Future Production: Mining

While South Africa is a mineral-rich country, its characteristic difficult geological features make it challenging to accommodate mechanisation. Research commissioned by the Mandela Mining Precinct has shown that mechanisation can be accommodated if conceptualised in the early stages of developme...

In the context of rising electricity costs and Eskom generation constraints, mining companies should be looking to diversify their energy supply through alternative self-generation technologies such as renewables. This was the consensus reached by researchers commissioned by the Mandela Mining Pr...

A numerical model has proven successful in predicting rock mass response when mining the shaft pillars in mines. This will contribute to safer mining by enabling mining companies to avoid seismic events induced by this mining activity. The model simulates the bore-and-fill operations calibrated a...