Dineo Phoshoko | May 12, 2021
Risk management specialist from Business Enhancement Partners, Jaco van Wyk says that what is treasure today may become worthless tomorrow in a rapidly changing technological society. Surface miners are being urged to adopt sound risk management...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 11, 2021
Gold Fields’ board of directors have given the green light for the construction of a 40MW solar plant at the South Deep mine in South Africa. This follows the granting of a licence by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on 25 February...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 10, 2021
Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba), recently announced the newly expanded Advisory Board for 2022. The strategic committee includes distinguished finance, technology, sustainability, mining operations, policy, and governance leaders...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 7, 2021
Explosives audits can now be carried out online following ASPASA’s launch of an innovative and non-intrusive online explosives audit. The launch is part of ongoing attempts by ASPASA to increase the safety and effectiveness of blasting operations...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 6, 2021
Compliance requirements for the mining industry are becoming more important as Covid-19 continues to shake up industry. By Janine Espin* Planning and preparation are essential in undertaking new or extending old mining projects, regardless of size....
Dineo Phoshoko | May 5, 2021
Specialised Exhibitions has announced that Electra Mining Botswana 2021, scheduled to take place from 14-16 September 2021 at Fairground Holdings, Gaborone, Botswana, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The next edition of the show...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 4, 2021
The application for the judicial review and setting aside of certain clauses of the 2018 Mining Charter, brought by the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) in March 2019, is scheduled for hearing from 3 to 6 May 2021. The application is being...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 3, 2021
According to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report, gold investment demand fell in Q1 due to being driven by hefty outflows in gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This was attributed to growing expectations of higher...
Dineo Phoshoko | Apr 30, 2021
Another South African record for the largest electronic detonator blast has been broken by BME. The blast was conducted by BME at the end of 2020 at a manganese mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Using its well-proven AXXIS electronic...
