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Magare Company Limited, the newly appointed Sales Partner for Hytec Services Africa, has secured an HSA containerised hydraulic hose workshop to expand its reach in the country. The containerised workshop began to be active on January 1, 2021, strengthening Magare’s Mwanza branch’s capabilities to deliver hydraulic equipment and services to …

Mining in developing countries continues to pose serious environmental problems. The location of mines, unaccountable extraction processes, and the lack of enforcement of mining codes are all factors that make mining an environmental disaster in Africa. The perfect combination of mining and environmental protection is still a mirage in most …

The recently introduced Cat 992 Wheel Loader delivers up to a 32% increase in productivity. It reduces maintenance costs by up to 10% and has demonstrated in field testing up to 48% greater payload-per-fuel efficiency in applications where a four-pass match to 90.7-tonne (100-ton) trucks was achieved versus five passes …

GroundProbe has launched one of the industry’s most advanced doppler radars for reactive geo-hazard monitoring, the RGR-Velox. RGR-Velox (Reactive Geo-hazard Radar) is a military-precision reactive monitoring and alarming system for tailings dam breaches, large slope failures, landslides and avalanches. It detects, tracks and alarms on moving geo-hazards in real-time, keeping …

…as coal rush fade away Kibo Energy has announced intentions to refocus, dispose of coal energy projects to focus on renewable energy opportunities. Kibo’s blueprint is in line with the company’s refocused strategy centred on sustainable renewable energy solutions. The development comes following the positive results of an extensive due …

Ethiopia’s mines ministry announced on Friday that it had cancelled 27 unused mining licenses and issued warnings to three companies to boost production. Ethiopia has now revoked 90 mining licenses, including 63 that it had already revoked in December. “Following a re-investigation, 27 mining companies that had been licensed to …

Hytec South Africa has developed a new app that simplifies the inspection and servicing reporting processes for its customers. The ‘Smart Inspection” app enables inspection and service reports for hydraulic systems to be completed via cell phone or tablet and emailed to the relevant Maintenance or Section Engineer in real …

Base Titanium, an Australian mining business, is optimistic that it will be able to continue mining in the country once the present mine life expires in October next year. It hopes to expand its operations along the Kenyan coast’s south and north by obtaining prospecting and mining licenses from the …

Nearly 77,470 rural households in south Rwanda will be electrified thanks to loans and grants from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The funds will be used to help Rwanda achieve universal electrification by 2024 through a project called Transmission System Reinforcement and Last Mile Connectivity, according to the AfDB. …

Following the most recent drilling in the Lihranda corridor at Isulu, large-scale gold mining in Western Kenya could begin next year. Additional visible gold has been identified in seven unique intersections, according to Shanta Gold, the company doing the exploration. The gold explorer said the results were reached after a …