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AFC nears closing of $500m Africa climate adaptation fund
13th June 2023 By: Bloomberg

AFC Capital Partners secured $300-million in anchor funding led by the United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund, and plans to close the initial phase of an infrastructure-resilience fund by early... 


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Kiena Mine Complex, Canada
2nd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in north-western Quebec, in Canada. 


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Zulu lithium/tantalum project pilot plant, Zimbabwe – update
2nd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Premier African Minerals has fully commissioned the processing plant at its Zulu lithium and tantalum project. 


Greenpeace confident African govts will end plastic pollution
Greenpeace confident African govts will end plastic pollution
29th May 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Greenpeace Africa’s Communication and Story Manager Hellen Kahaso Dena said she was confident that African governments will adopt and champion a strong global treaty that will end plastic pollution... 


Premier African says first spodumene shipments from Zulu lithium project delayed
25th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company Premier African Minerals has fully commissioned the processing plant at its Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, but first... 


‘Rainfall extremes are becoming more probable in parts of SA’ – UP meteorology experts
19th May 2023

With climate change said to be affecting the intensity of rainfall, experts at the University of Pretoria (UP) have investigated if there are observable changes in the probability of significant to... 


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Windfall gold project, Australia – update
5th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold Fields has partnered with Osisko Mining to develop and mine the project. 


Multotec Group CEO Thomas Holtz
Multotec celebrates 50 years of successes
28th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Metallurgy and process engineering company Multotec, established in 1973, employs close to 2 000 people and has a yearly turnover of about R3-billion and, in 2022, it exported about 60% of the... 


Warming above 1 .5 °C likely in near term unless world acts now, UN says
20th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

The report published today by the world’s leading climate science body, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, summarizes the panel’s output over the past five years, amounting to some... 


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Company embarks on successful trommel projects
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Minerals processing equipment manufacturer Multotec embarked on two major trommel projects in 2022 for the heavy minerals mining industry. The first project, completed in July, involved the... 


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Woodhouse Colliery, UK
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The UK has approved opening its first deep coal mine in more than 30 years. 


ECA calls for investment in climate-smart development in Africa
12th December 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

United Nations regional commission the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) deputy executive secretary Hanan Morsy has called for investment in climate-smart development for Africa to achieve an... 


Water crisis poses greatest risk for Africa’s food, CEO of fertiliser company says
6th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

One of Africa’s largest producers of agriculture chemicals says erratic rains and water shortages pose the biggest risk to food security on the continent, more than Russia’s war on Ukraine or other... 


African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge
10th November 2022 By: Reuters

A group of over 85 insurers in Africa has pledged to create a financing facility to provide $14-billion of cover to help the continent's most vulnerable communities deal with climate disaster risks... 


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Africa losing up to 15% of GDP growth to climate change – AfDB
13th September 2022 By: Reuters

Africa is losing 5% to 15% of its per capita economic growth due the effects of climate change and is facing a gaping climate finance shortfall, according to the African Development Bank. Africa... 


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FLSmidth focusing on ‘MissionZero’ at Electra Mining
7th September 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Global leader in the supply of equipment and solutions to the minerals processing industry FLSmidth will be using this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition to demonstrate the progress it is... 


Multotec South African operations CEO Rikus Immink
Multotec technology assists in achieving ESG goals
6th September 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa-based minerals processing equipment specialist Multotec will have a strong presence at this year’s Electra Mining Africa (EMA) exhibition, and will have its in-house experts on hand to... 


PERFFECT ATTENDANCE Multotec has exhibited at every Electra Mining Africa since its inception
Using technology to achieve ESG goals
26th August 2022

Multotec, which has exhibited at every Electra Mining Africa exhibition since the show was launched in the 1970s, will have a strong presence at this year’s event, with its in-house experts on hand... 


LOCALLY MADE While FLSmidth is a global group, much of the equipment that will be featured on its Electra Mining stand is produced in South Africa, either in whole or in part, at its Delmas SuperCenter.
MissionZero: Helping mines achieve zero emissions
19th August 2022

Minerals processing equipment and solutions provider FLSmidth is making progress in realising its MissionZero strategy, an ambitious programme which aims to help mines and process plants to achieve... 


Strong market conditions underpin Kenmare’s solid interim performance
17th August 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources increased its interim dividend for the six months ended June 30 to just under $0.11 apiece, on the back of strong market conditions... 


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Rio posts solid quarter but warns of inflation
15th July 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified major Rio Tinto has reported a solid second quarter of production, with iron-ore, bauxite and copper up from the previous corresponding period. Rio on Friday reported that iron-ore... 


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BHP's neighbours to benefit from wind fences
2nd June 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major BHP has awarded contracts for Australia’s first wind fences, designed to reduce dust emissions as part of BHP’s A$300-million air quality commitment. The fences will be built in Port... 


KZN floods
Global warming made S Africa's recent floods twice as likely – study
13th May 2022 By: Reuters

Global warming made the heavy rains behind South Africa's devastating floods last month twice as likely as they would have been if greenhouse gas emissions had never heated the planet, scientists... 


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Webinars provide free practical knowledge for engineers
13th May 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

There is a growing need to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the minerals processing sector, with metallurgical engineering graduates quickly realising their lack of practical... 


Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
11th May 2022 By: Reuters

Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife and four children before a conflict 11 000 km away in Ukraine sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel... 


100-year floods
29th April 2022 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Growing up in Kwazulu-Natal, I would regularly travel with my father to  far-flung parts of the province as he embarked on community infrastructure projects. On these trips, he would point out the... 


Yamana now eyes 350 000 oz/y at Jacobina; studies Cerro Moro plant expansion
Yamana now eyes 350 000 oz/y at Jacobina; studies Cerro Moro plant expansion
28th April 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

The Phase 2 expansion of the Jacobina mine, in Brazil, is progressing ahead of schedule and is now expected to achieve its throughput objective one-year ahead of schedule, Canada-based Yamana Gold... 


Drought
Climate change has cost Southern Africa R640bn since 1980
16th March 2022 By: News24Wire

About 36% of the natural disasters that have occurred in Africa in the past four decades were in Southern Africa and they carried an estimated cumulative economic loss of R640-billion. Alize le... 


Fitch revises short-term iron-ore price outlook higher on China stimulus
21st February 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Business intelligence firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research is revising its 2022 iron-ore price forecast upwards, from $90/t to $120/t, and its 2023 forecast, from $75/t to... 


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Caracal raises £2m to help fund Kilimapesa gold mine expansion
14th February 2022 By: Darren Parker

London-listed gold producer Caracal Gold has raised about £2-million through the placement of an additional 177-million ordinary shares. The additional shares were acquired by a major shareholder... 


Caracal accelerates expansion at Kilimapesa gold mine
3rd February 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Caracal Gold is accelerating implementation of the final phase of its initial three-phase operational plan to further increase gold production and improve efficiencies at its flagship... 


New 650 model expands the innovate Cavex® 2 hydrocyclones range
26th January 2022

When the Cavex® hydrocyclone was introduced to the industry over 20 years ago it set the benchmark for the rest of the market. The recently launched Cavex® 2 took this product range a step further... 


Gold ore from the CK gold project, in the US
CK gold project, US
14th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study has delivered robust economics for the CK gold project. 


Silver Bullet Mines on track to commission modular pilot plant
6th January 2022 By: Donna Slater

TSX-V-listed silver, gold and copper explorer and developer Silver Bullet Mines (SBMI) is progressing with the construction of a 125 t/d modular pilot plant in Arizona, in the US, and is on track... 


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Tent Mountain mine, Canada
3rd December 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass, in Canada. 


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Integrated control improves safety
5th November 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

In an underground mining environment, there is a dire need for an integrated approach to effective dust control for improve underground health conditions. Mine ventilation and cooling company BBE... 


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Opinion: Combatting climate change with green energy solutions for Africa
15th October 2021

In this opinion article, Standard Bank head of sustainable finance, wholesale clients Greg Fyfe and head of power, wholesale clients Rentia van Tonder write that Africa has no choice but to join... 


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Optimising mill circuits for best efficiency impact
1st October 2021

Decades of product evolution have given multinational engineering company FLSmidth a range of solutions – including its LoadIQ smart sensor technology – to supply and optimise all technology in the... 


A forlorn continent
24th September 2021 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

We Africans are an unhappy lot. I am not joking – scientifically derived statistics are available to back this up, and it appears the advent of Covid-19 has exacerbated our collective melancholy.... 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
17th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A project to convert the Driefontein 2 plant at the Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation to closed-circuit milling is nearing completion. 


DRDGold nears completion of project to achieve better recoveries at FWGR
13th September 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and JSE-listed DRDGold says a project to convert the Driefontein 2 Plant (DP2) at the Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR) surface retreatment operation, in Gauteng, to closed-circuit milling, is... 


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Mintek’s CyLas upgraded to accommodate remote working amid pandemic
30th August 2021 By: Tracy Hancock

Instrument technicians at remote sites can now install the CyLas on-line instrument for measuring a hydrocyclone’s underflow flare discharge angle with only telephone or email assistance where... 


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Gauteng ‘day-zero drought’ is South Africa’s biggest near-term climate risk, IPCC scientist warns
19th August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

A leading South African climate scientist believes a ‘Gauteng day-zero drought’ represents the biggest near-term climate change risk faced by the country, which is poised to become hotter and drier... 


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