Equipment

Sandvik Rock Processing says it has developed an innovative alternative to refurbishment of ageing crushing equipment, designed to give customers an upgraded, cost-effective and original-equipment manufacturer-backed solution. Sandvik Rock Processing business line manager: crushing PC Kruger explains that the company’s Reborn programme is a strategic lifecycle solution that enables customers …

Measurement technologies specialist Hexagon launched its next-generation vehicle intervention system (VIS) globally last month. The system is designed to help surface mining operations prevent collisions, extending the autonomous intervention capabilities of Hexagon’s established VIS platform across more critical mining scenarios. “Surface mining operators continue to face complex safety challenges in …

By BAZIN MAMBUMINA In dewatering, a sector where equipment failure carries operational and safety consequences that dwarf the cost of the pump itself, brand trust functions as a form of risk transfer. Integrated Pump Technology has built its African growth strategy squarely on that dynamic, pairing two established names, Grindex …

One of the world’s largest copper producers, Normet and Codelco have entered into a five-year technology development program to advance autonomous and remotely operated underground mining technologies. The collaboration will focus on developing safer, more productive mining processes through technology pilots at Codelco’s El Teniente mine in Chile. The program …

Moving high risk explosives across long and fragile supply routes is one of the hardest logistical problems facing remote African mines and BME, an Omnia Holdings company, says it has found a way to avoid much of it. The company has engineered modular, containerised emulsion plants that make explosives on …

Recognising that technology alone cannot deliver safer, more productive underground mining operations, BME, an Omnia Holdings company, has developed its Portable Training Unit to bridge the gap between theoretical learning and practical application. The realistic, hands-on training platform enables mining companies to build workforce competency, improve safety, protect production assets …

Contract miner, Redpath Africa is broadening its position in the market, moving beyond its traditional reputation for raiseboring and shaft work to offer clients a more comprehensive underground mine development and construction capability Redpath’s capabilities span shaft sinking, raiseboring, conventional and lateral development, underground construction and mining services. Increasingly, the …

The scale of Tanzania’s industrial ambitions is beginning to reshape the equipment needed to build them. As mining developments expand alongside power transmission, renewable energy, oil and gas and major infrastructure projects, Sarens is strengthening its local heavy-lifting capability with a new 260 tonne all-terrain crane. The XCMG XCA260H joins …

Metso is introducing the Sampo™ Cell, a breakthrough innovation in coarse particle flotation that enhances recovery of coarse particles without compromising fine particle recovery, helping mining companies improve the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of their operations. “Mining companies are under increasing pressure to process more complex ores, improve recovery and …

When Good Oils Go Bad Part 5 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck This edition of WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series gives insight into microdieseling. There’s a creature in the ocean that kills its prey without ever touching it. Say hello to my little friend – Synalpheus fritzmuelleri, …