Angola emerged as Africa’s second largest diamond producer by value in 2024, with a total diamond output worth $1.41-billion, marking a significant shift in the global diamond landscape that has... 

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 

Mining contractors are increasingly adopting precision mechanical ripping technologies as South African opencast operations face growing pressure to reduce the environmental, social and operational... 

Surface mining equipment attachment solutions developed by earthmoving equipment attachments manufacturer Machinery Contractors are aimed at reducing worker exposure to hazardous areas while... 

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) supplier Booyco Engineering, with over 40 years of expertise, is a leader in climate control solutions for South Africa’s mining and quarrying... 

A motor grader range engineered and manufactured by South African heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment received the Innovation for Surface Mining Award at the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

A major iron-ore operation in West Africa is rapidly expanding, and modular building solutions company Bolt Modular is helping it keep pace, reports Bolt Modular MD Nick Alexander. Bolt Modular is... 

Remote mining companies are requiring more from their on-site facilities, with hospitality and facilities management solutions company Bidvest Catering Services citing growing demand for... 

In February this year, building solutions company Waco Modular completed a modular building solutions project for a South African platinum group metals and chrome concentrate producer’s opencast... 

As critical minerals become increasingly central to global industrial strategy, a growing divergence is emerging between how major economies and leading South American mineral-producing nations are... 

As Chile targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, its continued production of copper and lithium are key elements of the country’s energy transition, with copper regarded as a longer-term... 

South America is increasingly becoming one of the most strategically important mining regions for the future stability of global copper and lithium supply. Chile, Peru and Argentina sit at the... 

With the mining sector in Latin America entering a “different phase” of environmental, social, governance (ESG) scrutiny, law firm Dentons reports that across the lithium and copper corridors of... 

Two new conceptual screening solutions suited to the local sector were floated at this year’s Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa Conference and Exhibition – held on April 16 and 17 at the... 

Following positive developments in South Africa’s surface mining and quarrying sector from mid-2025 to year-end, recent international geopolitical turmoil has stymied any further growth in the... 

It is no coincidence that the majority of the world’s mobile crushing equipment is fitted with PT Tech hydraulic power take off (HPTO) clutch units as they were essentially designed to meet the... 

Since adding four Bell B30E 4X4 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to its operation, construction materials miner and producer Afrimat has noted an immediate and sustained impact on production at its... 

The upgrade and transition of Wet Concentrator Plant A (WCP A) to the Nataka ore zone at the Moma Titanium Minerals mine, in Mozambique, will unlock the majority of the operation’s... 

Although Mozambique possesses significant long-term potential in critical minerals – particularly graphite – persistent structural challenges continue to raise concerns among investors on the... 

While junior explorer Altona Rare Earths is undertaking metallurgy work at its Monte Muambe rare earths and Monte Muambe fluorspar and gallium projects, in Mozambique, it is prioritising the... 

Aligned with Mozambique’s aim of asserting resource sovereignty, its Parliament approved amendments to the Mining Law last month, including a minimum 15% State equity stake through State mining... 

Several key factors, such as the impact of Operation Vulindlela, have seen the materials handling market in Southern Africa undergo a rapid change in recent years, to the extent that the market is... 

By ensuring continuous material flow and reducing bottlenecks between the pit, stockpiles and processing plant, an integrated on-site materials handling approach plays a critical role in optimising... 

In advocating for reindustrialisation in South Africa and the creation of new jobs, diversified mining group Menar is expanding its portfolio of operations with the February 2026 addition of a... 

On the back of a steady increase in demand for logistics services and with global geopolitical tensions impacting on supply chains with fossil fuel prices climbing, freight forwarding service Manta... 

This year’s West African Mining & Power Expo (WAMPEX), which is endorsed by the Ghanaian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, will convene over 6 000 mining professionals while celebrating its... 

Minerals industry association Ghana Chamber of Mines aims to catalyse new investment partnerships, strengthen supplier and operator links, and elevate discussions regarding mineral value addition... 

As a global supplier of engineering solutions for minerals and mining applications, Weir is preparing to showcase its range of solutions for the mining sector at the West African Mining and Power... 

Mining development in West Africa is entering a new growth phase shaped around the development of more technically complex projects, particularly underground mining opportunities; higher... 

Weba Chute Systems is world-renowned for ensuring that its custom-engineered chutes add immediate and significant value to customers’ profitability, uptime and on-site health and safety. The... 

The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety, with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the past two decades from 2005 to 2025, has been supported by improved skills... 

Mining education and skills development programmes are continuing to shift from traditional theoretical methods to immersive digital methods, says tertiary education institution University of... 

The flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme of blasting solutions specialist BME is positively transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities by empowering individuals with... 

Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives designed to improve mine efficiency, community and economic development, in addition to providing career opportunities for youth,...