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How technology is reshaping African mining. Automation, software, mechanisation and the digital shift changing how mines operate and what they procure.

Technology & Innovation - How mechanisation is changing African mines
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How mechanisation is changing African mines

Machines win where orebodies are thick and lose where reefs are narrow, which is why South Deep is mechanised and Rustenburg employs 49,000 people. Where mechanisation, electrification and automation are…

30 June 2026

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Technology & Innovation - How modern mines find ore: exploration technology
Technology & Innovation

How modern mines find ore: exploration technology

From airborne geophysics to AI target ranking, exploration is a technology for wasting fewer drill holes. How the toolkit works, what KoBold is doing in the…

29 June 2026
Technology & Innovation - Renewable energy at African mines
Technology & Innovation

Renewable energy at African mines

Sasol has 500 megawatts running, Zimplats is building 185, and Kolomela cut grid emissions 72 percent. Why mines became Africa's fastest adopters of renewables, what wheeling…

26 June 2026
Technology & Innovation - Digital tools changing mine procurement
Technology & Innovation

Digital tools changing mine procurement

E-procurement, vendor verification, tender portals and project intelligence now decide who gets into the room before anyone meets. The four digital layers of mining procurement and…

25 June 2026
Technology & Innovation - AI in African Mining: 2025 Impact
Technology & Innovation

AI in African Mining: 2025 Impact

AI is transforming mineral exploration by replacing slow, costly, and often imprecise traditional methods with faster, more accurate data analysis.

21 May 2025
Technology & Innovation - Industry 4.0 Comes to Mining
Technology & Innovation

Industry 4.0 Comes to Mining

The world has changed. What worked for us 20 years ago, no longer works. The same is true for the mining industry. We need to evolve…

27 June 2019
Technology & Innovation - Drilling Types
Technology & Innovation

Drilling Types

Makabingui gold project in Senegal has acquired additional funding and attracts considerable interest.

1 January 2019
Technology & Innovation - Smart Mines: The Gold Standard of Mining
Technology & Innovation

Smart Mines: The Gold Standard of Mining

by Ina King (Potgieter) July 18, 2019 Across industry, convergence of OT and IT on the shop floor has unlocked new possibilities in productivity and efficiency,…

1 January 2019