SA miners facing bigger rise in costs
Koffiefontein mine in South Africa The annual average input cost escalation in the South African mining sector was 8.58% year-to-date, according to figures from Statistics South Africa, the South African…
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Minerals Council intensifies vaccination effort
The Minerals Council South Africa and its members are aligned with the government’s Vooma Vaccination drive and will intensify ongoing efforts by launching a focussed campaign from 18 to 22…
Big miners reconsider Congo, Zambia risks as copper price surges
Major mining companies are looking to invest in countries they previously considered too risky, including Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, propelled by a dwindling pipeline of big copper mines…
Anglo considering supplying SA with hydro power using water from flooded mines
ANGLO American is considering pumping underground water from flooded mines to use in hydro electric power installations in South Africa. This is one of several technologies the company is weighing as…
Weba Chute Systems develops tool to model reliability
Based on its experience in manufacturing and maintaining transfer points, Weba Chute Systems says it has developed a reliability model that allows customers to improve uptime in their plants. According…
Miner vax rate in the spotlight
More than half of South Africa’s miners have had COVID-19 jabs, as industry debate over voluntary vaccinations heats up following BHP’s Australian mandate. South Africa's mining industry employs 450,000 and…
Investors redeemed platinum ETFs in favour of PGM mining company dividends
REDEMPTIONS of platinum-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs) in South Africa totalled 173,000 ounces in the second quarter, according to a report by the World Platinum Investment Council last month. An…
Return of resource nationalism to blame for declining rates of exploration spend in Africa
Chris Griffith, CEO, Gold Fields EXPLORATION expenditure in Africa had dropped off sharply in recent years because of a growing number of barriers to new investment of which the greatest was…
BBE releases 2021 version of VUMA mine ventilation software to global mining industry free of charge
Mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling engineering consultant BBE Group has released the 2021 version of its flagship VUMA-network software to industry and at no cost. The move puts an advanced,…
South Africa: How Mining Erodes the Rights of Women
By Tatenda Muponde Margaret Molomo has spent the last decade fighting against mining developments near her home of Mokopane in Limpopo. "Over the past ten years I have witnessed first-hand…
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