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Technology at work
Online auctions becoming single biggest platform for trading mining assets
Strategies within the local mining sector have shifted drastically over recent years. With continued challenges within mines houses, many companies have been forced to move their focus away from growth and expa
24 Sep 2015
Comment
SA mining: did we leave it too late?
As South Africans we are famous for talking. CODESAs, Lekgotlas, Indabas, working groups and conferences is what we do. Some would say that this has served our country and our industry well in the past as we...
16 Sep 2015
Africa
MechCaL Expands Its Footprint into Zambia
MechCaL has launched distribution of their products in Zambia in association with Best Line Mining Supplies as their agents.
07 Sep 2015
Software
Energy optimisation essentials
With all the power outages and uncertainty around electricity supply to heavy industry and mining, companies are starting to see the dire need of creating an energy efficient power saving plan which can reduce
02 Sep 2015
Investment
Emerging markets: All about central banks
This year, you might title the theme song of the global markets: ‘All about those (Central) Banks’ as monetary policy divergences have kept investors on alert and heightened market volatility, writes investment
27 Aug 2015
SAVE THE DATE
A-OSH EXPO 2016 is the definitive exhibition for occupational health & safety suppliers
There was a marked increase in the number of visitors at A-OSH Expo 2015. With 28% more people attending the exhibition, the stage is set for Africa’s leading occupational
27 Aug 2015
AUCTION
Agricultural, mining, aluminium & a multi-million rand yacht to go on auction
Online is rapidly gaining traction as a more effective and efficient way to sell commoditised items as proven by South Africa's major mines in the last few years. However, for the
27 Aug 2015
Women in mining
Harnessing the power within
The topic of empowering women is close to my heart and continues to be a strident theme.
24 Aug 2015
Female representation
SA number one in the world
Worldwide South Africa’s mining companies continue to have the best level of female representation at board level followed by Canada, while Australia has the lowest percentage of women in executive management..
16 Aug 2015
Cheryl Carolus
Championing a better future
One of South Africa’s premier businesswomen, former politician and mining leader, Cheryl Carolus, grew up in a poor community on the Cape Flats and ended up joining the struggle for freedom at the tender age of
16 Aug 2015
Ed's letter August
Salute to our wonderful women
We often give ourselves a hard time about the lack of transformation in South Africa, but if one looks at the mining industry, at least at boardroom level, women are represented better than a lot of our.......
06 Aug 2015
Risk management
Scenario planning sharpens mining investment choices
Strategic scenario planning is vital to modern projects, as it forces the promoter or investor to look carefully at all the ‘modifying factors’ that could prevent a geological resource being converted into...
06 Aug 2015