Dineo Phoshoko | Apr 23, 2020
Safer tailings storage facilities (TSFs) – or tailings dams – can be achieved when mine owners, contractors and engineering consultants work closely together, according to SRK Consulting senior geotechnical engineer Linda Spies. Speaking after a...
Dineo Phoshoko | Apr 17, 2020
Mines can resume operations during the extended national lockdown. The announcement was made by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in a media briefing about regulations pertaining to the extension...
Dineo Phoshoko | Apr 7, 2020
Mintek is producing over 600 litres of hand and surface sanitisers to use and distribute to staff. This following low supply of sanitisers because of an increase in demand. Sanitisers were produced in the controlled laboratory environment in the...
Dineo Phoshoko | Mar 31, 2020
Surface mining association, ASPASA, is working tirelessly with stakeholders to find a solution to strict pedestrian detection system (PDS) legislation that will work for smaller surface mines. Its membership consists largely of smaller individual...
