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ONWARDS AND UPWARDS 
BME has a promising representation of women in its ranks, from operator level to mining engineers, including the company’s logistics and central services
Women representation in mining ‘getting there’
7th August 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME. 


BOIPELO LEKUBO, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Harmony’s strength in diversity
7th August 2020

At Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony”), we are committed to building and maintaining a representative workforce and continuously promote a working environment which provides equal... 


Levelling the playing field, changing the narrative
7th August 2020

South African women in mining have gradually become formal members of the mining fraternity, starting from 1996, when the South African government denounced the International Labour Organization... 


Mining halted at Ok Tedi
6th August 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining at the State-owned Ok Tedi copper/gold/silver mine, in Papua New Guinea, has been suspended for an initial 14 days after seven positive Covid-19 cases were recorded this week. The cases... 


Exploration, cheaper inputs, solid laws and better logistics key to mining sector's growth
4th August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Even before Covid-19 hit South African shores, the mining industry was already in a structural decline and, without significant intervention to alter this trajectory, the sector's output,... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Themba Mkhwanazi.
Kumba, Anglo boards approve new R7bn iron-ore project at Kolomela
28th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Iron-ore mining and marketing company Kumba Iron Ore on Tuesday announced the approval of the Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine, by both the company’s and Anglo American’s boards. The... 


MoU signed to further geoscience research in British Columbia
24th July 2020 By: Donna Slater

A three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between Geoscience BC and the British Columbia Geological Survey, will provide a framework to jointly identify public mineral geoscience needs... 


Building blocks for the digitalisation of technical value chains
24th July 2020 By: Industrialisation 4.0

In this, the second of a series of five articles under the broad title, Industrialisation 4.0, Max Smeiman and Garth Strachan set out the principles, technical terminology and building blocks for... 


Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics
Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics
24th July 2020

Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics is a projects and supply chain company focussed on planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related... 


Good practice partnership for local procurement
23rd July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Growing demands for mines to procure goods and services in-country – further emphasised by supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – have brought a recent strategic partnership to... 


Gold Fields welcomes B4SA's economic recovery strategy
22nd July 2020 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed gold miner Gold Fields welcomes the accelerated economic recovery strategy published by Business for South Africa (B4SA) in mid-July, which is aimed at achieving higher levels of... 


CONSTRUCTION CURTAILED The reopening of South Africa’s mines has been staggered and construction projects have been delayed to focus on production
Less demand for outsourced labour
17th July 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

There has been a sharp decline in demand for labour for mining-related construction projects amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with some projects on hold, as mines focus on their core business. This is... 


The SolGold board
Cornerstone seeks to replace SolGold board
15th July 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Cornerstone Capital Resources said on Wednesday that it intended to requisition a general meeting to replace the entire board of LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold. Cornerstone, which is... 


Solidarity urges council, govt to settle out of court to avoid both unrest and delays
9th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Trade union Solidarity has called on the Minerals Council South Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to negotiate and reach an agreement out of court around ownership... 


Emirates continues to restore its SkyCargo network
7th July 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Air cargo operator Emirates SkyCargo, part of the Emirates airline group, has announced that it is this month resuming operations to another 14 cities around the world. This will take the total... 


Mantashe lauds court ruling for broader community to be included in charter review
7th July 2020 By: Donna Slater

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the June 30 ruling by the Gauteng High Court that the Minerals Council South Africa include parties representing communities, trade... 


Minerals Council South Africa.
Minerals Council regrets delay of 2018 Mining Charter review
6th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa on Monday expressed regret that the finalisation of the review of the contested elements of the 2018 Mining Charter had been delayed following a judgement of the full... 


Prairie armed for legal battle
1st July 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Coal developer Prairie Mining has secured A$18-million in litigation funding with LCM Funding UK to pursue damages claims in a dispute with the Polish government. Prairie in February last year... 


Weir Minerals South Africa’s manufacturing facility in Alrode
Weir Minerals South Africa inks empowerment transaction with Medu Capital
26th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Mineral solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa’s (WMA’s) South African operation, Weir Minerals South Africa (SA), is now 25.1% owned by black empowerment partner Medu Capital. Through the... 


PRAVEEN BAIJNATH 
Rand Refinery remains committed to its obligations
Refinery prepares for ramp-up
26th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

In line with the Level 4 and Level 3 regulations announced by South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, precious metals refining and smelting... 


Digitalisation of technical value chain will help unlock performance-based industrialisation in SA
26th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Covid-19 pandemic has heaped more pain on South Africa’s industrial manufacturing base, which had already shown signs of deep-seated stress. Low levels of capital investment and innovation and... 


Raymond Suttner
How do we mark the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Charter?
23rd June 2020

Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his latest column 'How do we mark the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Charter?'. Click here to read the column. 


BlueRock increases Kareevlei yearly run rate to 400 000 t
22nd June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Aim-listed diamond producer BlueRock Diamonds achieved its target to reach a yearly run rate of 400 000 t and operational profitability through enhanced production at the end of 2019. In a... 


April saw almost total collapse in air travel demand, but early signs of recovery appearing
19th June 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has reported that it has detected signs of a recovery in air passenger demand, following a gigantic collapse in April. Air passenger demand during... 


Mavuso laments all-time low in business confidence
15th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says business confidence in South Africa is destroyed. In a weekly newsletter, she points out that the latest Rand Merchant Bank/Bureau of... 


Commonwealth urges members to focus on care of seaborne economies
9th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland urges governments to ensure their countries’ post-Covid-19 economic recoveries are environmentally sustainable and safe for the ocean. She also... 


The Africa Continental Free Trade Area Protocol on Investment: A Prickly Pear for SADC and other Regional Economic Communities
5th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Current state of play of the AfCFTA The secretary-general of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, Mr Wemkele Mene made an announcement on 28 April 2020 of the postponement... 


Iata reports severe air cargo demand and capacity contraction in April
3rd June 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (Iata), which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has reported that global air cargo demand in April suffered the greatest... 


Creecy outlines activities allowed under the Covid-19 Lockdown Level 3
2nd June 2020 By: Yvonne Silaule

Hunting, self-drive visits to private or public game reserves and national parks, and recreational fishing are among the activities to be allowed under Level 3, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries... 


PRASA not ready to resume commuter operations under Covid-19 level 3, says Mbalula
1st June 2020 By: African News Agency

While the Gautrain will resume its OR Tambo International Airport service when the coronavirus (Covid-19) level 3 regulations come into effect on June 1, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa... 


Safety in the office environment
28th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

“As a company we need to ensure we keep each other safe and adhere to legislative requirements,” says Marius Geyer, General Manager Operations, Bidvest International Logistics Wrench Road. The... 


Alert Level 3 might save teetering construction companies
25th May 2020 By: Donna Slater

Construction companies that are on the verge of collapse after having shuttered operations during Alert Level 4 and 5 of the national Covid-19 lockdown might now be saved with a move to Alert Level... 


Construction sector welcomes easing of lockdown under level 3
25th May 2020

The construction industry welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the country moving to Level 3 as from 01 June 2020. The sector has been calling for an immediate re-activation of live... 


Despite delays, PRASA insists turnaround is continuing
Despite delays, PRASA insists turnaround is continuing
22nd May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The turnaround of State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is on track, albeit with delays, in part owing to the situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, administrator... 


The importance of localisation has never been more evident
16th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The South African government has been encouraging the localisation of manufacturing for years and, given the current Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on global supply chains, this drive has become... 


Project launched to facilitate essential air cargo supplies to South Africa
15th May 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

A South African business development company, ‘tvg&associates’ (TVG), has launched a project to coordinate the air transport of essential medical supplies to the country, using charter operations.... 


Operation warhorse – a pipeline for critical medical supplies
15th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

An initiative to develop a freight pipeline to bring vital medical supplies to South Africa utilising special airfreight charters has been launched as an initiative by the South African Association... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
DMRE prioritises regulatory review
7th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on May 7 briefed the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on its annual performance plan for the 2020/21 financial year, as well... 


PRASA turnaround under way despite delays
PRASA turnaround under way despite delays
7th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The turnaround of State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is on track, albeit with delays, in part owing to the situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, administrator... 


Minerals Council South Africa building in central Johannesburg.
Judgment reserved at Mining Charter review hearing
7th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

A full bench has heard the application for a judicial review of certain aspects of the Mining Charter gazetted in September 2018. Judge President Mlambo, judges Vally and  Van Der Schyff reserved... 


Global airline and postal agencies urge governments to act to keep air mail flowing
4th May 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have jointly highlighted that current air capacity for post and parcels was inadequate. They called on... 


HARMLESS
Aspasa aspires to achieve a goal of zero harm in all surface mining operations including that of pedestrians
Zero harm difficult to attain – Aspasa
1st May 2020 By: Halima Frost

Surface mining association Aspasa director Nico Pienaar tells Mining Weekly that the surface mining industry currently faces many challenges that need to be addressed so that mines can achieve the... 


Iata urges governments to keep air cargo flowing
1st May 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has called for greater coordination between governments to ensure that air freight continues to flow during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Air... 


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