Industry at the edge
By George Senzere, solutions architect Secure Power at Schneider Electric Edge computing is fast becoming an essential part of industrial environments, bringing computing, storage, and analytics closer to where content is created or consumed. The [...]
Used oil pioneer BME grows green partnerships
Omnia Group company BME is leading the field in the way it incorporates used oil into its emulsion explosives by extending the benefits of this growing sustainability initiative to mining customers and other approved partners. [...]
Second commodity crunch
There are less stocks and reserves of key commodities available, and prices are increasing for what is available, all due to the second global commodity crunch, writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp. […]
Rare Earths recycling project right on time
Late last year London and Toronto listed Mkango Resources announced that HyProMag and partners, European Metal Recycling (EMR) and University of Birmingham (UoB) have successfully completed the Rare-Earth Extraction from Audio Products (REAP) project. This [...]
Commodities trading to surge as super cycle kicks in
Photo by freepik.com Edited by Leon Louw Industrial metals and precious metals will see the biggest rises, investors believe. Professional investors are forecasting a surge in commodities trading over the next 12 months [...]
EV sales expected to increase
By BloombergNEF Electric vehicle sales are set to rise faster than ever, but more policy action is needed to get on track for net zero. BloombergNEF’s latest projection shows electric vehicles as USD46- trillion market [...]
Copper and Tin in Surplus, Nickel in Deficit
According to the World Metal Statistics Report for May, copper and tin were in surplus during January to March 2021 while nickel moved into deficit. The copper market recorded a surplus of 2.2 kilotons (kt) [...]
Demand for diamonds remains robust
Photo by Edgar Soto on Unsplash Although the unprecedented health crisis of 2020 affected diamond mining operations, three countries waged the challenges to account for at least three-quarters of the precious stone’s global [...]
Cash-strapped mining companies look for innovative sources of funding
By Jason Wilkinson and Wandisile Mandlana, Partners; Adéle de Jager, Executive: Tax; and Ivan Vorster, Senior Associate, Bowmans South Africa Mining is notoriously cyclical, with dramatic swings in equity prices and investment patterns. The low [...]
Steel prices continue to see positive performance
Image by tartila – www.freepik.com By Dmitry Glushakov, Equities Analyst at VTB Capital As the iron ore price weakness in January proved to be temporary, February continued to show a positive performance from [...]
Accountants need to embrace five new trends
Edited by Leon Louw Accountants are reinventing themselves. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated this process of renewal, convincing even the most traditional-style accountants that the time to adapt is now [...]
A step up for platinum
According to R. Michael Jones, president, CEO, and director of Canadian company Platinum Group Metals, new technology could open doors to next-level batteries, writes Taylor Kuykendall, S&P Global Market Intelligence. [...]
America’s focus on Africa
This article was shared with African Mining by Africa Oil Week/Mining Indaba. The US government’s trade finance arm, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), convened a joint meeting on April 14th with their [...]
More hope despite plenty of uncertainty
There is still considerable uncertainty that plagues the global economy going into 2020, but times are looking better for the mining sector this year and next, writes Joe Keenan, managing [...]
Tanzania remains in the top 10
Edited by Leon Louw The Tanzanian shilling was fairly stable in 2019, exchanging at an average of 2,290 to the US dollar, compared with 2,263 in 2018. […]
Namibia: Sharing the yellow cake
After a devastating downturn, there is hope for the revival of Namibia’s uranium sector, writes Nicolaas C. Steenkamp. All images by Leon Louw. […]