High-tech and global engineering group Sandvik is helping greenfield mining projects in Africa to power ahead through automation and digitalisation aimed at making mining safer and more efficient... 

“If you know where you’re going, you generally get there,” said Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow in response to Mining Weekly on Wednesday after the company presented convincing financial results that... 

High-tech and global engineering group Sandvik is helping greenfield mining projects in Africa to power ahead through automation and digitalisation aimed at making mining safer and more efficient... 

When investing in digitalisation and automation, change management is one of the key challenges that needs to be addressed globally, and not only in the African mining industry, says global... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Equites Property Fund will develop a 122 734 m2 logistics warehouse facility in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu‑Natal, for JSE-listed retailer Pepkor. The indicative... 

Global engineering group Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is commissioning a comprehensive data analytics and information management system called OptiMine for base metals miner Vedanta Zinc... 

Dual-listed Resolute Mining produced more than 100 000 oz of gold for the quarter ended September 30, marking an important milestone in delivering its objective of becoming a low-cost, multi-mine... 

De Beers Consolidated Mines has reported that the production shaft at Venetia reached 1 023 m on September 4. 

Mining equipment supplier Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology has extended its 2 Series product offering with the launch of the QI442 track mobile impact crusher, which includes the newly developed... 

Westech has been designing and manufacturing customised mining truck bodies for more than fifty years.  Peter Forsyth, Austin Engineering’s managing director, reflects on building specialty OEM... 

Seriti Resources Holdings, which is poised to become South Africa’s second-biggest coal producer, may take funding from equipment suppliers and hold off on a listing as the fuel is being shunned by... 

Styldrift’s ramp-up is progressing steadily. 

Rebuilding mining machines makes economic sense. When this work is carried out by the respective OEM, the rebuild can incorporate the latest parts and technology upgrades, ensuring that the... 

Global engineering company Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s Eclipse Fire Suppression Systems are contributing to an enviable fire safety record at the Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar, one of... 

Swedish engineering group Sandvik reported quarterly operating earnings below market expectations on Wednesday and said it would cut around 2 000 jobs to buttress profitability in the face of early... 

Global engineering company Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has added a new surface top hammer drill rig – the versatile Commando DC300Ri – to its offering. The drill rig is ideal for drill and... 

Resolute Mining has achieved commercial production at its Syama underground mine. 

Royal Bafokeng Platinum has made progress in delivering against its growth strategy for the project. 

Electric vehicles are reaching global markets far and wide – and deep. Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc is launching a new range for use underground. The manufacturer on Wednesday unveiled... 

Amid increased demand for wholesale bearing solutions in the agriculture sector, Boksburg-based wholesale bearing supplier ISO Bearings is actively looking to increase its supply into the sector.... 

BHP Billiton's giant Olympic Dam mine in Australia’s Outback is a labyrinth of 450 km of tunnels and roads -- an ideal testing ground for the industry’s burgeoning shift toward cleaner power.... 

Royal Bafokeng Platinum has reported that mining- and infrastructure construction-related activities remain aligned with the project ramp-up schedule. 

Mining equipment and services provider Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology on Tuesday officially opened its new R15-million production unit in Boksburg. The opening of the new 1 500 m2 facility,... 

The primary crusher has been delivered to site. 

ASX- and Aim-listed Berkeley Energia has advanced its Salamanca uranium project from the development phase to the construction phase with the delivery of the primary crusher to the site in western... 

Aim-listed Shanta Gold has completed a €2.1-million finance agreement with Sandvik Mining and Construction for the purchase of underground mobile equipment for its Tanzania-based New Luika gold... 

The export target of Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) for 2017 is 77-million tonnes, which has been set against the backdrop of the terminal hitting an all-time monthly export record of... 

Global conveying and industrial solutions provider Dunlop Industrial Products manufactured and supplied conveyor belting that has been fitted on to one of the longest belt conveyor systems in the... 

Amid lacklustre global commodity prices and difficult times faced by the Zambian copper mining industry, the country’s largest copper mine, Kansanshi, has opted to renew its fleet of blast hole... 

A new tunnelling jumbo, the DT912D, has been added to the range of products offered by breaking, drilling, crushing tools and equipment provider Sandvik Construction and is equipped with the... 

Starting the ramp-up of Styldrift I has been delayed by 12 months to better align its timing with prevailing market conditions. 

The Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo and Conference (CBM-Tec) – hosted exclusively in the Zambian Copperbelt for the region – has moved location to accommodate the growth of the third edition of the... 

Construction of the Venetia underground mine is 18% completed. 

The Shondoni mine is currently about 63% complete. 

The project is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2015. 

Gold Fields has reported that the South Deep mine was pushed to “its low point” in 2014. 

The development at the Mupfuti mine is on schedule to reach design production in early 2015. 

A landmark project currently being undertaken by mining equipment manufacturer Sandvik Mining Systems is the overland conveyor for Sasol Mining at its Shondoni shaft in Secunda. When completed it... 

Gold Fields has managed to improve the performance of South Deep – its only remaining South African mine. 

JSE-listed DiamondCorp subsidiary Lace Diamond Mines (LDM) has signed a diamond beneficiation joint venture (JV) agreement with Johannesburg cutting and polishing factory Distinctive Choice. Under... 

Stainless steel, specialist alloys and valve supplier Energy Engineered Products (EEP) says that, since establishing the new Energy Bolts fastener division at its head office in Kyalami,... 

Safer production in mining can be achieved by integrating into one’s business and “living” one’s environmental, health and safety (EHS) management policy, says mining equipment and service provider...