Drilling Mining & Construction (DMC) will showcase its innovative Blend Mobile Mixing Plant technology at Electra Mining Africa 2026, demonstrating how on-site mobile concrete production can improve productivity, reduce waste and simplify construction logistics for mining, tunnelling and infrastructure projects across Africa. As the Southern African distributor for Blend Plants,Continue Reading

As infrastructure projects across Southern Africa continue to place increasing emphasis on durability, long-term performance and lifecycle cost efficiency, effective waterproofing at structural joints remains a critical component of quality construction. Responding to this need, Chryso Southern Africa continues to support the market with ADCOR® 500S, a high-performance hydrophilic waterstopContinue Reading

Fred Weber has sold a majority stake in General Drilling, combining the business with Venture Drilling East to create the Iron Pillar drilling platform. Fred Weber has completed the majority sale of General Drilling, combining the blast-hole drilling specialist with Venture Drilling East to form Iron Pillar, a new drillingContinue Reading

RCT – Powered by Epiroc has been supplying machine control and automation systems to a prominent silver and lead mine in Queensland for nearly 30 years, supporting its fleet of underground LHD loaders through a long-standing partnership. The site currently operates RCT’s multi-machine solution, AutoNav, across its production loader fleetContinue Reading

In many mineral processing plants, significant attention is given to major equipment such as crushers, mills, screens and pumps when seeking production improvements. However, one of the most overlooked opportunities to increase plant availability, improve throughput and reduce operating costs lies in the optimisation of transfer points. According to DewaldContinue Reading

The most effective way to manage groundwater inflows in underground mines is to address dewatering design early in the project lifecycle. According to John Goulding, Study Manager Mine Engineering at Cementation Africa, the foundation for effective underground dewatering is established long before the first shaft is sunk. “Hydrogeological studies formContinue Reading

African ministers, representatives from continental institutions, the private sector, and development partners have called for Africa’s critical minerals to drive a new era of economic transformation, industrialisation and job creation – especially for young people and women, through value addition, regional value chains and beneficiation. They made the call atContinue Reading

Westfill has secured a backfill-focused contract at the Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana, delivering both operational support and workforce training from early May 2026. Executive Manager, Jordan Marshall said: “Extension of our specialist backfill and engineering work internationally, specifically in Botswana, has been a long term strategic goal of theContinue Reading