The focus on renewable energy has shifted from cost competitiveness to questions of scalability and base load Nicola Rump, Principal Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting Rob Gardiner, Partner, Principal Environmental Scientist,…
The mining company Anglo American wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. This ambition will be achieved through investments in renewable energy, mobility and sustainable logistics. The mining sector has…
Pan-African financial institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially been confirmed as one of the diamond sponsors at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021. As a leading financial services provider in…
Credit: Markus Distelrath from Pixabay. The Minerals Council of South Africa has called for a MineSafe summit to be held as soon as possible after local government elections, to “urgently…
The MMP is a public-private partnership, set up in 2018 by the Department of Science and Innovation and the Minerals Council of South Africa, to ensure the mining industry's sustainability.…
South African platinum group metal miner Sibanye-Stillwater said Oct. 26 it would acquire the Santa Rita nickel mine and the Serrote copper mine in Brazil in deal worth $1 billion.…
Image: Energy Storage News The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kibali gold mine has received a 7.5MW battery storage system to accompany its 74.5MW micro-grid. Commissioned by French-based Tractafric,…
U.K.-listed mining company, Anglo American has indicated its intent to generate electricity through renewable underground pumped hydroelectric storage (Ruphes) systems using water from flooded, abandoned mines in South Africa to…
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…
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…