04.04.2023

Csiro technology to help global landmine clearing efforts

New landmine detection technology, developed by Australia’s national science agency Csiro, could soon help landmine-affected countries with their demining efforts.  

Market-Place-4.0 Epiroc Group

03.04.2023

Epiroc completes acquisition of South African mining equipment manufacturer AARD

Epiroc completes acquisition of South African mining equipment manufacturer AARD

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has completed the acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, a South African mining equipment manufacturer.

AARD, based near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specializing in low-profile underground machines for mines with low mining heights. The high-quality products include drill rigs, bolters, loaders, scalers, and more. The company’s customers are mainly in the Southern Africa region. AARD has approximately 200 employees and had revenues in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, of about MSEK 650.

Epiroc announced on August 25, 2022, that it had agreed to acquire AARD.

The transaction is not subject to a disclosure obligation pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Source: Epiroc

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03.04.2023

Akobo Minerals starts up operation of ultra-small plant to process first gold

Akobo Minerals AB (publ) (Euronext and Frankfurt: AKOBO), the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company, today announced that it has reached a true milestone with the start of operations of its ultra-small plant and, with it, production of the company’s first gold.    

31.03.2023

Mining Indaba 2023 delivers a record post-pandemic turnout in attendance

The four-day Indaba, held from 6-9 February 2023 in Cape Town, provided delegates with insight into the future of mining, current operational trends and exposure to investment opportunities in Africa. Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023 has delivered a record post pandemic turnout in attendance, which is testament to the ever-increasing appetite for investing on the continent.  

30.03.2023

CharIN launches new Mining Taskforce in partnership with ICMM – Addressing technical bottlenecks to accelerate progress on zero emission mining vehicle fleets

The challenge of electrifying mining haul truck operations has taken a step forward with the launch of the CharIN Mining Taskforce, a partnership between global organizations CharIN and ICMM. The partnership enables ICMM to address technical bottlenecks around the interoperability of battery-electric charging systems for the roll-out of zero emission greenhouse gas (GHG) mining vehicles, expected to begin this decade.