Tech savvy O’Neill streaks up Anglo ladder
Technical fundi Tony O’Neill, who put his imprimatur on game-changing technology during his short spell in South Africa, has been appointed with immediate effect to the board of Anglo American as an executive director, less than two years after taking over the company’s technology, business performance and safety responsibilities. O’Neill, who joined Anglo as group […]
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Coal terminal in R1.34bn equipment replacement drive
The private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on Thursday announced a R1.34-billion equipment replacement project to boost South Africa’s coal supply chain and replace aging equipment with minimal impact on the business of the coal terminal. To be replaced after 39 years of service will be two stacker reclaimers and two shiploaders plus the reconfiguration […]
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Atmospheric water provides bottled water alternative
Sustainable drinking water solutions provider Cirrus Water Management (CWM) installs atmospheric water generators as a healthier alternative to bottled water, which is also more cost effective and features a much-reduced carbon footprint. A gas and mining exploration project, in Mozambique, installed an atmospheric water generator in January this year. Other projects using the generators include […]
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Platinum Power to build $845m hydropower project in Cameroon
Morocco’s Platinum Power, a subsidiary of US private equity firm Brookstone Partners, plans to invest 500-billion CFA francs ($845.87-million) to build a hydroelectric project in Cameroon, the company said. Platinum Power signed a framework public–private partnership agreement with the Cameroonian government on Wednesday to build a 400 MW capacity complex in Makay, in the country’s […]
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