Company moving 60 000 t/m of magnetite

Materials handling equipment provider Richard’s Rentals says it is currently involved with a contract for the loading and hauling of 60 000 t/m of magnetite for a steel manufacturer, in Mpumalanga.

Project procurement continues in Africa

Engineering company Sedgman South Africa GM Dirk Schenk says that the company is currently building a copper concentrator designed to process three-million tons a year of ore for miner Discovery Metals’ Boseto copper project, near the town of...

Chromex gets Chinese funding for SA mine expansion

Aim-listed Chromex Mining has received USD5-million from a Chinese steel manufacturer, Suzhou Kaiyuan Chemical Company, to fund the installation of a second dense-media separation (DMS) circuit and ancillary plant improvements at its Stellite...

Baosteel receives investment review board approval for Aquila acquisition

ASX-listed diversified miner Aquila Resources on Monday reported that the proposed investment by Chinese steel manufacturer Boasteel, of A$285,6-million by way of a subscription of shares in Aquila, has been approved by the Australian Foreign...

IFM slashes output, defers projects to weather economic storm

Ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals (IFM) has cut its production by up to 40% and delayed some of its capital expenditure projects in what it calls a prudent and swift move to ensure that the company weathers the economic storm. "We...

VR Steel to sell Hofmann products in SA

Steel products manufacturer VR Steel will represent Australian dragline and shovel supplier Hofmann Engineering in South Africa, in a deal that is expected to earn the firm R50-million a year. The steel manufacturer said in a statement that on...

Magnetic sorting range added to sensor-based sorting systems

Building on its expertise in sensor-based mineral sorting, materials handling specialist IMS Engineering has partnered with German separation technology expert, Steinert Elektromagnetbau, in order to market systems using magnetic technologies.

Wireless instruments improve mining communication

Local automation company Integrate & Automate offers a range of wireless communication instruments for use in communication systems for mines and other industries.

New steel for strata control

Gauteng high-pressure pipe-systems supplier Trucking and Engineering has developed a high-abrasive, erosion-resistant steel in co-operation with a European steel manufacturer for use in backfill piping connectors and other strata-control...