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Creamer Media’s news team is based mainly in South Africa, but the team includes regular correspondents from other parts of Africa, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya and the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Email: newsdesk@engineeringnews.co.za

Berkeley takes first steps to overturn unfavourable Salamanca decision

23rd July 2021 Uranium developer Berkeley Energia has taken the first steps to overturn the unfavourable decision by the Nuclear Safety Council (NSC) for its Salamanca project in Spain. The NSC earlier this month blocked the London-headquartered company’s planned uranium in the west of Spain on safety... →

Hudson says Greenland projects unaffected by legislative changes

23rd July 2021 Proposed legislation changes to ban uranium prospecting, exploration and exploitation in Greenland will not affect Hudson Resources’ projects in that country, president Jim Cambon said on Thursday. The ban does not cover other radioactive elements, such as thorium, although the proposed Bill... →

DWS commits to monitor its entities to ensure optimum service delivery

23rd July 2021 The Department of Water and Sanitation has reinforced its commitment to monitor work being carried out by its entities in affected communities. While the audit outcomes of most water entities have significantly improved over the last three years, DWS acting director-general Deborah Mochotlhi... →

Water and sanitation sector need proactive action to avert crisis

22nd July 2021 South Africa needs to urgently and proactively address its looming water crisis, and while some movement is being seen around infrastructure projects, SEW-Eurodrive MD Raymond Obermeyer questions why it has taken government so long to act more proactively. He said that the deteriorating state of... →

South Africa’s dam levels are declining, DWS warns

22nd July 2021 A weekly report on the state of reservoirs in South Africa shows that overall water levels at dams across different provinces are continuing to decline week-on-week during the dry winter season, the Department of Water and Sanitation said. The volume of water stored in the country’s reservoirs... →

4IR requires companies to think creatively about manufacturing

22nd July 2021 The world has changed dramatically over the past two years. The effect of this is rapidly altering the way we view digitisation and associated technologies as well as the concept of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). To remain in business, organisations must find new and innovative ways of... →

Nouveau Monde appoints advisers to secure Matawinie debt finance

21st July 2021 Canadian firm Nouveau Monde Graphite has appointed SD Capital Advisory (SDCA) and GKB Ventures (GKB) as joint financial advisers to assist it with the structuring and arranging of project financing for the Matawinie graphite project, in Quebec. The company says it will focus on accessing... →

Former Glencore nickel boss appointed to Frontier Lithium board

21st July 2021 Marc Boissonneault, a former Glencore executive, has joined the board of Canadian junior Frontier Lithium, which has a large land position in the emerging Electric Avenue of the Great Lakes region in northern Ontario. →

Endeavour Silver picks up Nevada exploration property

20th July 2021 Mid-tier miner Endeavour Silver on Monday announced the acquisition of a precious metals exploration property in Nye, Nevada, for $10-million in cash. Endeavour CEO Dan Dickson said the Bruner property represented a good start on building an attractive gold/silver portfolio in Nevada. “It... →

Coal miner awarded nearly $33m in insurance lawsuit

19th July 2021 Coal miner Romaco Resources was awarded a $32.7-million jury verdict in its lawsuit against insurance companies owned by Chubb. The claim arose from Chubb’s denial of insurance coverage of damages suffered by the company from the collapse of a coal storage silo at its Elk Creek coal complex, in... →

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