A smooth operator, even in tough conditions
HPE Africa’s new Hyundai R215 crawler excavators, which were launched locally in October 2023, are set to lead the way with many ‘best in class’ features that optimise efficiency,maximise productivity…
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Mining Companies Consider Renewable Energy
Mining companies produce important metals needed to build electric car batteries and solar panels. Devices called smelters process the rock and minerals so the metal can be purified and sold…
Zimbabwe miners say soft metal prices, viability constraints weighing down ops
The Zimbabwe chamber of mines says softening metals prices are weighing down the viability of the key industry – in which units of South African resource groups, such as Impala…
Five ‘good practices’ for integrating ESG in mining
Contrary to popular perception, the mining industry has been responding to what we like to call “ESG” concerns since the environmental movements of the 1970s. Even the acronym “ESG” (environmental,…
Nevada Gold Mines places order for 62 Komatsu 930E-5 mining trucks
Building on the proven success of Komatsu trucks at Barrick’s Lumwana copper mining operation in Zambia, Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), has signed a multi-year agreement with Komatsu to deliver 62…
Miners seek partners for copper assets as M&A heats up
The MARA joint venture in Argentina’s Catamarca province. (Image courtesy of MARA’s website.) A flurry of copper mining deals are being lined up for the next six to 12 months,…
Putting heads together to solve mining headaches at the Wits Mining Institute seminar
Putting heads together to solve mining headaches at the Wits Mining Institute seminar Building on the new focus areas of research at its DigiMineLaboratory, the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) brought…
Ghana’s first lithium mine to open in 2025
Image: Atlantic Lithium The lithium mine in Ghana is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2025 and reach its full production capacity of 365,000 tonnes of lithium…
Zambia to decide on new Mopani Copper Mines investor in October
Mopani complex. Image by Arne Wilson | WikiMedia. Zambia’s Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe had initially said a new investor for the copper mines, which are struggling to make a profit,…
BMA will be part of stopping illegal mining
Illegal miner at shaft entrance. South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA), dubbed the country’s third armed service by President Cyril Ramaphosa, will be part of countering illegal mining in four…
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