Surcotec coating extends casing life span
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- Thursday, 17 May 2018
Surcotec’s metal spray coating solution has extended the life span of a Labyrinth casing therefore avoiding the need for costly replacement and leading to significant cost savings for key customer, Eskom, at its Palmiet Hydro installation.
MPT hits the gas in Thabazimbi
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- Wednesday, 16 May 2018
The benefits of gas as an alternate energy source in mining will be highlighted by Master Power Technologies (MPT) in association with CNG Holdings (CNG) at the MTE Show near the Northam Platinum Zondereinde mine in Thabazimbi, Limpopo on 10 May.
SA Reserve Bank approves Lonmin acquisition
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- Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Sibanye-Stillwater is pleased to announce that it has the approval of the South African Reserve Bank, as required in accordance with the Exchange Control Regulations of South Africa, regarding the proposed acquisition of Lonmin, which was announced on 14 December 2017.
Chicago Pneumatic generates success at Botswana MTE
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- Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Chicago Pneumatic strengthened its foothold outside South Africa’s borders with the sponsorship of a CPPG5 (5.5Kva) petrol-driven portable generator at each of the three Mining & Technical Exhibitions (MTEs) held in Botswana during April 2018.
Vedanta investigates Gamsberg smelter-refinery feasibility
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- Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources, has announced that the company has started a feasibility study into the development and construction of a Zinc Smelter-Refinery Complex to process concentrates from its Gamsberg project at Black Mountain Mining in Northern Cape province, South Africa.
Exxaro signs new road infrastructure project
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- Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Exxaro Resources and Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the upgrade of a road in Lephalale, Limpopo province on Wednesday 25 April 2018. This is the second strategic partnership between Exxaro and RAL since 2015.
Keeping mines and infrastructure dry
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- Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Ingress of groundwater is one of the leading causes of production loss and damage to infrastructure. Henk Pretorius of ISO shares some cutting-edge innovations and insights with Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp.
Board of directors change at Kibo
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- Monday, 14 May 2018
Kibo Mining the multi-asset Africa-focused energy and resource company, yesterday issued 8 370 716 new ordinary Kibo shares of par value €0.015 each to Sanderson Capital Partners as a partial settlement on the balance of funds drawn down under the forward payment facility between Kibo and Sanderson announced on 21 December 2016.
Ivanhoe’s Shaft 1 reaches 750m
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- Monday, 14 May 2018
Ivanhoe Mines executive chairman Robert Friedland, chief executive officer Lars-Eric Johansson and Ivanplats’ managing director Dr Patricia Makhesha announced yesterday that Platreef’s Shaft 1 has reached a depth of 750m below surface and lateral development of the first mine access station now is underway.
Konecranes branches equipped with water bags for load testing
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- Monday, 14 May 2018
Load testing of cranes is a vitally important part of Konecranes’ service and maintenance programme, especially where older cranes are concerned. In order to speed up the load testing and avoid downtime, all Konecranes branches are now equipped with their own water bags.
