The application of sensor technology to reduce the operational and standby power losses of traditional current and voltage transformers means that, over the lifetime of a typical switchboard in the […]
Read MoreCloser collaboration: Pulling together to meet ambitious 2030 ESG targets
Even closer collaboration within Africa’s mining ecosystem will be required if the sector is to meet its ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets for 2030. By Ralf Hennecke, Managing […]
Read MoreSA mines shine in safety and sustainability
Spotlights, applause, and a sense of pride filled the recent CoalSafe 2025 Awards, as South Africa’s coal mining sector united to honor the industry’s top achievement in health, safety, and […]
Read MoreUK urged not to exploit poor countries in rush for critical minerals
The risk of neocolonial exploitation in the global rush for critical minerals must be addressed by the government as it formulates its official supply chain strategy, say civil society campaigners. […]
Read MoreDRC and Central Africa: A strategic hub for the global battery industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Central Africa as a whole, is a region rich in mineral resources playing a pivotal role in global mining. The DRC in particular […]
Read MoreNdalamo Energy greenlights 66 MW solar project at Wonderfontein Colliery
Ndalamo Energy, a subsidiary of Ndalamo Resources, has completed a prefeasibility study outlining plans to develop a 66 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project on a 136-hectare site at its fully […]
Read MoreCobalt firm taps in to electric car boom with £174m London stock market float
A cobalt trading company has said it will raise £174m in rare a stock market float in London, in a bet on demand for car batteries that defies investor nerves […]
Read MoreGina: Mythmaking – episode 6 – podcast
Gina Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, is well known as a pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining career on a smaller scale […]
Read MoreGina episode 6: Mythmaking – podcast
Gina Rinehart’s father Lang Hancock is well known as a pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining career on a smaller scale […]
Read More‘It’s like putting a whale in a blender’: the rise of deadly ship collisions in Chile
The memory of a blue whale gliding past his small boat haunts Patricio Ortiz. A deep wound disfigured the cetacean’s giant body – a big chunk had been ripped from […]
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