South Africa’s sole producer of prime anthracite, Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC), said in a statement that it was confident about the medium- to long-term growth in demand for anthracite as it prepares to expand the life-of-mine beyond the...
TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a blue, 9.74 carat gem quality diamond from its Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana. It said in a statement that it also recovered a 4.13 carat pink gem quality diamond from direct milling of South Lobe...
Anglo American Platinum’s CEO Chris Griffith said that the company was on track to meet its target of sending zero waste to landfill by the end of 2020, with a 45% decline reported in the year-to-date compared with the same period in 2018. The...
The 26th edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, in 2020, will offer delegates new insight into issues facing Africa’s resources sector, says the new head of content, Tom Quinn. The event, run over four days, offers high-quality,...
PwC’s 11th edition of SA Mine reveals that South Africa’s mining industry has returned to profitability in 2019 despite a challenging operating environment marred by regulatory uncertainty, energy constraints, labour disputes, illegal mining...
Blasting and explosives company BME, a member of South Africa-based Omnia Group, has entered into a joint venture in Canada with Consbec, the largest surface drilling and blasting contractor in Canada. The JV – called BME Mining Canada Inc – is a...
Marius Keet, Chief Director: Water Quality Regulation, Department of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation, explained that a conservative figure of R49-billion is needed for mining rehabilitation in South Africa. During his keynote address at...
Sasol is planning to sell its South African coal-mining business, according to people familiar with the matter. The company will begin a formal sales process in the coming weeks, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information...
Based in Kitwe, PSV Zambia Ltd (PSV) has been providing specialised support for mining and industrial users within Zambia’s Copperbelt region for more than two decades, with an allied expansion into the DRC some six years ago. Forming part of...
