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STEINERT magnets protect mining equipment from damage. New: E-book about tramp removal
20th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Equipment used to recover bulk materials suffers serious damage from tramp iron, such as wires, nuts, bolts or excavator teeth. The new e-book explains how to select the right equipment for the... 


Adani breaks ground at Carmichael
17th July 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Indian major Adani has broken ground at its Carmichael opencut coal mine, in Queensland. Adani Mining CEO David Boshoff said the work to remove the rock was a significant milestone to have ticked... 


Goscor Earthmoving Equipment makes inroads into Lephalale with sale of SANY SY750 excavator
16th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Goscor Earthmoving Equipment has made significant inroads into the coal-mining region of Lephalale in Limpopo with the sale of a SANY SY750 excavator to start-up customer Phaphanyi Trading. As an... 


Something to shout about as hush quiet electric mini wins award
10th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JCB is today celebrating the news that its electric mini excavator has scooped one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for engineering innovation. The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering has today... 


Corruna Downs iron-ore project, Australia
Corruna Downs iron-ore project, Australia
10th July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

MACA has been awarded a mining contract at the Corunna Downs mine. 


Kobada gold project, Mali
Kobada gold project, Mali
3rd July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

African Gold Group has announced that it plans to mine the Kobada project with a standard openpit mining method using articulated trucks and a hydraulic loader.  


El Limón Guajes mine complex, Mexico
El Limón Guajes mine complex, Mexico
26th June 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine located in Guerrero State, in Mexico. 


New SANY SY215C hydraulic excavator for Mpumalanga contractor
19th June 2020

White Hazy Building Construction, established in 1997 in Nelspruit, has acquired a brand new SANY SY215 22 t hydraulic excavator from Goscor Earthmoving (GEM). A well-known contractor in... 


Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
12th June 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A revised scoping study using the Utah Point multiuser bulk handling facility at Port Hedland as a shipping port has confirmed excellent project economics. 


Coal mine in Serbia gives up new Roman treasure
29th May 2020 By: Reuters

As the sun sank over a vast opencast coal mine in eastern Serbia earlier this month, a small crane eased the front half of a Roman ship from the steep sides of the pit. An excavator cutting... 


Tick Hill gold project, Australia
Tick Hill gold project, Australia
29th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has proposed the development of a mining and toll treatment operation. 


Where there is an MB Crusher unit, there is a way!
Where there is an MB Crusher unit, there is a way!
25th May 2020

Guidelines for streamlining the process and procedures for laying of new pipes for water in a city centre where roads are only 2 meter wide.  


B2Gold testing finds 10 positive Covid-19 cases at Mali mine
8th May 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Proactive testing at gold miner B2Gold’s Fekola mine, in Mali, has identified ten positive Covid-19 cases, nine of which are asymptomatic. The company is now considering conducting comprehensive... 


Condra manufactures technically complex crane in tight space for colliery
8th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Condra’s authorised agent for the Witbank area, GTB Industrial Services, has secured a contract for a technically complex crane to service a Mpumalanga-based colliery’s dragline excavator. Condra... 


Coburn mineral sands project, Australia
Coburn mineral sands project, Australia
8th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Macmahon has been tipped as the preferred contractor for the project. 


AN ALLY IN THE TRENCHES
The SY210 has many applications in agriculture
Accelerated business activity could follow lockdown slowdown
1st May 2020 By: Darren Parker

Following a “drastic” slowdown in sales, rentals and aftermarket support in the agriculture sector during the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa, equipment supplier Goscor Earthmoving (GEM) national... 


Bengalla mine, Australia
Bengalla mine, Australia
1st May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine located in New South Wales, in Australia. 


Dragline excavator.
Post-Covid delivery of crane for colliery’s dragline excavator
22nd April 2020 By: Martin Creamer

A contract won by Witbank company GTB Industrial Services will see Condra manufacturing a technically complex crane to service an Mpumalanga colliery’s dragline excavator. Condra will deliver the... 


The Multotec GV cyclones are designed specifically for tailings dam applications.
Custom cyclone solution solves Zambian TSF challenge
22nd April 2020

An innovative hydrocyclone solution is allowing a large Zambian copper mine to develop a safe and cost effective tailings storage facility (TSF). The TSF faced a number of specific challenges,... 


Ok Tedi mine, Papua New Guinea
Ok Tedi mine, Papua New Guinea
10th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine located at Mt Fubilan, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea 


What material can the MB-HDS shafts screener process? Let’s have a look at construction sites around the world
1st April 2020

The new MB-HDS shafts screener is versatile, enabling you to process a wide range of different materials directly on site without additional costs. 


Rainbow reports lower full-year output, but progresses strategy
Rainbow reports lower full-year output, but progresses strategy
30th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths experienced operational challenges at its Gakara mine, in Burundi, and produced only 114 t of concentrate in the six months ended December 31, 2019. This... 


BHP to hire 1 500 Australian staff to stimulate economy
BHP to hire 1 500 Australian staff to stimulate economy
20th March 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major BHP on Friday announced that it would hire 1 500 additional staff across Australia to support its current workforce and to stimulate the economy. The miner said that the jobs would be... 


Bobcat Shop to offer unique merchandise at NAMPO 2020
12th March 2020

Bobcat Equipment South Africa will host a special Bobcat Shop at the Goscor Group stand at Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day from 12 to 15 May in Bothaville in the Free State. Here visitors to the... 


SOUTH AFRICAN INFLUENCE
Air conditioning has also been introduced as an option on all Cat Next Generation mini excavator model sizes in response to direct feedback from South African customers
Online purchasing first for South Africa
6th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

US construction machinery manufacturer Caterpillar’s mini excavators will be one of the first Cat product lines to be sold online through its Southern Africa dealer, Barloworld Equipment, this... 


Modular Mining installs systems at Boliden’s Kevitsa Mine
4th March 2020

Modular Mining, global leader in the delivery of real-time computer-based mine management solutions, installed its DISPATCHâ, ProVisionâ, and MineCareâsystems at the Boliden Kevitsa mine in... 


Custom Cyclone Solution Solves Zambian TSF Challenge
Custom Cyclone Solution Solves Zambian TSF Challenge
2nd March 2020

An innovative hydrocyclone solution from Multotec is allowing a large Zambian copper mine to develop a safe and cost effective tailings storage facility (TSF). The TSF faced a number of specific... 


Diamcor starts surface diamond mining with heavy equipment in Limpopo
Diamcor starts surface diamond mining with heavy equipment in Limpopo
26th February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed junior diamond miner Diamcor Mining has started using a new, larger fleet of Caterpillar heavy mining equipment at its Krone-Endora at Venetia project, based next to diamond miner De... 


SANY helps DarkFEST 2020 achieve new heights
24th February 2020

A SANY excavator has played a key role in assisting UK MTB star and course builder Sam Reynolds design and construct the biggest jumps yet for DarkFEST 2020 from 7 to 8 February in Stellenbosch.... 


Automation tech supports port bulk handling operation
Automation tech supports port bulk handling operation
19th February 2020

Leading autonomous solutions provider RCT has finalised an automation project with port, logistics and infrastructure specialist Qube Bulk at the Whyalla Port in South Australia. In 2019 RCT... 


Centerra reports fatality at Kumtor
18th February 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Kumtor mine, in Kyrgyzstan, has suffered a fatality, owner Centerra Gold reported on Tuesday. At the weekend, a Kumtor employee succumbed to a fatal injury while operating an excavator, which... 


IN ACTION 
Geopile rig in action installation
Pile solution cost effective, saves time
14th February 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Piling contractor Geopile – a subsidiary of South African exploration and geotechnical services provider GeoGroup – has saved its client about R2-million and more than a month’s worth of... 


CAN YOU DIG IT A fifth SY500 excavator has been added to the mining contractor’s fleet
Excavation and loading fleet adds new machines
7th February 2020 By: Darren Parker

Mining contractor WEGO Africa added another SANY SY500 excavator to its pre-existing fleet of four, in addition to acquiring two new SANY SY956 front-end loaders, at the end of last year. The new... 


Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
7th February 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has confirmed excellent project economics for the project. 


SANY proves a gem in the manganese and iron ore mining sectors
SANY proves a gem in the manganese and iron ore mining sectors
28th January 2020

Goscor Earthmoving (GEM) Kathu, a multi-franchise branch of Goscor Industrial & Construction Equipment, continues to enjoy success with SANY excavators and front-end loaders in the mining industry... 


Thackaringa cobalt project, Australia
Thackaringa cobalt project, Australia
24th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Broken Hill Prospecting and Cobalt Blue Holdings have signed a binding heads of agreement that will enable Cobalt Blue to obtain full ownership of the Thackaringa project. 


Concrete consolidation with freedom of movement
15th January 2020

Wacker Neuson launches the world's first internal vibrator with replaceable battery as a backpack system. The battery-internal vibrator system from Wacker Neuson, presented at Bauma 2019 for the... 


Jet Demolition has most technically-advanced fleet in Africa
Jet Demolition has most technically-advanced fleet in Africa
12th December 2019

Jet Demolition has a fleet of 34 specialised demolition excavators, and 44 additional items of plant, ranging from skidsteer loaders to tractors, telescopic handlers, and articulated dumpers. It... 


Iron Ridge iron project, Australia
Iron Ridge iron project, Australia
6th December 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

A feasibility study on Iron Ridge has confirmed a high-grade and -quality project that provides strong returns over its six-and-a-half-year life-of-mine. 


CUSTOMER FOCUSED
HPE Africa’s national workshop facilities are geared to assist customers with modifications of machines, enabling adaptability for specific tasks
Equipment supplier caters to diverse customer base
15th November 2019

During tough times in civil engineering – where lack of work is one of the most worrying issues – equipment supplier Civplant Civils and Civtek Limited’s team pulls together even closer to... 


Contractor says equipment provider critical to its success
8th November 2019

Engineering solutions provider Babcock’s transparency, combined with its range of leading construction equipment and its successful collaborations with customers, struck a chord with Lomeza Mining... 


EXPANSION PLANS
Goscor Earth Moving is working towards increasing SANY’s presence in the South African market
Growth, emerging contractors positive on exploration
18th October 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

New contractors entering the industry with “lucrative contracts” present an opportunity for the exploration industry to grow, Goscor Earth Moving (GEM) sales executive Murray Leith tells Mining... 


Barrambie vanadium/titanium/magnetite project, Australia
Barrambie vanadium/titanium/magnetite project, Australia
11th October 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Neometals has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese researcher to advance the development of the project. 


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