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Contract Mining and Outsourcing

Bucket elevators increase mine production capacity

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Mining industry technology and products supplier Tenova Takraf Africa, formerly Bateman Engineered Technology, supervised the commissioning of five bucket elevators at the Moma minerals sands mine, in Northern Mozambique.

By: Chantelle Kotzé

24th May 2013

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers

Company emphasises advantages of gas cleaning technology for SA ferroalloys industry

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The recent power constraints and price hikes in the country should prompt the South African ferroalloy industry to consider using technology to turn furnace off-gas into energy, says Germany-based gas cleaning specialists Theisen Engineering....

By: Gia Costella

24th May 2013

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers

Company experiences success with rotary kiln division

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Manufacturer and supplier to the mining, smelter and minerals processing industries, the Dickinson Group, established a dedicated rotary kiln division last year, focusing on all the furnace industries that use rotary kilns. CEO Trevor Dickinson...

By: Gia Costella

24th May 2013

Contract Mining and Outsourcing

Contract to distinguish owner mined from contract mined operations

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The choice between owner-based mining and contract mining is becoming increasingly critical as mines focus on improving ore quantities and grades at lower production costs, says consulting engineering firm UWP Consulting international business...

By: Chantelle Kotzé

24th May 2013

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers

Depressed market causes company to revert to offshore work

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Owing to the depressed market in South Africa, designer and supplier of high-capacity, electric submerged-arc smelting furnaces and complete smelting plants for the production of ferroalloys, base metals, slag cleaning and alloy refining, Tenova...

By: Gia Costella

24th May 2013

Contract Mining and Outsourcing

Drilling solutions help extend mine life

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Australia-based underground hard-rock mining contractor Barminco reports mine life can be extended through drilling programmes. The company successfully completed its most complicated drilling programme to date, at gold giant AngloGold Ashanti’s...

By: Chantelle Kotzé

24th May 2013

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers

Engineering firm to focus on lowering costs of production for SA clients

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South African smelter engineering firm Metix does not predict any major expansions in the South African ferroalloy industry in the next two years, owing to major industry challenges. The company, which forms part of global steel processing...

By: Gia Costella

24th May 2013

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers

Improved production in first quarter due to furnace performance

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Resource company Merafe Resources improved its ferrochrome production in the first quarter of 2013 by 3% over the comparative 2012 period on the back on enhanced overall furnace performance, realising attributable production of 67 000 t. The...

By: Natalie Greve

24th May 2013

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Company	Country	Facility	Industry Term
Aveng Bateman Kenmare Resources Tenova Takraf Africa Eskom Mining Weekly Dickinson Group Grayess Highveld Steel Innovative Partnerships Lonmin Nampak Pretoria Portland Cement Richards Bay Minerals Rio Tinto Witbank Xstrata UWP Consulting Norilsk Nickel Simcoa Operations AngloGold Ashanti Barminco BHP Billiton Materials Handling Metix Paul Wurth SMS Siemag Merafe Resources	Mozambique Germany South Africa Angola Australia Austria Ethiopia France Ghana Israel Nigeria Poland Sweden United States Zambia China Kazakhstan Russia	Moma Mine Newcastle Facility SACC Facility Roodekop Plant Witbank Plant Bushveld Complex Rustenburg Plant	Construction Management Industry Technology Products Supplier Project Management Transport Cogeneration Plants Using Gas Engines Electricity Bills Energy Gas Cleaning Technology Industrial Gas Offered Gas Cleaning Technology Potential Energy Yearly Electricity Tariff Increases Cement Industry Cement Producer Furnace Services Mineral Processing Industries Mining Steel Steel Manufacturer Actual Mining Contract Mining Contract Mining Situations Human Resources Management Large Specialised Equipment Owner Mining Owner- Based Mining Performance Management Systems Manufacturing Silicon Metal Furnace Silicon Producer Gold Giant Underground Mining Services Electricity Furnace Equipment Steel Processing Technology Supplier Technological Applications
Person	Region	Technology	City
Andrew Wager Hector Matake Jacob Poulsen Ebby Schubert Anton Briedenhann Horn Glass Marius Steyn Trevor Dickinson Rod Stewart Chris Oertel Tenova Pyromet Mark Everett Ivan Holl Pat Davies Wynand Moolman	Northern Mozambique South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Asia North America South America Western Australia	Mining Industry Technology Whims Technology Cogeneration Technology Gas Cleaning Technology Offered Gas Cleaning Technology Microbolometer Infrared Camera Technology Flash	Natal Newcastle Johannesburg Sun City Rustenburg
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Africa Europe	Vaal River	Western Australia	M14