Voorspoed diamond mine to close after search for bidder fails
The Voorspoed diamond mine in the Free State is scheduled to close by year-end if the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is unable to secure, in the next 30 days, a suitable bid that will set the seal on the employment and community support that this Kroonstad-area mine provides. The decision to close the mine [...]
First tin concentrate to market in Q4 – AfriTin
Emerging tin mining company AfriTin is on track to place its first tin concentrate into the market in the fourth quarter of this year. The Aim-listed company is going all out to put Africa, once the fourth-biggest exporter of tin but now without an industrial-scale mine, back on the global tin map. Namibia, where there [...]
NCE/Marsh Risk Survey: How prepared are you for the economic downturn?
Several years of a booming economy and rapid expansion has rapidly turned into a sharp economic downturn; diminishing margins means claim culture may well return - but how well equipped are you to deal with any legal disputes?
Forth expansion joint replacement faces delay
Balfour Beatty could lose its role as preferred contractor to replace expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge after a review of the project concluded that the scheme can be delayed until 2016.
Environment Agency backs nuclear power
New Environment Agency chairman Chris Smith has pledged his support for nuclear power, a radical departure from former Agency boss Barbara Young's opposition to new schemes.
Falling ice strikes Severn bridge cars
Engineers have dismissed the need for action on UK bridges despite both Severn crossings closing twice last week due to ice falling from suspension cables, cable stays and gantries.
250t mobile crane used in Dubai metro bridge lift
A Liebherr 250t mobile crane has been used in a twin lift on a 140t pedestrian footbridge gantry for the Dubai Metro at Jumeriah Lake Towers Station.
Capacity before speed at High Speed 2
Development of new railway lines from London to the North of England and Scotland could focus on capacity rather than speed, the senior rail executive charged with developing them said this week.
Ice closes both Severn bridges
Ice falling from the cables of both Severn bridges has forced their closure.