International diamond company De Beers Group has announced plans to invest more than US$140 million in marketing this year. The budget is the biggest spend since 2008, as the group focus on generating further consumer demand for diamond jewellery in the leading markets globally. The greatest spend is targeted in …

Tektronix has introduced the new 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope to better meet modern electronics design challenges. The 5 Series MSO redefines the midrange oscilloscope with a host of innovations including the industry’s first FlexChannelTM technology that allows 4, 6 or 8 analog channels and up to 64 digital channels, …

Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has de-activated over 1,000 electronic access cards for employees engaged by companies whose contracts have been suspended by the mining firm, the Zambian Daily Mail has reported. The development comes after Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has restricted power supply to MCM following a contractual dispute between …

Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) has announced plans to undergo an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study ahead of expanding a power supply services to Dangote power station. The development will allow extra capacity supply to Dangote power station owned by Dangote Industries Zambia which supplies power to Dangote …

Verder Peristaltic Pumps offer several advantages for mines to pump their slurries. Some of the advantages include less water, power, space, damage chemicals and downtime. According to the company, the hose pumps can circulate slurry SGs of 1.6 to 1.8 or up to 80% solid content. The traditional centrifugal pump …

ASP Fire has emphasized the importance of fire-detection systems in underground mining citing that underground mining is an exceptionally hazardous environment, The professional and accredited fire risk management believes persons who work underground have limited means to escape in the event of any fire and calls for earliest possible warning …

Right now, it’s little more than a hole in the ground; but six months from now, in the first quarter of 2018, this dusty building site in the North-Western province town of Kalumbila will be a $40-million manufacturing facility producing high-quality mill-balls for mines in Zambia, neighbouring countries and the …

The price of copper, which is Zambia’s foreign exchange earner, rose to two and half highs at US$6,495 a tonne on the international market on Wednesday, supported by anticipated low demand from China. The raise in copper price means that Zambia will have more foreign exchange inflows and will also …

Mauritian company African Property Investments is building a $25 million complex with 10 000 m2 of commercial space in Solwezi. The presence of three major copper mines, whose18 000-plus employees and contractors collectively release millions of dollars of disposable income into the local economy every month has attracted the investor. …

Konecranes is celebrating a milestone of its cranes this year with phenomenal installations across the globe. Konecranes’ 100th rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane has been installed at the Georgia Ports Authority at the Port of Savannah in the USA. In South Africa, three 350kg RMG’s have been installed at Transnet …