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Lafigué gold project, Côte D'Ivoire – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Commercial production has started. 


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Mine Waste Solutions extension project, South Africa – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Kareerand tailings storage facility expansion project is progressing well. 


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Steelpoortdrift vanadium project, South Africa – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Vanadium Resources Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding for engineering, procurement and construction services for the project. 


South African company is turning its landfills into green landfills
19th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Turning the landfills it manages into green landfills is a priority for South African waste management group EnviroServ. This was highlighted by group operations director Nico Vermeulen, at the... 


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Cutting-edge cooling solution at Sovereign’s Hartbeespoort facility
19th September 2024

After a successful collaboration at its Kariega further processing facility, leading South African poultry producer Sovereign has once again partnered with Energy Partners (EP) to implement... 


Local waste management company has an inclusive approach to managing landfills
18th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African waste management group EnviroServ is committed to an inclusive approach to the management of, and value extraction from, the various landfill sites around the country for which it is... 


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Rainbow produces first magnet REE in saleable form at Phalaborwa project
18th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has produced the first magnet rare earth elements (REE) in a saleable form at its Phalaborwa project, in Limpopo, South Africa. This paves the way for the first... 


ESG or Sustainability? Here’s why you need both
18th September 2024

By: Johan Durand  Should businesses focus on Sustainability, or ESG criteria? Energy Partners’ Johan Durand makes the case that, if companies want to thrive in today’s economic landscape, they must... 


Dump sites need to be converted into green landfills
17th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

In 80% of countries around the world, solid waste is disposed of into landfills and dump sites, notes France-based multinational group Suez’ Waste-to-Energy director Odile Oberti. She was... 


Dr Philipp Walter, Executive VP Business Line Hydrogen Systems, Global Business Unit Heraeus Precious Metals.
Platinum group metals can play essential decarb role beyond hydrogen ­– Heraeus
17th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metal (PGM) catalysis can play an essential decarbonising role beyond hydrogen generation, where its use in proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology for water electrolysis and fuel... 


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Hyprop posts better-than-expected distributable income, looks to future growth
17th September 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Retail centre owner Hyprop has reported distributable income of 370.4c a share for the financial year ended June 30, a reduction of 8.6% year-on-year, but better than previously anticipated. In... 


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RMB assists in complex deal between Metier, sea cable recycler
17th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has provided transaction support to private equity firm Metier towards acquiring Mertech Marine. Through its Sustainable Capital Fund II, Metier is focused on investing... 


Bento Rodigues district was covered in mud after Samarco dam burst in Mariana November 2015
Brazil confirms potential $18bn deal with miners involved in deadly dam disaster
17th September 2024 By: Reuters

he Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18-billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve... 


Closing dump sites requires working with the local communities
16th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Dump sites, which were totally open, and landfills, contributed to climate change, by generating significant amounts of methane, which is a greenhouse gas. So pointed out Suez Recycling and... 


Waste materials are actually valuable raw materials
16th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Waste materials are actually raw materials with economic and other value. So highlighted Mota-Engil Environment (part of the Portugal-based multinational Mota-Engil group) chairperson and CEO... 


Platinum Group President and CEO Frank Hallam.
Stronger-than-ever feasibility thumbs up for R18bn platinum group metals project in Limpopo
16th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on the economic viability and wealth creation... 


Vale says routine check revealed cracks in dam, stability unchanged
16th September 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale said on Saturday that it is conducting checks on a dam after a routine inspection identified surface cracks but noted that the structure’s stability conditions remain... 


Anson executive chairperson and CEO Bruce Richardson
Utah approves Anson’s water extraction rights
13th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The US state of Utah has approved ASX-listed Anson Resources’ application to appropriate water (brine) for the extraction of lithium at its Green River project. The approval allows for the... 


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7 Parks Boulevard earns Green Star 6 star rating
13th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Office development 7 Parks Boulevard, built by construction company Concor, has earned a Green Star 6 star rating in terms of the Green Building Council of South Africa’s Green Star-rating system.... 


Latest from Pilot Crushtec International is the Metso HRC™ 8 high pressure grinding roll crusher for producing manufactured sand
Pilot Crushtec launches Metso HRC™ 8 crusher
13th September 2024

Latest from Pilot Crushtec International is the Metso HRC™ 8 high pressure grinding roll crusher for producing manufactured sand. In addition, the machine can also be deployed in the mining sector... 


Winners of Enactus National Exposition 2024 announced in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
13th September 2024

Global NGO, Enactus, is currently hosting its annual Enactus National Exposition 2024 events across the globe. The Anglophone (English-speaking) Africa region too hosted theirs with support... 


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Cluster mining model promising steady-state advantage for Copper 360
13th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Conventional mining typically focuses on a single large operation. In contrast, what is unfolding on South Africa’s Northern Cape Copper Belt is the deployment of a cluster mining model, which... 


Tetra Pak ups liquid board packaging recycling to over 20%
13th September 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak Southern Africa had increased the recycling rate of liquid board packaging (LBP) to more than 20% by mid-2024, bringing it closer to its... 


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Baptiste nickel project, Canada – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been selected to be part of the newly established Critical Minerals Office concierge service initiatives. 


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Citronen lead/zinc project, Greenland – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ironbark Zinc has started a strategic review of its Citronen asset. 


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Premier gold project, Canada – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ascot has suspended operations just months after its first gold pour. 


Vale expects research, innovation investments to top $400m in coming years
12th September 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale expects to invest more than $400-million in research, development and innovation (RD&I) annually in the coming years, the firm's executive vice president of technical affairs... 


Premier's Waltloo factory based in Pretoria
Premier showcases world-class Waltloo bakery
12th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Bread continues to be a staple food in many South African households and consumer packaged goods company Premier has showcased, to the media, its automated Waltloo bakery that produces between 370... 


The Importance of an Agile Supply Chain in Driving Competitiveness
12th September 2024

As the supply chain landscape rapidly evolves and artificial intelligence and technology speeds up processes, businesses face a multitude of challenges that require swift and strategic responses.... 


Built by leading black-owned contractor Concor, 7 Parks Boulevard boasts world class status in green building standards
Concor builds to world leadership standard at Parks Boulevard
11th September 2024

Championing sustainability in the construction sector, Concor has completed another Green Star high achiever – 7 Parks Boulevard – in the Oxford Park precinct of Rosebank, Johannesburg. Developed... 


AI, IoT waste management solution developer wins GreenPitch challenge
10th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Waste management AI, machine vision and Internet of Things solutions developer Dragonfly has won the 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge. The early-stage company leverages these technologies to enable... 


Aquaculture a 'powerful means to address food and nutrition security across Africa' – Singh
10th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Globally, aquaculture contributes more than 50% of all aquatic products, thereby making a significant contribution to the transformation of food production systems. The continued expansion of... 


Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) to launch industry - wide Vinyl floor recycling and recovery programme
Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) to launch industry - wide Vinyl floor recycling and recovery programme
9th September 2024

The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) is proud to announce its plans to launch of an industry-wide vinyl floor recycling and recovery programme. This groundbreaking initiative, modelled... 


Bureau Veritas showcases state-of-the-art facility to drive customer-centric processes, sustainability, and services excellence
9th September 2024

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection and Certification, has been brokering trust between companies, governments, and society at large for nearly 200 years. Today, the company... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
African Rainbow Minerals wants to maximise the equity it has in Harmony Gold
6th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The global market is going through a very challenging time right now, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe noted on Friday, when the Johannesburg Stock... 


Arcadium to suspend operations at Western Australia lithium mine
Arcadium to suspend operations at Western Australia lithium mine
6th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE- and ASX-listed Arcadium Lithium will place its Mt Cattlin spodumene operation, in Western Australia, into care-and-maintenance by the middle of next year, given the continued decline in... 


Pilot possibly a template for textiles recycling
Pilot possibly a template for textiles recycling
6th September 2024 By: Halima Frost

The successful completion of a clothing, textile, footwear and leather (CTFL) waste disposal pilot project, managed by national support programme National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa... 


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Great reception for waste event
6th September 2024 By: Halima Frost

One of the greatest challenges facing this year’s International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress hosts, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), is catering to the... 


A man and woman, in EnviroServ attire and PPE sorting through waste at one of its sites
Company prioritises local sustainability pillars
6th September 2024 By: Halima Frost

As testament to its renewed commitment to sustainability and generating shared value for customers, global waste and wastewater management company EnviroServ has earmarked three key pillars to... 


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Boosting value of South African-mined minerals
6th September 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Collaborative efforts undertaken with the mining industry - focusing on developing research and technological expertise - are driving new economic value in various commodities including gold,... 


GSMA spotlights role of AI in South Africa’s socioeconomic growth
6th September 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa has emerged as a major player in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for socioeconomic development and climate impact. However, unlocking the full potential of AI will require... 


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BME’s environmental endeavours boost ESG
6th September 2024

BME, the mining segment of JSE-listed Omnia, has made significant advances in sustainability and continues to push boundaries by finding better ways to achieve its environmental, social and... 


Kate Stubbs The recycling and reuse of waste does not come at zero cost
Incentives needed to drive innovation to improve local waste management
6th September 2024 By: Tracy Hancock

The South African government needs to offer subsidies that support innovation in the local waste management sector but also incen­tivise recycling by increasing the cost of waste disposal at... 


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