Yanmar Compact Equipment, a global player in the industrial machinery industry, is undergoing a shift in its approach to the market According to global director of brand development, Elsie de Nys, one of the most striking decisions the company has undertaken in the last few years has been to depart from theContinue Reading
Liebherr has unveiled its new Used Equipment Marketplace, a new digital platform allowing customers to find used construction and materials handling machines, used attachments and accessories, as well as spare parts from certified sales and service partners With an extensive portfolio ranging across earthmoving, building construction, concrete technology and materialsContinue Reading
Caterpillar has unveiled multiple design enhancements to tis PM310, PM312 and PM313 Cold Planers to boost their performance, operator comfort and milling power The PM300 Series, which integrate the Cat C9.3B engine to deliver increased gross power and more available torque, is built to excel in small to medium applicationsContinue Reading
The country is losing out on mining investments to African nations with more favourable operational and regulatory environments. South Africa was once Africa’s undisputed mining champion. It built its major economy on gold and diamonds, particularly in the 20th century. But that status has been slipping, as was evident at theContinue Reading
The world’s largest mining company has a problem. Australia’s BHP has set out its intention to snap up the rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal that would reshape the global industry. Its proposed £31bn takeover plan has already been rebuffed as a lowball offer that undervalues the company. But Anglo’sContinue Reading
BHP Group Ltd.’s proposal for Anglo American Plc to spin off platinum and iron ore units before a takeover would likely require approval from South African regulators, according to a government agency. Under BHP’s offer, Anglo would need to first divest its controlling interests in Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. andContinue Reading
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Two community-based environmental justice activists are taking on the might of a Marikana mining company which, they say, is attempting to gag them through a court interdict. The management of Tharisa Mines in Marikana has already securedContinue Reading
Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman received a R56 million payday in 2023 – a significant drop from the R291 million he received in 2021. Froneman recently said that the fall of Platinum Group Metals (PGMS) prices had the most significant impact on Sibanye’s business following a post-Covid boom. The priceContinue Reading
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe — At the end of November last year, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Sinomine Resource Group chair Wang Pingwei walked into a lithium processing plant, construction hats firmly on. With a crowd of policymakers, company workers and press looking on, they hailed the mining group’s $300 million investmentContinue Reading
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reappointed Winston Chitando as the Southern African nation’s Mines Minister, a post he held before last year’s elections. Prior to his reappointment, Chitando was the local government minister. Chitando’s reappointment is among several changes announced by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya late on Wednesday. Others include SodaContinue Reading
