SA mining industry safety record deteriorates in 2020
The Minerals Council South Africa reported 60 fatalities in 2020 compared with 51 a year earlier when the mining industry
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Orbital Sidekick Aurora satellite to help mining sector
Orbital Sidekick announced that with the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite Aurora will help
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Providing necessary momentum to improve SA’s port infrastructure
As the world hopefully heads out of the COVID-19 lockdowns, trade and the shipping of more goods should continue to
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Gold vs crypto mining: energies and emissions
Recently, there has been a lot of debating around the possible parallels and variances of gold and Bitcoin and other
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Fitch revises forecast in metals and ore prices
London – Fitch Ratings has revised some of its metals and mining price assumptions as prices for many commodities will
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Billionaires in metals and mining are micro-minority
The year 2020 has been like no other. In pandemic year, there were rapid-fire public offerings, surging crypto currencies and
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MINERALS COUNCIL: The state of the mining nation
In his address Minerals Council President Mxolisi Mgojo outlined the key issues that affected the mining industry in 2020, and
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Minerals Council on state of the mining in SA
According to Minerals Council’s initial estimates, mining GDP will have declined in nominal terms by nearly 4% in 2020, to
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Minerals Council: Govt sends positive signal for growth and competitiveness
JOHANNESBURG – In presenting a plan for stabilising government debt at 88.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four years’
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What is the responsible sourcing blockchain network
Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform, assured by RCS Global Group and powered by the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric, the RSBN blockchain platform
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Sandvik receives Global Product Leadership Award
Based on its recent analysis of the global mining automation market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Sandvik with the 2020
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Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021
Metal producers and miners should see a more favourable pricing environment in 2021 as almost all mineral and metal prices
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Metals and mining industries to show moderate-to-strong recovery
Fitch Solutions expect miners and metal producers to see a more favourable pricing environment in 2021 as it forecasts almost
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Climate-smart mining facility
The World Bank has launched its new Climate-Smart Mining Facility, aimed at building partnerships to manage the role mining will
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SA’s mining capitalisation increases by 52% in 2020
In 2020, total mining industry market capitalisation increased to R1,280 billion from R840 billion. This total is a R439 billion
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Staying on top amid changing mining technology
According PwC, the mining industry we see today is at an existential crossroads. Funding is significantly complicated by the need
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Shell and IBM to accelerate digitalization in mining industry
Shell and IBM have launched Oren, a global B2B Digital mining services marketplace platform, co-developed by the companies aimed at helping
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