The growing Verlinde Cranes & Hoists dealer service network has been expanded by the addition of Expert Mining Solutions and Pirtek as the designated dealers for Namibia and the Steelpoort area.  This growth is part of Verlinde Cranes and Hoists’ ongoing effort to extend its product and service offering to …

The current slump in commodity prices spells a sombre outlook for the global mining industry, yet Namibia is well placed to weather the storm, said Chamber of Mines chief executive officer, Veston Malango, at the launch of the 2016 Mining Expo & Conference last week. This year, the Mining Expo …

With only a week to go before the much anticipated 2016 Mining Expo, local financiers are positioning themselves for major mining deals. “Standard Bank understands that mining companies require big chunks of financing for their large-scale mining projects,” said Adri Spangenberg, Head Client Coverage at Standard Bank. One of the …

Diversified mining company Anglo American has produced less diamond, copper, coal, manganese alloy and niobium in the three months to March 31. Diamond production fell by 10%, copper production by 19%, export thermal coal by 13%, export metallurgical coal by 9%, Eskom coal by 8% and niobium by 13%. Refined …

NAMDEB Holdings diamond production fell 4% to reach 400 000 carats in the first quarter of this year, Anglo American announced in a report. The drop was due to reduced grade at Namdeb, the reported said. Overall, De Beer’s diamond production decreased by 10% to 6,9 million carats, reflecting the …

Geologists have developed a new and inexpensive technique to find copper deposits in volcanic rocks. With so much of the earth’s copper already dug up and companies desperately needing cost-effective ways to locate more reliable resources, could this technology prove to be a saviour?   The mining industry has faced …

Global mining company Anglo American said finance director René Médori would retire in 2017 when he reaches the age of 60. Anglo American, which has been struggling with a slump in the price of commodities, said it was beginning a process to appoint a successor, and that Médori would continue …

Hexagon Mining  opens MineQuest 2016, its global user event series, in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Shaping the Digital Mine is the theme of the event and featured prominently in President, Hélio Samora’s opening address to attendees. “Shaping the Digital Mine embodies our goal of creating safer, more productive mines,” said Samora. …

The Namibian refinery supplies 30% of its refined product to South Africa.Zinc exports to South Africa will probably continue to account for the bulk of South Africa’s zinc consumption in the medium term, despite the projects, such as diversified miner Vedanta Resources’ Gamsberg project, expected to come on stream in …

Weatherly is a London-based resources company active in Namibia, producing copper from the Otjihase, Matchless and Tschudi operations in Namibia, with more prospects still under development and exploration. Tschudi is the most recent mine in the Weatherly stable to be put into operation, having produced its first copper a year …