Opinion Piece In 2014 the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Southern Africa Awards recognised Anglo American Platinum, SRK Consulting (SA), TTM Consulting and Yamedupi Solutions for the Alchemy initiative. Walking away with the title of Project of the Year by an organisation which recognises public participation in southern Africa was a boost to the …
Media Release Just Coal recently added to its extensive range of Pilot Crushtec International products with the acquisition of an Edge radial tracked stockpiler RTS80. This innovative and versatile product designed and built by Edge Innovate in Northern Ireland, will shortly be put to use at Kusile Mining’s Fentonia colliery and was specifically acquired owing …
Media Release JSE listed Group, Omnia Holdings, has appointed Joseph Keenan as the new managing director of its mining explosives division, BME, as from 1 September 2015. BME is the leading supplier of explosives and services to the African mining, quarrying and construction industries. BME, which has operations in 14 countries across the African continent, …
Media Release Bulk emulsion explosives have come a long way since BME introduced double-salt – ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate (AN/CN) – cold emulsion products into South Africa over 30 years ago. “Factors like safety, stability and performance are still vital for the mining sectors that rely on emulsions for their blasting activities, but the …
Media Release In another record blast for BME’s AXXIS digital initiation system, Omnia Subsidiary Advanced Initiating Systems (AIS) successfully blasted 4,485 detonators in a coal mine in Australia’s north-eastern state of Queensland. “The blast broke 2,8 million cubic metres of overburden, and involved the drilling of 2,242 holes,” says Trevor Grant, Managing Director of AIS. …
Media Release Responding to the shorter timeframes for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) introduced last year, the Durban office of SRK Consulting (SA) has developed an extensive pre-EIA screening approach to turn this challenge into an opportunity. Using the process, SRK can reduce the frustration inherent in tight deadlines being applied to dynamic planning. According to …
Exclusive Opinion Piece Governments and the private sector operating in Africa must rise to the challenge and identify risks that are a threat to economic, socio-economic and business growth, says Roger Dixon, chairperson and corporate consultant of SRK Consulting (SA). Dixon explains that despite the tough economic environment globally, the African landscape is changing compared …
Opinion Piece As gold mining in South Africa heads into its sunset years, it is wishful to think that a ‘silver bullet’ such as mechanisation will create a sustainable future; rather, the industry’s stakeholders should be squaring up to the formidable social and environmental challenges that the inevitable mine closures will bring. According to Roger …