South African surface mining and quarrying association ASPASA says that borrow pits in the country must be carefully controlled to avoid unfair competition with existing quarries and to meet environmental and safety requirements.
The new Abay Cement Factory in Ethiopia is nearly 60% completed and is set to boost the east African nation's annual cement production capacity by 2.5 million tonnes.
The first steps in relaxing South Africa's national coronavirus lockdown will allow critical supplies of cement and construction material to reach specified markets.
South Africa's construction sector urgently needs support and an enabling regulatory environment to help it survive the COVID-19 lockdown crisis, on top of the challenges it was already facing.
Information gathered from countries that staged successful early lockdowns is showing the way for surface mines in South Africa and elsewhere to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and mitigate its effects during and after the pandemic.
South African surface mining and quarrying association ASPASA says industry operators should take measures to ensure they can effectively deal with the surge in demand for their products once markets reopen.
