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Mine shaft systems division poised for growth

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LARGE SCALE The 5.5-m-diameter man and material winder installed at Styldrift is showing positive results

Global manufacturer and equipment supplier FLSmidth is initiating a five- to seven-year strategic business plan that will see its mine-shaft systems business grow organically, fill gaps in the market and build the necessary skills and experience...

By: Carina Borralho

18th April 2014

New copper proficiency testing scheme for mining laboratories

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In response to requests from mining laboratories, mining laboratory quality control services provider Qotho Laboratory Services will launch its new copper and nickel proficiency testing schemes this month, with additional plans to launch a zinc...

By: Mia Breytenbach

18th April 2014

Second vendor-neutral mining, exploration standard approved

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The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium approved the Exploration and Mining Business Capability Reference Map last month, after being subjected to a rigorous standards process by the consortium’s governing board.

By: Chantelle Kotze

18th April 2014

Shaft impact course offered

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Aggregate, rock and mineral mine operators and plant managers can gain insight into the physics of processing materials using vertical shaft impact (VSI) crushers during a two-day course at US steel framing and metal lath system manufacturer...

By: Carina Borralho

18th April 2014

Shaft-sinking specialist awarded work at platinum mine

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Additional shaft-sinking work was awarded early this year to international shaft sinking and underground construction group Shaft Sinkers by platinum producer Lonmin for work at its existing Karee 3 upper group two (UG2) project in Marikana,...

By: Carina Borralho

18th April 2014

Zambia a key player in global mining industry, says CoM

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Zambia still offers significant potential for greenfield operations, owing to the abundance of high-grade copper reserves and other minerals in the country, emphasises Chamber of Mines (CoM) of Zambia CEO Maureen Dlamini, ahead of the Copperbelt...

By: Mia Breytenbach

18th April 2014

Eskom headed for distress, bailout

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State-owned power utility Eskom will likely need a R50-billion to R100-billion bailout if it is to survive over the next few years, Shava Mining Enterprise’s Andrew Kinghorn warned on Friday. The power utility was in distress as it battled to...

By: Natasha Odendaal

11th April 2014

Babcock boosts crane hire fleet, opens new branch in Rustenburg

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Engineering support services company Babcock has made a major investment into its equipment hire fleet with a view to expanding its crane hire services into the mining sector this year.

By: Zandile Mavuso

11th April 2014

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City	Company	Continent	Country
Engineering Orillia Rustenburg Belen Construction Johannesburg Kitwe	Cement Dorr-Oliver Electric Motors FLSmidth Motors PROJECT Projects Safety System Systems Industrial Qotho Laboratory Services Tramecon The Open Group CEMCO Crushing Energy Flow Welding Afplats Civils Hydropower Lonmin Shaft Sinkers CBM-TEC COM Dovetail Mining Weekly Spintelligent Diesel Eskom Gas Power Turbines Water Babcock Petrochemicals Target Cranes	North America Africa Asia Europe South America	Canada South Africa Zambia United States Australia
Industry Term	Person	Product	Region
Cement Industries Electric Motors Equipment Supplier Holistic Solution Mine Shaft Equipment Technology Centre Mine Shaft Systems Minerals Processing Mining Motors Shaft Equipment Technology Shaft Systems Systems Technology Centre Transport Inspection Services Metal Metal Ore Test Results Mineral Processing Phases Statistical Software Technology-neutral Consortium Crushing Energy Energy Costs Flow Steel Bank Bulk Infrastructure Hydropower Applications Platinum Miner Platinum Producer Underground Construction Underground Infrastructure Upper Copper Producer High Energy Gross Domestic Product Power-generation Crane Hire Services Petrochemicals	Blair Electric Motors Infrastructure Motors Wendy Norman De Beer Nhlanhla Sarina Viljoen Neil Hise Alon Davidov Electra Mining Emmanuel Mutati Maureen Dlamini Nicole Smith Raj Karamchand Andrew Kinghorn Power Turbines Water Ian Kendrick	Motors IPad	Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East Southern Africa
Technology	Province Or State	Music Group
Shaft Equipment Technology VSI-related Technologies Diesel	New Mexico	Shaft Sinkers