Blow to local steel industry as Mozambican LNG projects falter
Hot dip galvanized structural steel 26 May 2021: A major blow has been dealt to the South African steel fabrication industry following the decision by French oil company Total to
Toxic mining legacies still haunt the Southern African mining industry
www.123rf.com The human and environmental impacts of historic mining operations still linger today with many mining-affected communities impacted by the negligence and misconduct of historic mining activities. Without any laws
Multibillion rand Nyanza Light Metals project launched
An artist’s rendition of the Nyanza Light Metals Technical Services Centre. Photo supplied The multibillion rand Nyanza Light Metals project represented an opportunity for South Africa to demonstrate that Africans
Gemfields reports highest auction revenue in five years
Gemfields, the London-headquartered supplier of coloured gemstones, reported the highest auction revenue in five years from Kagem, its Zambia-based emerald mine. Photo: File JOHANNESBURG – GEMFIELDS, the London-headquartered supplier of
Mining explosives major BME on enabling safer blasting in reactive ground
Sulphide-bearing ground presents numerous risks to users of ammonium nitrate (AN) based explosives, so blasting leader BME – part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – has developed both the products
International Zinc Association launches major campaign to grow local zinc industry
Galvanized rebar used in the construction industry 14 April 2021: The R100 billion Infrastructure Fund announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address on 11 February
Vedanta Zinc revives Black Mountain magnetite from tailings project in South Africa
Vedanta Zinc has re-launched the BMM Magnetite Project, an innovation opportunity identified to create value from waste by extracting magnetite iron ore from processing the current Black Mountain Operations zinc
South32 to close South African coal unit sale with Seriti
South32 will pay $200mn across a decade to partly fund costs of the environmental clean up of the mines of its South Africa Energy Coal unit once they close, and
Laneway Resources (ASX:LNY) appointments Brad Gordon as CEO
Laneway Resources (LNY) has appointed Non-Executive Director Bradley Gordon as CEO and Managing Director of the company Brad is a seasoned mining executive with over 30 years of experience in
Sinkhole opens up beneath South Africa’s mining industry
In the same week that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his Budget speech, the Canadian-based Fraser Institute published its annual survey and Investment Attractiveness Index of mining jurisdictions, which focuses