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BME's emulsion pumping technology in underground mine
Explosives company puts stamp on underground mining
13th August 2021

Years of innovation and experience in the underground space have now positioned explosives manufacturer and supplier BME – part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – as an important player in mines where... 


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Managing director at Murray & Roberts Cementation
Murray & Roberts Cementation - Underground mining contractor
27th July 2021

Year of Formation and Background to Founding: Founded more than a century ago, Murray & Roberts Cementation is the leading mining contracting company in Africa. Company Mission, Products &... 


Large concrete mixer and truck mounted concrete pump Putzmeister
Supplier reports record sales year
23rd July 2021 By: Halima Frost

Construction equipment supplier Putzmeister South Africa – a subsidiary of Germany-based Putzmeister Concrete Pumps – registered a record sales year in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.... 


Global Communications offers the mining sector uninterrupted two-way communication with Kenwood radios
Global Communications offers the mining sector uninterrupted two-way communication with Kenwood radios
30th June 2021

Kenwood NEXEDGE digital radio systems provide a reliable, convenient and effective means of communication in mining applications as they allow cost-effective, instant and simultaneous communication... 


Kühtai storage power plant project, Austria
Kühtai storage power plant project, Austria
18th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Austrian power utility Tiwag is building the Kühtai storage power plant project as an expansion to the Sellrain-Silz series of power plants. 


Tribunal approves Sandvik's acquisition of DSI
17th June 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Competition Tribunal has approved the acquisition of underground mining and tunnelling multinational DSI Underground by mining engineering multinational Sandvik, with employment conditions.... 


Mario Pietromartire (centre) with the team that worked on the Maguga Dam Diversion and Transfer Tunnels and an inset showing a more recent photo of Pietromartire
Obituary: Mario Pietromartire, a Southern African tunnelling pioneer
31st May 2021

Mario Pietromartire, founder, and MD of Bomar Projects, passed away on 11th May 2021, aged 88. Born in Italy, he trained in the Italian military flying school before coming to South Africa to... 


COBUS FRASER
The need and propensity to do things differently, coupled with higher commodity prices and positive market sentiment, enables juniors to approach the market with more confidence
Good future prospects for juniors
21st May 2021 By: Anna Moross

Junior mining companies face many challenges, but new technological developments and a strong recovery in most commodity prices could boost the sector going forward, says mining and minerals... 


SINKING TO NEW DEPTHS
The new technology marked a mining milestone, with two fully mechanised shaft sinkings
Machines help Belarus mine reach new depths
16th April 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Dortmund-based shaft construction specialist Redpath Deilmann has used two Shaft Boring Roadheaders (SBR) from mechanised tunnelling company Herrenknecht, for the first time in Europe. The recently... 


Orica
Orica
9th April 2021

Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide... 


Sintech
Sintech
19th March 2021

Sintech proudly services and supports a range of high-quality, original-equipment products imported from around the globe. CARLISLE: 


Woodhouse Colliery, England
Woodhouse Colliery, England
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Secretary of State is “calling-in” the planning decision for the project. 


Van Dyke in situ copper recovery project, US
Van Dyke in situ copper recovery project, US
5th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

An external, independent preliminary economic assessment has shown robust results for the copper deposit. 


Norilsk Nickel owner Vladimir Potanin
Nornickel warns on output as two mines remain partly suspended
3rd March 2021 By: Reuters

Russia's Norilsk Nickel expects production losses as its two major mines remain partly suspended due to an ingress of water, CEO and top shareholder Vladimir Potanin said on Wednesday, adding that... 


Nornickel shares drop after partial suspension of operations at two mines
25th February 2021 By: Reuters

Norilsk Nickel said on Wednesday it had partially suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia because it had detected an inflow of water underground, sending shares of the... 


Resisting dust and water with Kenwood two-way radios from Global Communications
Resisting dust and water with Kenwood two-way radios from Global Communications
2nd December 2020

With its recent announcement of an unprecedented five-year warranty on specified Kenwood two-way radios, Global Communications (an Elvey Group company and part of the Hudaco Group of companies),... 


Gedabek, in Azerbaijan
Anglo Asian says conscripted engineers to return to work in early 2021
24th November 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Aim-listed gold, copper and silver producer Anglo Asian has lowered its production guidance for the year, as the conscription of several engineering staff and slowed tunnelling progress owing to... 


Tunnelling works at Lesotho  Highlands Water Project progressing
Tunnelling works at Lesotho Highlands Water Project progressing
6th November 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Underground tunneling works inside the two Polihali diversion tunnels are progressing well, with excavations advancing from the outlets at about 6 m a day per tunnel at the Lesotho Highlands Water... 


Woodhouse Colliery, UK
Woodhouse Colliery, UK
6th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

West Cumbria Mine plans to extract and process about 2.7-million tonnes of metallurgical coal a year from the Woodhouse Colliery. 


Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II
Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II
6th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has reported that underground tunnelling works inside the two Polihali diversion tunnels is progressing well. 


Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
23rd October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanoe Mines has reported good progress on the tunnelling for the project. 


Tunnelling works progressing at Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Tunnelling works progressing at Lesotho Highlands Water Project
22nd October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Underground tunneling works inside the two Polihali diversion tunnels are progressing well, with excavations advancing from the outlets at about 6 m a day per tunnel at the Lesotho Highlands Water... 


Ivanhoe nears completion of Kakula mine development, processing plant
20th October 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Thanks to the "excellent" progress that has been made by TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines in advancing the underground development of the Kakula mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, only 260 m of... 


New software programmes from Seequent aim to help solve civil, environmental and mining engineering challenges
New software programmes to help solve civil, environmental and mining engineering challenges
1st October 2020

Software company Seequent has announced the release of GeoStudio Core, a software programme that combines updated versions of its SLOPE/W and SEEP/W products with a new, reformulated SIGMA/W... 


The final explosions that will illuminate the dying universe predicted
11th September 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

A theoretical physicist at Illinois State University, in the US, has calculated that the last phenomena that will happen in our universe is what he calls ‘black dwarf supernovas’. Assistant physics... 


Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme, Australia – update
Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme, Australia – update
21st August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The first of three large tunnel-boring machines for Snowy 2.0 has arrived at Port Kembla. 


Black dwarf supernovas will take place so far into the future that even black holes – like this one in the M87 galaxy – will all have evaporated.
The last light that will illuminate the death of the universe predicted
18th August 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

A theoretical physicist at Illinois State University in the US has calculated that the last phenomena that will happen in our universe is what he calls ‘black dwarf supernovas’. Assistant physics... 


HS2 high-speed rail line – lot C1, UK
HS2 high-speed rail line – lot C1, UK
12th June 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

High Speed Two is the biggest transport infrastructure project in the UK, with C1 section of the contract valued at €1.8-billion. 


GHH rebrands, offers more comprehensive solutions
15th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mining and tunnelling machine manufacturer GHH is in the process of repositioning and rebranding to form one of the largest suppliers of machines for mining, tunnelling and special civil... 


African miners embracing Sandvik’s  high-tech solutions
African miners embracing Sandvik’s high-tech solutions
21st February 2020 By: Kim Cloete

High-tech and global engineering group Sandvik is helping greenfield mining projects in Africa to power ahead through automation and digitalisation aimed at making mining safer and more efficient... 


Mining companies embrace Sandvik’s high-tech solutions
Mining companies embrace Sandvik’s high-tech solutions
5th February 2020 By: Kim Cloete

High-tech and global engineering group Sandvik is helping greenfield mining projects in Africa to power ahead through automation and digitalisation aimed at making mining safer and more efficient... 


AUTOMATION GENERATION
Part of the change management required is the need to upskill and reskill personnel
Change management key to digital success
24th January 2020 By: Darren Parker

When investing in digitalisation and automation, change management is one of the key challenges that needs to be addressed globally, and not only in the African mining industry, says global... 


Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada
Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada
6th December 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study has proposed the development of the Patterson Lake South project using only underground mining methods.  


GHH and Titan enter extensive cooperation agreement
22nd November 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Global mining and tunnelling machines manufacturer GHH and mechanical engineering company Titan have entered into a cooperation agreement that will expand the markets of both companies. GHH will... 


Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada
Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada
1st November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study has proposed the development of the project using only underground mining methods. 


Anglo American Chile regards the protection of glaciers as being of critical importance and has developed mining methodologies that promote glacier continuation.
Anglo planning to go underground in Chile as glacier-protective step
1st November 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Anglo American has plans to go underground at Los Bronces in Chile, where copper mining has taken place for the last 152 years and where large-scale opencast mining takes place currently. Anglo... 


Anglo American Chile regards the protection of glaciers as being of critical importance and has developed mining methodologies that promote glacier continuation.
Anglo planning to go underground in Chile as glacier-protective step
22nd October 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Anglo American has plans to go underground at Los Bronces in Chile, where copper mining has taken place for the last 152 years and where large-scale opencast mining takes place currently. Anglo... 


Murray & Roberts Cementation
Murray & Roberts Cementation
3rd September 2019

South Africa-based Murray & Roberts Cementation forms part of the Murray & Roberts Group which is recognised internationally as a leading mining contracting organisation with operations in Africa,... 


AECOM scoops second award for trenchless innovation at Sanddrift
27th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Integrated infrastructure delivery company AECOM has been awarded the 2018/19 Joop Van Wamelen Award for Technical Excellence by the Southern African Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT) for... 


RELIABLE FLOW
The E-Air range provides a reliable flow of compressed air without any diesel emissions
Company enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions
12th July 2019

Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions with electric fixed-speed and variable speed drive (VSD) compressors. Throughout 2019,... 


Silvercorp profit falls as prices dip
27th May 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada-based, China-focused Silvercorp Metals has reported a lower profit margin for the financial year ended March 2019, on the back of lower prices for the precious and base metals that the... 


Proof Engineering
Proof Engineering
24th May 2019

Proof Engineering (Pty) Ltd was established in 1978 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Steadfastly retaining its original entrepreneurial and innovative roots, the company achieved many personal as... 


Mining automation and digital solutions highlighted
21st May 2019

Automation and digital solutions aim to create a connected worksite to make mining operations safer, more productive and more efficient. At the recent Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration... 


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