Toxic handling in API manufacturing
Handling corrosive, toxic and flammable materials needs a special type of pump. When it was time for API manufacturer Ofichem to upgrade its pumping equipment,...
Author : Oliver Masunda
Zimbabwe: ‘COVID-19 Has Potential to Mask Rampant Rights Abuses in Mining Communities’
The Covid-19 pandemic has potential to mask human rights abuses and further worsen poverty among mining communities in parts of Manicaland. These are sentiments expressed...
Pleuger’s process water pumps to Chilean mine
The Chilean Collahuasi mine in the Pica district of the Tarapacá region produces more than 5,000 tons of fine copper per year, making it one...
Coronavirus safety regulations for mines to be published this month, court rules
A code of practice setting minimum standards for health and safety in mines during the coronavirus pandemic must be put in place this month, the...
Goulds Pumps expands ISO standard pump range
ITT’s Goulds Pumps has added the IC Open (ICO) Impeller i-FRAME pump to its portfolio of ISO standard pumps. Designed to handle chemical slurries and...
Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa...
Corrosion-resistant submersible success
Polluted water and run-off from mines and quarries require pumps that can handle these highly acidic liquids. To meet this challenge, Tsurumi has continued developing...
Masdaf aims for accreditation with test station
Turkish pump manufacturer Masdaf is hoping to obtain the internationally recognised EN IEC 17025 accreditation certificate with its newly developed Pump Performance Test Station, the result...
Morale high as Covid-masked South African miners get back to work
Morale is reportedly high as Covid-masked and physically distanced South African mineworkers get back to mining underground for companies that have gone the extra mile...
The benefits of dewatering tailings with Weir
With increased scrutiny and pressure to improve the management of tailings, it is important to look at different methods to improve this process. A critical...