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E4500-N
The new analyser allows for the accurate measurement of gas emissions
New products on offer
20th May 2016

Innovative instrumentation solutions designer and manufacturer E Instruments is introducing a combustion gas and emissions analyser that is ideal for commercial and industrial use, and a new... 


Upgrade will produce 3.38 Mt/y of hot metal
20th May 2016

International engineering company Paul Wurth has been contracted to reline a blast furnace at international steel products manufacturer NLMK’s Lipetsk plant, in Russia, to yield nominal production... 


Darryll Castle
Exploration, mining expected to grow in importance for cement producer PPC
3rd May 2016 By: Martin Creamer

The medium-term game plan of African cement producer PPC is to find new resources needed by its operations, which will probably require it to engage in some form of exploration and eventual mining... 


LOCATION LOCATION
The West African Mining & Power Exhibition serves as a valuable platform for networking between key industry players
West African chamber to launch at Ghana mining event
8th April 2016

The newly formed West African Chamber of Mines (Wacom), which comprises chief executives from the chambers of mines in Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burkina Faso, will be officially... 


Furnace cooling components supplied to Zambian smelter
11th September 2015 By: Mia Breytenbach

Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie last month supplied new start-up face equipment to the new smelter of Canada-based First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) Zambia-based Kansanshi copper mine.... 


RODNEY JONES Electricity is the only feasible way to consistently and sustainably smelt ferrochromium which melts at 1 700°C
Direct current arc furnace research and development focused on safety, efficiency
22nd May 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

South African mineral and metallurgical innovation company Mintek is focusing on achieving greater safety and efficiency from its direct current furnaces, pyrometallurgy specialist consultant... 


Jewellery equipment manufacturer expands into metals processing
22nd May 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

In responding to market trends and opportunities, South Africa-based induction-heating solutions company Hot Platinum (HPT) has gradually developed a new range of products applicable to metals... 


TREVOR DICKINSON The company's involvement in Zambia has been part of the Dickinson Group's accelerated expansion outside South Africa
Copper smelter refractory installation completed
22nd May 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

South African furnace and industrial service provider Dickinson Group successfully installed  


Industry knowledge supported by website
22nd May 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

Mining solutions provider, Feeco International, uses its website to not only promote the company but also further the overall knowledge of the kiln and dryer industries, Feeco International... 


SAKURA FERROALLOYS PROJECT Metix has been responsible for the full construction of the project in eastern Malaysia
Malaysia ferroalloys project EPC 71% complete
22nd May 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

Process and engineering service provider Metix is on schedule to complete the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an infrastructure smelter complex for ferroalloy producer Sakura... 


GEFA System AB
GEFA System AB
22nd May 2015

Established in Sweden in 1989, GEFA System AB focuses on automated ventilation and combustion technology for the metals and mining industry, while also offering automated wastewater treatment... 


Ferrochrome produced in South Africa.
Black interests opting out of once-mighty ferrochrome business
4th May 2015 By: Martin Creamer

Black South African interests are giving South Africa’s once-mighty ferrochrome business the cold shoulder. The value-adding pursuit, which puts six times more value into chrome and generates three... 


PPC CEO Darryll Castle
Recapturing SA market share top priority for new PPC chief
22nd April 2015 By: Terence Creamer

Following his first 100 days as CEO of cement producer PPC, Darryll Castle reports that action plans have been put in place to more aggressively win back market share within South Africa, while... 


IMPRESSIVE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
The Lion ferrochrome smelter uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes
Ferrochrome smelter uses significantly less electricity
12th December 2014 By: Martin Creamer

The Lion ferrochrome smelter, owned and operated by the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes to produce the equivalent volume of... 


UPPER ELECTRODE COLUMNS The upper sections of the electrode column, comprising the slipping device, at the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture’s Lion Ferrochrome Phase 2 expansion project, in Steelpoort, Limpopo were lifted and secured to the supporting beams of the building
Smelter engineer delivers electrode columns for furnace project
12th December 2014 By: David Oliveira

South African smelter engineering firm Metix has successfully commissioned the electrode columns used in the C and D furnaces at the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture’s Lion Ferrochrome Phase 2... 


KANSANSHI SMELTER COMPLEX
Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at the Kansanshi greenfield copper smelter project in Solwezi
Installation team arrives at greenfield copper smelter
12th September 2014 By: David Oliveira

Minerals processing and smelter services company, Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at Canadian mining and metals company First Quantum Mineral’s (FQM’s) Kansanshi... 


EDWIN DREYER
Zambia-based companies are first class and have the technological abilities to compete globally, as does South Africa
SA supplier delivers cooling elements to Zambian smelter
12th September 2014 By: David Oliveira

Furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie has completed the manufacture and delivery of 24 copper cooling elements to an Isa Convert furnace at a Zambia-based smelter. Thos... 


FURNACE DEMOLITION
Demolitions of a chrome mine furnace included lancing and removing the furnace trough and all furnace refractories
Focusing on care and maintenance
5th September 2014 By: Mia Breytenbach

Although local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group has undertaken more than 90 projects in furnace repairs, demolitions and installations for the mining, metals and minerals... 


GOLD MELTING 
This high volume system melts up to 2 t of gold at a time
Increased demand for South African smelting tech
1st August 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

As Africa’s mining industries consider new methods of processing precious metals and base metals, the demand for South African induction-heating technologies on the continent is increasing, says... 


INDUSTRY REVIVAL Several of Tenova Pyromet's clients are considering the feasibility of new projects
Smelting companies prepare for economic upturn
23rd May 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

There appear to be signs of a potential revival in furnace projects in sub-Saharan Africa, says electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, which is part of the... 


MARIUS DE JAGER There has been a delay in orders for laboratory equipment used to analyse test samples from mines
Sector uncertainty causes project delay
23rd May 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

Scientific equipment supplier Wirsam Scientific and Precision Equipment has registered a decline in the number of projects that the company and its competitors are being contracted for, owing to... 


Heat treatment specialist to complete furnace installation
23rd May 2014

UK-based metallurgical services laboratory and heat treatment specialist Keighley Laboratories is nearing completion of a heat treatment facility, comprising a nitriding furnace and a... 


IAN MCCULLOUGH 
Demand for furnaces is on the decline in South Africa
South African furnace maker refurbs major refinery’s kilns
23rd May 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

South Africa-based kiln and furnace manufacturer Van Tuyl Kilns and Furnaces has been contracted to refurbish global precious metals refining and smelting company Rand Refinery’s two kilns in... 


E8500
Its gas sensors measures up to nine gases
Accurate flue-gas measurements key for furnace efficiency
23rd May 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

When extracting and refining valuable geological materials from the earth, a variety of industrial combustion processes are required, says global instrumentation solutions manufacturer E... 


JOALET STEENKAMP While doing her PhD studies, Steenkamp identified the need for a furnace- tapping overview platform
SA to host first global furnace conference
23rd May 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

The South African Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) says it is ready for an influx of global furnace manufactures, users and related stakeholders as it prepares to host the first Furnace... 


Tenova Pyromet to supply copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology
Tenova Pyromet to supply copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology
24th March 2014 By: Leandi Kolver

Electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, part of the international Tenova Mining & Minerals Group, has been awarded a contract to supply its copper cooling... 


TOLLIE NEL
Tenova Bateman’s capabilities and track record will be on exhibition at the Mining Indaba
Technology solutions provider exhibits full mining services range
24th January 2014 By: Ilan Solomons

Total technology solutions provider to the global mining, minerals and bulk materials handling sectors Tenova Mining & Minerals, will showcase its comprehensive offering across the mining and... 


TSWELOPELE PELLETISING AND SINTERING PLANT 
The Tswelopele project started in 2010 and was aimed at developing a 600 000 t/y chrome-fines pelletising and sintering plant at its Rustenburg operation
Glencore Merafe’s Tswelopele project lauded for slashing energy use by 21%
17th January 2014 By: Chantelle Kotze

The implementation of chrome venture Glencore Merafe PSV’s R800-million Tswelopele project, undertaken at the venture’s Rustenburg ferrochrome smelting complex, saw it reduce its energy use from... 


SA manufacturer delivers water-cooled components for Copperbelt mine
6th December 2013 By: Zandile Mavuso

Furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie has completed the manufacturing of water-cooled copper components for the Isasmelt furnace, based at TSX-listed First Quantum... 


Furnace supplier ‘fully entrenched’ in Indian ferroalloys market
13th September 2013 By: Samantha Herbst

Having completed the cold commissioning of two 33 MVA ferro- and silicomanganese furnaces for India-based Sarda Metals and Alloys (Smal) in January, high-capacity electric smelting furnace designer... 


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