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2 weeks ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Darren Parker |Martin Creamer
Gold major Barrick is leveraging its $4.25-billion investment into the Tanzania-based Twiga Minerals Corporation – a joint venture (JV) between it and the Tanzanian government – to further progress the gold mining industry in Tanzania, says Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
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1 month ago | 
miningweekly.com | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb
Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from international investors “is of utmost importance”, says financial services provider Standard Bank corporate investment banking CEO Luvuyo Masinda.
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1 month ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Marleny Arnoldi |Trent Roebeck
The multijurisdictional nature the Lobito Corridor project – which comprises a 1300-km railway linking Angola’s Port of Lobito to the mineral-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia – necessitates that investors proactively establish contracts that contain robust dispute resolution clauses, according to a press release written by senior representatives from law firm Webber Wentzel.
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1 month ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb |Trent Roebeck
Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development” that allows third-party operators to access South Africa’s rail network at an “affordable” cost structure.
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1 month ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Irma Venter |Marleny Arnoldi
Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from international investors “is of utmost importance”, says financial services provider Standard Bank corporate investment banking CEO Luvuyo Masinda.
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1 month ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Tasneem Bulbulia |Darren Parker
The potential closure of South Africa’s leading steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants in Vereeniging, Gauteng, and Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, could not only jeopardise the livelihoods of employees but also poses a long-term threat to the survival of the larger steel sector and the economy. While ArcelorMittal initially announced the closure of its long-steel plants in January, the decision was delayed by a month to allow for continued engagement with government.
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1 month ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Tasneem Bulbulia |Darren Parker
The looming closure of steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) long-steel plants in Vereeniging, Gauteng, and Newcastle, in KwaZulu-Natal – while temporarily postponed for the month of February – is set to result in 3 500 people losing their jobs.
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1 month ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Tasneem Bulbulia |Darren Parker
Despite the lack of a local market for tyre-derived steel, South African tyre recycling company Mathe Group is changing the way in which waste steel is processed, producing two types of recycled steel, derived from the steel components in tyres, which it exports as scrap steel to foreign markets.
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2 months ago | 
miningweekly.com | Trent Roebeck |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer
In its attempts to stay abreast of some of the most innovative solutions in the sector, oils and lubricants company FUCHS LUBRICANTS South Africa is making significant investments in biodegradable, low-carbon lubricants in line with global trends driven by environmental, social and governance practices, as well as demands for better efficiency, digitisation and sustainability.
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2 months ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb |Trent Roebeck
Following a successful 2024, lubricant and industrial equipment supplier ISO-Reliability Partners will continue its provision of “high-quality” microfine filtration systems for various applications in an array of work environments throughout 2025. ISO-Reliability Partners states that it has developed technologically advanced fluid filtration and hydrocarbon purification equipment, capable to keeping lubricating oils in operation for up to 20 times longer than normal expectancies.
