According to Tinus Brits, BME’s Global Product Manager for AXXIS, a positive tone at the recent Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) conference provided hope that the region’s economy is on the road to recovery. At the event, Omnia group...
Mining companies are taking a leading role in rolling out renewable energy generation in South Africa; this positive contribution – and others that will follow – nonetheless come with many complexities. Recent months have seen a number of the...
By Wynand Marx* While both underground and open-cast mining are common around the world, some open-cast mines transition to underground operations, hence the upper part of the ore body is exploited by open-cast method, and the deeper part is mined...
The oil and gas industry faced a tough year in 2021. According to The State of African Energy 2022 this was a result of a drop in global demand, which resulted in a fall in oil prices. This led to companies cutting budgets and delaying future...
