Mining Review Africa - Miningreview.com
6 days ago · AfriSam built two multipurpose courts at Diazville Primary, enabling inclusive sports like Futsol, Netball, and Tennis.
Simandou: World’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit
Jan 29, 2024 · As the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa, Rio Tinto’s world-class Simandou iron ore project in Guinea will be co-developed as a joint venture between the Guinean State, Simfer Jersey and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), with the ultimate owner and operator of the co-developed infrastructure being the Compagnie du Transguinéen (CTG).
A breakdown of mining in South Africa - Miningreview.com
Apr 17, 2024 · In 2023, women comprised 19% of the total full-time workforce. A survey of one year of reports from 12 of Minerals Council members across five commodities estimates that mining companies spent more than R5.18 billion on training and development in a single financial year with an estimated value of between R13,500 and R21,700 per full-time employee.
AVZ Minerals’ Manono: A world-class lithium producer on the …
Jun 13, 2022 · The results of the drilling programme were impressive and included 235 m at 1.66% Li 2 O, 202.8 m at 1.57% Li 2 O and 250.9 m at 1.48% Li 2 O. In 2021, AVZ put out a definitive feasibility study based on a JORC compliant mineral resource of 400 Mt at 1.65% Li 2 O, which Ferguson says is the largest deposit of its kind in in the world.. In May this year, the DRC’s minister of mines ...
Mining safety – 7 common risks to protect yourself against
Mar 6, 2020 · The mining industry has a reputation for being a risky business, with health risks that are varied and often quite serious, and it is important for miners to protect themselves accordingly.. Nevertheless, mining doesn’t have to be unsafe. With the introduction of strict safety legislation and protocol, as well as advances in safety equipment, the industry has seen its fatality rate drop over ...
Northam Platinum’s Booysendal operation: Looking true North
Nov 6, 2020 · An expansion programme valued at R5.6 billion will see the Booysendal complex producing a steady-state run rate of 500 000 4E PGM ozpa.
An in-depth look at the current state of mining in Nigeria
Oct 27, 2020 · The economy in Nigeria has been growing slowly since the oil price slump of 2014. Since then, volatility of global oil prices has negatively impacted growth performance.
Several reports in Uganda confirm 31 Mt of gold ready to be mined
Jun 29, 2022 · Uganda announced that it had discovered 31 Mt tons of gold waiting to be mined in the country after several surveys were conducted. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in Uganda, Solomon Muyita, said that these reports are aimed at attracting gold miners and investors in the crypto sector.
South Africa’s battle against illegal artisanal mining
Nov 17, 2023 · Illegal mining in South Africa presents significant economic, social, and security challenges. It’s complex history, violence and crime it fosters, the implications of the recent military intervention, and insights from Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia documentary, all highlight the depth and interconnected nature of this crisis.
Ivanplats’ Platreef project: A tier one mine in the making
May 12, 2022 · The sinking of Platreef’s first vertical shaft, which started in late 2015, was concluded some five years later and represents only the start to a much bigger project – which will ultimately comprise two vertical production shafts, a ventilation shaft, new concentrator, and all necessary supporting infrastructure.