Harmony Gold reported a fatality at its Phakisa mine in the Free State province, South Africa, following a blasting incident on May 21. All blasting operations have been temporarily suspended. The relevant authorities have been informed and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, labor representatives and mine management will investigate the cause of the incident. “The safety of our…
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Golconda Gold has commenced mining at, and delivered its first ore to the processing plant, from Princeton Top, a key step in its development plan to significantly increase production at its Galaxy gold mine in South Africa. “The commencement of mining at Princeton Top is ahead of schedule and is a testimony to our hard-working team at Galaxy,” said Nick…
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Canadian-based and African-focused Montage Gold said it received its ministerial order from the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition of Côte d’Ivoire granting the environmental permit for the development of the company’s Koné project as it prepares to bring the flagship asset online. Company officials said the mining permit application for the Koné project has been submitted. All…
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South African miner Harmony Gold has reported two fatalities at its mines in a two-day period. On 2 May, the company confirmed a single fatality of an underground construction employee at its Mponeng operation near Careltonville, Gauteng province. At the time of its statement, Harmony said an investigation had begun to determine the nature of the incident. It did confirm,…
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West Africa-focused gold and silver producer Endeavour Mining has met a milestone, its first gold pour, at the Sabodala-Massawa expansion project in Senegal. The pour was achieved on 18 April, the miner said on 29 April, both on budget and on schedule. Construction took about two years. “We are proud to have achieved our first gold pour at the Sabodala-Massawa…
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South African miner Gold Fields has confirmed the early retirement of its chief financial officer and executive director Paul Schmidt. The company said Schmidt will also be stepping down from its board of directors. Both changes were effective 30 April, though he will remain with the company through 30 June. Alex Dall, currently the vice president of Corporate Finance, has…
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While it can require considerable effort, keeping haul roads smooth, appropriately graded and clear of debris can have a significant impact on costs and productivity. Motor graders, the machine of choice for haul road maintenance activities, have a direct impact on how productively and safely other machines can operate. Good road conditions also reduce truck maintenance, lower fuel costs, increase…
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Komatsu South Africa has confirmed the handover of a P&H 4800XPC rope shovel, the world’s largest, to the crews at the Mogalakwena operation in Mokopane, South Africa. The machine, only the second of its kind besides an initial one in Canada, was assembled on-site at the operation – a task that involved 47,711 man-hours. Construction of the rope shovel involved…
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Omai Gold Mines announced positive results from its first preliminary economic assessment for the Wenot project – one of two gold deposits located on its past-producing Omai property in Guyana. The report supports an initial open-pit mining scenario for production averaging 142,000 ounces of gold per year over a 13-year mine life, with peak year production of 184,000 oz. Total…
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A Democratic Republic of Congo copper-zinc mine leveling up its power infrastructure has retained Trafo Power Solutions for the supply of three mini-substations and two transformers. The order was for two 2000 kVA transformers to step down the electricity supply from 6.6 kV to 550V, as well as three dry-type miniature substations. Two of the mini-substations are rated 315 kVA…
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