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Steenkampskraal rare earths mine project, South Africa
Steenkampskraal rare earths mine project, South Africa
10th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Steenkampskraal Holdings has received the final permit it requires to start construction and production. 


Steenkampskraal now fully permitted for construction
18th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Rare earth mine Steenkampskraal has received its water license from the Department of Water and Sanitation, marking the last of the remaining permits that the mine required, As a result,... 


STRENGTH TO STRENGTH 
Eurasian Resources Group foresees persistent strong growth, underpinned by global population increases, urbanisation and rising living standards
Copperbelt outlook promising despite challenges
6th December 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

The Central African Copperbelt offers some of the most attractive deposits worldwide, says diversified resources producer Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) CEO Benedikt Sobotka, adding that most... 


Steenkampskraal rare earths mine project, South Africa
Steenkampskraal rare earths mine project, South Africa
6th December 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and start production. 


Steenkampskraal mine fully permitted for 2 700 t/y production
22nd November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

What is considered to be one the world’s highest-grade rare earths mine, Steenkampskraal, in South Africa, has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and be in... 


Vast product offering caters to various industries
8th November 2019

Bearings supplier and distributor Bearings International’s (BI’s) Durban branch stocks a range of bearings, electric motors, gearboxes, lubricants, seals, tools, and power transmission products for... 


Antiplastic trend raising aluminium demand – Novelis
1st November 2019 By: Reuters

Moves to reduce plastic packaging to protect the environment are starting to increase demand for aluminium packaging, the European head of Novelis, the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium... 


Metals sector in costly battle to turn green
25th October 2019 By: Reuters

Metals producers, from miners to smelters, are grappling with increasingly tough and costly environmental demands imposed by banks seeking cleaner investments. While the transition may prove... 


KIRK MOSS 
The WEG MVW3000 is particularly suited to applications where there are standard motors with no special insulation
11kV VSD adds significant flexibility and versatility to product offering
11th October 2019 By: Nadine James

e newly developed WEG 11 kV variable-speed drive (VSD) – which forms part of WEG Automation Africa’s new MVW3000 product line – is particularly suited to retrofit applications, notes WEG Automation... 


FULL OF ZEST
The company is confident that implementing a minimum efficiency performance standard will have significant benefits for South Africa
Regulating motor efficiency can assist in stabilising grid
11th October 2019

Regulating efficiency in motors by adopting a minimum efficiency performance standard (MEPS) for electric motors can help stabilise South Africa’s power supply, and mitigate the risk of... 


ALPHA AND OMEGA
The AlphaDrive Micro and VDrivePlus by Varispeed have been launched in South Africa by BMG
New drives rolling out throughout S Africa
11th October 2019 By: Halima Frost

Subsequent to the launch of the new VDrivePlus and AlphaDrive-Micro variable speed drives (VSDs) from Hudaco Group company Varispeed, bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International... 


Battery electric loader prepares to surface
Battery electric loader prepares to surface
20th September 2019 By: Debbie French

A new battery electric load-haul-dump (LHD) underground mining loader is currently being developed. The design promises the use of advanced technology lithium-ion batteries and fast, onboard... 


LOOKING AHEAD 
PCF Engineering sees a positive future for pumps used in mining in Africa, especially in artisanal mining
Local demand for gravel pumps declining
13th September 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

The demand for gravel pumps in South Africa has been on a steady decline over the past twenty years, says mining equipment manufacturer PCF Engineering managing partner Jan Feldtmann. “At times, it... 


PARTNER POTENTIAL A ZimTrade market survey identified vast opportunities in the processed foods and mining supplies sectors in Zambia
Zambia a potential market for Zim mining supplies
13th September 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Zimbabwean companies in the mining supplies sector are being encouraged by the country’s national trade development and promotion organisation ZimTrade to take advantage of opportunities in the... 


SPEEDO CRUISE
The Nord drive system effectively controls the speed of the motor to achieve optimum performance
Drive configuration allows for optimal speed control
6th September 2019

Engineering components supplier Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) Nord drive systems encompass optimum drive configurations to ensure ideal performance of mechanical speed control for specific... 


Company calls for better motor standards
30th August 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa should join its peers in adopting a minimum efficiency performance standard (MEPS) for electric motors, says Zest WEG Group rotating machines manager Fanie Steyn. An MEPS is a... 


MARTIN VAN SCHOOR
Old-fashioned techniques still have a place in modern mining
Existing technology still has vital role to play
16th August 2019 By: Darren Parker

Despite new and innovative mining technologies continuing to enter the mining sector, tried-and-trusted technologies may still have an important role to play, says working face consumables... 


RELIABLE FLOW
The E-Air range provides a reliable flow of compressed air without any diesel emissions
Company enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions
12th July 2019

Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions with electric fixed-speed and variable speed drive (VSD) compressors. Throughout 2019,... 


WEG Automation Africa Fast Tracks Solution To DRDGOLD Tailings Recovery Project
WEG Automation Africa Fast Tracks Solution To DRDGOLD Tailings Recovery Project
1st July 2019

Blurb for online platforms A fast track solution applied by WEG Automation Africa at DRDGOLD’s new Far West Gold Recoveries Project’s Phase 1 tailings resulted in the commissioning of a... 


Lone US rare-earth miner target of China tariffs, CEO says
13th May 2019 By: Bloomberg

The only US rare earths miner is crying foul over China’s decision to raise tariffs on American shipments of raw materials used in electric vehicles. MP Materials – once the world’s biggest... 


Rolls-Royce developing advanced aero engine technologies
3rd May 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK industrial technology group Rolls-Royce gives a high priority to research and development (R&D), particularly with regard to aeroengines. “We are focused on pioneering the power that matters and... 


Caterpillar to use R1700 Underground Loader as platform for its first battery electric LHD
Caterpillar to use R1700 Underground Loader as platform for its first battery electric LHD
15th April 2019

Caterpillar has chosen to make the new R1700 Underground Mining Loader its first battery electric LHD platform. The design of the new battery electric Cat® R1700 XE will use advanced technology for... 


HEAVY DUTY COUPLINGS
The Timken Quick-Flex and Vulkan GBN heavy industrial couplings are designed for efficient performance, low maintenance and extended service life
Company provides solutions to enhance production in sugar sector
29th March 2019

Technical solutions provider BMG works closely with chief engineers in the sugar industry, providing engineering solutions and technical services, to enhance production efficiencies at every mill... 


Mkango receives £7m for Songwe Hill feasibility study
28th March 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources on Thursday said Talaxis has, as planned, invested an additional £7-million into Mkango subsidiary Lancaster Exploration, which holds the licence for the... 


Siegfried Kreutzfeld
Siegfried Kreutzfeld
22nd March 2019 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Siegfried Kreutzfeld, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, whose offering includes low- and high-voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable-speed drives, soft starters, power... 


Western Australia looks to capitalise on growing battery market
Western Australia looks to capitalise on growing battery market
12th March 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government on Tuesday revealed that some A$3-billion of additional lithium processing proposals were currently in development across the state. The planned investments were... 


Human Rights Commission becomes more muscular in tackling water violations
Human Rights Commission becomes more muscular in tackling water violations
23rd November 2018 By: Natasha Odendaal

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is taking seriously its role as a leader in protecting basic human rights as it steps up to probe a purported case of the violation of the right to... 


SA lags, but has much to gain from boosting energy efficiency
SA lags, but has much to gain from boosting energy efficiency
9th November 2018 By: Schalk Burger

The energy intensity of South Africa’s economy – defined as energy consumption as a function of gross domestic product – is about twice the international average and electrical energy consumption... 


Rand-Air long-term equipment hire an 'ore-some' cost-saver for mining operations
Rand-Air long-term equipment hire an 'ore-some' cost-saver for mining operations
23rd October 2018

Mines require a range of hire equipment from time to time. Precisely what equipment is needed depends on the type of mine, explains Rand-Air's Business Development Manager for Long Term Rental,... 


SKILLS TRANSFER
The show offered over 20 highly-attended CPD accredited seminars
Change of venue draws in highly targeted audience
23rd February 2018

With over 3 000 visitors attending throughout the course of the three-day biennial Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) Show, the new venue that organiser... 


MAIN VEIN Rainbow Rare Earths is focused on exposing Gasagwe’s main vein, at the Gakara project’s initial mining site
Burundi rare earths project on track for first production
14th July 2017 By: Nica Schreuder

Rare-earth element mining company Rainbow Rare Earths says it has made significant progress towards achieving first production at its Gakara rare earths project in Burundi, East Africa, with about... 


SHOWCASING SPECIALTIES Sulzer will be highlighting its range of specialist services for rotating equipment operators at this year’s POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa
Specialist to showcase latest international developments
14th July 2017

Global engineering company Sulzer will be highlighting the specialist services it has on offer for gas turbines operators and other rotating equipment at this year’s POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa. 


POWER LINE ATEX RANGE The motor complies with European Union Parliament directive 2014/34/EU on equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
Focus on niche applications, aftersales key for air motor market
14th July 2017 By: Nadine James

The air motor market has a directly proportional relationship to the economy, subsequently making aftersales support and services key focus areas for industrial product supplier Actum Group, says... 


Growing urbanisation the impetus for Daimler Trucks’ electric ambitions
Growing urbanisation the impetus for Daimler Trucks’ electric ambitions
2nd September 2016 By: Irma Venter

It’s quite surprising to see a heavy truck tiptoe, rather than brawl its way across the tarmac. The truck in question is the prototype Mercedes-Benz urban eTruck. The ‘e’ stands for electric, which... 


Innovations For The Mining Industry: Ibs Presents New Products At Bauma 2016 – Hall C2, Stand 302.
8th April 2016

Bischofsheim/Rhön, Germany, 16th February 2016 – the development face in underground mining can be a dangerous and uncomfortable place of work – risks to the miners include gas explosions, gas and... 


Longer-lasting Smart Pump launched
2nd October 2015

High-performance, self-priming centrifugal pump specialist Australian Pump Industries, colloquially known as Aussie Pumps, has extended its range of pumps designed for a range of potentially... 


North-West University team to take part in 2015 World Solar Challenge
2nd October 2015 By: Irma Venter

A team of engineering students from the North-West University (NWU) will take part in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, in Australia. The NWU also participated in the 2012 and 2014... 


The Zest WEG Group reports continued demand for its WEG transformers, manufactured by WEG Transformers Africa
Zest WEG Group
20th February 2015

Zest WEG Group is Africa’s leading supplier of low- and medium-voltage electric motors, variable-speed drives, softstarters, switchgears, transformers, motor control centres (MCCs), containerised... 


Global REE supply threatened after reports that 40% of Chinese supply is illegal
Global REE supply threatened after reports that 40% of Chinese supply is illegal
21st October 2014 By: Henry Lazenby

China, the world's most prolific producer of rare earth elements (REE),  has revealed that 40% of its supply is from illegally mined sources in the country, market-focused research house Benchmark... 


Ernest Electro  Engineering
Ernest Electro Engineering
12th September 2014

Established in 1964, Ernest Electro Engineering distributes electrical water pumps and is a specialist in the rewiring of electrical motors. The company supplies the mining, agriculture, fishery,... 


Zest Weg Group Supplies Generator Sets For Kansanshi Mine
23rd June 2014

The ability to provide an engineered backup power supply solution that will ensure optimum reliability in a remote mining region secured Zest WEG Group a contract to supply containerised generator... 


PUMPS SUPPLY
APE Pumps will supply cooling water recirculation pumps to various Eskom power stations
Additional pumps supply for power stations
16th May 2014 By: Mia Breytenbach

Pumps and pump components manufacturer, servicer and supplier APE Pumps received R11-million worth of pumps supply, installation and refurbishment contracts for State-owned power utility Eskom’s... 


SPECIALISED PURPOSE The Titan wall saws are usually used for the specialised demolition of reinforced concrete structures and on walls and floors
Several orders pending for advanced wall-saw range
18th October 2013 By: Ilan Solomons

Professional sawing and drilling contractors have shown significant interest in the new Titan high-frequency wall saw, which is apparent in the several orders pending final financial clearance by... 


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