Mining fatalities reach a new low of 49; injuries
South Africa's mining industry suffered 49 fatalities in 2022 – a 34% improvement on the 74 fatalities of 2021 and a record low, thereby continuing the downward trend many in the mining ...
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How digital transformation is impacting the mining industry …
The survey asked South Africa's mining community to what extent they were using or planning to use 11 4IR technologies in their businesses over the next five years. The most implemented technologies were Condition Monitoring at nearly 80% across all respondents and Connectivity and … See more
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South Africa
South African IT sector. South Africa has one of the largest information and communications technology (ICT) markets in Africa. It shows technological leadership in the mobile software field, security software as well as electronic banking services. As an increasingly important contributor to South Africa's GDP, the country's ICT and ...
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Technology key to the future of the mining sector in South Africa
January 21, 2020. Digital technology allows Sibanye-Stillwater to focus the right human and financial resources, on the right task, at the right time. Spiralling labour and energy costs are putting pressure on the financial performance of gold mines in South Africa, but the solution could be found in adopting digital technologies. Spiralling ...
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SA's mining sector leans on tech for business resurgence
Johannesburg, 03 Feb 2021. A new report says South African mining companies are increasingly leaning on technology as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the application of ...
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A history of mining in South Africa (ZA)
Currently, the industry is mostly run by white executives overseeing a huge, low-skilled and cheap black workforce but industry and government are trying to change that by increasing black ownership. By the end of 2011, …
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How Tech is Changing the Mining Industry's Future
The mining industry needs to adopt more technologically driven solutions and encourage innovation in day-to-day operations to change this mindset, thereby attracting a diverse workforce.
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Ten insights into 4IR in South African mining 2023
Johannesburg, 12 April 2023 — PwC South Africa, together with Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA), is pleased to share its second publication on The state of digital transformation in the South African mining industry: Ten insights into 4IR 2023. The publication encompasses new insights, validates existing ones from our previous report, …
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SA Mine 2023 (15th edition)
South African mining companies must find a new formula for success. The era of critical minerals has arrived, and it's the most momentous change the industry has seen in decades. As the plans and executions towards net zero take place, there is greater emphasis to secure critical minerals for our decarbonisation efforts.
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Digging for change: South African industry …
The South African mining industry is a significant contributor to the country's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a report published by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in …
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DECARBONISING 7+(6287+b$)5,&$1 MINING SECTOR
How can the South African mining sector reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the global climate goals? This report by the National Business Initiative explores the opportunities and challenges of decarbonising the mining sector, based on scenario analysis and stakeholder engagement. It also provides recommendations for …
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SA Mine 2023 | Press release
The South African economy has historically, to a large extent, been dependent on the mining sector. For the first six months of 2023, South African Revenue Service export data shows that the value of mined material exports amounted to R575bn. This equates to around 58% of total exports made by South Africa to its trading partners.
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How to harness technology for growth in South Africa
McKinsey's analysis estimates that by 2030, technology adoption could increase the percentage of women in South Africa's workforce to 45 percent—nearly two percentage points higher than seen today—and create 1.6 million new jobs for women. In part, this is because of the removal of factors traditionally considered physical barriers to ...
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Climate change serious challenge for mining industry
Font size: - +. Climate change and population growth have significant potential to be destabilising factors in Africa and can affect water sources, agricultural land and subsistence farming ...
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SA's mining sector leans on tech for business …
Johannesburg, 03 Feb 2021. A new report says South African mining companies are increasingly leaning on technology as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the application...
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How spatial technology is changing the mining world
The mining engineer puts down her cup of coffee and reaches for a headset. Immediately her desk, filing cabinet and rubbish bin disappear and are replaced by rock formations and machinery. The temperature doesn't change, but her body tells her she must be underground. Slowly she looks around the space, taking in the fact that the wall of the …
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Resource Intensity Trends in the South African …
Processing resource requirements in mineral extractive industries tend to increase over time as ore grades decrease, which consequently increases the environmental footprint of operations and …
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Sustainable mining needs sustainable practices: How technology …
In early 2021, the Minerals Council South Africa published a report highlighting how the country's mining industry was increasing its use of technological innovation to transform the sector. Investments in 4IR-enabled digital technologies are helping mining companies become more globally competitive – as well as improve the …
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Tech skills shortage an existential threat to the global mining industry
In a survey by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council of Canada, 70% of 15- to 30-year-olds said they would not consider a career in mining – the highest proportion of all industries.
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New technology for an old industry: How digital can …
By embracing technology-enabled mining, South Africa can realize major improvements in productivity and worker …
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Sustainable mining needs sustainable practices: …
In early 2021, the Minerals Council South Africa published a report highlighting how the country's mining industry was increasing its use of technological innovation to transform the sector. Investments in …
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How digital transformation is impacting the mining industry in South Africa
10 insights into how digital transformation is impacting the mining industry in South Africa. 1. The CEO drives the digital agenda. As part of the research, PwC and the Minerals Council surveyed 23 executives across 19 Minerals Council members. A large portion of survey respondents (47%) stated that the CEO was the primary driver of digital ...
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TEN INSIGHTS INTO 4IR
Johannesburg, 1 February 2021: South Africa's mining industry is increasingly making use of innovative and cutting-edge technologies to run more efficient operations, to …
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African mining industry embraces analytics to optimise …
The electricity crisis in South Africa and the rest of the continent has fuelled ongoing efforts by the mining industry to adopt emerging technology such as AI-based predictive analytics to ...
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Wits Mining Institute lays out challenges in local mining industry…
Overcoming the numerous challenges faced by the South African mining industry and ensuring its long-term sustainability and growth will require turning research curiosity into improved performance ...
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Political Settlement in South …
South Africa's mining industry is a contested terrain, and the existingpolitical settlement is likely to influence the process, pace, and extent of adopting 4IR technologies. Employment in the ...
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The future of mining in South Africa
South Africa extracted close to 94,000kg of PGMs in 2014, according to a study by researchers at the Hamburg University of Technology. In the same year, the …
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South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …
Two of the four most significant minerals in South Africa's commodity footprint are at risk of reduced demand in the future: thermal coal and platinum group metals (PGM—platinum, palladium, rhodium). In terms of sales volume, thermal coal and PGMs are the largest mining sectors in South Africa, accounting for ~50% of total sales in mining ...
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Powering up South Africa's mines with 5G
Through this agreement, the vision for a proof-of-concept of an integrated 5G mine materialised in December, when MTN and its partners unveiled South Africa 's first connected coal mine: Canyon ...
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African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022
SOUTH AFRICA MINING. With mining companies currently enjoying high prices, exceptional production performance, and robust supply chains, Standard Bank's mining team anticipates that the sector will continue showing resilience and growth, remaining financially sound in 2022. Mines have made a significant contribution to the fiscus in the ...
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