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Several miners have been trapped underground at Mopani Copper Mine’s Mindolo operation following a fire at the mine’s power station. The miners, who had reported for a night shift, were in a carriage that takes them underground when the power plant caught fire. A combined team of fire officers from …

THE Energy Regulation Board says it will start penalising mining companies and other large-scale power consumers who are keeping more power than they need. Currently, Zesco and Copperbelt Energy Corporation have scaled down power supply to the mining sector by 30 per cent, resulting in most mining houses reducing production …

Zambia’s kwacha fell by the most in more than six years, reaching a record low against the dollar, as a slump in copper prices and an electricity shortage weigh on the economy. The currency of Africa’s second-biggest copper producer retreated as much as 5.5 percent to 9.4961 per dollar, the …

GROUND Focus Mine yesterday announced that it will lay off 54 workers and cut copper oxide production by over 50 per cent by the end of this week due to massive power cuts and plummeting copper prices. Ground Focus’ decision to cut production and lay off workers comes only two …

JCB Industrial, part of Eqstra Industrial Equipment (EIE), is to launch a new product line at this year’s BaumaConexpo, which will give mines access to JCB’s world-leading range of telescopic handlers.  Bauma Conexpo Africa takes place from 15 – 18 September 2015 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The product, a …