Breda (The Netherlands), 30 October 2024 – As the year draws to a close, Ritchie Bros. is kicking off its “Finish Strong, Start Stronger” campaign, designed to help equipment owners maximize their returns before year-end. This campaign offers a strategic opportunity to clear inventory, free up capital, and optimize storageContinue Reading
London-listed Caracal Gold has secured a mining license for its Kanegele project in Tanzania. Caracal’s subsidiary, Tyacks Gold, successfully applied for two mining licenses in December 2023, and the Kanegele project, situated in the Nyakafuru region, has now received its first permit. Located in the Lake Victoria Gold Fields, KanegeleContinue Reading
Namibian-owned company, Skeltek Industrial Works (Pty) Ltd., employs two state-of-the-art Atlas Copco XAHS700 PACE compressors for the efficient, reliable and safe handling of dry bulk chemicals that are critical for offshore drilling operations and well-construction. “We have successfully transferred thousands of tons of product with these Atlas Copco machines duringContinue Reading
Martin Engineering has developed practical solutions to comply with the U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) new dust emissions rule. These solutions aim to control conveyor dust at its source, which has global implications as similar policies often follow in other countries. For years, the company’s engineers have focusedContinue Reading
GroundProbe, and Terra Insights have combined under Orica Digital Solutions to form Geosolutions, an innovative solution provider to revolutionise monitoring in the mining and civil infrastructure sectors. Geosolutions brings together six leading brands—GroundProbe, RST Instruments, Measurand, 3vGeomatics, Syscom Instruments, and NavStar—to deliver best-in-class, end-to-end solutions in geotechnical, geospatial and structural monitoring across the mining and civilContinue Reading
Scatec ASA, a renewable energy provider, has achieved financial close for the Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Northern Cape, South Africa. The facility has been awarded a 15-year power purchase agreement under the first window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP), allowingContinue Reading
Türkiye and Niger have signed a provisional agreement to strengthen cooperation in the mining sector, marking closer ties as global powers compete for access to Niger’s uranium resources. The deal, signed after a visit by a Nigerien delegation to Türkiye, is intended to facilitate Turkish companies’ exploration efforts in Niger,Continue Reading
With prospects improving for the local mining industry, industry leaders conveyed a sense of optimism at this year’s Joburg Indaba. Now in its 12th year, the event provided a bullish outlook on the future of South African mining, with industry leaders sharing positive feedback on the formation of the GovernmentContinue Reading
US-based gold giant Newmont has finalized an agreement to sell its Akyem mine in Ghana to Chinese mining firm Zijin Mining for up to $1 billion in cash. This sale is part of Newmont’s broader strategy to divest non-core assets following its acquisition of Newcrest Mining in 2023. Last month,Continue Reading
Mali’s military government is demanding at least 300 billion CFA ($512 million) in unpaid taxes and dividends from Barrick Gold as part of a broader effort to increase revenue from mining companies. Last month, Malian authorities briefly detained four local employees of Barrick, the world’s second-largest gold miner. In response,Continue Reading
