Company Announcement: MRS Celebrates VP Engineering Wisam Farjow’s Milestone

MRS VP Engineering Wisam Farjow recently completed his PhD. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from Ryerson University in Toronto

Kolomela mine gears up for production, invests in community

This year will usher in the opening of the Kolomela Mine, Anglo American company Kumba Iron Ore’s R8.5-billion development near Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape, which is set to produce nine-million tons of iron ore a year over 28 years.

Africa’s first total WEG control, automation solution installed at DRC gold mine

Mining services and equipment provider Zest WEG group has installed the first total WEG control and automation solution sold to the African market.

SA’s high youth unemployment rate has ‘worryingly significant implications’ for the country’s future – BHP Billiton

The number of unemployed young South Africans has worryingly significant implications for the future of this country.

German control cable firm will exhibit

German firm Lapp Kabel specialises not only in control cable but in a complete basket of process automation connection and turnkey renewable energy solutions.

Consolidating information into one programme

Gold-mining major Gold Fields has turned to information technology solutions provider Integr8 to move 7 000 users across the globe onto a consolidated Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange environment, in one of the most complex co-existence...

Anglo American helps fund Mpumalanga science, career guidance centre

Diversified mining major Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has opened a R19-million science, career guidance and information and communication technology (ICT) resource centre in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga.

Inadequate infrastructure restrains development

One of Africa’s biggest constraints to development in mining and other sectors remains the lack of adequate physical and economic infrastructure, says Africa engagement strategies development company Africa Frontier Advisory senior manager...

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GijimaAst appointed Anglo American's information technology support provider

Information and communication technology (ICT) company GijimaAst has been appointed the national ICT support service company for mining giant Anglo American.

M&R contracts out management of Aquarius lamp room to Willard Batteries

The outsourcing of noncore functions at mines is allowing mining companies to concentrate on the core business of getting ore out of the ground, saysWillard Batteries, a subsidiary of electrical and power infrastructure group Powertech.

Telecoms competition would boost mining

Mining still contributes significantly to the South African economy and, because there are many international mining companies doing business in the country, information and communication technology (ICT) becomes a vital business tool.