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Daphne Mashile-Nkosi Iron Lady takes on big boys
Daphne Mashile-Nkosi is the owner of a multimillion-rand manganese mine in the arid Northern Cape town of Hotazel and one of a handful of women in South Africa's mining industry. Battle-hardened by her experien
19 Jan 2016
Energy 2016 – The year for Independent Power Producers in Africa
2016 promises to be another very active year for independent power producers and energy projects throughout the sub-Saharan Africa region and across various technologies.
05 Jan 2016
UAS Umzamo Analytical Services Plan for African Invasion in 2016
After experiencing 400% growth in the local market over the past year, Umzamo Analytical Services has set its sights on clients beyond South Africa’s borders.
11 Dec 2015
Media release MechCaL and I-CAT Collaborate to Optimize Energy Efficiency
MMechCaL have teamed up with l-CAT to develop a custom designed evaporator using one of MechCaL’s patented fan designs to create a high energy efficient unit with the first completed units destined for Douglas
08 Dec 2015
Chemicals Fluor Chemicals Project Named Finalist for Construction Project of the Year by Platts
-Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its BASF Jade Tree project has been named a finalist for Construction Project of the Year by the Platts Global Energy Awards.
07 Dec 2015
Power Keys to gas engine reliability
It is said that energy is the blood that runs through the veins of every economy. It is to the survival of an economy what water is to the survival of the human body. Without energy, the wheels of the economy l
23 Nov 2015
Chemicals Figuring out flotation
Froth flotation is clearly the dominant mineral concentration method for nearly all mineral types including copper, molybdenum, gold-silver, nickel, lead, zinc, phosphate, industrial minerals and potash ores.
19 Nov 2015
Used trucks TruckStore GM Bruno Palma talks used truck explosion in Africa
Bruno Palma TruckStore GM talks used track expansion in Africa at Daimler Group's 'Greates Show on Earth' at the Vaal Dam.
18 Nov 2015
Technology Communication is just the beginning
Strata Worldwide is continuously developing and expanding an unparalleled collection of safety and communication technologies for the global mining market; technologies that meet industry demands and provide mi
18 Nov 2015
Editor's letter Spring in the step
After all the doom and gloom over the last six months it was heartening to see better than expected figures for mining in South Africa in mid September, propping up the rand for a change – very good indeed.
18 Nov 2015
Outlook 2020 Modernisation key to future growth
As we all know, over the past six years or so the global mining industry has come under extraordinary financial pressure against the background of the global economic downturn and the generally feeble...
18 Nov 2015
Education Wits PhD pins down mine planning software usage
There are few fields of product development in the mining sector that have evolved quite as fast as mine planning software, a fact that led Wits University School of Mining Engineering lecturer Dr Bekir Genc...
05 Nov 2015
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