Supplied by Hlayiseka Chauke, CEO of Liberty Coal, Edited by Sharon Mdaka The recommissioning of a dragline is never just a mechanical milestone. At Optimum Colliery, it signals something far more significant — a renewed [...]
By Sharon Mdaka With the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba (MI26) having come and gone, the real work now begins. The four-day event, held in Cape Town, was abuzz with optimism as the African [...]
By Sharon Mdaka Established at the advent of democracy, Power Process Systems (PPS) has stood the test of time to provide a practical lens into how disciplined manufacturing, local engineering capabilities and refurbishment-led thinking continue [...]
By Sharon Mdaka BME’s Losberg manufacturing plant, situated approximately 75km south-west of Johannesburg, is its Centre of Excellence for production, engineering and product innovation. African Mining, Incorporating Mining Mirror writer, Sharon Mdaka, recently visited the [...]
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara The closure of open pit mines poses a significant challenge to the mining industry in South Africa, writes Tal Makahamadze, University of the Witwatersrand MSc Student intern in SRK’s Geotechnical department, [...]
Looking at her experience at the Pinpoint Stewards Women in Leadership Conference, Taegan Devar, MD of People Smart, takes us through a mindset shift from inspiration to implementation, using the journies and shared experience of [...]
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara FLS has significantly upgraded its Delmas polyurethane manufacturing facility to serve as a global hub for its high performance NexGen screen media, supporting growing demand across Africa, the Middle East and [...]
By John Mubambe, contributing correspondent, African Mining, incorporating Mining Mirror Kansanshi Mining is not just fueling its operations by integrating renewable energy solutions with vocational training, it is powering a pipeline of local talent that [...]
There has been a surge in mine and mineral nationalisation in West Africa writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp. In this excursion to the western front of Africa, the question is: Is this the start or [...]
By Sharyn Macnamara On 8 May, the SACMA COALSAFE 2025 theme,“Sustainably delivering today, shaping tomorrow”, came to life for the coal mining industry in South Africa at Emperor’s Palace in Gauteng. Safety was top of [...]
