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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the time has come for Africa to benefit from its mineral wealth and be a producer of value-added goods. The President made the impassioned plea during the opening ceremony of the second Africa Investment Forum at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Approximately 2 000 delegates …

Empire CAT of Phoenix, AZ, has donated a 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 SLT Diesel truck valued at $70,000 as the grand prize for the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF)  Benefit Truck Raffle. The proceeds are to support critical education, outreach and professional development programs for SMEF. “Empire …

With the economy and the construction sector set to grow at a steady speed in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg over the next few years, Terex Trucks is expanding its operations and bringing its TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers to even more customers throughout the region. The Benelux region is …

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) is facilitating for some Zambian firms to showcase their products at the scheduled 2019 China International Import Expo (CIIE). The China International Import Expo is providing a platform for firms to show case their products, network with a large constituent of international buyers and sellers …

The government has pledged to alleviate the country’s problematic load shedding issue by committing to settle the bills it owes Maamba Collieries. Maamba Collieries has been receiving continuous shortfall in monthly payments from ZESCO ever since the company started supplying power in August 2016. This development impacted significantly on the …

Largest coal mining company in Zambia, Maamba Collieries (MCL) considers the developing situation of load-shedding in the country as being largely attributable to non-receipt of full payments from ZESCO. The Coal Miner maintains that it is due to a continued shortfall in monthly payments of its power bills by ZESCO …

Leading crane manufactures, Condra Cranes have elevated in status the humble hook-block to become the key component of an electric overhead crane completed by the company for a metal refinery. This particular machine was shipped in the third week of September. The company says it is their engineering expertise, the …

Russian companies have offered African countries solutions based on the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to boost mining production. The offers follow the realisation that traditional means are becoming increasingly expensive, with productivity falling due to technical maintenance costs, unreliable equipment, reactive troubleshooting, a lower equipment utilisation …

Galileo Resources hopes to use its funds raised through a share placing to begin mining its Star Zinc project in mid-2020, as well as commencing an exploration study at its other Zambian location, Kashitu The United Kingdom based miner has raised £500 000 through the placing of 100-million new shares …

Mopani Copper Mine’s contractor optimization programme requires thorough assessment in order to safeguard local contractors. During a meeting in Lusaka with Mopani Copper Mines management when called on at his office, the Mines Minister Richard Musukwa made mention that the suspension of the new procurement method at Mopani still remains …