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Stanbic Bank Zambia has emphasized need to ensure the country’s mineral wealth and the mining sector are not neglected, while pushing for economic diversification. The bank said economic diversification should not prevent the local economy from exploiting its mineral wealth. Speaking during the latest Stanbic Anakazi Online Conversations webinar, Stanbic …
Read More »Zambia’s Maamba Collieries scores a first
Maamba Collieries (MCL ) becomes the first mining firm in Zambia to operate this state-of-the-art surface miner, which could be used to mine in layers by using a milling drum without the need to drill and blast, MLC said in a statement. Zambian Mines and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa this …
Read More »Blasting tech takes mines into the future
Built on innovation since its inception over three decades ago, global explosives leader BME – a member of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – paves the way for mines to leverage the latest technologies for ever-greater efficiencies and productivity. “Harnessing technology as quickly as it develops – and applying it to …
Read More »Sentinel Mine exceeds production targets
First Quantum Minerals’ Sentinel Mine in Kalumbila District of North-Western Province has exceeded production targets for July and August, produces over 23,000 tonnes and 25,000 tonnes of copper in the two months respectively. According to the company, the strong performance was attributed to consistent milling rates and better than expected …
Read More »Gemfields looks to other options as Covid-19 affects gemstone auctions
Covid-19 and its associated travel, quarantine and other restrictions have had an adverse effect on the Gemstone miner Gemfields’ operations and its ability to host gemstone auctions. JSE- and Aim-listed miner says it is unable to provide guidance as to when it might be able to host its next auction, …
Read More »Expansion on the cards at Kansanshi Mine
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has announced plans to invest US$650 million, to double copper output and extend the life of Kansanshi Mine, to 24 years However the mining firm has cautioned shareholders that the expansion project can only go ahead if the company is confident of a competitive fiscal regime, …
Read More »WearCheck moves to Westville
Condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, recently relocated their head office and main laboratory from Pinetown to Westville, just outside Durban. The company’s Durban transformer laboratory also moved to the same premises. WearCheck’s new laboratory and offices are at No. 4 The Terrace, Westway Office Park, Westville. Managing director of WearCheck, Neil …
Read More »Pix4D and SAP start a joint innovation project for the 3D inspection of transmission masts
Lausanne, Switzerland, Pix4D, technology pioneer and market leader in industrial photogrammetry software solutions, announces that it is starting a joint innovation project with SAP® to open up the market for drone-based, digital 3D inspections for telecommunications companies. SAP, a global leader in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, has included Pix4D …
Read More »Ministry of Mines grants Jubilee’s Zambia mining licence renewal
Zambian Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has granted Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals’ application for the renewal of a small-scale mining licence in Kabwe, Zambia. The licence is in respect of lead, zinc, copper and cobalt and has been renewed for ten years. CEO Leon Coetzer says that, as …
Read More »FQM’s KANSANSHI MINE HANDS OVER REVAMPED MATERNITY WING AT SOLWEZI GENERAL HOSPITAL
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) subsidiary Kansanshi Mining Plc has officially handed over the reconstructed maternity wing at Solwezi General Hospital to the government following repairs to extensive storm damage to the building. The entire roof of the hospital’s maternity wing and trusses covering an area of 768 sq. metres were …
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