Compiled by Leon Louw Underground ventilation is a cost intensive operational need and companies specialising in underground ventilation and fans had a challenging two years. One company, though, has stayed true to form. [...]
Despite positive advancements, Covid-19 continues to affect the mining industry, writes Nicolaas Steenkamp and Leon Louw. …read on, in our digital copy of The African Mining, Incorporating Mining Mirror November 2021 issue. Underground mining requires [...]
Underground mining is a harsh environment, and the necessary cooling is essential to ensure a sustainable and safe operation. Image credit: Leon Louw Edited by Leon Louw Twenty years after it pioneered modular [...]
Maptek sensing hardware combines with powerful modelling software to deliver a safe, accurate solution for geological mapping and geotechnical analysis. Photo by Maptek Edited by Leon Louw Underground mines rely on smart technologies [...]
Supplied by AECI WATER The growing focus on the identification and use of alternative water sources to bridge South Africa’s forecasted 17% gap in drinking water supply by 2030, has driven water treatment specialist AECI [...]
Omnia Holdings - BME Operations Kalalushi Mine Zambia With over four decades of successful innovation fuelling its growth, South Africa-based blasting, and explosives company BME continues to leverage digital technology in advancing its [...]
MTE Exhibitions got their 2021 campaign underway in the Emalahleni Coalfields of Mpumalanga on Wednesday 21 April 2021. This was the first time the MTE team had ventured outside their office building since December last [...]
A junior miner in Mpumalanga. Covid-19, regulatory constraints and a lack of funding has resulted in several mining operations being mothballed in South Africa. Photo by ©Leon Louw For a world-renowned mining country, [...]
Edited by Leon Louw African Mining recently visited equipment manufacturer Rosond’s head office in Midrand to have a look at the drilling rigs on the way to Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore mines in the [...]
For mining, water can be both a blessing and a curse, writes Barnabas Mboweni. Water is an extremely precious resource; necessary for sustaining life itself. No organisation can operate without it. Whether it is a [...]
