News Archive

February 2017
13 Feb 2017
New cheap and simple way to produce graphene?
Graphene is considered to be a wonder material of great strength and as a result,...
10 Feb 2017
Minister Zwane commends successful 2017 Mining Indaba
South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has commended the successful hosting by South Africa...
10 Feb 2017
African mining lessons to learn from South Africa – good and bad
At this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town, SRK Consulting partner and principal consultant, Andrew...
10 Feb 2017
Liquid Telecom demonstrates benefits of new satellite technology to African mine
Innovative satellite platforms can help increase bandwidth efficiency by up to 50% to mines in...
10 Feb 2017
WorleyParsons RSA orchestrates best tech to reduce risk
As WorleyParsons’ global centre of excellence for mining, WorleyParsons RSA expends a substantial amount of...
10 Feb 2017
New generation coal technology report released
Greg Evans, Executive Director – Coal, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) – reports that the...
09 Feb 2017
Consolidated Nickel Mines victorious in Investment Battlefield
Consolidated Nickel Mines (CNM) won the Investment Battlefield Competition at this year's Mining Indaba in Cape...
09 Feb 2017
South Africa and Japan conclude cooperation agreement in mining
South Africa and Japan have concluded a cooperation agreement in mining during this year's annual...
09 Feb 2017
Rio Tinto gifts Bunder diamond project in India to Government of Madhya Pradesh
Rio Tinto has decided to gift the Bunder diamond project in India to the Government...
09 Feb 2017
Camso introduces advanced underground LHD tyre
Camso, formerly Camoplast Solideal, has unveiled the new MST 776, it says its most advanced...
08 Feb 2017
Global lead mine production will approach 5 Mt by 2020 as demand increases
Global lead mine production is set to grow from 4.75 Mt to around 5 Mt...
08 Feb 2017
Master Drilling rolls out cutting-edge mining technology
Horizontal raise boring technology to double mining productivity in kimberlite. Master Drilling’s Horizontal Raise Boring...