South Africa’s ferrochrome industry has taken its first steps towards independent power generation, with plans to generate up to 750 MW of its own electricity (comprising wind, solar and cogenerated ...

Australian miner Sundance Resources has referred its dispute with the Cameroon government to arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris, France. Sundance says its grievance ...

Today, in the mining industry, safety standards are more stringent than ever. Should a mine experience an incident, which results in an injury or even a fatality, the subsequent legal consequences and ...

Economic research institute Afriforesight expects the US and China to reach a trade war “truce” near the end of the year, providing some support for iron-ore. This anticipated resolution of the trade ...

All mining operations requires blasting at one stage or another. Blast hole drilling is used in mining where a hole is drilled into the surface rock, packed with explosives and detonated. The aim of ...

Failsafe Fire Projects (FFP) specialises in providing robust, top-quality, reliable fire detection and suppression systems, particularly in the heavy industry and mining sectors. Established in 1996, ...

Advisory multinational PwC has highlighted emerging cyber-threats affecting the mining and manufacturing sectors, particularly among South African and other Africa-based organisations. The ...

Australia-based bauxite miner Metro Mining has signed two new offtake agreements with China-based aluminium producer Xinfa Group, which committed to purchase 7-million tons from April next year. The ...

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamonds has recovered Botswana’s largest fancy pink gem yet, as well as one of the world’s largest pink diamonds on record, weighing 62.7 ct. The company has named the ...

Stocks sink and investors snap up t of gold; stocks surge and investors keep on snapping up t of gold. The haven has benefited from sustained inflows in recent days as the markets’ virus-driven ...

New data by consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) has estimated that the demand for nickel in sulphate from the electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to reach some 800 000 t/y by 2035, while ...

London-listed rare earths explorer Kavango Resources has identified seven drill-ready targets at its joint venture (JV) Ditau project, in Botswana. Ditau is held in 50:50 JV with fellow-listed Power ...