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Geographical Information System (GIS) platforms are becoming the preferred platform for visualising and analysing mining data in multiple dimensions, making the Wits Mining Institute’s (WMI) upcoming GIS course a must-attend for mining professionals. Due to the high demand of the course at international level, this year the course – GIS …

A new local range of Sahara heatless low dewpoint compressed air dryers has been recently introduced to the African market by compressed air treatment industry leaders Artic Driers International. The Sahara range of air dryers are manufactured in South Africa for the African Markets and covers a range from 1 …

In response to an article that appeared in Fin 24 on June 15th of this year, Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral resources and Energy, warned of the use of illuminating paraffin (IP) to doctor diesel in an attempt to defraud the revenue services and increase profits. The following article …

The African manufacturing sector has seen fractured growth over the past two years thanks to the complexities of the pandemic and its subsequent economic disruption. This is due to limited resources, impacted supply chains and the limitations of lockdowns, globally. In South Africa, manufacturing production saw a sharp decline month …

Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, has brought their sister company, Set Point Water Laboratories into the fold, adding a new division to WearCheck’s scientific testing structure. The water analysis company is now integrated fully into WearCheck, and forms yet another area of expertise along with WearCheck’s other services, which include …

Botswana is pursuing a number of green energy programs and projects as part of its efforts to transition from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one while also creating jobs. This was revealed by President Mokgweetsi Masisi during a keynote address at the Botswana World Economic Forum (WEF) post-analysis seminar …

Rosondof Midrand, a provider of drilling technology solutions, has named Clement Rikhotsoas as its new Operations Director. Clement first joined Rosond as a project consultant in 2019, assisting with the onboarding of 27 state-of-the-art drill rigs and crew at Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela and Sishen mines in the …

The Hexagon’s Mining division has strengthened its leadership in production material monitoring and measurement by introducing HxGN MineMeasure Detect, a 3D camera hardware, software and data solution. MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital-image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation …

Kibo Energy has entered into an exclusive agreement with Hasta Trust to jointly assess and develop a portfolio of long duration energy storage projects. With the projects held exclusively by National Broadband Solutions (NBS) in South Africa, which is 100 percent owned by Hasta, the initial target of c. 36,320 …

Electra Mining Africa, the continent’s biggest exhibition, is back after a two year hiatus due to restrictions. As exhibitions and events are now re-opening globally, Electra Mining Africa will be going ahead as a live in-person event this year. This comes on the backdrop of several other exhibitions, having taken …