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The journey through the world of additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, continues. This time, we dive into the bubbly world of foam inhibitors. What are they? Methyl silicone and organic polymers What do they do? Prevent the formation of foam How do they do it? Reduce the surface …

In a bold counter-cyclical move that defies the global slump in nickel prices, New York Stock Exchange-listed Lifezone Metals is forging ahead with its ambitious Kabanga project in Tanzania. This integrated nickel operation, set to become the East African nation’s first, is a high-stakes gamble on the future of the …

WearCheck, the specialist condition monitoring company, is now accredited to perform DGA, or Dissolved Gas Analysis, for transformers, following a recent assessment by SANAS (South African National Accreditation System). The company’s Johannesburg transformer oil testing laboratory now has ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for testing DGA, moisture, acidity, dielectric strength, and PCBs …

As the industry standard for mill duty cyclone feed applications, KSB’s GIW® MDX pump keeps raising the bar for performance in the mining sector. The MDX pump was first released in 2008 as a specifically designed solution to the shortcomings of conventional slurry pumps. It was created from the ground …

President Paul Kagame on 23 May 2025 visited the Nyakabingo Mine in Rulindo District which is Africa’s largest producer of tungsten, highlighting Rwanda’s growing role in the global supply of critical minerals.Operated by Trinity Metals, the mine employs over 1,800 people and has nearly doubled its production over the past …

Tungsten, tantalum and tin from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could soon be exported legally to neighbouring Rwanda for processing under a US brokered peace deal aimed at ending the escalating conflict in eastern DRC, three sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters. For years, Kinshasa has accused …

Exploration companies Arrow Minerals and Volt Resources have voluntarily suspended their shares from trading on the ASX, following reports that Guinea’s military-led government has cancelled 51 mining licences. The suspensions come in the wake of trading halts initiated by both firms on 19 May, amid growing uncertainty around their tenement …

Accelerating Africa’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) ambitions will depend on mobilizing risk-tolerant investment, building strong technical and commercial partnerships, and committing to local capacity-building, according to panellists at the Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum in Paris. Speaking during a discussion on monetizing African gas sponsored by Perenco, UTM Offshore …

Tanzania’s glittering mining sector, a long-standing pillar of its economy, is under the microscope following a damning new report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). The report, “Illicit Financial Flows Risks Related to Beneficial Ownership in the Mining Sector in Tanzania,” paints a stark picture of how shadowy dealings and regulatory …

Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, examines a very special class of additives that is gaining importance as the technical demands placed on lubricants continue to grow at an ever-increasing rate – Viscosity Index Improvers (VIIs). What are they? Polymers and copolymers of methacrylates, butadiene olefins and alkylated styrenes.   What …