Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, has said on Monday his government would not allow mining jobs to be lost at Barrick Gold’s copper mine after workers went on strike to protest against the company’s plans to suspend operations due...
Minister of Mineral Resources, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, met with management and unions at Kusasalethu mine yesterday following the near fatal fire reported at the mine. The Minister was briefed on the fire and on the safe evacuation of 486 employees....
As a result of illegal gold mining, large pieces of land, and three quarters of Ghana’s waterways have been polluted. Last year the government set up a security task force to stop the illegal operators but, despite their efforts,...
A man has died at a mine near Utrecht in KwaZulu-Natal, Emergency Medical Services said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Robert McKenzie said the accident happened at around 05:00am, but the cause and exactly what happened was still unknown. “The...
The challenges of noise emission in the mining industry are well known. These challenges are exacerbated by the increasing trend towards mechanized mining, and there is general consensus that an effective industry-wide Buy Quiet Initiative (BQI)...
Paladin Energy, the Uranium miner, has refuted claims originating from local non-governmental organisations in Malawi implying that the Company’s Kayelekera Mine has begun discharging waste materials from the mine into the local river system....
This year, The University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Mining Engineering hosted a mining industry forum, with a focus on the application of technology in mining. The two-day forum was co-hosted by mining engineering group, Sandvik Mining, and...
BELL Equipment – manufacturer of heavy earth-moving and mining equipment, has announced that they will be reviewing cost structures “with a view to improving operating efficiencies and ensuring the group’s long-term competitiveness and...
Tony Stone, an accomplished trade and technical journalist, editor and photographer for the last 14 years, and past editor of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMIESA) magazine, as well as a contributor to the Inside Mining...
