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Finnish raiseborers for all applications
24th August 2001 Finnish company Oy Indau specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of a range of raiseborers for application within the mining industry. →
Ground-stabilisation products launched
24th August 2001 Finnish company Robit Rocktools has launched its Robex ground drilling tools for ground stabilisation. →
Firm still serving industry after 45 years
24th August 2001 German company BDT Hausherr has been manufacturing machines and equipment for drilling engineering for the last 45 years. →
Shaftsinker achieves worldwide acclaim
24th August 2001 Shaftsinking and contract mining company the Shaft Sinkers Group has been in operation for more than 40 years. →
Firm's drilling experience dates back 600 years
24th August 2001 Swedish firm Secoroc’s earliest experience of mining and steel dates back to the fifteenth century. →
New directional-drilling technologies
24th August 2001 Local drilling equipment supply company Professional Diamond Drilling Equipment has successfully introduced a number of directional drilling technologies into the local exploration drilling industry. →
Mali gold-mine settles down
24th August 2001 Mali gold-mine Morila, in which Randgold Resources has a 40% stake, produced 163 702 oz of gold in the three months to June, at a cash operating cost of $80/oz. →
New generation of grinding pins produced
24th August 2001 Norweigan company King Pin International has produced a new generation of grinding pins for redressing button bits and lightweight hand-held grinding machines. →
SA firm receives UK investment boost
24th August 2001 Local company Mazal Mining & Exploration is expected to move into a new stage of development intended to complete reserve assessment and double output with a R 9,5-million investment from UK-listed Ore Vest over the next six months. →
SA-Canada venture holds promise
24th August 2001 Listed mining and exploration company Thabex Exploration’s joint venture with Falconbridge of Canada is expected to further explore and assess the mineral potential of the South African firm’s Potgietersrus Town and Townlands’ prospecting rights, reports Thabex CEO Marius... →
Contractor reports good progress at FS mines
By: Deborah Spicer 10th August 2001 Mining contracting firm Grinaker-LTA is reporting good progress with the mechanised mining techniques that it is employing at the Target and Beatrix gold mines at present. →
Outsourcing of technical mining services
3rd August 2001 It is extremely expensive to finance the large capital outlays required to bring new mines into production, and to manage the development of these large projects. →
Hardrock drill adjusted for use in coal-mine
3rd August 2001 A drill dig that has been redesigned for use in underground collieries to penetrate stone dykes is proving its worth at Anglo Coal’s Goedehoop colliery, near Witbank in Mpumalanga. →
Drill-rig a gem on diamond-mines
20th July 2001 Diamond producer De Beers Namaqualand Mines has successfully used a Bauer BG36C large-diameter bucket auger drill-rig to explore alluvial diamond deposits on South Africa’s West Coast. →
SA firm develops new-technology hammers
By: Keith Campbell 6th July 2001 South Africa’s sole remaining manufacturer of down-the-hole drilling tools is developing a new technology stoping hammer of unpredecented narrowness and effectiveness. →
Northern Cape zinc-mine expansion project on track
29th June 2001 Progress on the Black Mountain zinc-mine expansion project located in Aggeneys, Northern Cape, is on track. →
Platinum-mines mechanise to meet production demands
22nd June 2001 With all platinum producers announcing expansion plans to meet record world demand, Sandvik Tamrock has emerged a leader in the development of modern mechanised mining technology that will enable the raw material to be extracted more efficiently and cost-effectively. →
Pumpable explosives for underground
By: Deborah Spicer 22nd June 2001 In response to twenty-first century mining needs, Sasol SMX has developed a pumpable explosive product and delivery system for underground development ends and similar applications. →
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. →
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