Epiroc has won its largest-ever order from Kamoa Copper for the expansion of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mining Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kamoa Copper has ordered Minetruck MT65 S haulers as well as Scooptram ST18 S loaders, Boomer 282 face drilling rigs, and Simba E70 S production drilling rigs. The machines have several advanced features, such as…
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Multotec has expanded its facilities and capacity of its mill lining factory in Spartan, South Africa, to meet the rising demand, enabling the company to manufacture larger mill liners for clients around the globe. The expansion consists of the installation of three new presses at the factory that will boost manufacturing capacity by 15-20% to meet the demand for larger…
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Mining contractor Redpath South Africa is employing state-of-the-art digital trainers from Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions as part of a global framework agreement the two said could revolutionize training and safety practices in southern Africa. The technology provides trainees with interactive interfaces that closely resemble the controls and displays found on real mining equipment, ensuring a seamless transition from training…
Read MoreCanadian-based Trigon Metals has fully restarted milling and processing at the Kombat copper mine in Namibia following 15 years of being idle.
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Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation achieved a remarkable milestone late last month: successfully reaching the 1,000-metre mark on its contract to sink the 1,200-m ventilation shaft at Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) Lift II expansion in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
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Caledonia Mining officials have confirmed the death of a miner at the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe. While the miner was not identified, the company said the incident that took the worker’s life on 7 August was related to maintenance of trackless equipment. It also noted the worker, who succumbed to his injuries the following day, was contracted to Blanket…
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Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended mining operations at its Kloof 4 shaft in South Africa after it suffered infrastructure damage, reported Reuters.
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De Beers Group has celebrated a key milestone with the delivery of first production from underground operations at its Venetia mine in Limpopo, South Africa.
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Sandvik Rock Processing has marked a significant step in its expansion across Africa with the successful completion of its first South African-manufactured screen package. The project, which the company has called a milestone, was undertaken at the company’s world-class Spartan facility in Johannesburg, which already produces the Kwatani and Schenck products as part of Sandvik’s screening solutions offering. The capability…
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Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has placed an additional order with Metso for the delivery of minerals processing equipment to their Kansanshi copper mine S3 expansion in Zambia.
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