Company Announcement:Barrick shares experience through CEEC

Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s leading gold producer, has signed a two-year sponsorship with the Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution

PM announces support for 55 innovative clean-energy projects

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday announced support for 55 innovative new projects aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner, more efficient way. This support was being provided through the Canadian government’s ecoENERGY...

Exxaro ranked second in energy efficiency survey

Diversified resources group Exxaro was runner up in the 2011 National Energy Barometer Survey’s Head Office and Corporate Offices category for the second consecutive year. The results were announced earlier this month, confirming that Exxaro’s...

Pump assessment company assists coal plants with energy efficiency

Engineering software developer and pump specialist TAS Online has secured contracts with three coal washing plants to assess the efficiency of their pumps, using portable instrumentation and their locally designed pump analysis software. TAS...

BHP Billiton in two project South African investment

Diversified major BHP Billiton is investing in two projects in South Africa. BHP Billiton South Africa chairperson Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, who addressed the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, reports that the company is undertaking a...

Tropicana joint venture project, Australia

The mineral resource estimate for the Tropicana project has increased by a further 1.48-million ounces to 7.89-million ounces of contained gold.

Company Announcement: Voltex has the last word at 2012 Electra Mining Africa, “IMAGINE”

We live in creative times. Saying that ‘innovation’ is a value isn’t enough

Industrial LED lighting products

New industrial light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products will be launched by luminaire and glass-fibre reinforced polyester (GRP) pole manufacturer BEKA at Electra Mining Africa 2012. It will also display its contemporary industrial luminaire...

Stimulating mining investment urgent – National Development Plan

The stimulation of mining investment in South Africa is needed urgently, the National Development Plan 2030 states. The plan, released by National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel, finds that South Africa's substantial unrealised opportunity and...

Veolia clinches Mauritania wastewater plant contract

Water and wastewater subsidiary of Veolia Water, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa (Veolia) was recently contracted by an engineering, procurement and construction management company to design, fabricate and supply a brackish...

Gold miner is 49th partner to join 49M campaign

South Africa’s largest gold miner AngloGold Ashanti recently became the forty-ninth partner of the 49M campaign, the country’s largest energy saving movement.

SA company clinches Mauritanian water treatment contract

Water treatment firm Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa (Veolia) has been contracted by a global engineering, procurement and construction management company to design, fabricate and supply a brackish water treatment plant for the...