Remote mining companies are requiring more from their on-site facilities, with hospitality and facilities management solutions company Bidvest Catering Services citing growing demand for... 

In February this year, building solutions company Waco Modular completed a modular building solutions project for a South African platinum group metals and chrome concentrate producer’s opencast... 

As critical minerals become increasingly central to global industrial strategy, a growing divergence is emerging between how major economies and leading South American mineral-producing nations are... 

As Chile targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, its continued production of copper and lithium are key elements of the country’s energy transition, with copper regarded as a longer-term... 

South America is increasingly becoming one of the most strategically important mining regions for the future stability of global copper and lithium supply. Chile, Peru and Argentina sit at the... 

With the mining sector in Latin America entering a “different phase” of environmental, social, governance (ESG) scrutiny, law firm Dentons reports that across the lithium and copper corridors of... 

Two new conceptual screening solutions suited to the local sector were floated at this year’s Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa Conference and Exhibition – held on April 16 and 17 at the... 

Following positive developments in South Africa’s surface mining and quarrying sector from mid-2025 to year-end, recent international geopolitical turmoil has stymied any further growth in the... 

It is no coincidence that the majority of the world’s mobile crushing equipment is fitted with PT Tech hydraulic power take off (HPTO) clutch units as they were essentially designed to meet the... 

Since adding four Bell B30E 4X4 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to its operation, construction materials miner and producer Afrimat has noted an immediate and sustained impact on production at its... 

The upgrade and transition of Wet Concentrator Plant A (WCP A) to the Nataka ore zone at the Moma Titanium Minerals mine, in Mozambique, will unlock the majority of the operation’s... 

Although Mozambique possesses significant long-term potential in critical minerals – particularly graphite – persistent structural challenges continue to raise concerns among investors on the... 

While junior explorer Altona Rare Earths is undertaking metallurgy work at its Monte Muambe rare earths and Monte Muambe fluorspar and gallium projects, in Mozambique, it is prioritising the... 

Aligned with Mozambique’s aim of asserting resource sovereignty, its Parliament approved amendments to the Mining Law last month, including a minimum 15% State equity stake through State mining... 

Several key factors, such as the impact of Operation Vulindlela, have seen the materials handling market in Southern Africa undergo a rapid change in recent years, to the extent that the market is... 

By ensuring continuous material flow and reducing bottlenecks between the pit, stockpiles and processing plant, an integrated on-site materials handling approach plays a critical role in optimising... 

In advocating for reindustrialisation in South Africa and the creation of new jobs, diversified mining group Menar is expanding its portfolio of operations with the February 2026 addition of a... 

On the back of a steady increase in demand for logistics services and with global geopolitical tensions impacting on supply chains with fossil fuel prices climbing, freight forwarding service Manta... 

This year’s West African Mining & Power Expo (WAMPEX), which is endorsed by the Ghanaian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, will convene over 6 000 mining professionals while celebrating its... 

Minerals industry association Ghana Chamber of Mines aims to catalyse new investment partnerships, strengthen supplier and operator links, and elevate discussions regarding mineral value addition... 

As a global supplier of engineering solutions for minerals and mining applications, Weir is preparing to showcase its range of solutions for the mining sector at the West African Mining and Power... 

Mining development in West Africa is entering a new growth phase shaped around the development of more technically complex projects, particularly underground mining opportunities; higher... 

Weba Chute Systems is world-renowned for ensuring that its custom-engineered chutes add immediate and significant value to customers’ profitability, uptime and on-site health and safety. The... 

The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety, with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the past two decades from 2005 to 2025, has been supported by improved skills... 

Mining education and skills development programmes are continuing to shift from traditional theoretical methods to immersive digital methods, says tertiary education institution University of... 

The flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme of blasting solutions specialist BME is positively transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities by empowering individuals with... 

Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives designed to improve mine efficiency, community and economic development, in addition to providing career opportunities for youth,... 

South Africa stands at a dangerous crossroads. Industries are crippled by severe skills shortages, while thousands of young people remain unemployed or underemployed. The National Development Plan... 

A direct blister furnace has been successfully started up at copper major Kamoa Copper’s Kamoa Kakula copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first copper anodes cast at the... 

As mining operations pursue reliability and energy efficiency, global refractory and industrial solutions provider DGC Africa is rolling out its Vision AI platform to turn camera infrastructure... 

South African-based engineering firm Allied Furnace Consultants (AFC) was awarded the supply of two identical 80-t transfer cars for the Sakura smelter based in Sarawak, in Malaysia, in 2025. These... 

Eligible South African junior miners can access funding through the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF) to de-risk early-stage exploration projects. Increased exploration activity will help to... 

The junior mining sector in South Africa is well equipped with resources, knowledge and skills to place the mining sector on an upward trajectory to again become a leading player in the supply of... 

The junior mining and exploration sectors in South Africa provide a way forward to expand the country’s critical minerals discovery and producing capability, with various funding programmes to...