A major nanofabrication facility that will house world-class Atomic Layer Deposition reactors at the University of Johannesburg broke ground for construction within the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science on Tuesday, 18 June 2019...
19 Jun 2019
Protracted pressure on margins over many years has put miners' focus squarely on productivity. Lower commodity prices with a steadily rising cost base and growing compliance requirements have created a perfect storm...
Joe Keenan 18 Jun 2019
It's time to relook at how energy is supplied in South Africa and to evolve and adapt the country's outdated system...
10 Jun 2019
The transformation of the world's energy markets continues to gain momentum. Renewable energy projects, which have seen a rapid decline in cost over the last decade, are increasingly powering the world's large economies...
6 Jun 2019
The incredible wealth of the Southern African region's offshore mineral deposits was once again highlighted by the oil and gas find off the coast of Mossel Bay...
Otto Shikongo 30 May 2019
Using technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue may not necessarily be clear cut for utilities like Eskom...
16 May 2019
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe's vague promise that South Africa's long-overdue energy blueprint, the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), will be "concluded imminently" did, however, clearly indicate that coal would still play a prominent role in the country's energy mix...
Nicci Botha 15 May 2019
Cold-cutting techniques developed by Jet Demolition have introduced a new benchmark for health and safety in the petrochemical industry...
8 May 2019
Whenever I visit the Sahara I am struck by how sunny and hot it is and how clear the sky can be...
Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019
Extracting cobalt and lithium from old products and infrastructure is essential to heading off predicted metal shortfalls, empowering clean energy transitions and reducing risk of human exploitation.
4 Apr 2019
The periodic table of chemical elements turns 150 this year. The anniversary is a chance to shine a light on particular elements...
Werner van Zyl 3 Apr 2019
The rise of the prosumer - someone who generates and consumes their own energy, which they can also sell into the grid - is a trend that has been gathering momentum in Europe in recent times...
25 Mar 2019
South Africa faces an energy calamity on two fronts. First is the disaster of Eskom. Second, and potentially worse, is the disaster of our REIPPPP and our lunatic IRP 2018 (Integrated Resource Plan)....
Andrew Kenny 18 Mar 2019
The wind turbine tower sections for the 140MW Kangnas Wind Farm are being manufactured at Atlantis om Cape Town's West Coast...
7 Mar 2019
A sharper focus on sustainability at this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town a few weeks ago has started to translate into a different way of looking at mining, and with it, more opportunities for investment...
27 Feb 2019
Entry for enterprise asset management engineering company, Pragma's student training programme will open for entry on 1 March 2019...
21 Feb 2019
Eskom is by far the largest of South Africa's many state owned companies. This near monopoly power utility is in crisis. It's the single largest threat to South Africa's economy...
Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019
Accenture has announced plans to launch a new Applied Intelligence Studio for Mining in Johannesburg, South Africa...
6 Feb 2019
As traditional and known reserves deplete and ore-grades fall, miners will start exploring remote and previously inaccessible locations...
7 Jan 2019
By 2035, 80% of both total global energy production and consumption will be in developing countries]...
7 Jan 2019
South Africa's mining industry crawled to the end of 2018 battered, bruised, and a mere shadow of its former world-dominating self...
Jade Davenport 7 Jan 2019
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. What developments we can we expect from the solar and renewable energy sectors in 2019?
Sven Lindström 7 Jan 2019
The battery revolution has created a market for metals such as lithium and cobalt, which will see them outperform traditional minerals and set them up as the commodities of the future...
7 Jan 2019
Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Energy & Mining site over the past year below...
18 Dec 2018
To extract minerals from host rocks, mines grind down rock into fine sand. Once the mineral is extracted, most of this fine sand remains as a by-product called tailings...
5 Dec 2018
Digitalisation in the mining industry goes well beyond the automation of production. It allows for new approaches to business processes and creates real opportunities to merge the digital and physical worlds...
26 Nov 2018
New technology, the iDredge, has produced a whopping 14,1 carats from 1,200kg of alluvial/gravel deposits in the Kasai River of the DRC in the first test run...
14 Nov 2018
A comprehensive B2B Recruitment Focus from December 2018 to February 2019 will ensure that Bizcommunity is the go-to destination for all the B2B news you'll need to plan your HR and recruitment strategies in 2019...
Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018
Feeling a bit state-capsized, swept along by more waves than a cryptocurrency chart? Here are some life-saving festive content ideas...
Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018
Next time you're strolling through a food market, stocking up on fruit and vegetables, consider this: you're surrounded by unharnessed energy...
Tirivaviri Augustine Mamvura 11 Oct 2018
