A toxic leak from an Angolan diamond mine has reportedly killed 12 people after polluting rivers hundreds of miles from the site. This comes via Eve Bazaiba, an environmental minister for the Democratic Republic of Congo, who also claimed that around 4,500 people had been left ill after the incident. The leakContinue Reading
Roper Technologies Inc has agreed to sell a majority stake in its industrial businesses, including its entire Process Technologies segment and the industrial businesses within its Measurement & Analytical Solutions segment, to affiliates of private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R). Image © red150770 – stock.adobe.com. Roper willContinue Reading
The adoption of multi screw pumps has increased exponentially over the past half-decade, with the consumption volume rising from 146,000 units in 2015 to 202,000 units in 2022. Antonio Castilhos, vice president of national sales, Netzsch Pumps North America, explains what is driving this growth. This rapid rise has beenContinue Reading
Weir Minerals is proud to announce the Weir Minerals Sand Wash Plant, a complete sand wash solution drawing on Weir Minerals’ long experience in the sand and aggregate industry. The Linatex® lined plant produces more saleable product than conventional sand screw plants, with fewer moving parts and an optimised process that producesContinue Reading
Consider it pumped with the WEDA from Atlas Copco Featuring unrivalled performance, efficiency, reliability and flexibility, Atlas Copco’s WEDA electric submersible pump series offers perfect dewatering solutions for the construction, industrial, agricultural, emergency and maintenance sectors “The popularity of these rugged and compact pumps amongst our customers urged Atlas CopcoContinue Reading
MT65 gets cleaner-burning engine and ejector box. Its engine has been replaced with one that lowers emissions, meeting Tier 4 Final-Stage 5 requirements. Nitrogen oxide emissions have been reduced 45% and diesel particulate matter has been lowered 80% compared to a Tier 2 engine. The truck also has an ejectorContinue Reading
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
Pensana Rare Earths (PM8) has been granted a new exploration licence near its Longonjo project in Angola. The new licence is to explore the Coola Project for neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) rare earth mineralisation. Coola hosts two known carbonatites, Coola and Monte Verda, which are structures made up of overContinue Reading
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU ) is building its second open-pit mine in Cote d’Ivoire and its third in West Africa, and expects to pour first gold in December despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Once built, Yaoure will produce 215,000 oz. gold per year at all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of US$734Continue Reading
Africa focused energy company Kibo Energy has acquired 345 ha of land adjacent to its Benga power plant project, in Mozambique’s Tete province. Alongside hosting a 150 MW to 300 MW thermal power plant, which is being developed as part of a joint venture agreement with local energy company TermoeléctricaContinue Reading
