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SA screens for China coal operation
31st August 2001 Selective product development over the nearly 30 years that Humboldt Wedag has been operating in South Africa allows the company to offer a complete range of process plant. →
Crusher still serving after 30 years
31st August 2001 Since its appearance on live demonstration at Hillhead 1999, the Rotamill has been in steady production, with both static and mobile versions of this rugged hammer mill now installed in a range of demanding applications. →
Crushing plant for Zimbabwean colliery
31st August 2001 Bulk materials-handling and minerals processing specialist Osborn has completed a R10 million contract for long time customer, Wankie Colliery in Zimbabwe for a new crushing and screening plant. →
Firm refocus gains momentum
31st August 2001 German engineering firm Krupp is to focus on new applications and products in the field of processing equipment. →
New dry-mill technology for SA
31st August 2001 The first multimillion rand high technology dry mill has been installed in one of South Africa’s largest platinum mining operations. →
Russian firm finds home in SA
31st August 2001 An established Russian manufacturing firm has set up an office in South Africa and is making a name for itself on the local market. →
New heavy-minerals smelter for KZN
31st August 2001 Go-ahead for the construction of a R1-billion smelter project associated with the R2-billion IHM mineral sands project being built in Kwazulu-Natal has been received following an agreement between Kumba Resources and Australian-based Ticor. →
Second ultradeep contract for firm
24th August 2001 Following the successful completion of four ultra deep diamond drill holes Cementation Mining’s drilling division has been awarded the second phase of the Kloof surface exploration drilling contract worth R16-million. →
New software program available
24th August 2001 A drill hole presentation and plotting program, with many innovative features, is now available in South Africa. →
New drillrig for platinum-mines
24th August 2001 Platinum- and chrome-mines are among those that have taken advantage of Boart Longyear Seco’s customer-driven design strategy. →
Fourth jumbo drill reaches SA
24th August 2001 The fourth Axera D07 to come off Sandvik Tamrock’s production line in Finland has been shipped to South Africa to undergo trials at the Maandagshoek platinum-mine in Mpumalanga. →
Company divisions sold off
24th August 2001 Local company Smith Mining has sold its rotary drilling division to Thiessen Team Mining Products, part of the Thiessen group of companies based in Vancouver, Canada. →
New rebar helps prevent rockbursts
24th August 2001 Rock bursts that occur in deep-level tunnelling operations and cause severe damage can be contained using yieldable reinforcement in the surrounding rock, such as that provided by the installation of Durabar, states SRK Consulting associate Dave Ortlepp. →
Africa's largest loaders working on coal-mine
24th August 2001 The largest front-end loader in Africa, the LeTourneau L1800, has been delivered to Middelburg Mine Services by P&H MinePro Services. →
SA-German joint venture a winning combination
24th August 2001 In 1998 Germany company Deilmann-Haniel, in association with Samat Mining, were awarded a contract to equip the Selebi-Phikwe North shaft for BCL Mining in Botswana, a contract that would prove to be challenging and technically complex. →
Trainees drilled in use of rigs
24th August 2001 As the number of Ingersoll-Rand drillrigs represented by Barloworld Equipment grows on mines in sub-Saharan Africa, so demand increases for training to facilitate optimal running of the machines. →
Contractor drills itself into mining history
24th August 2001 Successful completion of pilot hole drilling at Impala Platinum’s new Number 1B shaft near Rustenburg in the North West Province has vindicated the effectiveness of contractor Rucbor’s advanced rotary vertical direction system technology (RVDS). →
New roofbolter saves wrists and fingers
24th August 2001 One of the latest products in the Hydro Power Equipment (HPE) range from Steinmuller Mining and Piping Systems is the stope roof bolter, which has already seen a hundred sales into the local market in the two months since its launch. →
Special equipment for SA diamond tooler
24th August 2001 Local company Professional Diamond Drilling Equipment (PDDE) has been asked to bid on manufacturing special “oversize” Coring equipment for JDA Diamond Tooling. →
Specialised explosives gain popularity
24th August 2001 Specialised explosive and initiating technologies produced by African Explosives Limited (AEL) are achieving wide acceptance for their ability to combine improved blasting efficiency with optimal safety in various mining applications – in South Africa and further afield in Africa. →
Swedish machines for local gold-mine
24th August 2001 Swedish mining equipment producer Rock Machine has supplied two overhauled H →
Power diesel drill now in SA
24th August 2001 The Southern African mining industry now has access to one of the most powerful diesel drills ever produced, the Pit Viper Series 351 from Ingersoll-Rand, represented locally by Barloworld Equipment. →
Firm enters contracting field
24th August 2001 Local company Transbor has entered the contracting field by taking an interest in Geosearch International. →
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... →
SADC in beneficiation push
By: Keith Campbell 24th August 2001 SADC is determined to beneficiate the products of its mining industry →
Research to promote more use of downstream resources
By: Keith Campbell 24th August 2001 SOUTH African metallurgical and mineral processing research and development (R&D) organisation Mintek is vigorously pursuing a wide range of beneficiation technologies →
New off-the-shelf technology wanted
By: Zonika Botha 24th August 2001 The world’s largest gold producer, Anglogold, has renewed its commitment to invest in continuous research and development programmes to realise its quest for operational excellence. →
Big socio-economic plan emerging to secure jobs for miners
17th August 2001 South African mining has, in the past two years, been contemplating several proposed changes to the way it conducts its business. The most critical of these will come on the back of the proposed Minerals Development Bill, which has received much publicity. However, an ambitious, but less... →
Big socio-economic plan emerging to secure jobs for miners
17th August 2001 South African mining has, in the past two years, been contemplating several proposed changes to the way it conducts its business. →
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