Industrial machinery and engineering company Metso has signed an agreement with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) covering the engineering and delivery of process technology for GTK Mintec’s... 

Consultancy Frost & Sullivan has named LGMG the world's leading seller of off-highway mechanical drive wide-body dump trucks for a tenth consecutive year. Frost & Sullivan finds in a 2026... 

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 

The next frontier for the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry is beneficiation “in its broadest sense”, whereby advanced materials, catalyst technologies, precious metal chemicals, hydrogen... 

As mines pursue higher productivity and safer operations, the mining industry is moving towards continuous, AI-driven monitoring that will allow for early fault detection and predictive... 

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 

The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government... 

The troubled Optimum Colliery, having emerged from a business rescue process in February 2024, is being rapidly revived with a multibillion-rand investment from Liberty Coal to ramp up mining,... 

Particularly useful for bolts on valves, pipes, pumps and engines, the Boltight hydraulic bolt tensioning equipment – included in industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Nord-Lock bolting solutions... 

Kempton Park-based freight forwarding service provider Manta Freight Logistics is responsible for the shipping and delivery of a new trailer-mounted pump solution, developed by Gauteng-based... 

Following its January announcement that it would strengthen its long-established intermodal capabilities, global container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced in May... 

To integrate automation into its hydraulic and pneumatic solutions, industrial equipment manufacturer Parker Hannifin combines motion control, sensing, electronic controls and connected diagnostics... 

The increased interest in mining, to fulfil global minerals demand, has initiated the establishment of crucial logistics corridors as well as achieved a boost in investment in power projects in... 

The development and use of the Lobito Corridor – a multimodal logistics corridor that spans Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia – has progressed significantly over the past 12... 

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 

Surface mining equipment attachment solutions developed by earthmoving equipment attachments manufacturer Machinery Contractors are aimed at reducing worker exposure to hazardous areas while... 

A motor grader range engineered and manufactured by South African heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment received the Innovation for Surface Mining Award at the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

Since adding four Bell B30E 4X4 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) to its operation, construction materials miner and producer Afrimat has noted an immediate and sustained impact on production at its... 

Finnish industrial machinery company Metso has inaugurated its expanded service centre and new training centre in Mesa, Arizona, which strengthens support for customers based in southwest US. The... 

Several key factors, such as the impact of Operation Vulindlela, have seen the materials handling market in Southern Africa undergo a rapid change in recent years, to the extent that the market is... 

By ensuring continuous material flow and reducing bottlenecks between the pit, stockpiles and processing plant, an integrated on-site materials handling approach plays a critical role in optimising... 

In advocating for reindustrialisation in South Africa and the creation of new jobs, diversified mining group Menar is expanding its portfolio of operations with the February 2026 addition of a... 

On the back of a steady increase in demand for logistics services and with global geopolitical tensions impacting on supply chains with fossil fuel prices climbing, freight forwarding service Manta... 

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

The University of Oulu, in Finland, has found new ways to recover valuable materials from ashes, including metals, nutrients and minerals for industrial use. The university determined new... 

A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan...