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 is preparing to resume operations and shares the lessons it has learned before and during the lockdown. In a three phased approach, the company in FebruaryContinue Reading
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 its range of submersible pumps that are made of 316 stainless steel casting. Since its foundation in 1924, the Japanese company Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Continue Reading
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 of two years’ research and development. Installed at Masdaf’s Düzce plant in north west Turkey, the test station has the latest measuring devices and aContinue Reading
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 to ensure that they have been fully remunerated and host communities generously funded during the national lockdown. In a two-hour-plus Minerals Council South Africa onlineContinue Reading
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 component of a responsible management strategy is dewatering. Mike Swintak, regional senior product manager for Weir Minerals, says: “Dewatering tailings can be a difficult process, howeverContinue Reading
South African motorists were sent into panic once again this past weekend as oil refineries were shut down due to a lack of crude oil. This comes after Sasol Ltd declared force majeure at its second biggest refinery on Friday due to a lack of crude oil.. On Monday, SasolContinue Reading
Over 700 of Rotork’s CK modular electric actuators have been installed at the Shantou wastewater treatment plant in Guangdong, southern China, where they facilitate sewage treatment in accordance with new environmental regulations. Three new sewage treatment plants and 300 sewage intercepting wells will be built in Chaonan district, Shantou city.Continue Reading
Wanner Engineering has announced the introduction of its new Hydra-Cell T200 Series medium pressure pumps, with no seals or packing. The pumps feature a seal-less design that avoids the maintenance of mechanical or dynamic seals and packing that can leak and wear. The design means that Hydra-Cell T200 pumps doContinue Reading
Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a subsidiary of mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has handed over three new health posts in Kalumbila district to the government. The facilities handed over include a staff house, clinic, incinerator and ablution block at each health post, complete with the much-needed medical equipment. CompanyContinue Reading
wo Duperon FlexRake FRHD automated bar screens installed at the Mud Lake Water Users (MLWU) irrigation company in Eastern Idaho are successfully protecting the company’s 160,000-gallon-per-minute pumps from tumbleweeds and other debris. Mud Lake is a natural closed basin used as a reservoir for irrigation water before it is conveyedContinue Reading
