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Mining

Valterra Platinum plans to go underground in 2026

Nqobile Dludla 17 hours

Source: © Mail & Guardian Paste technology can reduce the risk of particle segregation, improve the stability of deposited tailings and eliminate the pond on top of tailings deposits and potentially lower overall costs

Science & Engineering

Using proven approaches to rehabilitate legacy mines

Shameer Hareeparsad 17 Apr 2025

Source: © The Assay Roof bolters are one of the key interventions behind the 96% reduction in FOG-related fatalities over the past 31 years

Health & Safety

Action Plan Day of Learning critival to eliminate Falls of Ground

31 Mar 2025

Source: © International Mining Murray Macnab, group executive technical director UMS says mining is here to stay and underground mining is the future. Picture: Shaft sinking

Mining

Underground mining the future

Murray Macnab 26 Mar 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused Free State mine

Health & Safety

Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused Free State mine

Carien du Plessis and Felix Njini 23 Jun 2023

Harmony Gold CEO says gold sector consolidation 'inevitable'

Markets & Investment

Harmony Gold CEO says gold sector consolidation 'inevitable'

Nelson Banya 2 Mar 2023

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Mining

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Promit Mukherjee and Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Source: ©2020 Vedanta Zinc International: Aerial view of Black Mountain Mining

Science & Engineering

Benefits of digitalisation for mining

16 Sep 2021

Sishen Mine. Photo: Kumba Iron Ore

Mining

Miners eye the Northern Cape's untapped potential

26 Oct 2020

Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images

Mining

Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work

Nancy Coulson & Nicola Christofides 7 May 2020

Joe Keenan, CEO, BME

Mining

Miners tap into suppliers' tech to improve productivity

Joe Keenan 18 Jun 2019

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Medical Law

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Ciaran Ryan 25 Apr 2019

Monster. Picture courtesy of Boitumelo Morobe

Mining

Cutting-edge technology unveiled to tackle mine safety

24 Jul 2018

Winners of the Mine.D: Zero Harm hackathon

Higher Education

Winners of the Mine.D: Zero Harm hackathon

24 Nov 2017

Photo: Daily News

Energy & Mining

Environmental rehabilitation liability of BCL deters buyers

Allan Seccombe 21 Nov 2017

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Science & Engineering

Modernisation pioneers offered a test mine

Allan Seccombe 6 Jun 2017

Professor Fred Cawood

Science & Engineering

Improving mining H&S through collaboration

Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2017

Source: Sibanye Gold

Mining

Sibanye to buy US platinum mining company

12 Dec 2016

New SAIMM head: more precise approaches for mining

Mining

New SAIMM head: more precise approaches for mining

30 Aug 2016

Mining

Sibanye issues second Section 189 notice at Cooke 4

11 Jul 2016

Satellite phone service to provide connectivity in underground mines

Mobile

Satellite phone service to provide connectivity in underground mines

20 Jun 2014

Amplats earnings up 88% to R5.14 a share

Mining

Amplats earnings up 88% to R5.14 a share

24 Jul 2013

AngloGold's Mponeng mine resumes production

Mining

AngloGold's Mponeng mine resumes production

16 Nov 2012

Mining

Petra Diamonds puts "non-core" fissure mines up for sale

1 Aug 2012

Energy & Mining

Sasol's new life-saving technology caught US legislators' eye

23 May 2012