Global furnace group boasts numerous projects

Local furnace supplier Tenova Pyromet is undertaking the design and supply of components for two ferrochrome furnaces for use at the Xstrata-Merafe Lion ferrochrome complex, in Limpopo.

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This week: Power and labour costs make South Africa an expensive mining destination. Tenova will give Bateman a wider market presence in Chile and Australia. And, mines are doing far too little in safety-critical testing.

Tenova to give Bateman wider market presence in Chile, Australia

Mining project house Bateman Engineering is expected to be given a wider market presence in both South America and Australia following its acquisition by Tenova of Italy. Tenova CEO Gianluigi (Gigi) Nova reports that Tenova’s $150-million...

London Mining aiming to up iron-ore production at Sierra Leone mine to 1.8Mt by end of 2012

Iron-ore miner London Mining continues to make significant progress at its Marampa mine, in Sierra Leone, with the ramp-up of the initial Phase 1a plant production.

Production at diamond mine unaffected by $3-billion project

Jwaneng, one of the world’s most profitable diamond mines, has continued to operate at full capacity as it nears the end of ongoing construction, infrastructure and demolition activities aimed at expanding the operation and accessing 91-million...

Base-metals sector shows increased interest in modular plants

Engineering project house Bateman Engineering’s modular plant division has experienced a significant increase in interest from the base-metals sector.

Tenova may buy majority stake in Bateman Engineering

Italian engineering network Tenova, an international supplier of advanced technologies for the metal and mining industries, has approached and expressed an interest in acquiring a majority shareholding in Bateman Engineering N.V. (BENV).

SA engineering firm designs largest fleet workshop in Africa

Engineering project house Bateman Engineering has designed the largest fleet workshop in Africa, for the Botswana government’s and diamond major De Beers’ jointly-owned Debswana, Jwaneng diamond mine’s Cut 8 expansion project, in Botswana.

Bateman secures additional $24m Madagascar contract

South African consulting engineering giant, Bateman Engineering, has been awarded an additional project at the Ambatovy nickel project, in Madagascar, that will see the company construct a power plant at the site worth an estimated $24-million.

Great Western names SA rare earths project head

TSX V-listed Great Western Minerals has appointed Vincent Mora as project development manager of its Steenkampskraal rare earths project in South Africa, it said on Tuesday. Mora, an engineer, previously worked for companies including Bateman...

Project house experiencing continued demand

Engineering project house Bateman Engineering reports that it is experiencing continued strong demand from the uranium sector, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is currently doing a feasibility study for gold-miner Harmony Gold’s...

Issuing of final engineering drawings under way for Cut 8 project

Engineering project house Bateman Engineering is in the process of issuing the final engineering drawings for the Cut 8 project, at the Jwaneng diamond mine, in Botswana. To date the project has commissioned a recrush conveyor system and mineral...