A recent government report has revealed the safest year on record for South Africa, though the nation’s mines minister is calling for even more work to be done. The new report, according to Reuters, said accident-related deaths in the country’s mines fell from 74 to 49 in 2022. Injuries were down from 2,123 in 2021 to 1,946 last year. Despite…
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Kareevlei resumes operations after regulatory inspection, suspension
BlueRock Diamonds has resumed mining at its Kareevlei diamond operation in South Africa after an inspection by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy had halted work. The Northern Cape province miner said 26 January operations commenced again the prior day without disruptions, about a week after the DMRE visited the mine unannounced and instructed the operator to suspend activities…
Read MoreAll together now in Africa
Sandvik Rock and Processing Solutions is planning an integration of its two newest acquisitions, Kwatani and Schenck Process Group, under one umbrella in South Africa as it aims to expand its footprint as a top crushing and screening supplier in Africa.
Read MoreSimandou infrastructure plan moves forward
Rio Tinto’s Guinea subsidiary and joint venture partners have agreed to terms on developing infrastructure for the Simandou iron ore project, reported Reuters.
Read MoreNo more raw lithium exports: Zimbabwe
In a bid to stop artisanal miners in Zimbabwe, the government has imposed a ban on the export of unprocessed lithium, reported Reuters.
Read MoreRCT delivers autonomy to loader at SA operation
What is believed to be the world’s first autonomous battery-electric loader is now in operation at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Bathopele operation in Rustenburg, South Africa, thanks in part to supplier RCT. The company said that it, working alongside a South African OEM, installed the RCT ControlMaster Automation system to the machine and delivered its Automation Centre into a surface office. The underground…
Read MoreBoss Mining restarts in DRC
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and its joint venture partner La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) recently marked the return of operations at its Boss Mining asset in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The companies confirmed on 6 December that it celebrated the return of the open-pit copper and cobalt mine from care and maintenance, where it had…
Read MoreGlencore to pay US$180 million to DRC for past corruption
Glencore has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo covering all present and future claims arising from alleged acts of corruption by the miner in the DRC between 2007 and 2018. Under the agreement, Glencore International AG, on behalf of its Congolese-associated companies, will pay the DRC US$180 million and will continue to implement the Ethics and Compliance…
Read MoreIAMGOLD miner dies in hoisting incident
Canadian mid-tier miner IAMGOLD has confirmed the death of one of its workers after an off-site hoisting accident in northeastern Burkina Faso near its Essakane complex. While it did not identify the individual, the miner, who has assets in North and South America as well as West Africa, said the worker was assisting with the hoisting of mobile equipment when…
Read MoreSukari going solar
JUWI has confirmed that it is in the final stages of commissioning what it says is the world’s largest solar hybrid project at Centamin’s Sukari gold operation in Egypt. The system at the operation about 400 kilometres south of Sharm El-Sheikh is made up of a 36-megawatt solar farm and a 7.5-MW battery-energy storage system. Both have been integrated into…
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