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SA mines to invest more heavily in renewable energy
SA forecast to follow international financial assistance mechanism trend
Renewable energy technologies will supply between 5% and 8% of the world’s mining industry power consumption by 2022, according to research released last week by Navigant Research.
17 Mar 2014
Media release: Conveyor belts
Designed for Aggregates Handling
A global leader in bulk material handling technology has announced a conveyor belt cleaner engineered specifically for the aggregate industry.
13 Mar 2014
Media release
A new engineering consulting powerhouse unleashed
“The time has come for us to demonstrate that we can do things for ourselves as Africans, and take the challenge to build a global giant out of Africa,” says Fuzile Felix Fongoqa, Executive Chairman.
13 Mar 2014
Local news
SA improves on mining investment attractiveness index
South Africa moved up 14 places to 53th out of 112 jurisdictions surveyed in the latest Fraser Institute ranking of the world's most attractive regions for mining investment.
13 Mar 2014
RMI Pressure Systems deliver new pump package to Russian longwall coal mine
Reliability is the key
The Kopex group, which is renowned and respected as a supplier of leading mining equipment and technology, is delivering a turnkey solution for the Vladimirskaya longwall coal mine in Russia.
27 Feb 2014
Online mining auctions
Variety of mining assets to go under the hammer
Following the success of an online mining auction which took place on 11 February on the heels of the Cape Town Mining Indaba, a wide range of mining assets are set to go on auction again later this month.
21 Feb 2014
Media release
BBC concerned about unfounded claims against Kalagadi
The Black Business Council (BBC) has noted with great concern factual inaccuracies and allegations levelled against Kalagadi by the DA without facts to back their claims.
20 Feb 2014
Mining Indaba
Sustainability under spotlight at Mining Indaba
Speaking on the final day of the 2014 Mining Indaba, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane said sustainable development would only occur when all stakeholders started to play an active role.
12 Feb 2014
Miner safety
Fatal Harmony accident must be investigated
Early warning systems existed to predict natural occurrences, such as seismic activity that might lead to mining accidents- nut they were not always “foolproof”, said Warren Beech.
12 Feb 2014
Global Mining Standards and Guidelines
GMSG embraces new exploration model
The Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group (GMSG) has embraced the Exploration and Mining Business Reference Model (EM Model).
12 Feb 2014
Mining costs
Vital role in Africa for suppliers
Competition among mine suppliers operating in Africa is on the rise, a trend reflected by the high number of supply companies attending and exhibiting at the 2014 Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
12 Feb 2014
Media release
Acquisition of the Pagliari Group
Rand Refinery is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of the Pagliari Group of companies.
05 Feb 2014