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Crushing & Screening

DON’T BE REACTIVE
Having measures in place to predict pending failures, enables mining companies to be proactive and stay ahead of problems instead of waiting to react and, as a result, spending capital to solve them
Proactive maintenance saves mines reactive costs
12th July 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

US condition-based monitoring device supplier SpotSee is in the process of obtaining certification in Africa for its Wi-Fi radio, which enables its OpsWatch vibration monitoring system to stream... 


EXPANDED OFFERING
The acquisition of HighService Corp’s service division increases Metso’s service offering in the Chilean and Pacific Rim mining markets, maintaining its growth strategy
Acquisition, base metals demand create growth in South America
5th July 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Mining equipment manufacturer and supplier Metso’s acquisition of Chilean mining engineering and construction company HighService Corp’s service division will enable Metso to grow further in the... 


SOUTH AMERICAN EXPANSIONS

Multotec’s strategy is to align itself with the key mining industries in every country in which it operates
Chile mine conversions provide opportunities
5th July 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

The conversion of certain large openpit mining operations to underground operations, in Chile, will provide significant opportunities for minerals processing equipment supplier Multotec to expand... 


INCOMING
The new excavator has arrived in South Africa and will be delivered to the client before month end
New excavator reduces emissions, fuel use
5th July 2019 By: Halima Frost

The first Hitachi 20 t EX1200-7 excavator – one of Hitachi’s newest models in the EX-7 Series – arrived in South Africa at the end of May, construction and earthmoving machinery manufacturer... 


Metso CEO Pekka Vauramo
Metso Minerals, Outotec combine forces
4th July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Metso Minerals, subsidiary of global industrial company Metso, will merge with Finnish-listed technology company Outotec to form a leading process technology, equipment and services company serving... 


BIG DEAL The decision to buy a piece of equipment should always include maintenance elements
Real-time data playing bigger maintenance role
21st June 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

As the world gears up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, African mines are embracing real-time information management systems to plug the gap left by the shortage of competent maintenance... 


ADVANCING MAINTENANCE
Through Metso Metrics, mining companies can expect lower overall maintenance costs
New platform answers call for condition based maintenance, asset optimisation
21st June 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

The immense pressure to achieve production targets occasionally means that maintenance practices are difficult to implement in the mining industry and are often time based. Therefore, mines are... 


RUBBER COATED
The truck body tray is specially coated to absorb shock and increases the life span of the body
Metso offers product innovations, equipment
21st June 2019 By: Halima Frost

Mining equipment maker Metso Minerals’ Metso hybrid truck body, and an expansion to the MX multi-action cone crusher series, the MX3, were launched in April at the Bauma trade fair held in Munich,... 


PHIL-ER-UP
The installation of a tailgate allows for full loads to be transported without product loss
Tailgates a solution for haulage product loss
21st June 2019 By: Halima Frost

Since receiving an Autogate tailgate manufactured by specialised tailgate manufacturer Philippi-Hagenbuch (PHIL), aggregate business Caldwell Stone Company has reported an increase in productivity... 


COMPLIANCE GUARANTEE
Procuring equipment from an Aspasa associate member will ensure compliance with the Mining Health and Safety Act of 1996, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2009
Importance of supplier engagement emphasised
21st June 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Surface mining association Aspasa is encouraging suppliers, service providers and contractors, such as those in the materials handling and logistics sector, to become associate members of the... 


NOTHING TO QUARRY ABOUT Using the Almagard 3752 grease on equipment increases maintenance intervals allowing technicians to focus on other aspects of the quarry
Cost-effective lubricant increases machine life
21st June 2019 By: Halima Frost

The change in lubricants on brick manufacturer KuluCrete’s excavator at its Port Shepstone quarry, in KwaZulu-Natal, has resulted in significant cost savings and a notable decrease in lubrication... 


SLURRY OPPORTUNITIES IN MINING

WEDA L pumps manage water of specific gravity of up to 1 700 kg/m3 and have a solid handling of between 20 mm and 60 mm
New slurry pumps range offers opportunities in local mining
14th June 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Industrial tool and equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco Power Technique’s completion of its portfolio of WEDA electric submersible dewatering pumps, with the addition of a new pumps range for slurry... 


KRIS VERGOTE
Multotec supports its products and regularly communicates with and visits clients
Minerals processing company sees growth opportunity in Moz
7th June 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Minerals processing specialist Multotec boasts an entrenched presence in Mozambique, having operated in the country’s mining sector for more than 15 years, and Multotec Mozambique regional manager... 


Aury Africa to open an office in Mozambique
7th June 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Screening and vibrating equipment solutions and services provider Aury Africa will open an office in Tete, Mozambique, by the third quarter this year. Aury Africa director Sydney Parkhouse says all... 


TEAM WORK
Partnering with global providers of mine finance allows all project development activities to move forward
Company progresses copper/silver project
24th May 2019

Venture capital firm and owner of the Khoemacau copper/silver project Cupric Canyon Capital has made significant progress towards the construction of what is to be a major copper and silver mine in... 


LARGER THAN LIFE
Kawasaki wheel loaders are nw larger in capacity
Equipment supplier offers wheel loaders to industry
15th March 2019 By: Halima Frost

Mining equipment supplier ELB Equipment recently added a larger-capacity bucket on the 90Z6 wheel loader to increase its offering to coal mining. The bucket is as reliable, but more productive,... 


DAM BIG JOB Dams are lined in compliance with environmental regulations and best practice
Contractor building infrastructure at Belfast mine
15th March 2019

Construction contractor Concor Infrastructure has been awarded the job of building dams, roads, platforms and other civil works at diversified miner Exxaro’s new digital coal mine near Belfast, in... 


COALFACE VALUE Keeping damages and costs down at the coalface is more achievable with the sidewall detection system
Detection system lowers maintenance costs
15th March 2019 By: Halima Frost

The second installation of a custom-made sidewall detection system was completed by monitoring solutions provider Monitech at diversified miner Anglo American’s Zibulo coal colliery, in Mpumalanga,... 


VALUE ADDING SERVICES
Aury Africa can service the local and broader African heavy minerals sector with high quality services
Aury Africa to add value to heavy minerals sector
15th March 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Having initially focused on servicing the coal mining industry, screening and vibrating equipment solutions and services provider Aury Africa has diversified to offer its value-adding services to... 


Department of Mineral Resources representative Xolile Mbonambi
Local manufacturers to benefit from Mining Charter 3's implementation
14th February 2019 By: Nadine James

Mining Charter 3 and its Implementation Guidelines have created an environment where it is possible for local manufacturers to leverage procurement capacity to drive transformation, Department of... 


EXPANSION INTO PGMS MARKET 

The company hopes to use its signature range of products and services, such as vibrating screens, to capitalise on opportunities in the PGMs market this year
Aury Africa aims for expansion into PGMs sector
8th February 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Screening and vibrating equipment solutions and services provider Aury Africa is planning to expand its operations into the platinum group metals (PGMs) market this year with the introduction of... 


DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS
There is a major focus on gender diversity, with more women actively participating throughout the event
Step change for Indaba
25th January 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba will have a major focus on how growth in Africa and African mining can be supported and achieved, says event organiser... 


SANDRO SCHERF
The new generation assemblies are built from heavy duty steel sections, welded and assembled with painstaking precision
Metso technology incorporated into Pilot Modular crushing, screening products
25th January 2019 By: Nadine James

Crushing and screening company Pilot Crushtec International’s award-winning Pilot Modular range of semi-mobile crushing and screening products will now feature Metso crushing and screening... 


FUNCTIONAL The microchips in the tags can be embedded into different types of attachments
RFID technology solution ideal for mining industry
18th January 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

With radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology being ideal for inspecting assets at a mine, screening and vibrating-equipment solutions provider Aury Africa has enlisted RFID specialist... 


MINING TOOL The machine is specially designed for work alongside mining operations in different terrains
Ultra-efficient three shaft screen released for mining industry
18th January 2019

Processing equipment supplier ELB Equipment has released an ultra-efficient three shaft screen – Powerscreen Warrior 2100 – which is capable of dealing with overburden for use in rehabilitation or... 


Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin
Empowered Kwatani benefits local mining industry
17th January 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial and mining vibrating screens manufacturer Kwatani has achieved a level-1 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) score and is 51% black women-owned. This BBBEE accreditation... 


Asanko gold mine, in Ghana
Milling control system improves Asanko’s throughput rate
7th December 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Engineering group DRA Global has implemented an advanced milling control system, using the MillSlicer instrument, at the Asanko gold mine, on the Asankrangwa belt, in Ghana. Since the... 


GLOBAL REACH 
There is a large installed base of Cavex hydrocyclones in copper applications across the globe
Supplier expands Cavex hydrocyclone footprint across Copperbelt
7th December 2018 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Mining equipment supplier Weir Minerals Africa is expanding its Cavex hydrocyclones footprint across Africa with its two most recent orders of hydrocyclones to be installed in the Central African... 


Canada challenges innovators to modernise 100-year-old mining processes
31st October 2018 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has challenged innovators to develop new technology solutions to lower energy consumption for crushing mined rock - a process that currently... 


AHEAD OF THE GAME
The Shondoni headgear being installed during the construction phase
Last of four mines to be completed
26th October 2018 By: Halima Frost

Petrochemicals and chemicals company Sasol forecasts it will complete the 10.5-million-ton-a-year Impumelelo colliery - formerly known as the Brandspruit mine - replacement project by June next... 


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