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VEGA Controls SA
18th October 2024

For over 60 years VEGA has been creating solutions for demanding and critical measuring tasks, developing measurement technology that is easy to use and offers maximum safety and reliability.  VEGA... 


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Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine, South Africa – update
18th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The mine is moving out of care and maintenance to prepare for production. 


WearCheck Technical Bulletin 91 – Sliding through time Part 4 of 4
17th October 2024

( Virtual Showroom )In part three of Lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age (Technical Bulletin 90), we glided through a mere 20 years of fascinating lubrication history and left off towards the... 


Bannerman's Etango project
Bannerman confident about market conditions, cash flexibility as it nears final investment decision on Etango
16th October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Bannerman Energy says it is progressing towards a final investment decision on the Etango uranium project, in Namibia, with a strong cash position and favourable market conditions. The... 


analytica Lab Africa back in SA in 2025
15th October 2024

analytica Lab Africa, the only trade show in South Africa for the laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics sectors, will be back in Johannesburg from 8 - 10 July, 2025,... 


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American Lithium prepares for market recovery
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed American Lithium is strategically positioning itself for an anticipated recovery in the lithium market, despite facing significant challenges due to a steep drop in lithium prices. In... 


French firm boosts uranium mining and enrichment capacities as market tightens
11th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

France’s Orano is boosting uranium mining and processing capacity as supplies of the nuclear fuel tighten on stronger demand and moves to reduce the world’s reliance on Russia. The... 


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Steenkampskraal mine gearing up to start production
11th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

High-grade rare earths mine the Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM), located in the Western Cape, is moving out of care and maintenance to gear up for production, following approval by the National... 


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El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, Egypt – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Work has started on the installation of the core catcher for Unit 3. 


 Chrystia Freeland
Canada green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas sites
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada has provided more clarity on what it considers to be homegrown green investments — with new natural gas projects unlikely to make the cut. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland... 


Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says growing demand for power poses the best fundamentals he has seen for nuclear in his 40-year career.
Cameco eyes expansions of uranium mines on rising nuclear demand
9th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Cameco, one of the world’s top uranium producers, is considering expanding some of its mining projects as global demand for nuclear power rises, according to its top executive. “We’ve got some... 


EWSETA joins German delegation at energy training centre
EWSETA joins German delegation at energy training centre
8th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

 After being transformed from a rundown residential property in Benoni, Gauteng, into a ‘cutting-edge’ energy training centre, the Institute of Energy Professionals Africa’s (IEPA’s) International... 


France’s Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia
France’s Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia
7th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

A long-delayed, multi-billion dollar uranium project in Mongolia under development by French State-controlled miner Orano could start producing the nuclear fuel by 2030, the company said.... 


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Mix(ed) messages
4th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little more than a convenient fig leaf for policy... 


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IsoEnergy secures key uranium mill, other US assets with Anfield buy
3rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed IsoEnergy has announced a C$126.8-million all-share acquisition of TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy, positioning itself for expanded near-term uranium production in the US. Anfield’s... 


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Decarbonisation key to achieving operational excellence in mining, metals – report
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Decarbonisation is key to achieving operational excellence for metals and mining companies, professional services firm KPMG’s latest ‘Metals and Mining Outlook’ has revealed. The report, published... 


Deep Yellow appoints project delivery head
30th September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Deep Yellow has appointed Jim Morgan as project delivery head. He will take on the role of project director for Deep Yellow’s flagship Tumas project, in Namibia. A final investment... 


Canada court to rule on C$1.14bn Paladin-Fission takeover in coming weeks
Canada court to rule on C$1.14bn Paladin-Fission takeover in coming weeks
27th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The Supreme Court of British Columbia on Thursday concluded its hearing for the final order to approve the acquisition of Fission Uranium by Paladin Energy and is expected to deliver its decision... 


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Coal to remain relevant for decades
27th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Coal will continue to be relevant for decades to come, owing to its continued use in developing countries in Asia and Africa, says coal producer and exporter Thungela CEO July Ndlovu. Ndlovu is... 


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Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Russian and Turkish specialists have installed the dome of the outer containment in the design position at Unit 1 of the plant. 


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Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Dummy fuel assemblies are being loaded into Unit 1 of the power plant. 


David Easton
A Good Dam Book: Author's 50 years experience in dam construction – David Easton
26th September 2024

This book represents accounts of David Easton's logbook entries of tenders for proposed dam projects, successful and implemented, but many not realised. As water is such a precious commodity it is... 


UEC buys Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets for $175m
UEC buys Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets for $175m
23rd September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE American-listed Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) announced on Monday its acquisition of Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets, which include the Sweetwater plant and a portfolio of mining projects, for... 


Nornickel opens EV battery R&D centre
23rd September 2024 By: Reuters

Russia's Nornickel opened an R&D centre in St. Petersburg on Monday to study the use of nickel-containing cathode active materials in electric batteries, marking the first stage of the Russian... 


Trigg acquires Spartan and Taylors Arm antimony projects in NSW
20th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

ASX-listed gold and base metals exploration and development company Trigg has signed a binding purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the ultra-high grade Spartan and Taylors Arm antimony projects... 


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Terrorist-controlled drones in Africa pose real and present threat
18th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming a key part of insurgent arsenals across the African continent, Stellenbosch University faculty of arts and social science vice dean of research... 


US President Joe Biden
US probes uranium jump from China amid concerns over Russian import ban
17th September 2024 By: Reuters

President Joe Biden's administration is probing a surge in imports of enriched uranium from China since late 2023 amid concerns the shipments are helping Moscow sidestep a US ban on imports of the... 


Paladin believes Fission’s Patterson Lake South project, in Canada, is a natural fit for the company.
Chinese group seeks to derail Paladin’s Fission takeover
16th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner Paladin Energy’s C$1.14-billion takeover of Fission Uranium hit a potential roadblock with a Chinese investor challenging the deal. CGN Mining, a subsidiary of General Nuclear... 


Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer
Nuclear energy procurement discussed at summit
13th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the issues raised during a nuclear summit hosted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy this week. 


Pravin Gordhan
Pravin Gordhan dies at 75
13th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

Pravin Gordhan, who held three positions in South Africa’s cabinet and won plaudits for standing up to Jacob Zuma during his scandal-marred presidency, has died. He was 75. Gordhan died in hospital... 


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Company extends pump range
13th September 2024

Slurry pump technology company Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa has extended its range of slurry pumps for the mining industry to include an acid-resistant super duplex stainless steel (SDSS)... 


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SAIW to open Nuclear School of Excellence
13th September 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Nonprofit technical organisation the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) personnel and certification manager Harold Jansen lauds the development of a Nuclear School of Excellence,... 


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Square peg
13th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The haste at which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is moving to remedy the embarrassment of having to withdraw the Ministerial determination opening the way for the... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has confirmed that it is likely to apply for a licence to operate Koeberg beyond the 20-year envelope that it has secured for Unit 1. 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at the nuclear summit
Ramokgopa to seek advice from team of experts before taking next nuclear steps
12th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is assembling a committee of experts to advise him on the role that nuclear could play in South Africa’s future supply before issuing a new... 


SAIF takes an important step in radioisotope production
12th September 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The South African Isotope Facility (SAIF), an infrastructure of the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS), on September 6 dispatched the first irradiated... 


Russian President Vladimir Putin
Putin says Russia should consider restricting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel
11th September 2024 By: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow should consider limiting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel in retaliation against the West. "Please take a look at some of the... 


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Loviisa nuclear power plant modernisation, Finland – update
6th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies has been loaded into Unit 2 of the nuclear power plant. 


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Multipurpose fast-neutron research reactor project, Russia – update
6th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A pilot batch of fuel elements has successfully passed acceptance tests. 


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Nuclear power plant project, Poland – update
6th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of the NPP. 


Chinese President Xi Jinping
China offers Africa $51-billion in fresh funding, promises a million jobs
5th September 2024 By: Reuters

President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China's support to the world's fastest-growing continent with funding of nearly $51-billion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives and a... 


Jean-Luc Palayer
France's Orano selects Tennessee site to build uranium enrichment plant
4th September 2024 By: Reuters

France's state-owned nuclear fuel company Orano has selected Oak Ridge, Tennessee as a preferred site to build a multi-billion dollar US uranium enrichment plant, Tennessee and Orano officials... 


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