SP Metal Forgings Group (SP Forge) will see a significant bump in wheel hub exports to the US next year, says MD Ken Manners. SP Forge has operations in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. 

Europe’s top copper producer Aurubis warned it may face losses in the hundreds of millions of euros after being hit by a massive metal theft, and no longer expects to meet its profit forecast for... 

A scoping study, based on an existing prefeasibility study, has shown the potential for Katanning to support a larger operation 

The temporary stacks being introduced at the Kusile coal power station, where three previously operational units have been out of service for ten months, have been built. 

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) Section 63 intervention projects in the Emfuleni local municipality are making progress, says Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Visiting... 

Piedmont Lithium plans to use proceeds from the sale of lithium concentrate from its offtake agreement with North American Lithium to fund further investment in Ewoyaa. 

BHP CEO Mike Henry has said a projected timeline for first production under an accelerated expansion scenario at Phase 2 of the Jansen project remains 2029. 

Gold miner Thor Explorations saw good developments across its Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, and its mineral exploration properties located in Nigeria, Senegal and Burkina Faso for the three and... 

Gold isn’t losing its allure, according to a dozen money managers who all told Bloomberg News they expect to maintain or raise their exposure to the precious metal in the coming twelve months.... 

Investors who bought Australian lithium stocks at the start of the year could have doubled their money or lost more than half of it — reflecting the extreme volatility of companies mining one of... 

In a remote, dusty corner of New Mexico, so near to the Texas border that if you wander too close your smartphone changes time zones, sits a pristine factory that is the best chance for the US to... 

The projected timeline for first production under an accelerated Phase 2 expansion scenario of the Jansen potash mine, in Canada, remains 2029, BHP CEO Mike Henry said on Tuesday, addressing the... 

Vesconite Bearings is pleased to announce the successful testing of its Hitemp 160 machined bushings in a demanding application in South Korea. The client, a prominent industrial entity, carried... 

When a concrete vibrator manufacturer had difficulties with the vanes installed in its vibrators it sought a solution from Vesconite Bearings - and experienced encouraging results. Concrete... 

When engineers at Hoover Dam determined that the original cast iron lantern rings built into some of its turbines needed to be replaced, they were looking for a solution to help them overcome the... 

Monitoring noise in industrial equipment and machine components allows for the early detection of errors and preventative maintenance in machinery. The SKF TKST 21 stethoscope can be used for noise... 

Atlantic Lithium has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ghanaian University of Mines and Technology to undertake a definitive feasibility study on the viability of producing feldspar... 

The utilisation of SKF sealed bearings, combined with upgraded internal modifications, reconditioning and locally manufactured custom seals, has increased the average MTBF (Mean-Time Between... 

Australia’s Core Lithium said Tesla notified the miner of a potential legal claim after their negotiations for a supply deal fell through in 2022. The potential legal claim is related to a binding... 

Hitemp 160 is a new bearing material able to operate up to 200 °C, depending on the application. South African bearings and wear parts manufacturer Vesconite Bearings produces its Hitemp 160... 

Minerals exploration and mining company Thor Explorations is “extremely encouraged” by the first set of results from its initial drilling campaign being undertaken on one of the company’s prospects... 

Following a successful Nampo 2023 show in Bothaville, in the Free State, in May, industrial machinery manufacturer Bearing Man Group (BMG) will exhibit at the Nampo Cape Show, in Cape Town, in... 

South Africa’s agricultural sector plays a vital role in the country’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, food security and export revenue. The industry, therefore, stands to... 

The Energy Regulator’s decision to transfer the transmission facilities licence to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTC) is indeed a “milestone”, as was highlighted by the National... 

A copper mine in Moquegua region, Peru. 

Collectively, electrical rotating equipment is the workhorse of modern industrial operations, powering a wide range of machinery across various sectors. However, like any complex mechanical system,... 

India’s lower house of parliament approved changes to the country’s mining rules to boost exploration, including allowing private miners to search for some critical minerals like lithium. The main... 

It is with extreme pride that SKF Maintenance Products celebrates its 50th anniversary! What initially started as a small business unit with a portfolio that focused on bearing tools and greases is... 

Southern Africa-focused metals exploration company Kavango Resources has signed a contract for 30 km of Induced Polarisation (IP) survey lines over targeted areas within the company’s Karakubis... 

Exploration and development mining company Galileo announced on July 24 that the first two holes of the recently started drill programme over the Kamativi lithium/tin target, in Zimbabwe, have... 

An agitator gear unit said to be ideal for high-performance agitators and mixers, has recently been released. The unit forms part of drive technology supplier SEW-EURODRIVE’s  X.e series and... 

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has reported consistent results from the exploration of lithium potential within its 90%-owned Central Licence Package (CLP) project, in Cameroon. This extensive CLP... 

Heavy lifting and transport company Mammoet used a customised, hydraulically powered solution – the SBL 1100, a moveable four-point hydraulic lifting gantry with a capacity of 1 100 t – as part of... 

The MagBoost magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller is the latest generation of oil-free centrifugal chillers independently developed by Midea, featuring Midea’s core technologies.  The oil-free,... 

SKF provided a custom mill pinion housing assembly solution for a new horizontal grinding mill to a key customer for a project in Africa. Janus Bezuidenhout, SKF Application Engineering Manager,... 

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining’s Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, produced 17 436 oz for the quarter ended June 30, representing an 8.7% increase on the 16 036 oz produced in the first quarter of the... 

Aim-listed Phoenix Copper has initiated its 2023 drilling programme at the Navarre Creek exploration project in Custer county, Idaho. The 2023 drilling programme marks a new phase of work on the... 

The SKF TKST 21 Stethoscope is a high quality hand-held instrument that monitors noise in bearings, machines and components.  “The ability to ‘listen’ to rotating equipment and machine components,... 

Aim-listed Atlantic Lithium has appointed consultancy DRA Global to conduct a scoping study for the inclusion of a flotation circuit at the Ewoyaa lithium project, in Ghana. The scoping study... 

In the competitive fastener industry, substandard products often present a significant challenge, one that industrial machinery manufacturer Bearing Man Group (BMG) aims to mitigate through... 

Neometals has announced the signing of a binding offtake agreement between the developer of the project and mining major Glencore. 

A multimineral mine in the US state of California.