Volvo makes history as it begins delivery of electric trucks made with fossil-free steel
Volvo has announced that electric trucks made with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to its customers, making it the first truck manufacturer in the...
COSCO SHIPPING brings construction vehicle carrier service to southeast Africa
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With the delivery of a carrier loaded with tractors, tankers and mining trucks to southeast Africa, COSCO SHIPPING Specialised Carriers has marked its first entry...
Conveying success for Africa’s mines
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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,...
ExxonMobil Angola discovery signals uptick in upstream investment
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
