Technology

One of the world’s largest copper producers, Normet and Codelco have entered into a five-year technology development program to advance autonomous and remotely operated underground mining technologies. The collaboration will focus on developing safer, more productive mining processes through technology pilots at Codelco’s El Teniente mine in Chile. The program …

Every roof has its limits, and installers across sub Saharan Africa are looking for ways to get more from the space they have. Sungrow’s answer is the MGTL series, a new range of three phase hybrid inverters, covering 10 kW to 25 kW, now available in the region. A hybrid …

Perpetual Next have signed a license and engineering agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for the supply of syngas-to-methanol technology for Perpetual Next’s first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend across other biomethanol sites. The agreement marks an important step in the industrial roll-out of Perpetual Next’s Biomethanol …

SKF South Africa will demonstrate at the South African Railway Association (SARA) 2026 Expo how its full value chain – from advanced components to digital monitoring and lifecycle services – is driving a sustainable rail ecosystem on the African continent. For more than a century, SKF has partnered with railway …

Moving high risk explosives across long and fragile supply routes is one of the hardest logistical problems facing remote African mines and BME, an Omnia Holdings company, says it has found a way to avoid much of it. The company has engineered modular, containerised emulsion plants that make explosives on …

When Good Oils Go Bad Part 6 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Electrostatic spark discharge plays a significant role in compromising oil condition. It is the focus of the next article in WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series. Static electricity is one of those little annoyances we usually …

By Ma Junxin, Zhengzhou Zhongji Machinery For a small or medium hard-rock project, equipment selection often begins with a production target. A plant may be designed for 50 tonnes per hour, 100 tonnes per hour or 200 tonnes per hour. That figure is important but it does not by itself …

Contract miner, Redpath Africa is broadening its position in the market, moving beyond its traditional reputation for raiseboring and shaft work to offer clients a more comprehensive underground mine development and construction capability Redpath’s capabilities span shaft sinking, raiseboring, conventional and lateral development, underground construction and mining services. Increasingly, the …

The scale of Tanzania’s industrial ambitions is beginning to reshape the equipment needed to build them. As mining developments expand alongside power transmission, renewable energy, oil and gas and major infrastructure projects, Sarens is strengthening its local heavy-lifting capability with a new 260 tonne all-terrain crane. The XCMG XCA260H joins …

Southern African Independent Power Producer, Sturdee Energy has partnered with Upepo Energy on the 200MW Masaiti Wind project. The collaboration will grow Sturdee Energy’s regional footprint, allowing the IPP to deliver reliable, flexible power. Sturdee Energy is building on its existing 280MW of renewable energy capacity in SADC by entering …