International

Captains leading Kenya’s mining industry from companies such as Base Titanium, Acacia Mining, Karebe Gold Mining and the Kenya Chamber of Mines are expected to share their wealth of experience at the upcoming Kenya Mining Forum in Nairobi. “Base’s key message is to show the world what is possible to …

Global innovator in the bulk material handling industry Martin Engineering has developed new cleaning technologies for applications where space for installation is limited. According to the company, the latest SQC2STM RM (Reduced Mini) Cleaner is a compact secondary belt cleaner allowing installation in close quarters, built with a narrow profile …

TAKRAF Group’s subsidiary TAKRAF Africa recently showcased advanced range of Tenova air environmental technologies at various client symposium in South America. The events were held in three cities – Lima (Peru), Santiago (Chile) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and were entitled “A Focus on Productivity”, with a specific focus on technologies, …

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 …

The International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemical Importers and Exporters (CCCMC) have entered into a formal agreement to help promote sustainable development in Chinese companies’ overseas mining investments. The new agreement makes ICMM and CCCMC’s wealth of expertise …

Australian company Magnis Resources has entered into a three-year flake graphite sales agreement with major European group World Plastik ve Petrokimya Sanayi ve Ticaret. “This announcement is significant for the company and is one of the very few sales agreements in the marketplace with fixed pricing. It highlights the substantial …

As intentions to increase mine-to-market value heighten in the Rio Tinto stable, the company has created a high profile position to stir this endevour. According to the company it intends to reinforce its focus on driving value across the business from mine to market with the appointment of Simon Trott …

International diamond company De Beers Group has announced that it will provide diamond verification services to Singapore Diamond Mint Company’s (SDM) new investment-grade diamond product, Diamond BullionTM, listed on the Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX). De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) said will use its proprietary …

The developers of Tanzania’s Lindi Jumbo Graphite Project, Walkabout Resources Ltd’s recently announced placement has closed fully subscribed, The 15 per cent placement raised a total of A$1.555m to be used to progress engineering and procurement works at the Lindi Jumbo graphite Project in southern Tanzania. Walkabout has secured Yantai …

Technavio, global technology research and advisory company says the mining industry is expected to witness gradual growth during 2017 to 2021. The company attributes the development to increase in demand from minerals and metals, mostly from emerging economies. Researchers at Technavio believes that the untapped markets such as Latin America …