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Image of an  Atlas Copco T900 EAir mobile electric air compressors
Electric air compressors offer plug-and-play solution
31st October 2025

Atlas Copco has developed a range of E-Air mobile electric compressors geared to meeting the demands of mining and industry to improve efficiencies and reduce environmental impact. Models include... 


The ENDURON Elite double-deck banana screen from Weir, justaposed next to a SUV.
High demand for vibrating screens on surface mines in Africa
31st October 2025

An increasing number of brownfield expansions are being undertaken by surface mines in Africa in an effort to boost production while reducing risks and costs compared to new greenfield projects.... 


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Field services help optimise plants
31st October 2025

Mining solutions and technology company FLS highlights its site support and field services that provide maintenance, condition monitoring and tailored service models designed to help plants stay... 


Tshipi manganese mine
Jupiter on track to meet full-year guidance as Tshipi mine delivers good first-quarter results
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has reported that the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, has delivered another reliable set of results for the quarter ended September 30, with sales of 837 577 t and... 


Ipeleng Mabusela
Auto industry set to develop an EV-specific training qualification
31st October 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s automotive industry is developing an Electromobility Occupational Skills Programme, which will be a nationally recognised qualification designed to equip technicians with the skills... 


Anglo American COO Ruben Fernandes
Anglo sees Chile copper mine returning to full output in 2027
31st October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Anglo American’s expects its flagship copper mine in Chile to return to normal output levels in 2027 after grappling with a period of lower quality ore that’s set to constrain production next... 


NexGen Energy raised C$400-million a so-called bought deal in the month’s largest sale of new shares
North American miners sell shares at fastest pace since 2013
31st October 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mining companies are selling shares at the fastest clip in a decade, and investors looking for exposure to sharply higher gold prices and in-demand critical minerals can’t get enough. With October... 


ERG's Metalkol operation in the DRC
Mercuria, ERG agree $100m copper supply deal
31st October 2025 By: Reuters

Mercuria Energy Trading has agreed to provide up to $100-million in prepayments to Eurasian Resources Group under a three-year supply agreement for copper, the pair said on Thursday. Prepayments... 


Precision in every drop - Powered by ICP Technology
Precision in every drop - Powered by ICP Technology
31st October 2025

By: Sharista Raghunath – chemist, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) Accurate and reliable analytical data is essential for effective decision making in today’s competitive industrial landscape,... 


Powering SA's Municipalities: WEG attends the 71st AMEU Convention
31st October 2025

Municipalities throughout South Africa find themselves at a pivotal juncture. While energy demands increase and costs rise, there are also opportunities to participate in a new generation of energy... 


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Youth, regional integration hold the key to new economic era
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Africa’s rapidly expanding and youthful population is ready to transform the continent’s investment landscape, says professional services firm KPMG South Africa lead economist Frank Blackmore.... 


A worker in a Nokia data centre
Digital backbone taking shape through investment
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Africa’s rapid digital transformation is unfolding along key subsea connectivity routes, with countries, with the “big five” – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa – emerging as focal... 


SEW-EURODRIVE showcases fast, reliable drive solutions for coal mining sector
SEW-EURODRIVE showcases fast, reliable drive solutions for coal mining sector
31st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Drive technology company SEW-EURODRIVE used the ICPC Coal Africa 2025 conference to highlight its industrial gear solutions designed specifically for the tough demands of the coal mining industry.... 


Pilot Crushtec sales manager for South Africa Charl Marais
Pilot Crushtec demonstrates innovation, sustainability in crushing solutions at Coal Africa 2025
31st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec showcased its robust range of mobile and modular crushing solutions designed for the demanding conditions of coal mining at the ICPC Coal Africa 2025... 


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Refining risk governance for African projects
31st October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As mining projects across Africa contend with inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and complex permitting regimes, there is a greater need for mining companies, contractors and consultancies to... 


A generic site image of a lithium mine project
Integrated model integral for success – consultancy
31st October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the current volatile mining environment that is marked by tighter environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, fluctuating commodity cycles and rising project complexities, “few... 


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Constant investment maintains beneficial partnership
31st October 2025

Having made significant investments in its distribution, engineering facilities and technical skills, industrial solutions provider BMG’s dedicated variable-speed drive (VSD) workshops in Cape... 


Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré
Facility to address energy inefficiencies
31st October 2025 By: Halima Frost

The formation of the African Energy Efficiency Facility (AEEF), a legacy project of South Africa's G20 presidency, was announced earlier this month by Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister... 


a view of power Pylons from underneath
Transmission investment lacking in S Africa
31st October 2025

South Africa’s transmission network, built for a centralised, coal-based power system, cannot carry the country into a decentralised, renewables-led future, says financial solutions provider Old... 


The critical role of advanced mechanical seal face technology in mining
31st October 2025

Slurry services are one of the harshest environments for rotating equipment in mining. Abrasive solids, corrosive process fluids and demanding duty cycles quickly erode seal faces and shorten mean... 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


Mill filling levels influence performance – experts
31st October 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Under pressure to expand throughput, many mines' semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills often become the bottleneck, with the increase in ball filling and mill filling either negatively or positively... 


GenZ catalysts for change
31st October 2025 By: Tara O’Connor

Morocco’s GenZ212 demonstrators on October 18 relaunched rolling nationwide protests, expected to intermittently disrupt the country’s principal business cities – Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech,... 


SPS launches buyout model for existing solar and battery systems
31st October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) has introduced a buyout model that can convert existing solar and battery systems into immediate capital for South African businesses. SPS is a pan-African funder,... 


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Shocked, not surprised
31st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The latest edition of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, dubbed IRP 2025, has been Gazetted and its contents have not really come as any surprise. But that does not suggest it does not... 


Council for Geoscience specialist scientist Dr Asinne Tshibubudze
Junior Mining Exploration Fund delivering meaningful progress
31st October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After a successful first window of funding disbursed through the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), the Council for Geoscience, together with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and... 


Location map of the Mozambique LNG project
Mozambique Area 1 liquefied natural gas facility, Mozambique – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

TotalEnergies has warned the Mozambique government that costs for the project have risen by $4.5-billion during the four years it was suspended. 


Image of Springbok solar farms
Springbok solar PV plant, South Africa – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has entered early commercial operation. 


Gas fired power plant
Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – Bid Window 1, South Africa – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Department of Electricity and Energy has revised the request for proposals for the first procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power and has extended the submission deadline to May 29, 2026. 


Image of reactor vessel
El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, Egypt – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Installation of the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 is scheduled to start in mid-November. 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


Image of biofuel
2G biofuel plant project, Spain
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A joint venture between Moeve Global and Apical plans to build a new plant with a production capacity of 500 000 t/y of sustainable fuels. 


Image of solar panels in a field
Sasol and Air Liquide large-scale renewable-energy project, South Africa – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Damlaagte solar PV facility, near Parys, in the Free State, has been officially inaugurated. 


Mining equipment at the Stibnite project
Stibnite gold project, US – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Early works construction has started. 


Image of uranium ore
Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Aura Energy is aiming for a final investment decision in the first half of 2026.  


Image of iron pellets from Iron Bear project
Iron Bear iron-ore project, Canada – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Cyclone Metals has received the third tranche of funding from Vale for the ongoing development of the project. 


Location map of the Kvanefjeld project
Kvanefjeld rare earths project, Greenland – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

ASX-listed Energy Transition Minerals has reported that an arbitration tribunal has clarified its jurisdiction in the company’s dispute with the governments of Greenland and Denmark with regard to... 


The Pretoria skyline
Despite GDP uptick for South Africa, local challenges need to be addressed – BMI
30th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

While South Africa’s GDP is expected to edge up to 1.1% this year from 0.6% in 2024, on the back of energy and transport reforms, underlying challenges, such as weak export activity and contracting... 


Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
30th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In continuing a two-part series of webinars on opportunities for digitalisation in South Africa’s energy sector, expert participant Siham Salie-Abrahams, representing advisory firm HKA Global, said... 


An image of a Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle
Commercialisation proffered as next step for South Africa’s hydrogen mobility
30th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As South Africa looks to bolster its green hydrogen economy, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is pursuing commercialisation as the next step in the company’s hydrogen mobility journey. This was... 


Unemployment
South Africa to start R2.5bn fund to tackle unemployment
30th October 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa will on Friday start offering loans from a R2.5 billion Youth Fund aimed at supporting small businesses, part of a push by the government to tackle one of the world’s highest... 


Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo
Koeberg Unit 1 reconnected to the national grid following major maintenance
30th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Eskom reconnected Unit 1 at the Koeberg nuclear power station to the national grid at 01:36 on October 29, which it says marks an important milestone in further enhancing the security... 


Schneider Electric’s Technology Blueprint Paves Way for e-Methanol Fuel Expansion
Schneider Electric’s Technology Blueprint Paves Way for e-Methanol Fuel Expansion
30th October 2025

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has delivered the technology stack behind European Energy’s Kassø Power-to-X (PtX) facility, the world’s first commercially viable e-methanol... 


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