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Furnaces and Kilns News
Exploration, mining expected to grow in importance for cement producer PPC 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2016 The medium-term game plan of African cement producer PPC is to find new resources needed by its operations, which will probably require it to engage in some form of exploration and eventual mining close to where urban development is expected in Africa. Over time, the resources side of the... →
West African chamber to launch at Ghana mining event
8th April 2016 The newly formed West African Chamber of Mines (Wacom), which comprises chief executives from the chambers of mines in Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burkina Faso, will be officially launched at the twelfth West African Mining & Power Exhibition (Wampex) in June. →
Furnace cooling components supplied to Zambian smelter
By: Mia Breytenbach 11th September 2015 Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie last month supplied new start-up face equipment to the new smelter of Canada-based First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) Zambia-based Kansanshi copper mine. “The equipment supplied to the Isasmelt furnace includes copper-cooling components, cooling elements... →
Direct current arc furnace research and development focused on safety, efficiency
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 South African mineral and metallurgical innovation company Mintek is focusing on achieving greater safety and efficiency from its direct current furnaces, pyrometallurgy specialist consultant Rodney Jones tells Mining Weekly. →
Jewellery equipment manufacturer expands into metals processing
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 In responding to market trends and opportunities, South Africa-based induction-heating solutions company Hot Platinum (HPT) has gradually developed a new range of products applicable to metals processing in several industries. →
Copper smelter refractory installation completed
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 South African furnace and industrial service provider Dickinson Group successfully installed →
Industry knowledge supported by website
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 Mining solutions provider, Feeco International, uses its website to not only promote the company but also further the overall knowledge of the kiln and dryer industries, Feeco International director of business development Brian Madigan states. →
Malaysia ferroalloys project EPC 71% complete
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 Process and engineering service provider Metix is on schedule to complete the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an infrastructure smelter complex for ferroalloy producer Sakura Ferroalloys, in eastern Malaysia, by March next year. →
GEFA System AB
22nd May 2015 Established in Sweden in 1989, GEFA System AB focuses on automated ventilation and combustion technology for the metals and mining industry, while also offering automated wastewater treatment solutions. GEFA is a small company consisting mainly of qualified electrical and software development... →
Black interests opting out of once-mighty ferrochrome business 
By: Martin Creamer 4th May 2015 Black South African interests are giving South Africa’s once-mighty ferrochrome business the cold shoulder. The value-adding pursuit, which puts six times more value into chrome and generates three times more jobs than mere raw chrome exportation, was last week ditched by Royal Bafokeng Holdings,... →
Ferrochrome produced in South Africa.
Recapturing SA market share top priority for new PPC chief
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2015 Following his first 100 days as CEO of cement producer PPC, Darryll Castle reports that action plans have been put in place to more aggressively win back market share within South Africa, while pressing ahead with its high-potential African expansion strategy. A civil engineer by profession, but... →
Ferrochrome smelter uses significantly less electricity
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2014 The Lion ferrochrome smelter, owned and operated by the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes to produce the equivalent volume of ferrochrome. In addition, the smelter needs far less coke than conventional smelters and uses significant... →
IMPRESSIVE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION The Lion ferrochrome smelter uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes
Smelter engineer delivers electrode columns for furnace project
By: David Oliveira 12th December 2014 South African smelter engineering firm Metix has successfully commissioned the electrode columns used in the C and D furnaces at the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture’s Lion Ferrochrome Phase 2 expansion project, in Steelpoort, Limpopo. Metix technology equipment manager Ivan Holl tells Mining... →
Installation team arrives at greenfield copper smelter
By: David Oliveira 12th September 2014 Minerals processing and smelter services company, Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at Canadian mining and metals company First Quantum Mineral’s (FQM’s) Kansanshi greenfield copper smelter project in Solwezi, Zambia, which is owned and operated by Zambian mining... →
KANSANSHI SMELTER COMPLEX Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at the Kansanshi greenfield copper smelter project in Solwezi
SA supplier delivers cooling elements to Zambian smelter
By: David Oliveira 12th September 2014 Furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie has completed the manufacture and delivery of 24 copper cooling elements to an Isa Convert furnace at a Zambia-based smelter. Thos Begbie chairperson and CEO Edwin Dreyer notes that the copper cooling elements weigh between 1 t and... →
EDWIN DREYER Zambia-based companies are first class and have the technological abilities to compete globally, as does South Africa
Focusing on care and maintenance
By: Mia Breytenbach 5th September 2014 Although local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group has undertaken more than 90 projects in furnace repairs, demolitions and installations for the mining, metals and minerals processing industry this year, it notes that furnace projects have decreased in magnitude, while... →
Increased demand for South African smelting tech
By: Pimani Baloyi 1st August 2014 As Africa’s mining industries consider new methods of processing precious metals and base metals, the demand for South African induction-heating technologies on the continent is increasing, says induction-heating solutions company Hot Platinum. Hot Platinum MD Ali Brey tells Mining Weekly that... →
Smelting companies prepare for economic upturn
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 There appear to be signs of a potential revival in furnace projects in sub-Saharan Africa, says electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, which is part of the international Tenova Mining & Minerals group. Tenova Pyromet MD Chris Oertel tells Mining Weekly that the... →
Sector uncertainty causes project delay
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 Scientific equipment supplier Wirsam Scientific and Precision Equipment has registered a decline in the number of projects that the company and its competitors are being contracted for, owing to the global economic downturn and local uncertainties. Wirsam Scientific’s product manager Marius de... →
Heat treatment specialist to complete furnace installation
23rd May 2014 UK-based metallurgical services laboratory and heat treatment specialist Keighley Laboratories is nearing completion of a heat treatment facility, comprising a nitriding furnace and a nitrocarburising furnace, at its West Yorkshire headquarters. Keighley Laboratories reports that construction is... →
South African furnace maker refurbs major refinery’s kilns
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 South Africa-based kiln and furnace manufacturer Van Tuyl Kilns and Furnaces has been contracted to refurbish global precious metals refining and smelting company Rand Refinery’s two kilns in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, says Van Tuyl MD Ian McCullough. McCullough tells Mining Weekly that the project... →
Accurate flue-gas measurements key for furnace efficiency
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 When extracting and refining valuable geological materials from the earth, a variety of industrial combustion processes are required, says global instrumentation solutions manufacturer E Instruments International. Product manager Bill Freed explains that the combustion processes can emit highly... →
SA to host first global furnace conference
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 The South African Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) says it is ready for an influx of global furnace manufactures, users and related stakeholders as it prepares to host the first Furnace Tapping Conference at the Misty Hills Country Hotel, in Johannesburg, from May 27 to 29. Organising... →
Tenova Pyromet to supply copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology
By: Leandi Kolver 24th March 2014 Electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, part of the international Tenova Mining & Minerals Group, has been awarded a contract to supply its copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology, the company said on Monday. This contract award followed the successful... →
Technology solutions provider exhibits full mining services range
By: Ilan Solomons 24th January 2014 Total technology solutions provider to the global mining, minerals and bulk materials handling sectors Tenova Mining & Minerals, will showcase its comprehensive offering across the mining and minerals value chain at the 2014 Investing in African Mining Indaba, which will take place at the Cape... →
TOLLIE NEL Tenova Bateman’s capabilities and track record will be on exhibition at the Mining Indaba
Glencore Merafe’s Tswelopele project lauded for slashing energy use by 21%
By: Chantelle Kotze 17th January 2014 The implementation of chrome venture Glencore Merafe PSV’s R800-million Tswelopele project, undertaken at the venture’s Rustenburg ferrochrome smelting complex, saw it reduce its energy use from 3.95 MWh/t of ferrochrome produced in 2011/12 to 3.42 MWh/t of ferrochrome produced in 2013, which... →
SA manufacturer delivers water-cooled components for Copperbelt mine
By: Zandile Mavuso 6th December 2013 Furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie has completed the manufacturing of water-cooled copper components for the Isasmelt furnace, based at TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) Kansanshi mine on the Central African Copperbelt, in Zambia →
Furnace supplier ‘fully entrenched’ in Indian ferroalloys market
By: Samantha Herbst 13th September 2013 Having completed the cold commissioning of two 33 MVA ferro- and silicomanganese furnaces for India-based Sarda Metals and Alloys (Smal) in January, high-capacity electric smelting furnace designer and supplier Tenova Pyromet believes it has entrenched its position in India and is currently the... →
Company experiences success with rotary kiln division
By: Gia Costella 24th May 2013 Manufacturer and supplier to the mining, smelter and minerals processing industries, the Dickinson Group, established a dedicated rotary kiln division last year, focusing on all the furnace industries that use rotary kilns. CEO Trevor Dickinson tells Mining Weekly that this was in line with the... →
Success for kiln specialist with redesigned heating system
By: Gia Costella 24th May 2013 Furnace and carbon regeneration kiln specialists Custom Furnaces says its redesigned heating system for carbon regeneration kilns has been well received by the gold mining industry in South Africa, as it reduces downtime by at least 30 hours. “In 2010, we redesigned the heating system using... →
Engineering firm to focus on lowering costs of production for SA clients
By: Gia Costella 24th May 2013 South African smelter engineering firm Metix does not predict any major expansions in the South African ferroalloy industry in the next two years, owing to major industry challenges. The company, which forms part of global steel processing technology supplier SMS Siemag, notes that these industry... →
Company emphasises advantages of gas cleaning technology for SA ferroalloys industry
By: Gia Costella 24th May 2013 The recent power constraints and price hikes in the country should prompt the South African ferroalloy industry to consider using technology to turn furnace off-gas into energy, says Germany-based gas cleaning specialists Theisen Engineering. State-owned power utility Eskom’s yearly electricity... →
Improved production in first quarter due to furnace performance
By: Natalie Greve 24th May 2013 Resource company Merafe Resources improved its ferrochrome production in the first quarter of 2013 by 3% over the comparative 2012 period on the back on enhanced overall furnace performance, realising attributable production of 67 000 t. The furnaces, at the company’s Tswelopele pelletising plant... →
Depressed market causes company to revert to offshore work
By: Gia Costella 24th May 2013 Owing to the depressed market in South Africa, designer and supplier of high-capacity, electric submerged-arc smelting furnaces and complete smelting plants for the production of ferroalloys, base metals, slag cleaning and alloy refining, Tenova Pyromet, reports that it has increased the number... →
BHP Billiton in two project South African investment
By: Martin Creamer 6th February 2013 Diversified major BHP Billiton is investing in two projects in South Africa. BHP Billiton South Africa chairperson Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, who addressed the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, reports that the company is undertaking a geophysical survey to assess the hydrocarbon... →
Local partnership supplies components for largest calcium carbide furnaces
By: Chantelle Kotze 6th September 2012 A partnership between engineering consultancy Hatch and furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie & Company will form an integral part of a China-based project to build the largest calcium carbide furnaces in the world. →
The brain drain continues
By: Samantha Herbst 10th August 2012 A flood of trained and highly skilled mining and pyrometallurgical engineers have left South Africa in the past 30 years, and are now working in Australia, says local engineering and production company Thos Begbie CEO Edwin Dreyer, who tells Mining Weekly that meetings in Perth or Melbourne are... →
Supplier making strides in mineral-rich Australia
By: Samantha Herbst 10th August 2012 South Africa-based furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie, has, in this quarter, supplied three Australia-based smelting projects of top mining companies BHP Billiton, Outotec and Xstrata Technologies, with various furnace components. One of the many components supplied... →
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