Edenville Energy appoints consultants to help further Rukwa coal project
Tanzania – To help with the next phase of development of the Rukwa coal project, Edenville Energy has appointed a consultant mining engineer, with over 20 years of experience in the resources industry,...
View ArticleSA French say hoists gain traction for vertical movement on site
SA French MD Quentin van Breda says the increased popularity is because one of the primary challenges on any site is the need to move both people and materials to levels where critical activities need...
View ArticleShanta Gold announces encouraging mineralisation at New Luika target
Tanzania – The mineralisation is from a reverse circulation drilling programme at the Nkuluwisi mineralised target, located approximately 12 km north-west of New Luika’s central processing hub, located...
View ArticlePopularity of FLSmidth’s reflux classifier technology grows in coal processing
Traditional technology cannot accommodate these feed variations resulting in recovery losses whereas the Reflux Classifier is a lot more forgiving of solids feed rate variations. This allows a...
View ArticleBernard Swanepoel talks bluntly about junior miners in South Africa
This is because it is easier to run big companies in the local business environment than small ones. Bernard Swanepoel, chairman of the Joburg and Junior Indabas. South has been endowed with some of...
View ArticleMultotec launches as a fully Botswanan company
“With our head office in Letlhakane and additional site offices at Jwaneng, Orapa and Letlhalane diamond mines, Multotec’s success in this region has been built on staying close to our customers,”...
View ArticleZest WEG Group’s commitment to Africa is not just about money
When companies invest in Africa by setting up production facilities here, they contribute far more than just finances, buildings and equipment; they offer their host countries a shortcut into the...
View ArticleAlecto Minerals advances operationally at Mowana
Botswana - LSE-listed Capital Drilling has been awarded the contract for drill and blast and is currently mobilising its equipment to site. In the interim, using a local contractor, the first...
View ArticleZambian mining sector – local content in focus again
africapractice’s Sinethemba Zonke The move follows sustained criticism of working practices by union groups and civil-society organisations. The announcement was made following a speech to parliament...
View ArticleVast Resources on track with new sulphide plant at Pickstone-Peerless mine
Zimbabwe – This follows significant progress made with the construction of the sulphide processing plant. The establishment of the new processing plant will enable Vast Resources to produce gold...
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We’re all about improving our publication for both the reader and the advertiser. So, in order for us to keep our status as Africa’s leading mining publication, we’d like you to take a minute and...
View ArticleMagnis Resources granted SEZ licence in Tanzania for graphite plant...
Tanzania – The approval to operate within a SEZ in Tanzania will allow ASX-listed Magnis Resources to apply the advanced technologies it has been developing to produce value enhanced graphite products...
View ArticleCape Lambert Resources signs agreement to develop DRC projects
DRC - These projects include the Kipushi cobalt tailings project, the Kasombo copper-cobalt projects (together projects) as well as operate the Kipushi processing plant, located near Kipushi. Over the...
View ArticleTraining on the move with Atlas Copco RCS mobile trailer
Rig control systems (RCS) are all about faster fault detection, lower maintenance costs and enhanced rig availability, creating more productive conditions to improve drilling rates and drill steel...
View ArticleNew MD for Osborn Engineered Products SA
Goosen joins Osborn Engineered Products SA from sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco, where he managed drilling solutions and, in his most recent role of regional business line...
View ArticlePower generation bids & contract mining EOIs complete for Danakali Colluli...
Power generation bids The bidding process for the power generation followed an expressions of interest phase which was completed in January. Tender documents have been received from a group of highly...
View ArticleWeba Chute Systems maximises material transfer at diamond mine
This capability has enabled the South African OEM to supply a total of 13 custom chute systems to a diamond mine in Botswana. The 13 new Weba Chute Systems, which will replace existing aging transfer...
View ArticleInvestment in mining technologies to accelerate
According to BMI Research, a unit of Fitch Group, major diversified miners, with the largest budgets, operating in developed markets capable of providing widespread internet access and skilled labour,...
View ArticleNexus Gold Corp underway with Phase 2 drilling at Niangouela gold concession
Burkina Faso - A 2000m phase two programme is now underway to test down the dip and strike extensions of gold mineralisation identified by the company in its phase 1 programme at the 178 km2 Niangouela...
View Articlethyssenkrupp integrates comminution and energy to reduce overall costs
thyssenkrupp not only offers efficient comminution solutions for the mining sector, but also spearheads the inclusion of renewable power generation and storage solutions to reduce overall energy costs....
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