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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, …

Southern African Development Community (SADC) believes increasing the demand for mining goods and services is necessary to grow the industry in Africa Seth Akweshie, Industrialisation Adviser for SADC made the announcement recently at the Cross-Border Mining Services Indaba, in Johannesburg citing that most inland developments in Africa have been established …

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 …

De Beers group subsidiary International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) has announced plans to launch two of its diamond education courses in simplified Chinese. The development is expected to help students in one of the largest and fastest growing markets for diamond jewellery to enhance their knowledge of …

The process and product temperature is a very important physical indicator within almost every industrial manufacturing process. This applies to the solar industry, too. Instrotech is offering Optris infrared cameras, used for industrial services, to achieve higher importance within the solar industry due to new developments within the area of …

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 …

As cost saving trends surge in the mining industry, mines’ demand for pumps and pressure cleaners is expected to rise. “We expect similar interest from Africa, where we know less sophisticated equipment is available,” said Warwick Lorenz, Aussie Pumps Managing Director highlighting that the company is negotiating the licensed manufacture …

Rio Tinto’s fleets of autonomous haul trucks have achieved a significant milestone at the company’s world-class operations in Australia by moving their one-billionth tonne of material. The haul trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) technology have now moved more than one billion tonnes of both ore and waste material …

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 …

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) have set aside $25-million in concessional loans for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Mauritius and Rwanda. According to ADFD the projects have potential to significantly transform the lives of more than 2.5-million people and alleviate poverty …