FROM ‘BLACK BOX’ TO ‘BLUE BOX’ IN TSF WATER MANAGEMENT
In many mine-wide water balances, the tailings storage facility (TSF) still appears as a single line item – a convenient ‘black box’ where water goes in, something comes out, and the rest is blurred, assumed or simply left unknown.
IMPLATS IMPLEMENTS PROACTIVE SAFETY RESET AT IMPALA RUSTENBURG
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) has proactively suspended mining operations at its Impala Rustenburg complex from 24 until 28 July 2026 to conduct a comprehensive safety reset in response to an increase in safety incidents at the operation.
COAL ALONE WON’T SECURE SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE – BUT IT CAN HELP BUILD IT
For too long, South Africa’s conversation about mining has been framed as a choice between preserving the past and embracing the future.
AI AND MINING: SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE ISN’T UNDERGROUND – IT’S DATA
For more than a century, South Africa’s mining industry has measured success in tonnes extracted, metres drilled, and shifts completed.
EXXARO ADVANCES ITS DECARBONISATION AND ENERGY SECURITY AMBITIONS THROUGH THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE LEPHALALE SOLAR PROJECT
Exxaro Resources, through its wholly owned renewable energy business Cennergi, celebrated the Commercial Operations Date (COD) milestone of the Lephalale Solar Project (LSP), marking a significant achievement for Exxaro’s decarbonisation journey and
demonstrating the successful execution of its Sustainable Growth and Impact strategy.
ONE MOTHER’S JOURNEY THROUGH KUMBA’S PORTABLE SKILLS PROGRAMME
In less than a year, Puseletso Sechogela went from carpentry graduate to full-time administrator, and then computer skills facilitator, assessor and moderator, a trajectory she says she never saw coming.
DUST-A-SIDE PUTS WATER SAVINGS AT THE HEART OF ROAD DUST CONTROL
Dust-A-Side, a South African born dust control company with an international footprint, is drawing fresh attention this July to the water savings and operational gains that its dust management systems deliver for mines, quarries, and industrial sites.
MECHANI MAGS ADVANCES OIL-FREE TRAMP METAL REMOVAL FOR SA MINING SECTOR
Mechani Mags points to oil-free design and energy savings as the focus for tramp metal removal as the mining and recycling sectors plan for the second half of 2026.
MINTEK’S PGM INDUSTRY DAY CHARTS A COLLABORATIVE PATH FOR THE FUTURE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS
Randburg, South Africa – Mintek’s PGM Industry Day concluded successfully, bringing together leaders from across the platinum group metals (PGM) value chain to explore the technologies, partnerships, and innovations needed to strengthen the sector’s global competitiveness.
STEENKAMPSKRAAL MONAZITE MINE AND MINTEK ACHIEVE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN RARE EARTH BENEFICIATION
Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) and Mintek, South Africa’s national mineral research organisation, [19 June 2026] announced a landmark achievement in the country’s critical minerals sector: the successful production of a high-purity Mixed Rare Earth Oxalate (MREO) at Mintek’s laboratory facilities.
