Category: International

JMMC, a subsidiary of JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd., has announced a significant collaboration with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. The deal involves the procurement of 15 new units of underground equipment destined for the Kamoa-Kakula copper operation situated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The comprehensive order consists of eight Toro™ TH663i trucks, five Toro™ LH621i loaders, and two Sandvik DL432i longhole production drills. The deliveries are scheduled across the initial three quarters of 2024. This acquisition will notably expand the Sandvik mobile fleet, establishing a count…

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BJD Crushers, the UK-based manufacturer of crushing and size reduction equipment, has recently supplied a major order of its market-leading crushing machinery to a new copper mine and smelting plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The order includes the manufacture of two BJD 24 x 30 Hammermills with 90kW drives, both running at 40 TPH. The machines will be used for processing copper concentrate from Rotary Dryers. Used worldwide in the reduction of friable and fibrous materials, BJD’s Hammermill crushers can be supplied with adjustable breaker plates, produce…

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With a history of delivering large engineering projects globally, Iritron has over 20 years’ experience in designing motor control centres (MCCs) built to the highest international specifications, says CEO, Alwyn Rautenbach. As a specialist in electrical, instrumentation and control systems, Iritron also manufactures customised panels and MCCs. Iritron is an engineering, integration and manufacturing company providing solutions in the fields of electrical, instrumentation and control systems and decision support systems. Rautenbach highlights that the company is driven by quality standards: it holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management system accreditation and, with respect…

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Wits Mining Institute director, Professor Glen Nwaila has allayed fears that South Africa’s mining industry is hitting a plunge. “Despite the global economic challenges, South Africa has become more attractive to investors due to the surge in demand for raw materials, as witnessed by the eight-fold increase in South Africa’s coal exports to Europe in the first half of 2022 and the rise in gold prices to $2000 per ounce,” said Professor Nwaila. He shared the views at the recent 5th South Africa Investment Conference 2023 that focused on mining as…

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The global mining sector is steadily embracing proximity detection systems (PDS) as a tool in their safety journey. Image credit: Booyco Electronics It was clear from the recent Collision Avoidance Forum in New South Wales, Australia, that the global mining sector is steadily embracing proximity detection systems (PDS) as a tool in their safety journey. As a speaker at the event, Booyco Electronics CEO Anton Lourens reminded delegates that applying PDS was as much about people as it was about technology. Anton Lourens, CEO of PDS specialist Booyco Electronics, presented…

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Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers are digging through tons of earth and rubble to search for the missing mine workers after a coal mine collapsed in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The death toll has risen to six, and 47 people remain missing nearly two days after the incident occurred. As of 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 23rd, six people have been successfully rescued. Conditions in the area remain dangerous, and the search had to be suspended for several hours after a second landslide at the gigantic facility in…

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African governments must be wary of the risks created by rising global competition for the continent’s minerals, Botswana’s mines minister said, as world powers seek new sources of metals needed for the transition to a lower carbon economy. “When there is a rush, people come in, take whatever they want to take, and go, leaving gaping holes in Africa,” Lefoko Moagi, whose remit also includes energy and “green technology”, said in an interview with Reuters. “If you want to push production because there is money that is being dangled, you start…

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Lithium-rich African countries, including Zimbabwe and Namibia, are trying to develop processing and refining industries to capture more of the profits of global demand for the battery material. As the auto industry shifts towards electric vehicles (EVs) – spurred by proposed bans on fossil-fuel cars beginning at the end of the decade – lithium prices and demand have soared. China, the world’s top lithium refiner and a leading producer dominates the supply chain, but Western governments and international companies are trying to challenge that and see Africa’s lithium reserves as…

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Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the No. 1 platinum miner by value, said investor payouts will drop as worsening power outages in South Africa curb output and push up costs. “Will our investors continue to get their returns? Yes, they will, but the size of returns will be slightly softer,” Chief Executive Officer Natascha Viljoen said in an interview. “Will it be the returns we had in 2021? probably not.” A year ago, the Anglo American Plc unit announced a record payout as automaker demand buoyed the price of rhodium and…

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Diamond miner Petra Diamonds invited merger and acquisition proposals on Monday, with CEO Richard Duffy saying the industry would benefit from consolidation. The diamond mining industry is dominated by Russia’s Alrosa on one hand, and Anglo American’s De Beers on the other, with the remainder of the sector made up of various small mining firms including Petra. “We have got opportunities to grow organically, but given that we are through this restructuring and we have a much more robust balance sheet, we would be willing to consider consolidation if it…

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