Weir News
Automatic lubrication reduces labour, costs
Since adding the Accumin range of lubrication systems to its portfolio of products and solutions in 2020, pumps original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa says the system has generated...
Linatex hose reduces downtime and operating costs at Namdeb
The installation by Weir Minerals Africa of a Linatex® 808 hard wall rubber hose with wear indicator system is reducing downtime and operating costs at Namdeb’s Sendelingsdrift treatment plant in...
Prevent costly downtimes by selecting correct valves
Selecting the correct type of valve for a given application is not only critical to plant uptime, but it will also assist in maintaining the lowest total cost of ownership on a plant or other...
Cavex retrofits boost recoveries at African mines
Weir Minerals’ Cavex® classification hydrocyclones have added value to two more African mines; one is a gold mining operation and the other mines fluorspar. Following the retrofitting of two...
Company offers engineered solutions for pump systems
Specifying pumps for mine water applications is not as simple as it would first appear, and these applications often require a bespoke solution, says original-equipment pumps manufacturer Weir...
Grads’ community involvement an upside during lockdown
For original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa, a positive consequence of the Covid-19 lockdown last year was that graduates in the company’s graduate programme were introduced to more...
Abrasive solids handling made simple with the new Warman submersible pump
The new, high chrome Warman® SSB-A submersible pump from Weir Minerals presents a versatile pump and robust solution for slurry and sludge removal. “Conceptualised and commercialised by Weir...
New generation Cavex® hydrocyclone boosts throughput, wear life
Weir Minerals has launched its Cavex® 2 hydrocyclone, which is an exciting improvement on the successful Cavex® hydrocyclone launched in the 1990s. The design of the new generation model ensures a...
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Newmont wraps up noncore asset sales, banks $2.5bn this year
Gold major Newmont has completed its previously announced non-core divestiture programme, closing the sales of its Akyem mine in Ghana and Porcupine operation in Canada. The company has now...
De Grey shareholders approve takeover by Northern Star
Shareholders of De Grey Mining have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of the company by ASX-listed gold major Northern Star Resources. At a scheme meeting held on Wednesday, 99.64%...
BCI Minerals cleared for full-scale operations at Mardie salt project
ASX-listed BCI Minerals has received a key Commonwealth government approval, paving the way for full-scale operations at its Mardie solar salt and sulphate of potash project in Western Australia....
