African Mining

De Beers Group is advancing delivery of its business streamlining by setting out several planned portfolio and organisational changes to ensure an efficient cost base that strengthens resilience in the near-term while enhancing future competitiveness and retaining optionality as industry conditions improve.

Weir, a global leader in mining technology, was awarded an order to supply a crushing circuit for Brightstar Resources’ Laverton Processing Plant, part of the Goldfields gold project in Western Australia. Weir’s ENDURON® EC series cone crusher. All images supplied by Weir Minerals Africa The order was received in Q1 2026 and its value has not been disclosed. It includes Weir’s recently upgraded ENDURON® ET series jaw crusher and ENDURON® EC series cone crusher.

By Hugh Hacking, executive head, Structured Investments and Annuities, Momentum Corporate The South African Reserve Bank’s higher-for-longer interest rate outlook and revised inflation expectations have sharpened a critical challenge for retirement savers and funds: generating real returns is becoming more difficult, annuity pricing and liability assumptions may need recalibration, and portfolios designed for a low-inflation environment could struggle to deliver the outcomes members expect.

From the moment rough diamonds arrive from mine operations to the point they are presented for sale, De Beers Group’s Sky Park facility has become the central point where precision, security and consistency converge. Opened in March 2023, De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa’s Sky Park facility serves as a central hub for the sorting, valuation and sale of rough diamonds, earning recognition for its operational efficiency, safety standards and five-star Green Star sustainability rating.

By Rhys Evans, managing director at ALCO-Safe In safety-sensitive industries such as mining, manufacturing and logistics, alcohol testing is not a tick-box exercise. It is a frontline safety control. Yet one of the most critical factors in alcohol testing accuracy is also one of the most misunderstood: breathalyser calibration. Rhys Evans. Supplied by ALCO-Safe Many South African employers believe that having a calibration certificate on file is enough to demonstrate compliance.

Mintek’s PGM Industry Day programme explored emerging technologies that can improve efficiency, reduce operational costs and unlock greater value from South Africa’s world-leading PGM resources. Presentations highlighted the importance of collaborative research and innovation in addressing industry challenges while positioning the sector for long-term growth.

Contributed by Bühler Southern Africa As mining operations across southern Africa contend with rising energy costs, ageing infrastructure and increasing pressure to improve operational efficiency, materials handling systems are under renewed scrutiny. Conveyor systems and chains may not always command headlines, but their reliability remains fundamental to productivity, safety and environmental performance across the mining value chain.

By Sharon Mdaka South Africa’s mining industry may have been built on more than a century of geological discovery, but according to the Council for Geoscience (CGS), the country has only begun to understand the full extent of the mineral wealth that lies beneath its surface. Council for Geoscience’s CEO, Mosa Mabuza. Supplied by Resources for Africa CGS CEO Mosa Mabuza argued that despite 114 years of geological mapping, South Africa’s mineral potential remains far from exhausted.

Tharisa Plc has secured a R750-million (USD45.5-million) asset revolving finance facility from Nedbank Limited through the bank’s Corporate and Investment Banking division. The facility incorporates an accordion, enabling the company to increase it to R1.25-billion (USD75.8-million). The facility ensures that the company’s underground fleet, comprising the specialised equipment necessary to support safe, efficient and high-capacity underground extraction, is fully funded.

With a well-established copper mining sector and much of the country’s mineral wealth unexplored, the Zambian mining industry is poised for a potential period of substantial growth and expansion. With a well-established copper mining sector and much of the country’s mineral wealth unexplored, the Zambian mining industry is poised for a potential period of substantial growth and expansion.