Essel Group ME Limited has appointed Colonnade Mining Group Limited as drilling contractor for its Bada potash project, located in the northern Danakil region of Eritrea, East Africa
Mining
Southern Africa's first SDLG wheel loader surpasses 5,000 operational hours
The first SDLG wheel loader to be sold in Southern Africa – an LG958L – has surpassed 5,000 hours of demanding operations at a portside dry bulk facility in South Africa
South African mining industry sees a turnaround: PwC mine report
Highlights from PwC’s ninth edition of SA Mine, a series of publications that highlights trends in the South African mining industry released by PwC
Africa to develop a mineral resource classification system

The initiative is expected to improve the energy and mineral sector in Africa. (Image source: Isuru Senevi/Flickr)
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) is pioneering an initiative to set up an African mineral resource classification (AMREC) system on the basis of the UN frameworks Classification for fossil energy and mineral reserves and resources (UNFC)
XCMG exports road machines in batches to Kenya

XCMG has exported its products to 178 countries in 2017, leading its peers in the OBOR regions by export volume. (Image source: XCMG)
With the strength of it of its solid technological merits, after-sales services and high-cost performance of products XCMG swept the board in a recent international bid for integrated bid for integrated plants in Kenya