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Caterpillar Inc. has successfully demonstrated its first battery electric prototype for an underground mining truck. According to the company, the development is added to the company’s growing portfolio of battery electric and semi-autonomous technology for underground mining applications. The demonstration for Newmont and other industry leaders, at the company’s proving …

The African Development Bank has reiterated that the introduction of a carbon border tax by the European Union (EU) could push Africa back into exporting raw commodities and undermine its industrialisation gains. The European Union recently launched the initial phase of a Europe-wide carbon tax on imported goods as part of …

Considering the theme of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024– Embracing the power of positive disruption: A bold new future for African mining –the term ‘disruption’ has come to describe a raft of rapid technological and other advancements that have significantly changed the way we do business today. “Perhaps …

New European Union (EU) carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialization progress, the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has warned.   AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the carbon tax will penalise value-added exports including steel, cement, iron, aluminium and fertilizers.   “With Africa’s energy deficit and reliance mainly on …

Africa Energy Indaba has announced the theme for its the upcoming 2024 edition of the Indaba exhibition. The energy event will be held under the theme of – ‘Empower, Energise, Excel: Africa’s Premier Energy Exhibition.’ Slated for the 5th to the 7th of  March 2024 at the Cape Town International …

A new action group intends to help Commonwealth countries, including African member states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part of wider efforts to keep rising global temperatures within liveable limits. The country-led coalition was announced at a ministerial event on the margins of the United …

STEINERT has developed a unique sensor combination concept called “multi-sensor sorting” or STEINERT KSS. The STEINERT KSS sorting system applies this concept, combining the x-ray transmission sensor with three other additional sensor options (Induction, 3D laser, and Colour). Ferbasa operates one of the largest chromite mines in Brazil and is …

After many years of trying to break into the Ghana gold mining mar­ket with its modern mine winder drive and control systems, ACTOM Industry finally achieved a break­through late last year when it secured an important contract to upgrade the drive and control sys­tem of a man-winder at a gold …

The two leading OEM companies join forces to develop an integrated service portfolio for ABB mine hoists, According to the two companies, the partnership is an important step in ABB’s ambition to expand the service portfolio and maximize customer value Geographic reach will focus on the mine hoist end user markets …

Building on the new focus areas of research at its DigiMine Laboratory, the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) brought together industry experts at its annual WMI seminar to delved into crucial topics shaping the future of mining. The recently held WMI seminar was aimed at shedding light on innovative strategies for …