SA to be hub in ABB’s assault on Africa’s ‘enormous’ power, resources potential

Despite challenging market conditions in South Africa, global power and automation technologies group ABB has selected the country as one of two hubs from which it will pursue an even more aggressive assault on the African market, which has been...

Jindal Steel awards Moz coal-mine power systems contract to ABB

The Mozambican unit of Jindal Steel and Power has awarded power and automation group ABB a R72-million order for a 220/33-kV turnkey substation to electrify an opencast coal project at its concession near the Chirodzi village, in Tete. The...

Company Announcement: ABB achieves technology breakthrough for mine hoist systems

ACS 6000 medium voltage drive improves availability for biggest mine hoist in China

Company Announcement: ABB awarded $24 million mine hoist order by Xstrata Zinc in Australia

New hoist to increase production rate at mine with one of the world’s largest zinc reserves

Company Announcement: ABB held global Mining User Conference

ABB launched its first global Mining User Conference in Basel, Switzerland, from October 12 to 15, 2011.

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Third-party channel agreement to increase local low-voltage product presence

Electrical, automation and mechanical products and equipment supplier Elquip Solutions reports it has been appointed as power and automation technology group ABB’s third-party channel, in August.

IPUC 2011 conference to provide innovative solutions

Running concurrently with this year’s Afriwater exhibition in September is the International Pump User Conference (IPUC) 2011, which will be delivering innovative solutions for pump users looking to reduce costs and decrease electricity use.

Tasiast gold mine expansion project, Mauritania

The project proposes to expand the existing 8 000 t/d mine, located about 300 km north of Nouakchott, in north-western Mauritania.

Peruvian mining project to get three gearless mill drives

Power and automation technology group ABB has been selected to engineer three gearless mill-drive (GMD) systems for the Yanacocha Minas Conga copper/gold project, in Peru.

Energy savings need careful examination

Almost 65% of all energy used on average is consumed by electric motors, and replacing old units with more energy-efficient motors should be considered to reduce energy demand. However, motor replacement needs to be examined on a case-by-case...

Gearless mill drives

Gearless mill drives (GMDs) have been installed on platinum-miner Anglo Platinum’s Potgietersrust Platinum (PPRust) 600 000 t/m concentrator.