Features
In-depth features exploring critical mining topics—from sustainability and community impact to evolving strategies in the industry.
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Special phase-in dispensation
Given that the Main Agreement was last gazette and extended in 2010 and many employers have been operating outside the…
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The trouble with copper
By Dr Dave Lawie; IMDEX Chief Geoscientist; Chief Technologist – Mining Copper is groaning under a weight of expectation. By…
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Kamoa Copper’s journey to being one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of copper produced
The United Nations’ annual COP27 climate change conference is already well underway in Egypt and the topic of developing and…
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Room for Growth
Given the pace at which the world aims to decarbonise by transitioning away from fossil fuels towards a low carbon…
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Safe and simultaneous tensioning of crusher outer shell nuts saves time and cost
Changing the outer shell on rock and ore crushers can be a time-consuming process, involving many potential OH&S issues. Too…
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How best to apply Ex classifications to mining plants
Many mining plant operators are unsure of how their plants should be classified in terms of the Ex classifications. “Pratley…
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Applying for exemption from the main agreement
By: Lucio Trentini, CEO of SEIFSA A key provision of the recently gazetted Main Agreement is that it must contain…
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Design service opens more doors to using fibre in concrete
The use of fibres in concrete goes back to Roman times, but modern fibre technology now offers contractors and end-users…
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Avoiding load losses by keeping buckets in good shape
With mining’s highly abrasive conditions, it is no wonder that loader buckets wear quickly; but Sandvik has the solution to…
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We Need to Find a Common Purpose
By Lucio Trentini, CEO of SEIFSA I am well aware that trust is exceptionally hard to earn and easy to…
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