Gold miner Caledonia Mining has reported a fatality on the afternoon of February 16 at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. The accident was related to secondary blasting. 

While Tevva’s laser-guided focus remains trained on building and delivering its battery-electric 7.5t vehicle, testing and development of its hydrogen-electric counterpart continues apace.  Four... 

High-quality corrosion instrumentation supplier BAMR introduced the ecofriendly Bristle Blaster Cordless instrument – a product of blasting solutions company MontiPower – to the local market in... 

Rosslyn-based mechanical engineering company Impco Engineering has completed the development and construction of its first automated and energy-efficient Jumbo shaft sinking drill rig, which has... 

A US judge has ordered regulators to reconsider part of the permit approving Lithium Americas' Thacker Pass lithium mine project. 

Ivanhoe has announced initial capital for Kipushi of $380-million in 2023/24.  

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced its AutoMine Concept Underground Drill, the company’s second technology demonstrator for its future autonomous mining vision. The AutoMine Concept... 

Explosives and blasting specialist Enaex Africa is hopeful that it will continue to expand into Africa and help drive long-term growth and new investment opportunities in the continent’s mining... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines intends to spend a combined $3.78-billion in capital expenditure (capex) on its Kamoa-Kakula copper project and Kipushi zinc/copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of... 

An important focus of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 6 to 9 – will be security and supply, and with good... 

Blasting will be carried out near the Camperdown Overpass Bridge to remove rock outcrops on February 8 at 15:00. This forms part of the ongoing N3 upgrades from Cato Ridge interchange to... 

A silver mine East of Agadir, in the Taroudant province of Morocco. 

Canyon Resources has secured a near A$12.1-million strategic placement with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings to advance the development of its Minim Martap bauxite project. 

The board of Eldorado Gold has approved an investment decision and full restart of construction activities at the Skouries gold project. 

Orion Minerals has signed definitive agreements for an $87-million funding package with Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp to advance its Prieska copper/zinc mine. 

Australian explosives group and Swedish mining equipment company Epiroc have successfully initiated live blasting with Avatel – a semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution... 

Diversified resources group BHP has entered into a collaboration agreement with technology companies I-Pulse and I-Rox to identify and develop applications of pulsed-power technology across... 

Copper developer Orion Minerals has inked definitive agreements for an $87-milion funding package with TSX- and NYSE-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp to advance its Prieska copper/zinc mine,... 

The first of six water control doors designed to counter water ingress has been completed for the De Beers Venetia Underground Project (VUP). The huge water control door has a steel frame 8 m high,... 

Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide... 

In the hills of Tapairihua in Peru's Andes, Samuel Retamozo and other artisanal miners have found a rich seam of copper on their indigenous community's land. Armed with temporary government... 

Mining major BHP has unveiled a fully electric Jumbo at its Olympic Dam operations, in South Australia, to support the company’s target to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,... 

Diversified mining and minerals group African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have entered a multidisciplinary partnership to enhance skills and research in... 

The feasibility study into the Cadia PC1-2 panel cave operation has estimated that some 3.7-million ounces of gold could be produced over a mine-life of 16 years, gold miner Newcrest Mining said on... 

The construction of the project is on time and within budget. 

Diversified mining and minerals group African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have entered a multidisciplinary partnership to enhance skills and research in... 

Major Rio Tinto has announced a A$5.6-million investment into cultural heritage protection in Western Australia. The miner will invest A$5.6-million over five years into the Pilbara Cultural Land... 

Telecommunications company BT group’s medium earth-orbit (MEO) mining service provides a “game-changing satellite connectivity solution” for mining companies to improve performance, safety and... 

The Prieska copper/zinc mine is now on its way towards commercial production. 

A fully autonomous, twin-boom development drill rig capable of drilling without human interaction, is seen as a major step towards autonomous mining. The AutoMine concept underground drill is a... 

The implementation of comprehensive human rights due diligence (HRDD) processes underpins AngloGold Ashanti’s commitment to the United Nations Guiding Principle (UNGPs) and ensures effective... 

While large mines have sufficient staff in different roles to ensure compliance with legislation, such as quality management, smaller-scale surface mines often lack some of the resources to ensure... 

Major openpit coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), which operates in the regions of Sangatta and Bengalon, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, manages one of the largest openpit mines in the... 

Mine development company Orion Minerals has achieved a vital funding milestone in very difficult market circumstances., S2 Research’s Simon Hudson-Peacock states in an analysis of the convertible... 

Building on the flexibility and accuracy of electronic detonation, digital blasting tools can assist in enhancing mines’ efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, says blasting and explosives... 

Explosives and blasting contractor Master Blasters uses only the safest primary and secondary explosives – resulting in the least damage to the environment and impact on surrounding communities –... 

As explosives and blasting services contribute largely to carbon emissions, the mining sector needs to implement alternative explosives production processes to reduce its carbon footprint, and one... 

Mining and infrastructure solutions company Orica notes that its “revolutionary” 4D bulk system is available for surface mining, and is being trialled for underground mining, with subsequent market... 

A preliminary economic assessment completed in August 2022 envisages a simple low-cost and low-strip ratio openpit gold mine using standard heap-leach processing for oxide ores. 

Horizonte Minerals has increased the capital expenditure guidance for its Araguaia nickel project. 

The Minerals Council South Africa and the Mandela Mining Precinct plan to announce the finalists of an open innovation challenge – championed by Sibanye-Stillwater and Impala Platinum – to identify... 

A first-of-its-kind solution consisting of floating pontoons to support scaffolding within cooling towers was recently installed by SGB-Cape, a division of WACO Africa. Owing to capacity...