Energy & Mining South Africa weekly newsletter - 14 Jun 2016

14 Jun 2016

Energy & Mining, Energy, Markets & Investment, Mining, Nuclear Power, Renewables & Energy Efficiency, Science & Engineering, Trends

Weekly top stories


	Rethinking SA's energy model Eskom's monopoly over power supply has irrevocably ended with the advent of IPPs in the renewable arena... read

Energy

Kenya's blackout was monkey business

A monkey was behind the huge power blackout which was experienced in the country this week, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company has revealed... read

Markets & Investment

Central Rand Gold pursues opportunities in rest of Africa

Central Rand Gold shareholders in SA were unmoved by the latest strategy update by one of the worst-performing gold shares on the JSE... read

Mining

Eritrean mine adds zinc flotation plant

The new zinc flotation plant at Bisha Mine in Eritrea will augment its existing copper flotation operation... read

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New discovery heats up solar technology

Just when we thought we'd reached the limits of solar technology, scientists have found that a commonly used solar cell material can recycle photons... read

What does the future hold for thin-film solar panels?

Sven Lindström, CEO: Midsummer

The PV market continues to grow with impressive speed. Large-scale silicon solar parks have been all the fashion, but thin-film panels are becoming increasingly popular... read

Business

Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?

john sanei

Past trends may no longer be a reliable indicator of future job prospects... read

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	@WA_Mining Mauritania gold mine strike ends: https://t.co/qhw8ePtSkY - Mon Jun 13
	@Mineweb RT @ReubenSaayman: They say we've almost reached peak fossil fuels for electricity-but read the small print - in a decade! https://t.co/6kr... - Mon Jun 13
	@busrep Eskom 'paid Tegeta in advance for coal supply' https://t.co/W1trqRbR02 - Mon Jun 13
	@SA_Labour_News 'Recover trapped Lily Mine miners in three days or face permanent shutdown' https://t.co/2RUGLKh2Wf #LilyMine - Mon Jun 13
	@AngloAmericanZA Read more about our $2.1Bn underground development at Venetia Mine which will extend the life of the mine to 2046. https://t.co/bsGh21dOwa - Mon Jun 13
	@MiningReview #SibanyeGold suspends #AMCU members at #Kroondal #platinum - https://t.co/4z6SblCiSV - Mon Jun 13

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