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Private investment company Menar has pledged R3.88-billion to develop the project.
Having initially placed a major focus on plant hire, construction, quarrying and mining since taking over the BULL distributorship in July 2023, Babcock is seeking to grow the brand’s footprint...
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Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to...
Specialist alloy producer Afarak Group has announced it will sell its Zeerust chrome mine and processing assets, as well as the Zeerust mining right, to Plantcor Mining and Plant Hire, which is a...
A range of new Volvo equipment for the earthmoving and surface mining sector was launched earlier this month at equipment supplier Babcock Africa’s eMalahleni branch, in Mpumalanga. Babcock is the...
Donaldson and FHS highlight filtration solutions that extend component life, reduce downtime
The contractor responsible for the Polihali transfer tunnel construction has resumed work.
South Africa-based opencast mining contractor Trollope offers a range of services, including opencast contract mining, crushing and screening, mine infrastructure development, bulk earthworks,...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has awarded the engineering design and construction supervision contract for the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme.
Develon – formerly Doosan – hosted an open day event recently, at its premises in Isando, Johannesburg. This was a traditional Oktober-Fest with a difference. Instead of an oompah brass band,...
Menar's Phalanndwa coal mine has embarked on a robust mine rehabilitation project.
When the Mining Weekly team of three arrived at the initial sod-turning event of Pan African Resources’ gold-from-dumps project just over a year ago, the area west of Johannesburg looked a little...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has reported that the upper intake tunnel has broken through into the lower intake tunnel.
Phalanndwa extension has embarked on a robust mine rehabilitation project.
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has achieved the successful breakthrough of the upper intake tunnel into the lower intake tunnel at the Polihali dam.
ISO accredited and 51% black woman-owned company Sekta Group is renowned for its excellence in specialised industrial and maintenance services, mechanical and civil engineering. The Sekta Group of...
Following a distributorship agreement concluded earlier this year between pumps solutions provider Integrated Pump Technology and plant hire company Mitchell Equipment Hire, Botswana’s promising...
Crushing and screening operations frequently continue operations in the dark and sufficient lighting is essential to ensure safety and productivity and Pilot Crushtec has now introduced its own...
Work has started on the remaining two major bridges to be built under Phase II.
The Competition Tribunal has confirmed, as an order, a R480 000 administrative penalty imposed on plant and equipment hire company Hard Hat Equipment Hire as part of a settlement in a case in which...
Crushing and screening operations frequently run on a 24/7 basis to meet demand and optimise productivity, so crushing specialist Pilot Crushtec is the ideal partner to introduce its own brand of...
Keeping the off-highway segment always on the move is a key focus area for FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA, says Andy Weddell, Local Segment Lead: Commercial Vehicles. Operating in the off-highway...
Work has started on the remaining two major bridges to be built.
The New Development Bank and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority have signed a loan agreement for the implementation of Phase 2 of the project.
Three bridges built by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) for a total of R104-million are expected to enable communities around Vaalwater, in Limpopo, to travel shorter...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, consultants and contractors on the Polihali dam have marked an early construction milestone – the diversion of the Senqu river by the precofferdam.
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), consultants and contractors on the Polihali dam have marked an early construction milestone – the diversion of the Senqu river by the...
Babcock has partnered with BULL to become the exclusive supplier of BULL tractor loader backhoes (TLBs) and BULL skid steers in southern Africa. These products complement Babcock’s existing...
By George Jennings & Kobus van Niekerk When standard does not make the grade
The construction of the Polihali dam and Polihali transfer tunnel is set to start after the award of the two contracts by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). The award of two of...
Construction plant manufacturer and distributor Case Construction South Africa (SA) launched the brand’s newly redesigned V-series backhoe loader to the South African market on October 13. Based...
Special economic zone (SEZ) the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has welcomed Mhlobiso Group subsidiary Mhlobiso Concrete to Zone 5 of the Coega SEZ. Mhlobiso Concrete is supported by its sister...
Privately-owned BSSC Radiators continues to develop and transform itself into a market leader, with over four decades of diverse experience and service in the mining industry. Through this...
Business personalities Lucky Kgatle and Quinton van der Burgh have jointly incorporated a new joint venture (JV) named Tlou Commodities, which is aimed at engaging and growing the local mining...
Light and compact equipment specialist Wacker Neuson has announced the appointment of a new dealership, AFGRI Equipment, in a move that expands its agricultural and construction footprint across...
A major geotechnical drilling and pitting programme is set to begin at the Songwe Hill rare earths development project, in Malawi, dual-listed Mkango Resources reported on Friday. The company said...
With load-shedding a reoccurring problem for mines and businesses in Southern Africa, standby power generation company Generator and Plant Hire South Africa (GPHSA) suggests that mines will...
The Competition Commission has filed charges with the Competition Tribunal against the Contractors Plant Hire Association (CPHA) and its 22 members, for allegedly fixing rental rates for...
With commodity prices on the rise, heralding the advent of a potential super-cycle in the mining industry, the current focus is on the availability of larger yellow metal equipment. Here is where...
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