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Donna Slater

Donna Slater

Donna Slater is Creamer Media Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Donna Slater

An image of the InterBolt system

Advancing bolt load measurement

18th August 2023

Ensuring the reliability of bolted connections is vital for safety, performance and operational efficiency in mining and engineering applications, leading to bolt technology developer InterBolt... 


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Miners increasingly focusing on green energy

14th July 2023

Miners operating in Africa are increasingly shifting focus towards improving their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, including endeavours to incorporate renewable-energy... 


Cape Town earmarks R1.2bn for Steenbras peaker plant maintenance and expansion

5th May 2023

The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated... 


Africa utilising only a tiny proportion of its renewable-energy resources – foundation

5th May 2023

As the majority of the world embraces a shift in electricity generation away from fossil fuels towards greener, renewable sources of energy, Africa faces several challenges in attracting investment... 


Demand for untethered trains set to rise ‘rapidly’

28th April 2023

Demand for “untethered” electric trains will increase rapidly over the coming years, with sales to grow four-fold year-on-year to reach over 100 deliveries this year, according to a report by... 


Business interruption, disruption, natural catastrophes main risks for construction, engineering firms – Allianz

28th April 2023

Business interruption, supply chain disruption and natural catastrophes rank as the top risks facing the construction and engineering sector, followed most recently by the energy crisis, according... 


Disruptions impact Blanket mine’s first-quarter production

24th April 2023

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining produced 13% less gold year-on-year from its flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, at 18 515 oz in the first quarter of the year as a result of... 


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With oversubscribed listing in hand, Copper 360 ready to ramp up Northern Cape operations

24th April 2023

With a recent oversubscribed private placement of shares totalling R152-million, South Africa’s only pure copper play Copper 360 has raised enough capital to see it through at least a... 


An image of a truck

Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks

21st April 2023

A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into... 


An image of a truck

Collapse in rail service has increased road freight volumes and risks

21st April 2023

A spate of attention-grabbing road safety incidents involving trucks has sparked debate about the state of land transport in South Africa and brought the safety of trucks and their operators into... 


Absa partners with BAIC South Africa on vehicle finance solutions

20th April 2023

Financial services provider Absa has entered into a vehicle finance alliance agreement with local subsidiary of the Beijing Automotive Group, BAIC South Africa (BAIC SA), as the vehicle... 


Implats acquires another 1.07m RBPlat shares

20th April 2023

JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has acquired an additional 1.07-million shares in fellow PGMs miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) – representing 45.09% of... 


R400m energy fund launched to help finance backup power solutions for SMEs

20th April 2023

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financier Business Partners has launched a R400-million Energy Fund aimed at helping SMEs finance viable sources of alternative electricity and thereby keep... 


Centamin lifts revenue, production in first quarter

20th April 2023

LSE- and TSX-listed gold miner and explorer Centamin produced 14% more gold year-on-year in the first quarter of this year at 105 875 oz, while its revenue increased by 18% year-on-year to... 


Erik Smuts

Nampak appoints interim CEO after Smuts resigns

20th April 2023

Packaging company Nampak reports that board member and CEO Erik Smuts has resigned, with effect from April 20, and will be succeeded, on an interim basis, by current restructuring committees... 


Untapped renewable resources in Africa should receive more attention – RES4Africa

19th April 2023

As the majority of the world embraces a shift in electricity generation away from fossil fuels towards greener, renewable sources of energy, Africa faces several challenges in attracting investment... 


Copper 360 raises R152.5m ahead of AltX listing

18th April 2023

Ahead of its upcoming AltX listing on the JSE on April 21, JSE-listed copper miner Copper 360 raised R152.5-million by April 18 at an oversubscription rate of 1.3 times. Copper 360 has a dozen... 


City of Cape Town earmarks R1.2bn for Steenbras peaker plant upkeep

18th April 2023

The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated... 


Latest assays uncover best gold intercepts to date at Osino’s Namibia project

18th April 2023

TSX-V-listed gold explorer and developer Osino Resources has made the “best intercepts recorded in the company’s history” at its Ondundu gold project, in Namibia, following recently completed... 


Domestic perseverance keeps business confidence afloat, Sacci reports

18th April 2023

After having shed 4.4 index points in January and one index point in February, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined by a further 0.6... 


Implats increases stake in RBPlat to 44.72%

18th April 2023

JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded agreements to acquire a further 690 736 shares in fellow PGMs miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat),... 


Meeting with Mines Ministry leaves hope for speedy Haib licence renewal – Deep-South

17th April 2023

Haib Minerals, the fully-owned Namibian subsidiary of copper explorer and developer Deep-South Resources, held a “very constructive” meeting with Namibia’s Mines Minister Tom Alweendo, Mines... 


Thor Explorations’ Segilola mine delivered 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter

17th April 2023

Aim- and TSX-V-listed gold explorer and miner Thor Explorations, which owns and operates the Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, produced 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter of this year at an... 


Assays point to high-grade zones in rare earth exploration of Kangankunde

17th April 2023

Exploration at rare earth and bauxite resources developer Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, has returned long intersections of high-grade, non-radioactive rare earths,... 


AfDB, AFD extend $300m in funding to Tanzania’s Kakono hydroelectric plant

17th April 2023

The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth $300-million to finance the... 


Ivanhoe bolsters sustainability on numerous fronts

14th April 2023

With a 26-year history in the African mining sector, diversified miner Ivanhoe Mines is building on the sustainability goals of the group and enhancing the long-term strategy of its flagship and... 


The new Ndelebe art-inspired marketing BMW South Africa emblem and a new X3 being checked as it rolls of the Plant Rosslyn production line on March 28.

BMW celebrates half century of carmaking in South Africa with the release of new emblem

14th April 2023

BMW South Africa is celebrating its 50 years of manufacturing cars in South Africa with the launch of a newly-designed marketing emblem that is inspired by a work of art crafted by South African... 


Untethered electric train growth to quadruple by year-end – IDTechEx

11th April 2023

Demand for “untethered” electric trains will increase rapidly over the coming years, with sales to grow four-fold year-on-year to reach over 100 deliveries this year, according to a report by... 


Theta granted water-use licence for TGME underground

11th April 2023

South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has awarded a water-use license (WUL) for ASX-listed gold miner Theta Gold Mines’ Mining Right 83, which covers the majority of the initial... 


Blyvoor Gold boosts supplier development, improves near-mine community

11th April 2023

Blyvoor Gold, which operates the Blyvoor mine – once one of the largest gold mines in the world – has invested more than $100-million in refurbishing and upgrading the mine after it stood idle for... 


Oriole to transfer interest in Cameroon CLP to subsidiary to boost investment potential

11th April 2023

West Africa-focussed explorer Oriole Resources is transferring its 90% interest in the Cameroon-based Central Licence Package (CLP) to subholding company NewCo, to enable project-level investment.... 


An image of Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal operation in South Africa

Sibanye refinances, increases dollar-denominated facility to $1bn

11th April 2023

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has successfully refinanced and increased its dollar-denominated revolving credit facility from $600-million to $1-billion,... 


Belgium diamantaire sets up shop in OR Tambo economic zone

7th April 2023

Belgium-based diamond jeweller Pluczenik has chosen to establish a local division – Pluczenik South Africa – at the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. To commemorate... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel

Government confident of meeting five-year investment goal of R1.2tr – Patel

6th April 2023

The South African government is “confident” of reaching its goal of attracting R1.2-trillion in investment over the five years since launching its yearly South African Investment Conference (SAIC)... 


Interruption, disruption, natural catastrophes top list of risks for construction, engineering sector

6th April 2023

Business interruption, supply chain disruption and natural catastrophes rank as the top risks facing the construction and engineering sector, followed most recently by the energy crisis, according... 


Beating Heart diamond

De Beers names diamond containing another diamond the ‘Beating Heart’

5th April 2023

Diamond grading and analysis company the De Beers Institute of Diamonds, part of De Beers Group, reports that it has formally named an unusual diamond containing another diamond the “Beating Heart”... 


Marula advances plans with partners to commission Kinusi copper processing plant

5th April 2023

Africa-focused miner and developer Marula Mining is advancing plans to install a copper processing plant at its 75%-owned Kinusi copper project, in Tanzania, with initial design and capital and... 


South Africa CIO Summit to welcome digital economy leaders

5th April 2023

The International Data Corporation’s (IDC’s) yearly South Africa CIO Summit will take place on May 18 at the Sandton Convention Centre under the theme ‘Enabling the Digital Economy’s Leaders’. The... 


Akrokeri exploration returns positive results

5th April 2023

Aim-listed gold explorer and producer GoldStone Resources has received assay results from a diamond drilling programme at the Akrokeri underground mine (AUM), in Ghana, confirming the company’s... 


Nampak lenders agree to loan extensions

5th April 2023

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak has successfully concluded new terms for its term loan revolving credit facility (RCF) and US private placement (USPP) lenders, extending the repayment of... 


An image of Ford South Africa's 13.5 MW solar plant

SolarAfrica uses Ford Silverton project as springboard into national solar rollout

4th April 2023

Building on its R170-million investment pledge at the South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) in 2020, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy solutions company SolarAfrica has continued to roll out solar... 


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