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SA-manufactured 54 t acid cooler airlifted to Australia

A 54 t acid cooler, used in the mining industry to produce sulphuric acid, was flown out of the Dube TradePort Cargo Terminal, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) last month, marking a significant milestone as the largest cargo ever processed by the...

No more than 500 jobs to be lost in Harmony’s cost-, capex-cutting push

While South African gold producer Harmony Gold plans to cut its service and corporate costs in South Africa by R400-million and its overall capital expenditure (capex) in South Africa and Papua New Guinea by R1.4-billion in the 2014 financial...

Lanxess granted new-order mining rights for Rustenburg chrome mine

German specialty chemicals group Lanxess was granted new order mining rights by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in April, resulting in organisational changes within the company’s mining operations, including changes to the ownership...

Bushveld to start Limpopo iron-ore project as low-capex, quick-to-implement venture

Aim-listed mineral development company Bushveld Minerals will start its Bushveld Iron Ore project, in Limpopo, on an initial low capital expenditure (capex) basis, which can be implemented and put into production quickly using existing...

Women still being hassled in male-dominated mining environment

Employing women without careful consideration in the traditionally male-dominated mining environment has lead to their being exploited and sexually harassed, social responsibility performance monitoring organisation The Bench Marks Foundation...

Mining companies having problems tackling social issues

Dealing with social issues is still a major challenge for many mining companies, owing to a lack of internal capacity and specialist skills, which are important for understanding how and why community engagement should be carried out meaningfully...

Kumba Iron Ore targeting 10% to 15% water saving by 2020

Diversified major Anglo American subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore is making a concerted effort to achieve a 10% to 15% water saving by 2020, the company states in its yearly social and community development newspaper, Boswa Ba Rona, released last month....

Rockwell diamond sales up 19%

JSE- and TSX-listed Rockwell Diamonds on Wednesday announced a 19% increase in revenue from diamond sales, before any sales from beneficiation, for the fourth quarter of the 2013 fiscal year compared with the same period last year. The company...

Harmony Gold to cut costs, capex amid gold price volatility

South African gold producer Harmony Gold plans to cut its service and corporate costs in South Africa by R400-million and its overall capital expenditure in South Africa and Papua New Guinea by R1.4-billion in the 2014 financial year, Harmony Gold...

Online auctioning of mining equipment increasing in popularity, creating international market

Through its independent online auction platform, auction solutions provider Clear Asset is opening up the international market for the auctioning of mining, construction, scrap metal and related assets, while reducing the time and effort required...