Global supplier receives large pumps order

Pumps manufacturer Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology and services to various industries, has received a large pumps order for manganese producer Assmang’s wet high-intensity magnetic separation plant at its Khumani iron-ore...

Carbon gold recovery incinerator for Ghana-based mine

Heat technology supplier Ai-Tec’s manufacturing arm, Macrotec, is manufacturing a spent activated carbon gold recovery incinerator for use at a mine in Ghana, which will be supplied at the end of this month.

Potential for remote control systems and automation in Africa

South African and African mining operations hold significant potential for remote control systems and automation, says Engineering firm DRA Mineral Projects instrumentation manager Alan Strydom.

Great Western appoints engineers for plant design

TSX-listed Great Western Minerals on Wednesday said it hired engineering firm DRA Mineral Projects to design the processing plant at its Steenkampskraal rare earths mine in South Africa. The plant will produce a clean rare earth chloride to be...

DRA clinches major contracts for Liberia’s Liberty gold project

TSX-listed Africa focused miner Aureus Mining has appointed South African consulting engineering firm DRA Mineral Projects to undertake the metallurgical testwork and process design studies of the New Liberty gold project, in Liberia.

Rapid growth of Africa’s mining industry to continue into the future

The company reports that it has placed itself squarely at the centre of the current mining boom, building a strong reputation on some of the continent’s largest mining projects. The company has provided expertise in mine engineering, development...

World’s largest 
hydraulic impact 
breaker constructed

Mining equipment manufacturer JDS Industries reports that it has constructed the largest hydraulic pedestal impact breaker in the world.

Company director Jan Smit says that there is an increasing demand for larger rock breakers, owing to...

Forging ahead despite bureaucratic hurdles

South African project management and engineering company DRA Mineral Projects reports that, despite the company’s continued involvement in Zimbabwe’s only three working platinum mines - Unki, Mimosa and Ngezi - operating in Zimbabwe is...

Ayanfuri gold project, Ghana

The project comprises the development of an opencut mining operation, a process plant and related infrastructure to mine and process ore.

R550-million contract for project consulting company

Project consulting company DRA Mineral Projects has been awarded the R550-million engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) contract for manganese-miner Assmang’s Khumani iron-ore expansion project (KEP), in the Northern Cape.

SA project design house looking to expand into Southern Africa

The Southern African region has been described as a region that offers a plethora of expansion opportunities and is seen as a key market for project design house DRA Mineral Projects.

Another watershed year for Pacific branch

Despite global economic conditions, project house DRA’s Pacific branch achieved another successful project year in 2008.