Mpinane Senkhane | Feb 25, 2015
The latest annual global survey released Tuesday by The Fraser Institute sees South Africa fall out of the top ten mining investment destinations in Africa, dropping 11 places to 67th globally. The institute’s Annual Survey of Mining...
Mpinane Senkhane | Jan 16, 2015
The origins of mine closure practice have influenced the way in which it is implemented by companies and regulators. Mine closure practices essentially started developing in the 1970s in countries with advanced economies and mature mining...
Mpinane Senkhane | Jan 8, 2015
The challenges of noise emission in the mining industry are well known. These challenges are exacerbated by the increasing trend towards mechanized mining, and there is general consensus that an effective industry-wide Buy Quiet Initiative (BQI)...
3SMedia | Dec 9, 2014
Shale gas exploration in South Africa, believed to have the eight largest reserve in the world, has been met with criticism, yet remains in the national debate. South Africa is the first country to reverse a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. Coal...
3SMedia | Dec 1, 2014
In a commodity-based business such as mining, outsourcing has become a potential solution to overcome two main challenges, namely cost and the acquisition and retention of skilled people (Deloitte Management Consulting). The report by CJH Steenkamp...
3SMedia | Nov 21, 2014
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) researchers Menzie D Chinn and Olivier Coibion examine the predictive content of futures prices for energy, agricultural, precious and base metal commodities. Coibion and Chinn document significant...
3SMedia | Nov 14, 2014
by M. van Schoor and C.J.S. Fourie Coal remains South Africa’s most abundant and cheapest source of energy, and there is an ever-increasing necessity for optimal and safe extraction of the remaining reserves. Increasing focus on cost-effective...
3SMedia | Jul 18, 2013
New research shows that existing copper resources can sustain increasing world-wide demand for at least a century, meaning social and environmental concerns could be the most important restrictions on future copper production. Researchers from...
3SMedia | Apr 11, 2013
A carbon nanotube (CNT) integrated polymer composite membrane with a polyvinyl alcohol barrier layer has been prepared to separate oil from water for treatment of oil-containing waste water. The CNTs were synthesised using chemical vapour...
