October 20, 2010

IAMGOLD Launches Expansion Feasibility Study for its Essakane Mine in Burkina Faso

IAMGOLD Corporation  (TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG)(BOTSWANA:IAMGOLD) has launched a full feasibility study to review the expansion of the Essakane Mine in Burkina Fasoin West Africa. Read the full press release

October 18, 2010

South African PGM mining – the power squeeze

RBC Capital Markets notes that South Africa has been plagued by a power shortage since early 2008. “Over the past two years, […]

October 18, 2010

Danish breaker maker to 
introduce the world’s biggest hammer into SA market

Danish manufacturer of breakers for the mining and quarrying industry, steelworks and the demolition market Fractum plans to introduce its range of […]

October 18, 2010

US firm’s fleet management solution selected for Moz coal mine

U.S. mining technology company Modular Mining Systems’ fleet management and machine guidance solutions have been selected by the Vale-owned Moatize coal mine, […]

October 18, 2010

BBE completes its first two surface main fan station turnkey projects

Ventilation, refrigeration 
and cooling specialist BBE Projects reports that it has commissioned its first two surface main fan station turnkey projects for […]

October 7, 2010

Will South Africa nationalize its gold and platinum mines?

The possibility of possible nationalization of South Africa’s key mining sector rumbles on. Is this likely to happen? Julian Phillips looks at […]

October 6, 2010

TRIO and Pilot Crushtec working together to help African mines’ with crushing and screening

TRIO says that one of its “greatest strengths is the close relationship shared with value added equipment distributors like Pilot Crushtec [in […]

October 6, 2010

World first technology and strategic Russian/South African partnership set to assist in conquering the global 1.3 billion tonne steel market

An initial investment by OAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading integrated steel and mining companies, into South African company Iron Mineral […]

October 4, 2010

New attachments 
enable cost-effective rock breaking

Construction equipment supplier High Power Equipment (HPE) Africa 
reports that it now offers a full range of Korean-built Soosan hydraulic hammer 
and […]

October 4, 2010

BBE commissions cooler plant at Implats

Ventilation, refrigeration and cooling specialists BBE have successfully commissioned what they believe to be South Africa’s most compact surface bulk air cooler […]