Conveying success for Africa’s mines
Transportation is critical in bringing the best out of Africa’s mines and, without reliable and efficient conveyance to and from site for people and resources,...
2022
ExxonMobil Angola discovery signals uptick in upstream investment
by Brena
Earlier this month, global energy major ExxonMobil – under its affiliate, Esso Exploration Angola – announced a discovery in the Bavuza South-1 well in Block...
SEW-EURODRIVE INSTALLS GIRTH GEARS FOR VENETIA SCRUBBER UPGRADE
by Brena
Drive technology specialist SEW-EURODRIVE is installing four of its large segmented girth gear systems at De Beer’s Venetia Diamond Mine in Limpopo province. Venetia...
KWATANI GOES DIGITAL ON SCREEN MONITORING
by Brena
Close monitoring is the basis for keeping vibrating screens productive and achieving the lowest cost of ownership, says Kenny Mayhew-Ridgers, chief operating officer of leading...
LARGE WEG MOTORS ASSEMBLED, COMMISSIONED ON OIL RIGS
by Brena
Classified as hazardous areas, offshore oil rigs require that any equipment installed on them is designed and certified accordingly – including electric motors to drive...
FIRST WATER CONTROL DOOR FOR VUP COMPLETED
by Brena
An important milestone in the development of the US$2 billion De Beers Venetia Underground Project (VUP) has been reached with the completion of the first...
LATEST TECHNOLOGY EMBRACED TO PREVENT COLLISIONS
by Brena
Putting safe distance between people and the range of mobile equipment on surface mines – from off-road dump trucks to excavators and loaders – Collision...
MINES INCREASINGLY SEEING VALUE IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS
by Brena
Judging from interactions with mining customers at Electra Mining Africa 2022, Weir Minerals Africa notes that there is a growing demand for digital integration, which...
DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMERS GO 1,6 KM DEEP IN SA GOLD MINE
by Brena
When dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions was asked to supply three units to an underground South African gold mine, it was given a hill...
Epiroc gives back by investing in under-privileged school children in Zimbabwe
by Brena
Global mining equipment specialist, Epiroc South Africa, recently joined hands with Epiroc Zimbabwe to participate in a constructive and inspirational community school career day...
