Caterpillar boss upbeat about Africa's future, mulling investment

“I am more optimistic about Africa than I have ever been in my career,” said Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman on Friday. “Africa has changed greatly.” Delivering a presentation at Barloworld, the South African Caterpillar dealer, the...

Capital equipment group spreads its mining wings with Chinese excavator

Member of the JSE-listed Bidvest group, McCarthy Heavy Equipment (MHE), is expanding its offering to the mining industry, with the introduction later this year of the 70 t Sany excavator - adding to the 20 t, 23 t, 30 t and 42 t machines already...

First SA-made roofbolter for colliery

Capital equipment manufacturer for the mining industry DBT Africa of Germiston, in Gauteng, has delivered the first locally-fabricated Fletcher roofbolter to Sasol Mining’s Sigma colliery, in the Free State.?J H Fletcher Mining Equipment of...