International

Social transitioning is a vital aspect of mine closure that can no longer be ignored. This was the clear message from the 13th International Conference on Mine Closure in Perth earlier last month. SRK is an independent, global network of consulting practices in over 45 countries on six continents. Its …

Condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, scooped two awards from top international training body, Mobius, at a condition based maintenance (CBM Europe) conference in Belgium recently. The awards are for first place in the Best Training Partner EUMEA 2018/19 and the Best Student Growth Africa 2018/19. Dennis Swanepoel, WearCheck’s reliability solutions consultant …

The return of licenses to 241 companies and semi-industrial diamond mining cooperatives in seven provinces of Angola will allow the creation of at least 20,000 jobs, the national director of Mineral Resources said on Friday in Dundo. André Buta, who spoke at the end of the delivery of 31 of …

AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group have approved a $79.3-million investment to develop the Boston Shaker underground project, at the Tropicana gold mine, in Western Australia. The ore from the underground mine would enable Tropicana production to be maintained at between 450 000 oz/y and 500 000 oz/y over the next …

CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, through Majwe Mining Joint Venture (Majwe), has secured a A$1.7 billion contract at Debswana Diamond Company’s Jwaneng Mine Cut 9 project in Botswana. Majwe, a joint venture between Thiess (70 per cent) and long-term local partner Bothakga Burrow Botswana (30 per cent), will …

The University Of Witwatersrand School Of Mining Engineering has again scooped a better position in the QS World University Rankings to 13th place in 2019. The latest achievement allows it to retain its position as the highest ranked school at Wits University as it is also the only mining school …

MAST Energy Developments (MED) has signed a binding conditional agreement for the exclusive right to undertake due diligence and negotiate the potential acquisition of five peaking power sites totaling 25.85MW. The private UK registered company targets the development and operation of flexible power plants to service the reserve power generation …

Global technology outfit Maxam specialising in the design, development, manufacture and application of energetic materials showcased its latest blasting technologies on offer at the recent Mining Indaba, Cape Town, South Africa. With a diverse workforce of more than 800 employees and projects in over 20 countries, MAXAM is the global …

Despite escalating trade wars keeping commodity prices in check as well as increased regulatory challenges across the continent generally, the mining team at Standard Bank anticipates that 2019 will see miners continue to cautiously pursue emerging pockets of opportunity across the continent. Over the last 18 months, the focus in …

China has become the largest gold producer and consumer in the world in the past two decades. On the backdrop, Roland Wang, Managing Director of China for the WGC said his company aims to work with government bodies, regulators and market practitioners to ‘develop China’s gold market on a long-term, …