Konecranes is celebrating a milestone of its cranes this year with phenomenal installations across the globe. Konecranes’ 100th rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane has been installed at the Georgia Ports Authority at the Port of Savannah in the USA. In South Africa, three 350kg RMG’s have been installed at Transnet …

The production report from diversified mining and marketing company Glencore, which is seen as offering particular leverage to copper and zinc’s currently attractive fundamentals, elicited favorable analyst comment. “Glencore remains our sector top pick,”Barclays Equity Research analysts Amos Fletcher  and Ian Rossouw commented. “We have a ‘buy’ on Glencore,” stated UBS analysts Miles …

Point recorded Weatherly International’s Tschudi mine, in Namibia, delivered 14 759 t of copper cathode in the monetary year finished June 30, in accordance with direction, yet 13% underneath its 17 000 t/y nameplate limit. C1 money expenses of $5 288/t were likewise in accordance with direction of $5 250/t …

Air compressors used in industry are, for the most part, well-proven, reliable pieces of equipment, able to operate for years with relatively little maintenance. However, their very reliability can lead to problems when the quality of their intake air is neglected. “Many industrial air compressors work in very dusty conditions, …

A sharp rise in rough diamond production at a time of stable diamond trading conditions has boosted diversified mining company Anglo American in the three months to June 30, when overall production was 8% up on a  copper-equivalent basis. Rough diamond production increased by 36% to 8.7-million carats, with production in Canada reporting …

Bannerman Resources has completed the Namibian Partner Transaction, which sees One Economy Foundation become a 5% loan-carried shareholder in the Etango uranium project in Namibia. The transaction fulfills an emerging industry-wide requirement for a minimum of 5% Namibian ownership. The One Economy Foundation was chosen as the preferred investor for …

De Beers Canada is pleased to announce the inaugural direct flight from YYC Calgary International Airport to the Gahcho Kué Mine in the Northwest Territories, which is the world’s largest new diamond mine. The employee charter flight took place yesterday, departing from YYC’s Domestic Terminal – Concourse B, providing De …

After almost 30 years as a defunct mine, the tin deposits at Uis, have recently started attracting renewed investor interest. Bushveld Minerals CEO Fortune Mojapelo, announced last week that his vanadium producing company with a diversified portfolio of tin and coal assets in southern Africa, has completed all conditions to …

Local women continue to champion in the mining industry and Metallurgist Emmarencia Shanglee is lucid evidence of the progress, in the male dominated industry. Shanglee who has worked for Namdeb for nine years, has gradually moved up the ranks and currently is a Assistant Plant Superintendent. In her educational background …

Debmarine’s much anticipated new diamond mining vessel, the SS Nujoma was inaugurated last week Thursday in Walvis Bay before departing for the seas offshore the southern Namib, after succesfully completing five months of sea trials. The ship has spent the better part of a year in and around the Cape …