Bell completes major upgrade of dump truck range

South African capital equipment major Bell Equipment reports that the company has recently completed major upgrades to its low-profile articulated dump trucks (ADTs), which the company has been providing to the underground mining industry since...

Rio Tinto gears up for underground excavation trails at NSW mine

Global miner Rio Tinto reported on Wednesday that the first of three new underground excavation systems at the Northparkes mine was ready for full-scale performance verification trails, which would start in 2012. The diversified miner was...

Croatian company equips SA platinum mines

Mine safety equipment producer Dok-Ing reports that the Croatia-made XLP dozer is used in well-known platinum mines in South Africa, with the company currently working on the research and development (R&D) of new mining equipment, tools and...

Lifting the bar on technology for electrical-motor repairs

Johannesburg firm Marthinusen & Coutts (M&C) has automated the control and monitoring of its large vacuum pressure impregnation (VPI) processing facility and, in so doing, has lifted the bar on technology for motor repairs.

Hi-tech underground bulk systems improve safety and productivity, says company

Having played a leading role in the general swing towards underground pumpable explosives in South African underground mines, African Explosives Limited (AEL) is intensifying its drive to improve its underground bulk systems UBS), technology,...