Barloworld sees growth in Russia and Southern Africa

Industrial group Barloworld on Monday posted a 70% half-year headline earnings jump and said it expected a strong second half, driven by significant mining equipment deliveries in southern Africa and Russia. CEO Clive Thomson said commodity...

Caterpillar launches new blasthole drill rigs 
onto Southern African market

Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has launched its new blasthole drill rigs onto the market.

Caterpillar profit jumps to $1.59bn, raises profit outlook

US-based construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on Wednesday posted record quarterly earnings of $1.59-billion and raised its profit outlook for the year. The 29% year-on-year increase in first-quarter profit was achieved on...

Bell, Liebherr team up to capture African resources opportunities

The partnership between South African construction and mining equipment manufacturer Bell and German equipment manufacturer Liebherr in the Southern African and sub-Saharan regions will have service and support as its main aim and will leverage...

Cat markets former Bucyrus line under its brand

Following the acquisition of German mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus by multidisciplinary equipment company Caterpillar, the company has been introducing its new range of machinery to the mining industry.

Largest hydraulic impact breaker commissioned at third mine

A hydraulic pedestal impact breaker, the world’s largest, has been commissioned at Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine, in the Northern Cape, by mining equipment manufacturer JDS Industries. This is the third such unit to be sold in South Africa.

Company Announcement: B&D Manufacturing expands sales to South Africa

Attached please find a press release on: B&D Manufacturing, the original equipment manufacturer of a vast array of Truck and Shovel Maintenance Products, has closed a deal with Kumba Iron Ore Ltd for their Sishen Mine in Kathu, South Africa.

New high-pressure subsea valve performance-verified

Pneumatic equipment manufacturer Haskel International has successfully completed performance verification testing as described by the American Petroleum Institute (API) standards, for its BuTech subsea valves used in oil and gas production.

Capital equipment market remains strong − Caterpillar

Caterpillar, which bought mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus last year, expects the global capital equipment market to remain strong, with further growth expected in the long term, outgoing GM for Southern Africa Fernando Armas told Mining...

Continuous mining machine attracts interest from South African coal miners

International mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus reports that its latest development, the 35M continuous miner, has attracted a lot of attention from South African colliery operators constantly on the lookout for machines that mine coal more...

New diamond coring, rock drilling tools for exploration, drilling

US drilling equipment manufacturer Boart Longyear has launched many new drilling and coring tools for exploration and drilling programmes on mines, including new diamond coring bits, rock drills and blast rods and bits, as well as reverse...

Joy, P&H integrate into single mining-equipment business

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Southern African divisions of Joy Global, mining equipment manufacturer, Joy Mining Machinery (Africa) and P&H MinePro Services (Africa), which have been separately run businesses within the same stable,...