First ConMin West Africa
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- Thursday, 29 June 2017
Interact Media Defined (IMD), publishers of African Mines Handbook, African Mning, Mining Mirror and Mining & Minerals Product Review, visited the first ConMin West Africa exhibition held in Abuja, Nigeria from the 13th to the 15th of June 2017.
Zwane eager to meet to discuss Mining Charter
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- Thursday, 29 June 2017
The Chamber of Mines notes a report that Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has expressed a willingness to meet the industry to discuss the Mining Charter.
Metso investing EUR3.5m in crusher wear parts
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- Thursday, 29 June 2017
Metso is increasing its manufacturing capacity for large crusher wear parts castings used in minerals processing by investing in a second melting furnace at the Isithebe foundry in South Africa. The EUR3.5-million investment will ensure the availability of Metso's heavy crusher wear parts globally.
Botswana-one of the top 10 mining destinations
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- Thursday, 29 June 2017
By Zephaniah Kejevu
Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Resources (MMRGTER) Sadique Kebonang says Botswana’s recently completed Strategy Mapping exercise has multiple fold benefits, including being one of the top 10 global mining investors’ destination of choice.
Public-private sector partnership essential for world-class mining
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- Wednesday, 28 June 2017
The Democratic Republic of Congo has all the ingredients of a sustainable mining industry but the development of that potential will require a mutually beneficial partnership between the country’s government and the mining sector, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow says.
Chamber of Mines off to High Court for 2017 Charter
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- Wednesday, 28 June 2017
The Chamber of Mines has applied to the High Court of South Africa in Gauteng, for an urgent interdict to prevent the implementation of the Reviewed Mining Charter, as published by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Thursday 15 June. An application to have the Reviewed Mining Charter reviewed in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) will follow in due course.
Mines Ministry to align mineral act amendments
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- Monday, 26 June 2017
By Zephaniah Kejevu
The next sitting of the Botswana Parliament shall table a motion to discuss changes to Acts pertaining to the Mines and Minerals (MMA), Precious and Semi-Precious Stones (PSPSA) and Diamond Cutting (DCA) as global mineral prices begin to rebound from an all-time slump, Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Resources (MMRGTER) Sadique Kebonang, has said.
Ntsimbintle Mining celebrates transformation
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- Monday, 26 June 2017
The calls for radical economic transformation in South Africa’s mining sector, particularly transformation that favours the country’s communities, are rising in their urgency, their frustration, their exasperation.
Glencore supports Nyrstar at Port Pirie
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- Friday, 23 June 2017
Glencore has been engaged by Nyrstar to provide, through the Kazzinc operation in Kazakhstan, training and ramp-up support services regarding Nyrstar’s Transformation Project in Port Pirie, South Australia. This follows the successful implementation of Kazzinc’s New Metallurgy Project, which was completed in 2012.
