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Contract Mining News
German precision used at new shaft
By: Deborah Spicer 22nd June 2001 The 1 100 m ventilation shaft at Impala Platinum's new 1B Shaft near Rustenburg, in the North West Province, is being drilled by Rucbor's latest German-built rotary vertical drilling system (RVDS). →
Trackless breakthrough in mine's development
1st June 2001 One of South Africa's newest gold-mines, Avgold's Target mine, is leading the pack in the development of new, mechanised mining methods. →
Fairy-tale-like discovery in the middle of Malian nowhere
By: System Author 1st December 2000 A local farmer who owned a shovel was hired to dig an exploratory hole – the first step to unearthing five million ounces of gold in the middle of Malian nowhere →
Copper project advances
By: System Author 1st December 2000 Top Zambian copper projects →
Brownfields exploration the best kind of exploration, says Danchin
By: System Author 24th November 2000 Anglo American plc →
Oil production is set to increase
By: System Author 17th November 2000 Mining in Africa →
New rig drills, breaks, supports
By: System Author 10th November 2000 A new continuous-mining system, which is said to provide an effective solution to some of the problematic safety and production issues surrounding tabular orebody mining, has been developed by global equipment manufacturer Boart Longyear. →
Explosives information to be stored on database
By: System Author 3rd November 2000 Quarrying →
Water ‘voltage’ wowing mines
By: System Author 3rd November 2000 Hydropower making big strides in SA’s deep-level mines →
Germans remain upbeat about SA mining prospects
By: System Author 27th October 2000 German mining contracting, construction, mining and construction equipment manufacturer Deilmann-Haniel’s recent decision to buy 43% of South African-based Samat Mining represents a vote of confidence in the South African mining industry. →
Contract-mining force emerging
By: System Author 6th October 2000 An important contract-mining force could emerge over the next few months, should the proposed R1,3-billion acquisition of construction company LTA by emerging industry heavyweight, Aveng, succeed. →
Four-year Zambian slag-mining contract awarded
By: System Author 29th September 2000 Contract mining & outsourcing →
Hydraulic recovery plant contract awarded
By: System Author 29th September 2000 Contract mining & outsourcing →
R149m coal-mining contracts awarded
By: System Author 29th September 2000 Contract mining & outsourcing →
Zambian copper contract awarded
By: System Author 29th September 2000 Contract mining & outsourcing →
New in-stope drilling breakthrough made
By: System Author 2nd June 2000 A new drilling machine that is anticipated to replace hand-held drills has been released by Boart Longyear. →
Clear understanding of outsourcing role vital
By: System Author 5th May 2000 Contracting and outsourcing →
Contract mining becoming an outsourcing industry
By: System Author 5th May 2000 Contracting and outsourcing →
Ideas in outsourcing to be shared at seminar
By: System Author 14th April 2000 A seminar on the outsourcing of gold retreatment will be hosted by LTA Process Engineering and the Industrial Development Engineering Association this month. →
Supplier capitalises on synergies
By: System Author 31st March 2000 Global manufacturer and supplier of drilling and industrial products, equipment and mining contracting services Boart Longyear’s Gauteng division has undertaken a key strategic shift with the establishment of its new marketing and sales arm Boart Longyear RTI. →
New core barrel system
By: System Author 24th March 2000 A new latchlink core-barrel system offering time and money savings as well as reliability for the exploration drilling industry is now available from Gauteng firm Boart Longyear RTI. →
Latest on in-stope drilling
By: System Author 18th February 2000 In an exclusive interview with Mining Weekly, Mine Mechanisation & Equipment MD Byron Christos laments the ‘abysmal’ advances in mining technology over the past 40 years. →
Platinum industry proves its mettle
By: System Author 11th February 2000 Platinum-group metals →
R8,5m contract for motors and drives
By: System Author 3rd December 1999 Morila Gold-Mine →
Company surveys its success
By: System Author 3rd December 1999 Nchwaning Manganese Expansion →
Black firm wins Matla No 2
By: System Author 8th October 1999 Black-empowerment coal company Sebenza Mining has been awarded a R4,3-million development contract to ready the number five seam at Matla No 2 shaft. →
Risk taken away from client
By: System Author 1st October 1999 Contract Mining & Outsourcing →
Joint venture targets outsourcing
By: System Author 1st October 1999 Contract Mining & Outsourcing →
Innovative training programme
By: System Author 1st October 1999 Contract Mining & Outsourcing →
Platinum outsourcing opportunity
By: System Author 1st October 1999 Contract Mining & Outsourcing →
Shotcrete now standard and membranes on way
By: System Author 24th September 1999 With steel-fibre-reinforced shotcrete now accepted as a standard shaftsinking and tunnelling support medium, the next challenge is to gain the same acceptance for superskin membranes in gullies and stopes. →
Outsourcer opens Jo’burg office
By: System Author 17th September 1999 With outsourcing becoming a trend in the South African mining industry, procurement specialist CTA believes its new South African office in Johannesburg will acquire an important section of this market. →
New incline shaft-sinking tech
By: System Author 27th August 1999 Drilling, tunnelling & shaftsinking →
New player doubles turnover
By: System Author 27th August 1999 Drilling, tunnelling and shaftsinking →
Lean operating approach sinks in
By: System Author 27th August 1999 Drilling, tunnelling and shaftsinking →
‘Ideal’ shallow-hole drill rig
By: System Author 27th August 1999 Cementation Mining →
R5,2-million electrical and instrumentation contracts carried out
By: System Author 30th July 1999 THE commissioning of a R1-million automation installation at the Beeshoek iron-ore mine’s plant is the culmination of R5,2-million-worth of contracts carried out by electrical-instrumentation contractor Wade Walker, member Steve Walker tells Mining Weekly. The independent contracting firm... →
Mid-South outsourced
By: System Author 30th July 1999 For Assmang to meet the 5,5-million tons-a-year iron-ore target at Beeshoek in two years, a heavy media separation jig plant is required. Avmin ferrous metal director Jan Steenkamp report an 8-million-ton dump of non-conforming contaminated ore could be treated by the jig plant at a rate of up to... →
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