Industry News

As open-cast mining operations face the inevitable shift to underground due to depleted shallow deposits, increasing surface environmental requirements, and an increased call for minerals to support the transition to low-carbon energy, United Mining Services Group has equipped its operations in prep...

The development and operation of underground mines is undergoing a significant period of transition – driven primarily by the need to improve safety. A lot of positive change has taken place towards achieving this over the last 20 years, but there are still areas that require improvement and a cha...

Karowe expected to deliver the goods until at least 2040 While Botswana is on a drive to diversify its economy, diamonds will continue to play a significant role in the country’s future. With expansions underway at TSX listed Lucara Diamond’s Karowe project, the mine is expected to be around ...

Mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling engineering consultant BBE Group has successfully completed the installation of a ventilation and cooling system at the Caraíba mine, in the Curaçá river valley, in Brazil. The deepening of a shaft to open up a new orebody in the mine had put the p...

Part 1 of the Driving gender equality article in our African Mining Mining April issue discussed the fact that mining has historically been a highly male-dominated industry, and despite a growing movement toward diversity and inclusion, women are dramatically underrepresented within the sector as ...

CONGRATULATIONS! Shaft Sinkers Mining would like to congratulate our incredible crew at the South 32 Manganese Operations, Wessels Shaft Rehabilitation Contract for their amazing achievement of 365 days of accident and incident free operations! This work was undertaken in particularly challenging co...

Although United Mining Services (UMS Group) was formed out of a business that was primarily focused on underground ore body access and related contracting work, the company is – in nearly five years of existence – punching above its weight with a growth strategy that hinges on diversification of...

We congratulate our Evander project crews who successfully installed a shaft compensating tower for our client within budget and exceeding all time, quality and safety requirements under extremely challenging conditions. Special thanks to the team for working safely together and achieving this witho...

Preparing for a restart of post lockdown operations; big plants and operations take time to start up and reach optimal performance. Many parts of an operation that become ‘mothballed’, even for a short period of time, run the risk of deteriorating quite quickly.  Start-up, if not properly manag...