Mining News in 90 seconds – 05 August 2020
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Barrick establishes exploration VP positions
Barrick Gold has appointed geologists Aoife McGrath and Leandro Sastre in the newly created positions of vice president exploration for Africa and Middle East, and Latin America and Asia Pacific respectively. McGrath has worked with and led...
Chairman designate appointed at Implats
Advocate Thandi Orleyn has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and chairman designate at Implats. She will assume the chairmanship at the conclusion of the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on 14 October 2020. Dr Mandla...
Sisi Safety Wear’s PPE for women
August is women’s month and Mining News will be featuring exclusive articles about women in mining. We start with an exclusive interview with Pulane Twala, BBF Saftey’s key account manager. She talks about Sisi Safety Wear’s PPE...
Project management company appointed for Longonjo project
Pensana Rare Earths has appointed Paradigm Project Management to monitor the development of the Longonjo NdPr Project in Angola. Paradigm brings an Afri-centric engineering capacity to the team and will co-ordinate the Bankable Feasibility Study....
A functional supply chain during lockdown
The mining supply chain has been directly impacted by lockdown restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Southern Africa, COVID -19 lockdown restrictions have thrown the spotlight on mines’ supply security, especially key inputs like...
Mining News in 90 seconds – 29 July 2020
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Understanding mining legislation: Tanzania
Mining is a complex and highly regulated business, especially when operating in a foreign country. In addition to knowledge about mineral reserves, it is important to clearly understand the applicable legal, regulatory and business framework of the...
Passionate about science
The mining industry often collaborates with other industries, particularly the sciences, which play a critical role in research and development and improve various areas of the industry. Inside Mining speaks to two female scientists who...