NEWS SNIPPET Simple solutions to blast design with BME’s Blast Calculator 12 March 2014, Johannesburg: Explosive’s company BME has developed an innovative application which provides a quick and simple way of calculating a powder factor, checking charge mass per hole, estimating vibration at a point or even working out the cost of a blast. Called …
OPINION PIENCE Sierra Leone mines aim for world-class water standards By Diane Duthe – Partner and principal hydrogeologist, SRK Consulting (SA) 05 March 2014 – Johannesburg: Bringing mine water management standards in line with global best practice is becoming a priority for mines in Sierra Leone, as the country rebuilds itself and looks to attract mining …
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT Another expert on board at SRK Ghana 04 March 2014 – Accra, Ghana: The Accra office of global engineering consultants SRK Consulting has been boosted by the addition of Ghanaian geological engineer and mineral resource geologist Eric Owusu Acheampong. With almost three decades in the industry, Acheampong has worked in Ghana, Tanzania and …
NEWS RELEASE Interesting insights shared at SRK Consulting (SA) Coal Open Day 03 March 2014 – Johannesburg: Global and domestic energy needs give South Africa’s coal sector a long future, but there are a number of challenges the sector must meet if it is to make best use of its valuable carbon-based fuel resources. …
NEWS SNIPPET Availability is everything 26 February 2014, Johannesburg: Rapid response is key in the crushing and screening Industry. Pilot Crushtec International pulled out all the stops when it delivered a new Sandvik QJ331 jaw crusher in just 24 hours from receipt of order to Seneca Civils, a large contractor and hire company based in …
NEWS SNIPPET Expertise and innovation overcome long distance challenges 26 February 2014, Johannesburg: Pilot Crushtec International recently sold a Sandvik QA140 mobile double deck screen with a Pilot Modular TM0605 wheel mounted impact crusher and a Pilot Modular MC450 10 metre conveyor to Malcoal, a mining company based in northern Malawi. What is remarkable about …
NEWS SNIPPET Sandvik US440i heavy duty cone crusher meets African conditions 26 February 2014, Johannesburg: Pilot Crushtec International recently sold a Sandvik US440i heavy duty cone crusher to Britanor, a construction company based in Cuamba, northern Mozambique. In partnership with Sandvik, Pilot Crushtec International travelled to the site in Mozambique to ensure the crushing plant’s …
MEDIA RELEASE Sandvik jaw crushers accelerate road building in the Eastern Cape 21 February 2014, Johannesburg: The Department of Roads and Public Works in the Eastern Cape recently took delivery of three Sandvik QJ241 mobile jaw crushers for use in the construction of gravel roads. This departure from the traditional hauler and grid roller construction …
NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT 24 February 2014 – Johannesburg: Professor Caroline Digby has been appointed Director of the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a career spanning over twenty years in the fields of mining, sustainability, education and regeneration, Professor Digby has a …
MEDIA RELEASE Looking forward to Botswana’s great coal future 21 February 2014, Johannesburg: With over 100 staff in Botswana and almost 15 years of history there, leading mining explosives company BME is looking forward to supporting the burgeoning coal sector to be showcased at the annual Coal Botswana conference in the capital Gaborone from 25-27 …