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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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Miners urged to improve fire-detection systems

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 …

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The Chileans are here

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 …

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