Technology
Mine bakkie
Price Leading Workhorse
Mahindra South Africa has extended its range of Bolero pick-ups with the launch of the Bolero Maxitruck Plus – a single-cab workhorse bakkie focussed on providing a maximised payload, low running costs and rugg
20 Jul 2015
Equipment
Earth moving masters
The company was initially founded in 1954 by Irvine Bell as a repair workshop for agricultural machinery. But Irvine was not simply a skilled repairman, but also an inventor.
07 Jul 2015
Chemicals
Insights into froth flotation
With the much anticipated seventh International Flotation Conference taking place in November in Cape Town – Mining Prospectus is a proud media partner – we’re going to be unpacking some of the finer points of
03 Jul 2015
POWER
Africa's first platinum fuel cell
Africa's first 100-kilowatt (kW) fuel cell that runs on platinum and natural gas has been installed at the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg, which will provide baseload power to the entire building.
29 May 2015
FUTURE FOCUS
Chamber of Mines turns on Africa's first platinum fuel cell
Africa's first 100-kilowatt (kW) fuel cell that runs on platinum and natural gas has been installed at the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg, which will provide baseload power to the entire building.
23 Apr 2015
BLASTING
Bridging the experience gap
The mining sector has plenty of bright, up and coming professionals coming through the ranks, but the missing ingredient in the field of blasting is experience, according to BME technical director Tony Rorke.
26 Jan 2015
EQUIPMENT
LOESCHE hands over world's largest slag mill
As a technological pioneer LOESCHE is following on from the success of the largest coal mill LM 43.4 in India and the world's largest raw meal mill LM 69.6 in Nigeria.
24 Oct 2014
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Improving with electronic breath alcohol detectors
Improving productivity in the mining sector with fast, reliable, high-quality electronic breath alcohol detectors
25 Sep 2014 - R. E.
PROTECTION
Making mining safer
Miner safety is of paramount importance in 2014, with the death toll down on previous years, it is however still vitally important for preventative measures to be adhere to, for the long term benefit of staff.
11 Sep 2014
CASE STUDY
Mining Africa’s potential
As the business landscape changes and evolves, the saying that a desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world, has never been truer.
08 Sep 2014
SKILLS
Solving mining labour crisis through E-Learning
While most of us aren't qualified to resolve the wage debate, what we do know is that there are serious problems around health, safety and efficiency within the mining sector, as well as a high staff turnover.
21 Aug 2014 - K. C.
ICT
Geological and Plant data generation and evaluation workshop
All business decisions, from the control room to executive committee meetings are based on good quality data. The generation, evaluation and correct use of the data are however not that straightforward.
15 Aug 2014