All mining operations requires blasting at one stage or another. Blast hole drilling is used in mining where a hole is drilled into the surface rock, packed with explosives and detonated. The aim of ...

London-listed rare earths explorer Kavango Resources has identified seven drill-ready targets at its joint venture (JV) Ditau project, in Botswana. Ditau is held in 50:50 JV with fellow-listed Power ...

Boipelo Mining Contractors, a joint venture between engineering and construction multinational Murray & Roberts (M&R) and contact mining company AmandlaTM Group, has been awarded a R3.2-billion ...

ASX-listed Panoramic Resources on Thursday told shareholders that Great Northern Palladium (GNP) had exercised its option over the remaining 20% interest in the Panton platinum group metals project, ...

South African ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome CEO Desmond McManus notes that the industry has a “dedicated team” focusing on finding solutions to power pricing and ensuring stability. The ...

JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti has submitted a nonbinding proposal to the board of TSX-listed Corvus Gold to acquire all of its issued and outstanding common shares for about $370-million. AngloGold ...

ASX-listed Australian Rare Earths has reported a 40% increase in its Koppamurra project area, with the grant of a new exploration license in South Australia. The new exploration license brings the ...

Creamer Media’s ‘Projects in Progress 2024’ report provides a comprehensive overview of developments in South Africa’s economy, as reflected through some of the major infrastructure projects under way ...

Today, in the mining industry, safety standards are more stringent than ever. Should a mine experience an incident, which results in an injury or even a fatality, the subsequent legal consequences and ...

Canada’s major oil sands producers on Wednesday announced an alliance to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from oil sands operations by 2050. The initiative, which is a collaboration ...

Canada’s Trimetals Mining has expressed its disappointment with the outcome of the international arbitration against the Bolivia government and said slammed the $28-million award as insufficient. Last ...

As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting carbon emissions - partly by phasing out internal-combustion-engine cars - demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel vital for electric vehicle ...