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The e-co2green energy benefit scheme is driving a shift towards renewable energy and improved energy efficiency
Initiative boosts renewable energy, efficiency
29th November 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The electricity minus carbon dioxide, or e-co2 (pronounced eco-two), green energy benefit scheme, introduced by real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties, is driving a shift towards... 


A solar PV plant built by Pele Green Energy
PGE reaches financial close of 100 MW solar plant for Glencore Merafe's ferrochrome smelters
28th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Independent power producer Pele Green Energy (PGE) has reached financial close of the 100 MW Sonvanger solar PV power plant that will provide clean, reliable and sustainable for the Glencore Merafe... 


Shell's Alberton fuel depot
Shell pursuing ‘green’ initiatives at Alberton depot
28th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Oil and gas company Shell South Africa’s Alberton depot is pursuing sustainability through two projects, mainly, solar and battery power, and capacitation for biofuels, the company outlined during... 


Artisan Training
Elevate your operations with the Artisan Training Institute
28th November 2024

In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, a highly skilled workforce is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. At technical skills training provider Artisan Training Institute (ATI), we... 


Fortescue awards $400m contract to XCMG to supply zero emissions mining equipment
Fortescue awards $400m contract to XCMG to supply zero emissions mining equipment
28th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian iron-ore major Fortescue will buy more than 100 zero-emission heavy mobile mining equipment items under a deal with Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer, XCMG. The contract, with a... 


AECI group CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI earnings take short-term knock after strategic spend
28th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having incurred investment spend of R755-million in the ten months ended October 31, explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is on track to achieve its strategic ambition and unlock value across... 


Amaroq CEO Eldur Olafsson
Amaroq completes first gold pour at Nalunaq mine, Greenland
28th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Amaroq Minerals has completed the first gold pour at its flagship Nalunaq gold mine, in Greenland. The pour took place on Wednesday, following the approval of Phase 1... 


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Eskom, Indian power utility sign knowledge exchange MoU
28th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Indian power generation company NTPC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African State-owned utility Eskom to exchange knowledge and collaborate on research and development... 


Platinum in bowl
PGM miners’ ESG spend set back by low prices, but efforts remain solid
28th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus finds in its latest ‘Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Focus’ report that producers are increasingly strapped for cash to... 


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Maximising mining equipment performance using optimal lubrication solutions
28th November 2024

In the dynamic landscape of the mining industry, the performance and longevity of equipment stand as critical pillars for operational success. Lubrication plays a pivotal role in maintaining... 


NevGold achieves permitting milestone at Limo Butte
NevGold achieves permitting milestone at Limo Butte
28th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-focused exploration and development company NevGold has secured a permitting milestone with the approval of its plan of operations for the Limousine Butte project by the Bureau of Land... 


Nampak to report turnaround in headline earnings a share
27th November 2024 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging manufacturer Nampak expects to report headline earnings a share from continuing operations of R31 to R35 for the financial year ended September 30, compared with the headline... 


Televisions on display at the Tevolution Museum
Hisense opens television museum in Cape Town
27th November 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Electronics manufacturer Hisense has opened a museum of television, the Tevolution Museum, in Cape Town. In partnership with the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport and the South... 


WA unveils A$150m lithium support package
WA unveils A$150m lithium support package
27th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The Western Australian government has launched a A$150-million support package aimed at safeguarding local jobs and ensuring the state maintains its position as a global leader in battery metals,... 


A map showing the Waterberg project area
PTM, Saudi Arabian company advance cooperation on proposed PGM smelter
27th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian company Ajlan & Bros Company and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu
Competition approval awaited for re-start of major ferromanganese facility – Menar
27th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Private investment company Menar, which is awaiting Competition Commission approval following its bid for the large Metalloys ferromanganese facility in Meyerton, is looking to restart at least two... 


Absa Business Banking manufacturing sector executive Justin Schmidt
Confidence among manufacturers at highest level in more than two years – Absa
27th November 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Absa Manufacturing Survey for the fourth quarter of this year showed that production, domestic and export sales, and new orders have improved and recorded better levels than initially expected.... 


Galp drops plans to build Aurora lithium refinery in Portugal
27th November 2024 By: Reuters

Portuguese energy company Galp said late on Tuesday it has dropped its plan to build the Aurora lithium refinery after it failed to find a new partner to replace Northvolt, a Swedish maker of... 


Safeguarding DCS today and tomorrow
Safeguarding DCS today and tomorrow
27th November 2024

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Today’s Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are highly intelligent, converging OT and IT in a centralised manner... 


Digital solutions allow Weir to monitor key variables like vibration and temperature in real time
Holistic ai system from Weir leverages power of data
27th November 2024

Mining technology group Weir is integrating its digital innovations to deliver more powerful and holistic solutions for customers to optimise their productivity. According to Ole Knudsen, Senior... 


Lynas chairperson John Humphrey
Lynas predicts continued rare earth price volatility amid China economic uncertainty
27th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths has warned that price volatility in the rare earths market is likely to persist until the Chinese economy strengthens. At the company’s annual... 


Toubani appoints adviser for Kobada gold project financing
26th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toubani Resources, an Africa-focused gold developer, has appointed Endeavour Financial as its financial adviser for the development of the Kobada gold project in Mali. This strategic appointment... 


Macro Metals partners with Indigenous group in JV for mining services
26th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Macro Metals has entered into a joint venture (JV) with 100% Indigenous-owned company Nyapiri Holdings, establishing Nyapiri Macro Mining. The partnership is set to provide a full suite... 


Vukile Property Fund CEO Laurence Rapp
Vukile on track to meet full-year guidance
26th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed retail real estate investment trust Vukile Property Fund has reported a 6% increase in its interim cash dividend to 55.2c a share for the six months to September 30. The company, in a... 


United Heavy Lift Fresh berthed at the Durban Container Terminal with crowd of workers in front
Durban Container Terminal receives first shipment of new rubber-tyred gantry crane components
26th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

The motor vessel United Heavy Lift Fresh berthed at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 1 last week to deliver the first nine of 16 Liebherr rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) component batches.... 


ATNS reports essential bad weather aviation safety systems at East London now approved
26th November 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

State-owned air traffic control agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has posted on professional social media that the Instrument Landing System (ILS) flight procedure for the second... 


Vendata Base Metals CEO Chris Griffith
Vedanta plans to invest $2bn in Saudi copper projects
26th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Vedanta is set to invest $2-billion to build copper-processing facilities in Saudi Arabia, a significant boost for the kingdom’s ambitions to become a global metals and mining hub. The firm,... 


Peabody lines up $2.1bn loan to buy Anglo’s coal business
Peabody lines up $2.1bn loan to buy Anglo’s coal business
26th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Peabody Energy has obtained a $2.075-billion bridge loan from a mix of banks and private credit to back its acquisition of Anglo American’s steelmaking coal business. The US miner plans to... 


Schneider Electric South Africa unveils PD100 Partial Discharge Monitoring Solution for MV switchgear
Schneider Electric South Africa unveils PD100 Partial Discharge Monitoring Solution for MV switchgear
26th November 2024

Schneider Electric South Africa has unveiled its PowerLogic PD100 Partial Discharge Monitoring Solution, designed to be installed on medium voltage (MV) switchgear to detect anomalies early to... 


Mulilo wind power project in De Aar
TotalEnergies, partners start building 260 MW of renewable-energy capacity for Sasol, Air Liquide
26th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Energy company TotalEnergies and its consortium partners Mulilo and Reatile Group have reached financial close and started construction on a 140 MW wind farm and 120 MW solar plant, near De Aar, in... 


ICMM president CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
ICMM launches new tools on human rights guidance
26th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As the UN hosts the Forum on Business and Human Rights from November 25 to 27, mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM has announced strengthened commitments to recognise the important role of... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Long-term demand outlook for platinum is robust, ongoing question mark over supply
26th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The long-term outlook for platinum from a demand perspective is pretty robust. The question, once again, is whether supply will be adequate to meet it. “In terms of automotive demand, we can't... 


Vulcan in talks with producers to licence lithium technology
26th November 2024 By: Reuters

Australia-listed Vulcan Energy is in talks with lithium companies to licence its filtration technology, tapping a new revenue source as the firm commercialises its renewable-energy project in... 


IWC Celebrates Completion of the Callide Cooling Tower Replacement Project
IWC Celebrates Completion of the Callide Cooling Tower Replacement Project
26th November 2024

Biloela, QLD – In the ever-evolving world of power generation, innovation drives progress. This is exemplified by the recent completion of a major cooling tower replacement project at the Callide C... 


Strategic secures iron-ore supply deal, $150m facility with Javelin
26th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Montreal-headquartered Strategic Resources has signed definitive agency agreements with commodities trader Javelin Global to procure four-million tonnes of direct reduction (DR) grade iron-ore... 


The Wheeler River camp
Denison inches closer to building Canada’s next new uranium mine
26th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Denison Mines has submitted the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Wheeler River uranium project with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The submission... 


Lucapa unveils restart plan for idled Merlin diamond mine in NT
Lucapa unveils restart plan for idled Merlin diamond mine in NT
26th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Miner and explorer Lucapa Diamond Company has announced plans to restart operations at the Merlin diamond mine in Australia’s Northern Territory, with a A$25-million, two-phase project aimed at... 


Spartan receives regulatory green light for Dalgaranga gold project
Spartan receives regulatory green light for Dalgaranga gold project
25th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Spartan Resources has taken a step forward in the development of its Dalgaranga gold project, in Western Australia, announcing on Monday that it had secured all the necessary regulatory... 


Cyprium makes A$9m from sale of surplus generators
25th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper company Cyprium Metals will sell surplus generators from the Nifty mine to a USP&E North America for $6.05-million, or A$9.3-million. The company has already received confirmation of a... 


Barloworld group CEO Dominic Sewela
Barloworld optimistic of prospects for 2025, but cautions about impact of geopolitical risk
25th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Barloworld reported a 7% year-on-year decline in revenue to R41.9-billion for the 12 months ended September 30. Barloworld group CEO Dominic Sewela said at its financial year-end results... 


PepsiCo's new potato chip production line
PepsiCo South Africa installs new R746m potato chip production line at Isando factory
25th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Food and beverage corporation PepsiCo South Africa has invested R746-million at its Isando factory to establish a new potato chip production line. The investment will create 100 new jobs and... 


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Brasco best choice for cutting-edge filtration solutions
25th November 2024

A prominent and highly successful salt processing plant in the Northern Cape has chosen to partner with a widely recognised leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of industrial... 


Hummingbird achieves commercial production at Kouroussa
25th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources’ Kouroussa gold mine, in Guinea, has reached commercial production. The company notes that the operation's four-week trailing average production has increased to... 


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