There is a growing recognition among mining companies globally that the adoption of new technologies will play a vital role in how their operations function in future, states research and... 

Platinum group Metals has closed its public offering of common shares, raising more than the $25-million it had initially planned to raise. 

The African mining sector is under pressure to become three times more efficient in minerals processing to ensure its sustainability amid low commodity prices, producing more product at a lower... 

South African coal industry stakeholders need to pursue mechanisation if the industry is serious about streamlining operations and improving efficiencies, stresses international market research... 

JSE-listed drilling services provider Master Drilling has overcome a challenging economic climate to secure a $208.9-million order book, while its headline earnings a share increased 30.1%... 

While the modernisation of South Africa’s gold and platinum mines will be a major boost to the South African economy, failure to modernise will put a huge number of jobs at risk. Work done to date... 

CEOs warned this week that platinum mining is going to ‘drop off a cliff’ because of huge under investment.The CSIR warned this week that mining needs a major change of mining method to survive.... 

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) is offering the opportunity for mining industry stakeholders to participate in three, four-hour “high-impact forums” with top... 

If there is no substantial change in the mining methods used in South Africa, gold and platinum mining could cease in 2033 and 2029, respectively, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research... 

South African non-destructive testing (NDT) technicians can possibly look forward to the global influx of new technology, following the completion of the nineteenth World Conference on NDT held in... 

Materials handling and hauling company Ncamiso Mining is looking to acquire more mechanised systems, as this should increase its productivity by between 60% and 70%. However, to create jobs,... 

Copper, a significant economic driver in Zambia, had taken the country so far but would not be able to take it any further, said Zambian Deputy Agriculture and Livestock Minister Maxas Ng’onga on... 

Enforcing the new Minerals and Mining Amendment Act (MMAA) No 900 of 2014 will do much to reduce the onslaught of illegal, or galamsey, miners on mining concessions in Ghana, claims Ghana Chamber... 

With over 80% of platinum miners incurring losses owing to low platinum prices and rising operating costs, all industry stakeholders must come together to find sustainable solutions to the... 

An understanding of the nature of a modernised mining environment is necessitated by the fact that a modernised mine will impact both the physical health and safety of individuals employed by the... 

Political uncertainty was currently the single biggest challenge in agriculture in South Africa, said Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt. Speaking this week, he noted that the amount of... 

Owing to weakened demand for platinum, the platinum price, currently at a six-year low of about $980/oz, is not expected to rise significantly in the near future, says geology and mineral resources... 

The 2015 Joburg Indaba will paint a picture of how the future mining industry will be defined and what stakeholders are prepared to action, asserts investment conference organiser Resources 4... 

Heavy duty and earthmoving equipment distributor North European Equipment South Africa in February supplied two Atlas Weycor AR 40 front loaders to a diamond mine in the Northern Cape. The company... 

The time had come for the private sector to start making it clear that it wished to work with government to simplify mining policy and collaborate towards less regulation and greater... 

Resource development strategist Dr Paul Jourdan this week called for the local manufacture of mechanised mining equipment to neutralise job losses during the switch to machines. The former Mintek... 

This seven-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the platinum industry over the past 12 months, including industry restructuring, mechanisation and automation, supply and demand, and the... 

The South African mining industry is committed to mechanisation in its deep-level mining operations, with major gold and platinum producers having announced their intent to modernise their... 

In support of South Africa’s Mining Health and Safety Council’s quest for zero harm, telecommunications equipment company Huawei Technologies believes that the use of wireless communications... 

As the latest statistics from Productivity SA show that labour productivity in the mining sector fell almost 7% last year, mine management urgently needs a long-term vision for an operating... 

The future of mining through the eyes of the next generation places importance on working towards ensuring a sustainable future, by means of developing cutting edge mining technology and finely... 

From super smart tractors and combines that can phone you, to customised ways to pay for it, all formed part of the opportunity that John Deere and Senwes Village Mechanisation recently created to... 

South African mining must mechanise to become more productive, says new Witwatersrand University Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems (CMMS) director Dr Declan Vogt, who adds that research has a... 

Nkwe Platinum is preparing the Garatau project for full-scale mine production. 

The level of productivity in South African coal mines is below that of Australian coal mines 

One of the key aims of this year’s Mining Lekgotla will be to determine how the mining industry can stimulate and drive economic growth in South Africa and on the continent, says strategic support... 

Platinum mining major Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) No 16, 17 and 20 Shaft development projects, in the North West, have all been negatively impacted on by the protracted strike in the platinum... 

South Africa’s largest gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has now produced 1 600 oz of gold using its exciting new technology, which mines “all of the gold, only the gold, all the time, safely”.... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti is taking steps to end the “unaffordable cash bleed” of the 100-year-old Obuasi gold mine in Ghana, which is being hard-hit by the low gold price. The South... 

South African mines could recover more cobalt if they changed their blasting methods in hard-rock narrow-reef gold and platinum mines, says veteran research commentator Dr RE (Robbie) Robinson.... 

The South African wine industry is under great pressure, especially the higher priced wines, owing to the poor state of the economy, winemaker and director of Durbanville-based wine farm Klein... 

Business confidence in the manufacturing sector remained largely tenuous during the third quarter of the year and, amid an industry characterised by lingering labour disruptions and elevated labour... 

The third quarter of 2013 manufacturing survey launched by the Manufacturing Circle this morning reveals that business confidence in the manufacturing sector remained mostly weak during the... 

The exciting new South African gold-mining technology that has the potential to change the face of South Africa’s struggling precious metals mining business, has produced its first gold. AngloGold... 

The Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which declined sharply to 50 points in September amid South Africa’s prolonged automotive-sector strike, recovered modestly to 50.7 index points in... 

Cost pressures put on the mining industry in the form of wage increases, high transport and electricity costs and low commodity prices would ultimately impact negatively on employment, Webber... 

The Western Cape economy has outperformed the national economy as a whole, and is expected to continue to do so in the years ahead, Western Cape Finance Minister Alan Winde told the Provincial...