ANYONE who was under any illusion that SA's mines could be shut down for a few days without doing much damage to the economy need be deluded no longer.

Angola's Geology and Mining minister, Manuel Africano, attends this Friday, in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), the 28th meeting of the governing council of the Southern and Eastern Africa Mining Development Centre (SEAMIC).

The Government of Liberia yesterday condemned and discouraged information that the Bong Range Iron Ore deposits were depleted following the unveiling ceremony of four companies that earlier bidded to explore the site.

The All Peoples Congress (APC) government of President Ernest Bai Koroma, through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources, seems to be frustrating many mining companies.

The mining industry has committed R42m to help the health department upgrade medical services it provides to former mineworkers, underscoring its growing acknowledgement of the long-term health risks associated with mining.

An illegal miner has been beaten to death in Chingola by two of his counterparts popularly known as the 'malachite boys.'

DIAMOND miner Trans Hex Group has stopped its deep-water operations off the Namibian coast after it became clear margins were going to decline.

Since 1999 the Rwandan Energy market became liberalized. This was enshrined by law no. 18/99 of 30/08/1999 which modifies law-decree no. 18/76 of 20/04/1976 setting up the public enterprise for production, transport and distribution of electricity, water and gas (Electrogaz).

today is synonymous with innovation and growth. In this short period of time the company has grown from five employees to more than 100, and has a proven revenue stream in excess of $20 million per annum. Actively present in

offers a range of analytical instruments designed for demanding quality control applications in both the field and the laboratory.The new portable X-MET5000 X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser is purpose-built for the most demanding quality control applications: scrap metal recycling, analysis of

A report by Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, identifies Watson-Marlow Bredel as Europe's number one positive displacement pump brand. The finding from the latest market survey is a great start to 2008 for the world leaders in

Watson-Marlow, the world's leading peristaltic pump manufacturer, has acquired Danish manufacturer of peristaltic aseptic filling systems, Flexicon, through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering. The DKK141m/&uro;18.9m deal will enable Watson-Marlow to enhance its product offering and to strengthen its already dominant

The Federal Government said yesterday in Abuja that it was poised to holistically address the challenges facing the nation's power sector.

SANYATI Copper Mine, closed a few years ago, may soon come into operation following the completion of exploration work to determine its ore body.

is committed to manufacturing only the highest quality branded polymer and fluid based industrial consumables, MRO products and services, and polymer construction products.The company&squo;s history began in April 1999 when Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW), recognizing the respect enjoyed by

is a manufacturing company serving the mining industry, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Recent research has focused on the modification of bitumen emulsions, so that they are readily soluble with water. The creation of these modified emulsions

producer of power transmission products, is a subsidiary of Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Asia Pacific, which in turn is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, one of the largest manufacturers of machinery in Japan, and the global leader in transmission

Kinross Gold Corp of Canada says it is on track to start production at its Kupol project in the Chukotka region, in the Far East of the Russian Federation, in mid-2008. It has been mining ore at the site since