Mining operator Anglo American is launching Africa's first ever hydrogen-powered mining truck. The truck, which is also equipped with electric batteries, has been designed as part of Anglo American's policy to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Venetia mine opened in 1992, and contributes 40 per cent of the country's annual diamond production. It is in the Northern Transvaal, 32km south of the Limpopo River in the Limpopo Province in the north-east corner of South Africa.
Petra Diamonds, owner of the legendary Cullinan diamond mine, is looking to sell their Koffiefontein mine, a sister operation acquired from DeBeers' in 2007. Established in 1870, Koffiefontein is one of South Africa's oldest diamond mines, located just 50 miles south of Kimberley.
South Africa is incredibly rich in natural resources, with large reserves of some of the most valuable minerals on the planet found below its surface. Industrial scale mining in South...
The motivation behind the report is to understand how mineral policies drive the operational, performance and investment decisions of mining producers.
Blue Water Industries LLC has applied for environmental permits from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to mine sand at a site located at 331 East Highway 378 Hanna, approximately ¾ of a mile east of Salem, in Florence County (TMS #06).
The South African mining industry faces pressing challenges such as asset tracking, rising operational costs, worker safety, and achieving sustainability goals.
Background: Mine workers in South Africa face various health and safety risks, and socioeconomic challenges. Objective: This study aimed to assess the associations between socio-demographic factors and health, safety and wellness in the South African mining industry. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 64 interviews …
What support exists? > The mining and mineral beneficiation industries hold the potential to substantially contribute to economic growth, job creation, transformation and infrastructure development, consistent with the government's objectives of inclusive growth.
Background: Crystalline silica and asbestos are common minerals that occur throughout South Africa, exposure to either causes respiratory disease. Most studies on silicosis in South Africa have been cross-sectional and long-term trends have not been reported. Although much research has been conducted on the health effects of silica …
South Deep Gold Mine is a world-class bulk mechanised mining operation located in the Witwatersrand Basin, near Westonaria 50km south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital. The mine has been built to extract one of the largest known gold deposits in the world and boasts a mineral reserve of 38 million ounces.
The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining industry (ASM) received official recognition following the ushering in of the democratic Government in 1994.
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> South Africa's mining industry is the fifth largest globally in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). > The mining sector contributed R356bn or 7.3% to South Africa's …
Economic activity in modern-day South Africa has been centred on mining activities, their ancillary services and supplies. The country's stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the gold rush on the world-famous …
As one of the world's leading mining countries, the mining sector in South Africa is an important foreign exchange earner, and a key supplier of many of the world's most …
South Africa's biggest diamond mine, Venetia, is located in the Northern Transvaal within Limpopo Province in the north-east part of the country.
THE HISTORY OF DIAMOND MINING AND DIAMONDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. The 1867 discovery of diamonds in the Cape Colony, South Africa, radically modified not only the world's supply of diamonds but also the conception of them.
Situated in the Highveld Coalfields, 30 km north of Standerton, South Africa, the mining rights cover 34 308 hectares. It is a mechanised mine and one of the deepest coal mining operations in South Africa at a depth of 200m. Coal is mined through a longwall or bord and pillar mining method and undergoes primary crushing underground. New Vaal ...
Jindal Africa feels that the biggest South African investment is on the horizon, with the current vision to substantially invest in Jindal's flagship project, a Melmoth iron ore project development with an 32MTPA operation at steady state to produce approximately 7 mtpa of iron ore concentrate containing 67% Fe.
Magnetite project in South Africa. Learn about the successful exploration phases and the upcoming resource upgrade and metallurgical testing.
This report aims to provide detailed insights into the South African Mining sector, covering companies from sub-industries such as coal, general mining, gold mining, platinum, and …
This Facts and Figures 2020 publication is both an updated version of the pocketbook and a more comprehensive statistical reference guide to the South African mining sector. …
South Africa has a strong mining industry, with the Northern Cape province having the most mines. This is because of the rich mineral resources in this region.
We assessed the pressure that mining has placed on 19 small mining cities in South Africa, referring to the boomtown literature, a set of dependencies identified by …
Mining-technology profiles the top ten deepest mines in the world, with seven of them located in the West Wits region of South Africa.
Challenges for South African women miners remain fifteen years after the country introduced its first proposed quota system.
Complete List of Claims, Mineral Properties, Deposits & Mining Projects For Sale in South Africa . Lease, Option, & Joint Venture Available.
Bushveld Minerals owns a diversified vanadium product portfolio. It operates vanadium mines and vanadium processing facilities in South Africa – producing primary vanadium products for the steel, energy and chemical sectors.