The success of an automatic lubrication system installed by SKF/Lincoln on two refuse compactor trucks resulted in increased uptime, machine availability and personnel safety, urging the satisfied customers to call for the same lube solution on three more trucks. According to SKF/Lincoln’s Application & Export Sales Engineer, Donatien Makopo, thisContinue Reading
Menzel Elektromotoren has designed and manufactured three powerful 6600 V squirrel cage motors as integral components for pit fans. The customer specified cylindrical motor casings as compact as possible. The greatest challenge was to implement the required rated power of 1700 kW in cylindrical casings. Menzel therefore designed fin-cooled motorsContinue Reading
First Quantum Minerals has recorded a 2,180 decrease in its copper production at its Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi for the second quarter of 2022. Kansanshi’s copper production was 39,719 tonnes, while the company’s copper production at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila of 52,447 tonnes was on target. Combined production fromContinue Reading
Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of the nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum-group elements (“Ni-Cu-Co-PGE”) Selkirk Mine in Botswana, together with associated infrastructure and four surrounding prospecting licences formerly operated by Tati Nickel Mining Company (“TNMC”). The acquisition was completed pursuant to the Company’s previously-announcedContinue Reading
Drilling works have commenced at the Luansobe copper project, in Zambia. London-listed Galileo Resources announced the firm will use a 3 000 m core drilling programme designed to infill gaps in historic drilling and twin selected holes, with a particular focus on shallow up-dip projections of the deposit. The Luansobe area isContinue Reading
Copper production in Zambia has recorded a sharp decline. Zambia Chamber of Mines released statistics showing production dropped 7.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2022 to 364,089 mt. “So far half a year has passed, while the Zambian government’s target of producing 1.3 million mt of copper in 2022 appears unattainable.Continue Reading
Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of the nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum-group elements (“Ni-Cu-Co-PGE”) Selkirk Mine in Botswana, together with associated infrastructure and four surrounding prospecting licences formerly operated by Tati Nickel Mining Company (“TNMC”). The acquisition was completed pursuant to the Company’s previously-announcedContinue Reading
Lack of attention to maintenance on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on mobile mining equipment such as dump trucks, excavators, dozers and drill rigs can cost mines dearly. This is the view of Brenton Spies, managing director of HVAC specialist Booyco Engineering, a company which has been aContinue Reading
Even as South Africa’s construction sector struggles through difficult cycles of low profitability and declining capacity, it needs responsible and sustainable companies to maintain momentum. After almost nine decades in business, AfriSam’s legacy has been to demonstrate the value of good corporate citizenship, according to the company’s sales and marketingContinue Reading
Atlas Copco Power Technique complements its superior quality, reliable and efficient portable LED, metal halide, electric and battery-driven light tower range with an outstanding after-market service solution. The construction industry is faced with several challenges, from potential fines if deadlines are not met and keeping operational costs as low asContinue Reading
