LOCAL firm, Line Petroleum, has concluded a US$210 million (€200m) partnership agreement with United Kingdom based SJ Global Oil Trading, which has operations across the world including Dubai, for investments in three key sectors, including…
Geothermal energy. (Reference image by Simon, Pixabay). Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth’s continental crust, which lays the groundwork to predict geothermal energy sources and other critical…
New 100MW Licensing Threshold To Unleash $3.8B Renewables Spend By South African Miners South African mining companies are likely to embark on renewable energy projects worth $3.8 billion in the near future to take advantage…
Mining companies are expected to spend $3.8bn on renewables projects, with plans for a combined capacity of 585 MW in solar energy alone. Following the South African government’s landmark decision in late-2021 to increase the…
Collaboration to accelerate the deployment of sustainable and smart energy management solutions Complementary portfolios in medium and high-voltage technologies to provide greater customer value Hitachi Energy, a market and technology leader in transmission, distribution…
The West African mining industry is thriving. As one of the world's largest gold-producing regions[1], it also supplies 22.6% of global titanium oxide, 11.5% bauxite (used to create aluminum) and 5.6% uranium. Each year, its…
Image credit: lnpdm@123rf.com Gold miner Pan African Resources commenced the generation and supply of electricity to the Group’s Elikhulu surface retreatment operations from its solar PV plant, as part of its hot commissioning process, on…
Forecasts suggest that the global economy is facing a ‘commodity gap’ in the near future as the demand for battery minerals could outstrip supply; could Africa be the continent to fill that gap? There is…
Koffiefontein mine. (Image courtesy of Petra Diamonds.) South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) is exploring options to offload its lossmaking Koffiefontein diamond mine in the home country, which is scheduled to reach the end of its…
By Matthew Dlamini NAMABIA has been ranked the second-most favourable jurisdiction on the Policy Perception Index (PPI) in Africa. The recently released 2021 Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies report says Namibia made a significant…
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