symbol for lithium
South West Arkansas lithium project, US
28th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is expected to be one of the world’s first commercial-scale direct lithium extraction facilities. 


Image of Kusile power plant from a distance
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
28th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Kusile’s final unit – Unit 6 – has been synced to the national grid. 


The above image depicts the range of IKO Nippon Thompson’s linear guides
Linear motion solutions can enhance efficiency
28th March 2025 By: Lynne Davies

By offering a comprehensive range of IKO Nippon Thompson’s linear guides, runner blocks and associated products, industrial equipment and services supplier BMG’s bearings division helps the paper,... 


A Hilube 10 cup liner
Vesconite Bearings supplies low-friction bogie liners to South African railways
27th March 2025

Vesconite Bearings continues to supply cup liners and flat liners to the acclaimed South African Sishen Saldanha heavy-haul railway line, which uses these parts in the centre bowls of the bogie... 


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