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Venetia is scheduled to achieve occupational readiness and first production in 2023.
The Waterberg Joint Venture has laid out an early infrastructure plan intended to significantly derisk the future construction of the project.
Mining major Anglo American has struck a deal with Queensland-owned energy generator Stanwell to power its steelmaking coal business solely through the use of renewable energy from 2025 onward, as...
A visit by Mining Weekly to the Venetia Underground Project (VUP) on November 14 provided far-reaching insight into this major diamond development that is scheduled to achieve occupational...
Industrial equipment supplier BMG specialists recommend HKT split cylindrical roller bearings for dependable use in extreme conditions, including applications above ground, underground and in...
Eskom has reported severe damage to a chimney at Kusile in the latest blow to the beleaguered power station.
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has rejected the notion that coal prices were contributing to higher electricity prices in Australia, noting that coal share of electricity generated had...
US-based coal miner Peabody Energy has begun initial steps to redevelop its North Goonyella mine – a hard-coking coal longwall operation in Australia with more than 70-million tons of reserves....
Kamoa Copper has selected a mining machinery company to supply a high-capacity direct blister furnace to expand the project.
South African Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has dismissed a series of appeals filed in 2021 against the granting of the Waterberg mining right on January 28, 2021.
A fire damaged one of the generating units that has not yet been synchronised to the grid at Kusile on October 14.
Since being appointed as the official channel partner of backstop clutch manufacturer Marland Clutch in 2020, specialist power transmission supplier Novus Gear has garnered a significant...
Without basic infrastructure to deliver energy and water, and to facilitate mobility and communication, South Africa’s growth prospects will remain constrained. Greenfield and brownfield...
Focusing solely on crushing and screening equipment, mining equipment provider Pilot Crushtec offers customers a unique blend of Finnish industrial company Metso Outotec’s and its own brand of...
Mining equipment supplier ELB Equipment announced in May that it had launched its latest range of Powerscreen mobile conveyors, which offer reduced crushing and screening costs when combined with...
The mining division of integrated mining solutions provider Hexagon introduced its HxGN MineMeasure Detect – a three-dimensional camera hardware, software and data solution – earlier this year. The...
Bulk materials handling specialist BLT WORLD has announced that it was appointed a distributor of materials handling manufacturer Convir stockpiling equipment in Southern and Central Africa earlier...
A copper mine located in the Apurimac region of southern Peru.
Materials handling equipment supplier BLT WORLD’s MDS static and mobile trommels and apron feeders – which are able to screen rocks as large as 1.5 m – have been designed for compatibility with...
We start with the best people, engineering expertise, and over a century of know-how in mine automation and electrification. Our customers’ vision, tasks, and needs define our integrated digital...
Midtier Africa-focused gold producer Pan African Resources is effectively building a new internally-funded underground gold mine on two levels of the Evander underground gold mine in Mpumalanga,...
The project involves the expansion of the mine from four-million wet tonnes a year to seven-million wet tonnes a year over a 15-year mine life.
A new triple deck screen designed for high-capacity aggregate screening in a closed-circuit crushing process, has been introduced to the Southern African market. Metso Outotec’s Lokotrack ST4.10...
Comminution specialist thyssenkrupp has rewritten the crushing and grinding technology rule book with the introduction of the High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) Pro.
The upgrade by SKF/Lincoln of a lubrication store at Durban Harbour has boosted bearing life and machine availability, subsequently delivering significant cost savings for a key customer who is...
Goods conveying is a critical aspect of production, packaging and distribution of numerous large consumer products and industrial components, says conveyor equipment manufacturer Melco Conveyor...
The first production of copper concentrate was achieved at Quellaveco on August 23.
A solid track record with over three decades of experience in the crushing, screening and materials handling industry in Africa appropriately positions Pilot Crushtec as a leader and innovator. The...
Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa Copper’s dedbottlenecking programme is progressing according to schedule.
Latest from Pilot Crushtec International is Metso Outotec’s Lokotrack® ST4.10™, the largest model in the Lokotrack® mobile screen range. With a nominal capacity up to 600 tonnes per hour (tph), it...
Motors and drives original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) SEW-EURODRIVE notes the completion of the new multimillion local assembly facility in Johannesburg has resulted in lead time advantages. The...
Drive component manufacturer SEW-EURODRIVE’s Gqeberha branch, in the Eastern Cape, is in the process of delivering drive systems that form part of a major project to an automotive machine builder,...
Hägglunds Drives South Africa has recently introduced Fusion, which it says is the most compact drive in its range. This all-in-one hydraulic drive solution is designed to meet high demands in...
Kamoa Copper has selected a mining technology company to supply key concentrator plant equipment for its copper mining complex expansion.
PTM is considering commercial alternatives for mine development, financing and concentrate offtake for the Waterberg project.
SEW-EURODRIVE offers a range of customised solutions for the African mining industry and its new multimillion-rand local assembly facility in Johannesburg is said to offer even greater lead time...
Anglo American has produced first copper concentrate from its Quellaveco project.
Leveraging the new Lokotrack® LT200HPX™ mobile cone crusher’s two-deck pre-screen, contractors are not only able to increase their material throughput by up to 30%, but also reduce unnecessary wear...
Local conveyor equipment manufacturer Melco, supplies rollers, idlers, pulleys and motorised pulleys for heavy duty belt conveyors in quarries and mining applications, as well as rollers, drum...
Having completed a new long-term plan and mine redesign study, JSE- and TSX-listed midtier platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Eastplats envisages restarting mining operations at its flagship PGMs...
The Phase 1 and 2 concentrator plants at the Kamoa-Kakula mine have surpassed their 7.6-million-tonne-a-year throughput design capacity for the third consecutive month.
The SKF North West Africa team successfully demonstrated their expertise as a solutions provider and secured a 24-month Rotational Equipment Performance (REP) contract with one of Morocco’s leading...
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