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Wits students at the Bushveld Complex

Mining companies invest R40m in Wits Bushveld Complex research

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Dr Steve Chingwaru graduated with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. Source: Stefan Els/Stellenbosch University

Zimbabwean scientist makes billions-worth gold discovery in South Africa

2 Apr 2024

Winners of the Mine.D: Zero Harm hackathon

Winners of the Mine.D: Zero Harm hackathon

24 Nov 2017

Coffee is revving up London buses

Coffee is revving up London buses

22 Nov 2017

Photo: Holmatro

Can platinum make a comeback in vehicles?

Allan Seccombe 22 Nov 2017

SA's KaXu Solar One plant wins UN climate change award

SA's KaXu Solar One plant wins UN climate change award

Wilson Johwa 17 Nov 2017

#WindAc 2017: Transition to renewables well under way

#WindAc 2017: Transition to renewables well under way

Sindy Peters 14 Nov 2017

Pure platinum used in 3D printing

Pure platinum used in 3D printing

10 Nov 2017

Turkish electronics, electrical trade mission to meet SA importers

Turkish electronics, electrical trade mission to meet SA importers

ITP Communications 7 Nov 2017

TDS Projects Construction completing ground handling infrastructure installation at Finsch

TDS Projects Construction completing ground handling infrastructure installation at Finsch

6 Nov 2017

Drones are disrupting the power & utilities industries

Drones are disrupting the power & utilities industries

26 Oct 2017

Photo: Black & Veatch

Tapping into gas-to-power technologies for economic grow

25 Oct 2017

Court sets aside fracking regulations

Court sets aside fracking regulations

19 Oct 2017

Mine.D hackathon focuses on mining health and safety

Mine.D hackathon focuses on mining health and safety

12 Oct 2017

Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

11 Oct 2017

Professor Cuthbert Musingwini, Wits University School of Mining

ECSA renews Wits Mining School's accreditation

4 Oct 2017

Turnkey gland service water system for Grootegeluk

Turnkey gland service water system for Grootegeluk

28 Sep 2017

New high-tech 'yarn' could make electricity: study

25 Aug 2017

Wits professor receives Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal

Wits professor receives Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal

23 Aug 2017

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Kevin Flynn 11 Aug 2017

Louise Steenekamp, director: energy & natural resources for Southern Africa, Wipro Limited

Cutting mining costs with 3D printing

Louise Steenekamp 10 Aug 2017

Researchers Ahmed Eleish (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Shaunna Morrison (Carnegie Institution of Science). Photo: Anirudh Prabhu

Crime-tracking tools could point to new mineral reserves

2 Aug 2017

SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine

SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine

6 Jul 2017

Knox Msebenzi, CEO of Niasa. Photo: EE Publishing

#YouthMonth: Debunking the myths about nuclear

19 Jun 2017

General Electric appoints new CEO

13 Jun 2017

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Allan Seccombe 6 Jun 2017

By jurvetson (Steve Jurvetson) –

How an open approach to patents could help build a sustainable future

Frank Tietze 17 May 2017

Worthless mining waste could suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions

Worthless mining waste could suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions

Simon Redfern 24 Apr 2017

Making blast sites safer with technology

Making blast sites safer with technology

18 Apr 2017

Geodata portal will help East African development

Geodata portal will help East African development

5 Apr 2017

What conventional and unconventional really mean in oil and gas

What conventional and unconventional really mean in oil and gas

Tarryn Orford 3 Apr 2017

Solar technology applied in an ingenious way

Solar technology applied in an ingenious way

27 Mar 2017

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Coffee is revving up London buses

Coffee is revving up London buses

22 Nov 2017

Photo: Holmatro

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SA's KaXu Solar One plant wins UN climate change award

SA's KaXu Solar One plant wins UN climate change award

Wilson Johwa 17 Nov 2017

#WindAc 2017: Transition to renewables well under way

#WindAc 2017: Transition to renewables well under way

Sindy Peters 14 Nov 2017

Pure platinum used in 3D printing

Pure platinum used in 3D printing

10 Nov 2017

Turkish electronics, electrical trade mission to meet SA importers

Turkish electronics, electrical trade mission to meet SA importers

ITP Communications 7 Nov 2017

TDS Projects Construction completing ground handling infrastructure installation at Finsch

TDS Projects Construction completing ground handling infrastructure installation at Finsch

6 Nov 2017

Drones are disrupting the power & utilities industries

Drones are disrupting the power & utilities industries

26 Oct 2017

Photo: Black & Veatch

Tapping into gas-to-power technologies for economic grow

25 Oct 2017

Court sets aside fracking regulations

Court sets aside fracking regulations

19 Oct 2017

Mine.D hackathon focuses on mining health and safety

Mine.D hackathon focuses on mining health and safety

12 Oct 2017

Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

11 Oct 2017

Professor Cuthbert Musingwini, Wits University School of Mining

ECSA renews Wits Mining School's accreditation

4 Oct 2017

Turnkey gland service water system for Grootegeluk

Turnkey gland service water system for Grootegeluk

28 Sep 2017

New high-tech 'yarn' could make electricity: study

25 Aug 2017

Wits professor receives Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal

Wits professor receives Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal

23 Aug 2017

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Kevin Flynn 11 Aug 2017

Louise Steenekamp, director: energy & natural resources for Southern Africa, Wipro Limited

Cutting mining costs with 3D printing

Louise Steenekamp 10 Aug 2017

Researchers Ahmed Eleish (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Shaunna Morrison (Carnegie Institution of Science). Photo: Anirudh Prabhu

Crime-tracking tools could point to new mineral reserves

2 Aug 2017

SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine

SA engineering proves its mettle at Phillippines mine

6 Jul 2017

Knox Msebenzi, CEO of Niasa. Photo: EE Publishing

#YouthMonth: Debunking the myths about nuclear

19 Jun 2017

General Electric appoints new CEO

13 Jun 2017

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Allan Seccombe 6 Jun 2017

By jurvetson (Steve Jurvetson) –

How an open approach to patents could help build a sustainable future

Frank Tietze 17 May 2017

Worthless mining waste could suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions

Worthless mining waste could suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions

Simon Redfern 24 Apr 2017

Making blast sites safer with technology

Making blast sites safer with technology

18 Apr 2017

Geodata portal will help East African development

Geodata portal will help East African development

5 Apr 2017

What conventional and unconventional really mean in oil and gas

What conventional and unconventional really mean in oil and gas

Tarryn Orford 3 Apr 2017

Solar technology applied in an ingenious way

Solar technology applied in an ingenious way

27 Mar 2017

Wits research unearths innovation in mining

13 Mar 2017

Blasting technology reduces lightning strike risk

Blasting technology reduces lightning strike risk

27 Feb 2017

Professor Fred Cawood

Improving mining H&S through collaboration

Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2017

Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid

Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid

13 Feb 2017

Low water levels aid plans for rehabilitation of Kariba Dam

Low water levels aid plans for rehabilitation of Kariba Dam

Tom Nevin 18 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Solar could be the cheapest power on earth

#BizTrends2017: Solar could be the cheapest power on earth

Jessica Shankleman and Chris Martin 9 Jan 2017

Community-scale projects are Africa's energy future

Community-scale projects are Africa's energy future

21 Dec 2016

New emulsion explosives technology ups Modder East's advance rate

New emulsion explosives technology ups Modder East's advance rate

14 Dec 2016

Initiative uses technology for miner safety

Initiative uses technology for miner safety

13 Dec 2016

A smart 'switch' in photosynthesis holds lessons for solar technology

A smart 'switch' in photosynthesis holds lessons for solar technology

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Is diversity really so scary?

Is diversity really so scary?

Peter Horszowski, Pert Industrials 29 Nov 2016

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