Mining

Failures or future stellar performers?

A business leader with his head in his hand.

A CEO needs to be able to contextualise the company broadly, and have foresightedness – looking over the horizon at future trends that might impact the business – as well as leveraging the skills and expertise of the board and staff. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Felicity Morel-EdnieBrown, leadership and executive coach with Morel Consulting, explains why too often great potential CEOs are left to flounder and fail when, with some additional support, they could be top performers

Saving fuel and maximising productivity with Indeco hydraulic hammers

An Indeco hammer in action while mounted on a Caterpillar excavator.

The automatic speed-energy impact variation system enables the hammer to adapt to the hardness of the rock. (Image source: Indeco)

Indeco has highlighted the benefits of its HP Fuel Saving Hydraulic Hammers which are built to deliver superior performance whilst consuming 20% less fuel than competing models

SRK Consulting spotlights women in industry

A women miner standing in front of a large piece of machinery.

SRK Consulting has embarked on a deliberate process to create an environment that is conducive to the success of its staff. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

SRK Consulting South Africa, a leading mining consultancy firm, is commemorating the contributions made by women to the company’s success

Tanzania’s Lindi Jumbo Graphite Mine receives green light for production start

An aerial view of the Lindi Jumbo Graphite Mine with the TSF and processing plant.

Aerial view from the northwest of the TSF (foreground) and the processing plant to the South. (Image source: Walkabout Resources)

Walkabout Resources, an Australian-owned energy minerals developer, has received the necessary approval to use and operate the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at the Lindi Jumbo Graphite Mine in southeast Tanzania

Rand Air responds to emergency request to keep underground mine operational

The rental air compressors provided by Rand Air.

The South African mine experienced a breakdown of its air compressor and required immediate assistance from Rand Air. (Image source: Rand Air)

Rand Air, part of the global Atlas Copco Group and a leader in the portable air and power rental industry, came to the rescue of a prominent platinum mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, that urgently required compressed air to keep its underground mining operations going