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Katanga Mining Company Offers Speedcast a Multi-Year Connectivity Contract 1 Mining in DRC 

Katanga Mining Company Offers Speedcast a Multi-Year Connectivity Contract

Chilombo Mahamba
Katanga Mining has offered Speedcast a three-year contract to deliver satellite connectivity services to its headquarters and a major mine complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speedcast is a leading communications and IT services provider. Internet connectivity is critical for today’s digital mine site, as it enables Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities, ensures safety of personnel and equipment on-site, and provides crew welfare applications for workers in the most remote locations. As part of the agreement, Speedcast will serve MCK’s Lubumbashi headquarters and the Ruashi open-pit copper and cobalt mine… Read More Here
The Business Case for Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Mining (IWiM) 2 Corporate social responsibility 

The Business Case for Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Mining (IWiM)

Chilombo Mahamba
In order for mining to shift toward being climate smart and equitable, it is important to consider gender-responsiveness and to reduce gaps every step of the way. Gender diversity in the workforce, on boards, in supply chains, and in engagement with communities not only minimizes risk, but also makes companies more productive, innovative, and competitive. Furthermore, since women tend to be disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of mining and climate change, their needs must be considered. Transitioning to a low-carbon economy is critical to the sustainability of the planet.… Read More Here
Why Cost savings aren’t all they seem in the mining industry 3 Uncategorized 

Why Cost savings aren’t all they seem in the mining industry

Chilombo Mahamba
Sumit Sharma, Managing Director of Industry 4.0 at Accenture Australia, explains the reason why cost savings aren’t all they seem in the mining industry. Mining companies are awash with isolated digital projects that appear to be delivering benefits. But appearances can be deceptive. Understanding the true impact of a digital project requires miners to focus on value by mastering the “Golden Thread” – the flow of data that runs through all the situations and contexts with which each asset interacts. The concept of the “connected mine” is very well established. In… Read More Here
Top 10 Most Valuable Gemstones in The World 4 Gemstones 

Top 10 Most Valuable Gemstones in The World

Chilombo Mahamba
Gemstones are some of the earth’s most exquisite natural treasures. People all over the world have appreciated them throughout history, for different reasons. While they are most commonly used as decorative ornaments, they are also known for their religious symbolism. Such gemstones have always been valued for their supposed healing powers too. Whether it be a diamond, ruby, or sapphire, all gemstones possess a distinct beauty. It makes each special in its own way. Despite this, the fact is that some gems are rarer than others. That’s a factor that significantly impacts their value of… Read More Here
Maamba Collieries Combating Pollution Through Technology Upgrades 5 Mining in Zambia Energy 

Maamba Collieries Combating Pollution Through Technology Upgrades

Chilombo Mahamba
The technology upgrades at Maamba Collieries have enhanced pollution control at the thermal plant. It has been five years since the commissioning of the plant. Maamba Collieries is involved in coal mining and power generation. It stands as Zambia’s largest independent power producer. Its US$900 million thermal plant generates 300 megawatts of power. The mine’s coal concentration covers 7000 hectares. The mine produces both low grade and high grade coal. The high grade coal that is produced is sold to local manufacturers and breweries whilst the low grade coal (60%-65%… Read More Here
Metso Outotec HIGmill has increased gold recovery by approximately 6% for Sunrise Dam Gold Mine 6 International Gold 

Metso Outotec HIGmill has increased gold recovery by approximately 6% for Sunrise Dam Gold Mine

Chilombo Mahamba
The regrind project at Sunrise Dam has so far achieved an estimated average increase in gold recovery of 6%, and is providing consistent and steady operation. The mill is achieving the design product size of 80% passing 10μm and continues to be operated with minimal operator input. Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, owned by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), is located 55 km south of Laverton, Western Australia. Operation began in 1997, with a major upgrade to the plant completed in 2001. Following this upgrade and various de-bottlenecking projects, the site has increased… Read More Here
How to mine precious rare-earth elements from coal fly ash with a reusable ionic liquid 7 International Rare Earth Metals You got to know this 

How to mine precious rare-earth elements from coal fly ash with a reusable ionic liquid

Chilombo Mahamba
Researchers from the American Chemical Society (ACS) have published an Environmental Science & Technology report which explains a simple method for recovering rare-earth elements from coal fly ash using an ionic liquid. Rare-earth elements are in many everyday products, such as smart phones, LED lights and batteries. However, only a few locations have large enough deposits worth mining, resulting in global supply chain tensions. So, there’s a push toward recycling them from non-traditional sources, such as waste from burning coal fly ash. While rare-earth elements aren’t as scarce as their name implies,… Read More Here
Chrysoberyl: One of the World's Most Exotic and Expensive Gems 8 Gemstones Rare Earth Minerals You got to know this 

Chrysoberyl: One of the World’s Most Exotic and Expensive Gems

Chilombo Mahamba
The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different gemstones, although they both contain beryllium. Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, between corundum (9) and topaz (8). Chrysoberyl belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system, forming with tabular crystals in slender prisms. Crystal twins and triplets are quite common. Common chrysoberyl is colored by iron, while color change varieties obtain their color through chromium.… Read More Here
How the mining sector can benefit from AI and drone technology 9 Equipment & Technology Innovation 

How the mining sector can benefit from AI and drone technology

Chilombo Mahamba
Histories’ cautionary tale On 5 August 2010, the world’s focus shifted to the safety of mining’s greatest resource, it’s workers. As workers of the San Jose copper mine and Chile returned to work after lunch a mining operation’s greatest fear became worldwide news. In an instant one of the mine’s tunnels collapsed, trapping 33 men in the process. The 600m rescue mission took 17 days to complete all the while workers were pondering how this could have been avoided. Technology saves the day, and resources Technology’s impact in mining has… Read More Here
An Olympic ‘GOLD’ – Using Innovation to promote sustainability 10 Innovation You got to know this 

An Olympic ‘GOLD’ – Using Innovation to promote sustainability

Chilombo Mahamba
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) conducted the “Tokyo 2020 Medal Project”. This project was to extract gold and other metals to produce the Olympic and Paralympic medals. Small electronic devices such as used mobile phones were collected from all over Japan. Every single medal that was awarded to athletes during the Tokyo 2020 Games was made from recycled metals. 100% of the metals required to manufacture the approximately 5,000 gold, silver and bronze medals were extracted from the E-waste. TANAKA Holdings Co.Ltd signed… Read More Here

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