Maptek – Where innovation meets tradition
In the mid-1970s, geologist Bob Johnson opened a small bureau service above a row of shops in suburban Sydney, NSW, to [...]
Minerals Council reacts to South African Minister’s 2021 speech
In presenting a plan for stabilising government debt at 88.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four years’ time, and stressing [...]
Business unusual for pit miners
Surface mining industry association, ASPASA, is embracing the new normal brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as it develops new strategies [...]
Endeavour projects good enough for DFS
TSX-listed Endeavour Mining recently completed a positive Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for both its Fetekro and Kalana projects in Côte d’Ivoire. The [...]
Solid year for Otjikoto
Canadian-listed B2Gold’s Otjikoto mine in Namibia had a solid year in 2020, producing 168 041 ounces of gold, near the midpoint [...]
2-Boom drilling at Yubileinoe
Mining equipment manufacturer Mine Master has completed on-site underground testing of a proven underground face drill rig at the Yubileinoe mine, [...]
Drilling braces for automation
Globally, the quarrying sector is embracing a trend in the automation of surface drill rigs; operations in sub-Saharan Africa are not [...]
Drilling underway at Volt Resources’s Guinea gold project
Graphite and gold explorer and developer Volt Resources has commenced the Guinea gold projects auger drilling campaign with an initial programme [...]