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De Beers hikes marketing budget to strengthen sales

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 …

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Tektronix redefines mid-range oscilloscopes

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, …

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Mopani, CEC tussle affect employees

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 …

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CEC to supply Dangote industries with more power

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 …

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Pumping slurries with a peristaltic pump

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 …

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