Allied Steelrode recently announced that the fluctuating primary pricing threatens the mettle of South Africa’s steel industry. According to industry sources, much of this can be attributed to the extreme volatility of the primary pricing. “This level of volatility poses an enormous and very urgent challenge to the entire sector,” …

Automation, data mining and new technologies promise to maximize production output, reduce operating costs, and increase sustainability over the next few years. In responding to these diverse needs, Metso has introduced the new MHC™ Series Hydrocyclone which provides a wide range of grinding circuit classification duties, ensuring maximum uptime and …

The Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has  appointed a new mining minister in a  recent cabinet reshuffle that included several changes to other government ministries. In a press release by the government of Zambia, Patriotic Front Parliamentary Chief Whip Richard Musukwa has been named the new Minister of Mines and Minerals …

South Arica’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has set its eyes on Zambia as a potential investment area. Next month Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN), KZN investment promotion arm will welcome 12 companies from the province to explore business opportunities in Zambia. “KZN companies are eager to meet with their Zambian counterparts who …

Stanbic Bank Zambia says mining is an expensive business that needs stable long-term support from the financial sector. Speaking at the Mining Indaba recently Leina Gabaraane is Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Zambia further said growing any business needs capital both for asset investment and day-to-day expenses. And the mining …

Africa’s mining sector is facing the best prospects in over a decade favoured by sustained commodity price growth and reduced costs. “The centrality of mining to the development of the continent means that 2018 is likely to be a watershed year in Africa’s ongoing growth story,” Standard Bank Mining and …

Christopher Yaluma has reiterated commitment to dialogue, cooperation and consultation with mining industry stakeholders. Speaking at the ongoing Mining Indaba with Mining for Zambia, Yaluma said the common goal must focus on increasing production. “We could grow our annual production to 1 and even 2 million tonnes if we engage …

In an order to boost haulage capacity to meet the huge demand anticipated by the new Railway (Transportation of Heavy Goods) Regulation that was recently passed by the Zambian Minister of Transport, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has dispatched an engineer to South Africa to conduct a due diligence on …

In recent remarks to the press, Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba, acknowledged the work being carried out by the Angolan Government in the field of infrastructure construction for the transport sector. He also stressed what he had witnessed was a good example for other African countries to …

Rio Tinto’s fleets of autonomous haul trucks have achieved a significant milestone at the company’s world-class operations in Australia by moving their one-billionth tonne of material. The haul trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) technology have now moved more than one billion tonnes of both ore and waste material …