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Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU) with the Government of the Republic of Niger, represented by its Minister of Mines, Mr Hassane Baraze Moussa. The MoU, which was signed on the side-lines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba currently underway in Cape Town, is on cooperation in[…]

Brisbane-based Advanced Initiating Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) has now become wholly owned by leading South African explosive company BME, a subsidiary of the Johannesburg Securities Exchange-listed Omnia Group. According to Brad Bulow, AIS director and BME’s General Manager Australia Asia, AIS will become known as BME Australia in a rebranding process that will begin in[…]

The Cerattepe underground copper mine of the Turkish Eti Bakır A. Ş. mining company (a member of Cengiz Holding) is situated in very mountainous terrain some 3.5 km southwest of Artvin, a city in the Black Sea region in north-eastern Turkey. The mined copper ore is transported to the river with a 4.5 km long[…]

At Vedanta Resources’ Gamsberg mine in the Northern Cape, Zest WEG Group is working closely with lead contractor ELB Engineering Services as a preferred supplier to standardise on its range of transformers and motors across a number of on-site applications. The Gamsberg project is South Africa’s largest current greenfields mining project, and will exploit one[…]

Engineering group DRA has ordered six large screens from Kwatani for the R1,6 billion Elikhulu gold tailings retreatment plant facility at Pan African Resources’ Evander operation in Mpumalanga. “Kwatani was involved from an early stage in this project, so we were able to custom design this equipment at the study phase, allowing the EPC to[…]

CMTI Group’s state-of-the-art patented technology is a critical component of Sibanye Resources’ drive to mechanise its South African gold and platinum-group metal (PGM) operations – a transition that will lead to safer mining, while extending the life of operations, bolstering productivity levels and unlocking significant value for shareholders. The South African original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM)[…]

Sharing a spirit of innovation, John Deere Power Systems and Rubble Master GmbH say they aim to set new benchmarks in power, performance and efficiency, each in their own fields. Now, with the compact yet powerful RM 100GO! and RM 120GO! impact crushers, fitted with John Deere Tier 3/Stage III A or Final Tier 4/Stage[…]

PNX Metals Ltd has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd for the acquisition of four Mineral Leases at Fountain Head in the Pine Creek region of the Northern Territory, Australia. 100% ownership of the high-grade Hayes Creek zinc-gold-silver project has also been affirmed. The acquisition of the MLs represents a[…]

Peru will strengthen its position as one of the top five gold and silver producing countries in the world if it makes the most of the reserves of these two metals identified in its territory, said the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE). The non-profit organisation formed by major mining and energy companies[…]

Leading mineral process company, Multotec Process Equipment, will be providing a continuous ion exchange (Clean-iX®) metals processing scavenging equipment to a customer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The equipment, using Clean-iX® ion exchange technology from Melbourne-based metals recovery and industrial water treatment specialists Clean TeQ, will treat up to 20 million litres a day[…]