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Schematic of the strategic environmental assessment

Boegoebaai deep-water port project and special economic zone, South Africa – update

Published: 14 Jun 24

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is leading the strategic environmental assessment that is being undertaken for the Northern Cape’s planned green hydrogen production facilities in a proposed new special economic zone, as well as a port, at Boegoebaai.

Nuclear fuel facility, UK

Published: 14 Jun 24

Urenco is building an advanced nuclear fuel facility in the north-west of England.

Fertiliser production and export capacity expansion project, Nigeria

Published: 14 Jun 24

A project is under way to increase Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals's capacity to 4.2-million tons a year.

Steel billet and precision casting foundry, South Africa

Published: 14 Jun 24

A draft scoping study has proposed the refurbishment of the former Naledi Foundry, in Benoni, Gauteng.

SunZia wind and transmission projects, US – update

Published: 14 Jun 24

A US district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of an energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from the project.

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Pilanesberg Platinum Mines renewable-energy project, South Africa – update

Published: 14 Jun 24

Sedibelo Resources has entered into discussions with African Clean Energy Solutions for the construction of a solar farm.

Blue Marlin battery park, Belgium

Published: 14 Jun 24

GIGA Storage plans to build a battery park adjacent to the Van Eyck high-voltage power station in Kinrooi.

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Lead removed from electronic blasting products

Published: 14 Jun 24

Commercial explosives and blasting systems manufacturer Orica is expanding its lead-free non-primary explosives detonator (NPED) technology through the manufacturing of what it claims is the world’s first lead-free electronic blasting system range, at its plant in Gyttorp, Sweden. This development follows the successful 2023 introduction of its fully lead-free non-electric detonator range, Exel Neo, with early adopters reaping the benefits.

An image of a quarrying machine at a quarrying site

Sound ESG performance a non-negotiable in quarrying

Published: 14 Jun 24

Environmental performance holds particular significance in the quarrying industry, with quarries re-evaluating their strategies and operational models, driven by an imperative to align with customer and industry sustainability goals, reports bulk emulsion explosives and blasting solutions manufacturer BME. BME, part of the Omnia group, seeks to reduce its environmental impact through continuous research, development and product innovations, to develop green blasting technology.

Organisation looks into industry challenges

Published: 14 Jun 24

High regulatory and legislative barriers in the quarrying sector are constraining its growth, says quarrying and surface mining professional body Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) chairperson Jeremy Hunter-Smith. This is compounded, he says, by the 20% downturn in the construction industry in the first quarter of 2024. A country’s growth in often gauged by the volume of infrastructure projects and South Africa has huge potential for growth, with a drive for infrastructure development needing to come to the forefront.