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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... 


Data investment: start now for future gains
7th October 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Is the present you looking after the future you? Fundamentally, this is what investment in data now means for your business in the future. Consider what could happen if one of the sensors on a... 


WEG’s new 11 kV variable speed drives in Ghana mine
WEG’s new 11 kV variable speed drives in Ghana mine
9th September 2019

Two units of the newly developed WEG 11 kV Variable Speed Drive (VSD) have been commissioned in West Africa by WEG Automation Africa, a member of the Zest WEG Group. According to Kirk Moss, senior... 


RHA tungsten underground mine restart, Zimbabwe
RHA tungsten underground mine restart, Zimbabwe
23rd August 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

The electrification of the RHA tungsten mine is expected to be concluded by the end of November. 


FLAME ON
Varying degrees and configurations of fire were tested at the test site to complete the verification
Austrian institute verifies local suppression system
23rd August 2019 By: Halima Frost

Environmental solutions company I-CAT Fire Solutions in January this year commissioned the Institut fur Brandschutztechnik und Sicherheitsforschung, or the Institute for Fire Protection and... 


Electrification of RHA mine to be completed by November
19th August 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

The electrification of London-listed Premier African Minerals’ 49%-owned RHA tungsten mine, in Zimbabwe, is expected to be concluded by the end of November. The miner on Monday noted that it had... 


From left Blyvoor Gold deputy chairperson Richard Floyd, BEE of Blyvoor spokesperson Wels Sempe, Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer, Blyvoor Gold CEO Alan Smith, Blyvoor Gold spokesperson Joseph Rammusa, Blyvoor Gold chairperson Peter Skeat and Community of Blyvoor spokesperson Johannes Tala.
Blyvoor Gold winning overwhelming support from employees, community
4th July 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Emerging gold-mining company Blyvoor Gold, which is targeting a resumption of mining at the old Blyvooruitzicht gold mine in the last quarter of this year, is winning overwhelming support from the... 


Mass meeting of Blyvooruitzicht community held outside the NG Kerk at Blyvooruitzicht. The community is fighting illegal mining.
Gold mine bosses draw the line on zama menace
3rd July 2019 By: Martin Creamer

The resurfacing of illegal mining in the Carletonville area on the West Rand has prompted a gold-mining company to write an urgent open letter to Gauteng's provincial commissioner of police,... 


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... 


From left Martin Creamer, Peter Skeat, Alan Smith and Richard Floyd.
Blyvoor to begin producing gold again from Q4 – Skeat
27th June 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Gold mining is to resume at the old Blyvooruitzicht gold mine in the last quarter of this year, Blyvoor Gold executive chairperson Peter Skeat has told Mining Weekly Online. “We’ve worked very hard... 


Reliable Transformers
Reliable Transformers
14th June 2019

From humble beginnings in 1982, Reliable Transformers (RT) has grown into a leading manufacturer of transformers and related magnetic components, with customers across Southern Africa and beyond.... 


Jozi Power buys back shares from G5
20th May 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Jozi Power, the mining power station and transformer rental specialist, bought back the entire 29% stake held by its largest shareholder, a subsidiary of Group Five, currently in business rescue.... 


Extracting dust – and great value
Extracting dust – and great value
10th April 2019

RTS Africa’s spin filters provide mines with a cost-effective dust extraction solution Often the simplest solutions are the best, and leading engineering solutions provider RTS Africa's inertial... 


Portable DGA from Hydromine Projects and Doble Engineering
Portable DGA from Hydromine Projects and Doble Engineering
5th April 2019

Hydromine Projects and Marketing has partnered with Doble Engineering to expand its product range and customer base. Hydromine is the official channel partner responsible for sales and marketing of... 


PEWA
Event transforming business around the world
Concurrent events to unfold at PEWA
15th March 2019

The Power & Electricity World Africa (PEWA) event brings innovators, disrupters and change agents together to talk and engage in business pertaining to power and electricity. 


Rescue Rod
Rescue Rod
15th February 2019

Rescue Rod has provided pipeline services and waste management solutions since 1990. With over 25 years’ experience in the industry and some of the most technologically advanced industrial sewer... 


DRDGOLD: Operating Update And Trading Statement
4th February 2019

Power issues impact Ergo production; Far West Gold Recoveries off to flying start DRDGOLD Limited, in an operating update for the quarter ended 31 December 2018, reports a 5% decline in gold... 


DRDGold’s Q2 production down 5% q/q
1st February 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

DRDGold’s production decreased by 5% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter ended December 31, primarily as a result of an 8% drop in tonnage throughput. The lower throughput from Ergo Mining, a... 


Trafo Power Solutions
Trafo Power Solutions
25th January 2019

Trafo Power Solutions was established to cater for the growing appetite and scope for the application of dry-type transformers in Africa. These power solutions are suitable across a wide range of... 


Zest WEG Group Integrated Solutions executive Alastair Gerrard
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of four Zest WEG Group... 


ALASTAIR GERRARD Zest WEG Group's Integrated Solutions executive
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

CULLINAN, Gauteng – A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of... 


AUTOMATION READINESS Hydromine Projects & Marketing has added test and measurement expertise, such as condition monitoring and equipment and installations on site, to its service offering
Company expands offering to include hydraulics test, measurement
16th November 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Amid a “recessive mining market”, industrial equipment and services provider Hydromine Projects & Marketing has expanded its offering by opening a test and measurement division that caters for... 


MADE-TO-ORDER
Well proven dry-type technology is being used in Trafo Power Solutions’ customised dry-type mini substations
Company offers customisable electrical distribution solution
20th April 2018 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Transformer supplier Trafo Power Solutions is offering dry-type mini substations as a complete and customisable electrical distribution solution for several applications. “Mini substations... 


TRANSFORMED SUPPLY
Various transformers for the Gamsberg zinc project were manufactured at the WEG transformers Africa facility
Partnerships key as South Africa tackles Gamsberg project
23rd February 2018

At global diversified miner Vedanta Resources’ Gamsberg mine, in the Northern Cape, motor and controls manufacturer Zest WEG Group is working closely with lead contractor ELB Engineering Services... 


Nokeng mulling two or three more fluorspar mines by 2026 as huge shortage is predicted
Nokeng mulling two or three more fluorspar mines by 2026 as huge shortage is predicted
8th September 2017 By: Mia Breytenbach

Following the breakthrough of opening the first new mine in Gauteng, South Africa, in the last 12 years, which is being developed by producer SepFluor’s wholly owned Nokeng fluorspar mine, the... 


Advanced grid protection system beneficial for African market
14th July 2017 By: Robyn Wilkinson

Power protection solutions provider Swedish Neutral will exhibit its Ground Fault Neutraliser (GFN) earth fault protection system at this year’s POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa, taking the... 


Malawi central bank seeks forex reporting system
14th July 2017 By: Marcel Chimwala

Malawi's central bank is inviting bids for the supply, installation and commissioning of a cross-border foreign exchange reporting system (CFERS) and for the supply and installation of a... 


Eskom energises 500 MVA transformer at Rustenburg substation, platinum industry to benefit
12th December 2016 By: Anine Kilian

State-owned Eskom has energised and commissioned the first of two 500 MVA power transformers at the newly built Ngwedi substation, in Rustenburg. The transformer marks a significant step towards... 


Letlhakane mine tailings resource treatment project, Botswana
Letlhakane mine tailings resource treatment project, Botswana
21st October 2016 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the Letlhakane mine tailings resource treatment project is currently 80% complete. 


FIRE-DETECTION ESSENTIAL 
ASP Fire designs, installs and maintains a range of fire-detection and -suppression equipment to suit customer needs
Importance of fire-safe conveyers emphasised
27th May 2016 By: Kimberley Smuts

Fire is a pervasive threat to conveyor belt systems at mines and can cause substantial damage to the conveyed material, electromechanical components of the conveyor system and the belt if the... 


Kenya sets 2020 universal electricity connectivity goal
Kenya sets 2020 universal electricity connectivity goal
26th February 2016 By: John Muchira

Kenya will in April embark on an ambitious project aimed at achieving universal electricity connectivity by 2020. Over 50% of the country's citizens do not have access to electricity, as only... 


Reliable Transformers
Reliable Transformers
20th February 2015

Ekurhuleni-based Reliable Transformers, which was established by HJ van Zyl more than 30 years ago, is now a major player in the African transformer market. Transformers, inductors, reactors and... 


Mwana lifts Q2 gold recovery at Freda Rebecca 23%
20th October 2014 By: Natalie Greve

Mwana Africa has increased gold production at its Zimbabwe-based Freda Rebecca mine by 23% to 16 555 oz in the quarter ended September 30, owing to improvements in feed grade, recovery and tons... 


Powertech perfectly placed for growth in Africa
Powertech perfectly placed for growth in Africa
16th May 2014

Powertech, a 100% owned subsidiary of the JSE-listed Altron group, comprising Altron TMT (amalgamation of Altech and Bytes) and Altron Power (Powertech), over the years, adjusted and reviewed... 


Agbaou gold project, Côte d’Ivoire
Agbaou gold project, Côte d’Ivoire
25th October 2013 By: Sheila Barradas

Endeavour Mining has started mining operations at the South pit of the Agbaou mine. 


Rugged UPS systems supplied as demand resurges from mining market
18th January 2013 By: Chantelle Kotze

Owing to Africa’s and South Africa’s increasingly stressed and unstable power grid, local power provisioning specialist Powermode has noted a resurgence in demand for rugged, low-voltage... 


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Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa (Pty) Ltd
Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa (Pty) Ltd

Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa is sole distributors for Goodwin electrically driven, submersible, abrasion resistance slurry pumps.

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The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The SAIMM started as a learned society in 1894 after the invention of the cyanide process that saved the South African gold mining industry of the...

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M and J Mining
M and J Mining

M and J Mining are leading suppliers of physical support systems as used by the underground mining industry. Our selection of products are not...

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