Africa

International diamond miner De Beers Group has announced intentions to pilot a programme called GemFair, to create a secure and transparent route to market ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds. The scheme GemFair will use dedicated technology to record ASM production at mine sites that meet demonstrable ethical standards, …

Tanzanian-focused flake graphite development company Volt Resources Limited has announced that Bunyu Graphite project’s environmental approvals continue to progress in line with expectations, with the National Environment Management Council (NEMC). On the backdrop the company is working on the US$40 million Note Issue with the Tanzanian Capital Markets and Securities …

Polypipe, the UK’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of plastic piping systems has urged miners to have thorough pipe-work infrastructure in place to drive sustainability forward and preserve the environment. This comes at the backdrop that by 2030, water demand is expected to exceed supply in Africa by 17 percent, …

Black Rock Mining developers of Mahenge Graphite Project  has registered with the Tanzanian Investment Centre (TIC) to  accelerate development of the project. According to the junior graphite developer, the registration which follows a government due diligence will see a streamlining of project permits, licences and relevant agreements, zero-rated value added …

JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts has started shifting its attention from Eskom’s two mega-scale power station projects – Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively, to tackling a range of smaller opportunities in various industrial and resources sectors. The company’s subsidiary Power & Water’s chief executive officer Steve Harrison says …

Online-Electrical and ElectroMechanica (EM) continues to cement their bilateral relationship, as the latter strives to lead the market. Joey Gaskell, Online-Electrical Managing Director said EM’s ‘win-win’ mentality for end-user clients, its product distributors, and the company itself, makes it the ‘go to’ partner for the supply of sophisticated electronics and …

Tanzanian-focused flake graphite development company Volt Resources Limited has lodged its Mining Licence Applications (MLAs) its flagship Bunyu Graphite Project. According to the company, the MLA’s cover both the stage 1 development, where an estimated 400,000tpa of ore will be processed producing a nominal 20,000tpa of graphite products, and the …

With commodity prices improving and the mining industry moving towards positive growth, indications are that participants at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2018 will experience the “return of investor appetite” first-hand, says Mining Indaba Managing Director Alex Grose. This renewed investor interest suggests that the African mining sector is …

Hungarian company, Ganz Engineering and Energetics Machinery (Ganz EEM) and its South African partner, energy solutions provider Blue World Power Energy and Resources recently signed a contract to supply hydro-electric equipment for the installation of a small scale hydro-electric power plant at Mpompomo Falls, near Barberton in Mpumalanga. Alexander Merten, …

Flake graphite development company, Volt Resources has lodged its Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS) and the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) for the company’s flagship Bunyu Graphite Project. “Volt continues to make significant progress towards the proposed commencement of Stage 1 production at the Bunyu Project, and the submission …