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Rio Tinto’s fleets of autonomous haul trucks have achieved a significant milestone at the company’s world-class operations in Australia by moving their one-billionth tonne of material. The haul trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) technology have now moved more than one billion tonnes of both ore and waste material …

Chinese hi-tech enterprise Huayou Cobalt has made a significant investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Huayou’s focus is the nonferrous smelting of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu). The company has made capital available for the development and ongoing optimisation studies for the Kalongwe copper and …

Kwikspace Modular Buildings (Kwikspace), provides quick, reliable and relocatable solutions provided to Zambian mining communities. A leading manufacturer of modular buildings, which has previously completed a number of projects in Zambia, has broadened its operations by opening a branch in Lusaka. Kwikspace’s branch was established to facilitate the workings of …

Bell Equipment has announced intentions to enter Southern Africa’s tipper truck market through a partnership with KAMAZ, a Russian-based company. Synonymous with providing purpose designed trucks to the harshest applications, KAMAZ’s consistent strong performance in the challenging Dakar Rally is to spur, the company’s portfolio expansion. “After a long period …

Chamber of Mines South Africa has applauded the increasing collaboration between the mining bodies from Southern Africa. Roger Baxter, Chief Executive Officer of Chamber of Mines said the growing alliance will soon champion the formation of the Association of Chambers of Mines in Africa. The Association is envisaged to be …

Technavio, global technology research and advisory company says the mining industry is expected to witness gradual growth during 2017 to 2021. The company attributes the development to increase in demand from minerals and metals, mostly from emerging economies. Researchers at Technavio believes that the untapped markets such as Latin America …

Africa’s second largest copper producer Zambia is on a rebound path to regain its top spot on the continent after being surpassed by the Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC (3) years ago. Zambia’s peak was on the 1972 era when the mines were nationalized. In the period the Southern …

Afrique Nama Mining Limited (ANML) has announced intentions to develop a US$10 million cobalt mine in Mushindano district. ANML has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report to the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) ahead of the development. The project is to construct a mineral processing plant to process copper …

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 …

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has suspended operations at its Nchanga Mine following acts of vandalism. Shapi Shachinda, Konkola Copper Mines Manager for Public Relations and Communications on Wednesday told media that the criminals cut a high voltage electricity cables disrupting operations. The criminals stole at least 9 high voltage copper …