Engineering consultant SKF and steel-based technology company voestalpine Wire Technology earlier this year successfully produced the first prototype bearing made from steel that contains hydrogen... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom, with the South African government, has made significant progress in supporting battery energy storage systems (BESS), which is pivotal in ensuring energy... 

Kodal Mining UK has completed discussions to finalise the Bougouni mining licence transfer to Mali-registered mining company Les Mines de Lithium de Bougouni. 

Orano USA plans to build a state-of-the-art centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in Tennessee. 

The project proposes gold production from low-strip openpit mining of more than 97% measured and indicated mineral resources. 

Ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator is complete. 

Construction of the refinery is at an advanced stage. 

Kore Potash has completed a share subscription to further advance work at the Kola project. 

First Nation Mining has entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation. 

St Barbara has announced plans to raise up to A$110-million to fast-track the expansion. 

Pilbara Minerals plans to pause construction of the midstream demonstration plant until market conditions have improved. 

The project has been granted a 20-year mining licence. 

Production has started at Mero-3, in the presalt area of the Santos basin. 

The independent definitive feasibility study published in September 2019 has been updated. 

The Upper uMkhomazi water project is set to increase the amount of raw water in the uMgeni water system by 55%. 

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has invited the built environment industry to introduce innovative construction solutions to ensure that infrastructure being built in... 

Following gold miners Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti’s announcement last year that they intend to enter into a joint venture (JV) in Ghana, the companies have advised it has not yet received the... 

Chinese raw materials imports mostly rose year-on-year in October, according to customs data released Thursday, as demand remained resilient despite a slowing economy. The government’s measures to... 

Concor won two prestigious Construction World Best Projects 2024 Awards for its impressive work, undertaken in joint venture with Lubocon Construction, on the Ash Disposal Facility (ADF) expansion... 

AfriSam and Rumdel Construction were honoured at the Construction World Best Projects 2024 Awards for their collaborative work on a landmark upgrade to the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal. Announced as... 

Toronto-listed Equinox Gold has officially declared commercial production at its Greenstone mine, in Ontario. The announcement follows months of ramp-up operations, with the mine now progressing... 

The newly appointed head of Scatec’s sub-Saharan Africa business, Alberto Gambacorta, says the group is pursuing a 5 GW pipeline of renewable energy and storage opportunities in the region and... 

Real estate investment trust Growthpoint has started construction on the second development phase of its Arterial Industrial Estate, in Blackheath, Cape Town. Arterial Industrial Estate is on a 71... 

The successful placement of A$130-million, along with A$25-million cash on hand at the end of September, as well as an imminent share purchase plan (SPP), have ensured that ASX- and OTCQX-listed... 

In an effort to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide pigment, producer Nyanza Light Metals is progressing the construction of a Richards Bay plant to process ilmenite produced... 

Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) has invested $3-billion on infrastructure over the past few years and has plans to invest a similar amount over the next few years as it works to attract... 

Insights, data and analytics provider BMI expects South Africa's economic growth to pick up from 1% this year to 1.5% in 2025 as improved energy supply, greater private-sector investment, slower... 

Potash development company Kore Potash has completed a share subscription, raising about $900 000 through the issue of 25.4-million new ordinary shares. Kore has 97% ownership of the Kola and DX... 

Following an announcement by Hainan Mining related to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Mali government, Hainan and Aim-listed Kodal Minerals’ jointly owned subsidiary Kodal... 

To achieve the economic growth necessary to tackle South Africa's very high levels of unemployment, it is vital that the public and private sectors collaborate in launching critical infrastructure... 

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) has scooped the 2024 Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) South Africa Gold Award. The award recognises GMA’s efforts in harnessing its collective... 

Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has acquired the remaining 92% of Tennant Consolidated Mining Group (TCMG) in Australia. The company disclosed on November 5 that the acquisition was... 

By: George Jennings & Kobus van Niekerk The construction industry holiday is a period when most contractors, sub-contractors, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, and other professionals in... 

South Africa's private sector maintained its growth trajectory in October, bolstered by a decline in business costs and selling prices, a Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey showed on Tuesday.... 

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by Kyoto... 

Australia’s St Barbara on Tuesday announced plans to raise up to A$110-million to fast track the expansion of its Simberi gold mining operation, in Papua New Guinea. St Barbara aims to accelerate... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Phase 1, 2, and 3 concentrators at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) achieved a combined monthly... 

JSE-listed AECI has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement with a consortium involving Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) and Sphere Investments to sell its entire ownership stake in... 

Medium- to high-volume computerized numerical control (CNC) machined automation components manufacturer Wekaba officially launched its R25-million automotive manufacturing plant in Alberton,... 

A recent webinar, hosted by Creamer Media Webinars on behalf of advanced filter supplier Donaldson, focused on advanced filtration solutions as a means to sustainable mining operations. The... 

Canadian project developer First Nation Mining said last week that it had entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation that will provide capacity to... 

Significant progress has been made on the R15-billion upgrade of the Moloto road which, once completed, is expected to help improve safety on one of the country’s most dangerous roads, remarked...