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Enduron® HPGR – the principal choice in iron ore
2nd September 2022

Weir Minerals’ high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) technology is fast becoming the staple for an increasingly diverse range of hard rock mining applications. Although iron ore accounts for the... 


ON SITE Weir Minerals’ GEHO positive displacement pump installed in the tailings section at a fluorspar application
Minerals processing equipment firm bolsters capacity to better serve Africa
24th August 2022

Minerals processing equipment firm Weir Minerals Africa, which enjoyed excellent attendance at its stand at the last Electra Mining Africa in 2018, will once be exhibiting its range of equipment at... 


Weir Minerals Africa has big plans for Electra Mining
4th July 2022

Weir Minerals Africa, which enjoyed excellent attendance at its stand at the last Electra Mining Africa in 2018, will once again be exhibiting its extensive range of minerals processing equipment... 


Pic of Weir Minerals Africa's Multiflo Mudflo pump in action
Company at forefront of engineer-to-order space
1st July 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

As industries have developed, customers’ equipment demands have increased. As such, equipment and solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa has found that continuously engineering product solutions... 


Weir Minerals Africa opens labs for foundry and rubber plant at Isando
8th June 2022

Boosting manufacturing quality and consistency at Weir Minerals Africa’s Isando foundry and rubber plant, two laboratories recently opened their doors at the company’s facility near Johannesburg.... 


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OEM supporting sustainable Zambian mining
20th May 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

As Zambian mines move to adopt more sustainable mining practices, the reduction of energy use, water consumption and carbon emissions – as per global mining trends – is a significant priority, says... 


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Dedicated training facility improves services
13th May 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Designed to train customer-facing Weir Minerals Africa employees, the company’s Mill Circuit University (MCU) equips its learners with the fundamental knowledge to better understand the end-users’... 


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Weir presents water management offering
13th May 2022

Optimising water use is a priority for equipment supplier Weir Minerals Africa – it is an area that can often be overlooked but contributes significantly to a mine’s environmental, social and... 


Weir Minerals Africa regional MD Rajen Govender
Weir Minerals Africa benefits as mining surges
9th May 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Weir Minerals Africa, part of the LSE-listed Weir Group, is currently performing strongly, and is more than maintaining its share of the African market, while also moving into new geographies on... 


Sustainability a focus as firm deploys energy, water saving products
8th April 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa is continuing its strong focus on sustainability across its West African operations. With the company’s fully integrated, customer-centric... 


Full water management offering from Weir Minerals Africa
9th March 2022

Optimising water usage is a priority for Weir Minerals Africa – it is an area that can often be overlooked but contributes significantly to a mine’s Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) drive... 


Rubber increases wear life
25th February 2022

Mines are well aware of the significant cost savings that can be achieved by using rubber to increase the wear life of equipment; however, selecting the right product for the application is vital.... 


Weir Minerals marks great decade for Warman® dirty water pump
21st February 2022

It has been 10 years since Weir Minerals Africa sold its first Warman® DWU (dirty water unit) pump, with the locally developed and manufactured innovation achieving success in Africa and abroad.... 


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Rubber lining increases wear life
8th February 2022

Rubber lining is a highly skilled process which, when done correctly with the correct type and thickness of rubber, can contribute considerably to the life and profitability of a plant, affirms... 


A photo of an Envirotech pump with WRT technology in operation on site at a gold mine
Leveraging industry-leading brands improves technology offering
4th February 2022 By: Darren Parker

The Envirotech pumps range from pumps manufacturer Weir Minerals benefits significantly from synergies in research and technology development, as well as application knowledge sharing across a... 


New 650 model expands the innovate Cavex® 2 hydrocyclones range
26th January 2022

When the Cavex® hydrocyclone was introduced to the industry over 20 years ago it set the benchmark for the rest of the market. The recently launched Cavex® 2 took this product range a step further... 


Vulco® R67 mill lining rubber compound is revolutionising mine site mill operations
19th January 2022

Vulco® rubber is renowned throughout the mining industry for its exceptional wear life and reliability in mill lining systems. These abrasion- and impact-resistant rubber compounds have been... 


Rubber lining protects equipment against wear, but choose carefully
17th January 2022

Mines are well aware of the significant cost savings that can be achieved by using rubber to increase the wear life of equipment, however selecting the right product for the application is vital.... 


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Minerals processing training for sustainable solutions
30th September 2021

Customers in the mining industry increasingly expect to be able to partner with companies that have insight and understanding of operational contexts and are able to offer sustainable solutions to... 


Weir Minerals' Mill Circuit University trains for sustainabl
21st September 2021

By giving its personnel the ‘big picture’ of minerals processing, the Weir Minerals Mill Circuit University ensures that customers benefit from a broader, solution-focused approach. “Offering... 


Image of Linatex rubber hoses manufactured by Weir Minerals Africa
Custom-made rubber hoses produced locally
16th September 2021

South African rubber hose manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa designs and builds mining hoses from 50 mm to 1 000 mm nominal bore up to 10 m in length and up to 1 100 mm bends. The hoses are designed... 


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Innovation key as mill circuit pumps perform
10th September 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Weir Minerals’ focus on development and continuous product improvement has contributed to the success of the company’s Warman mill circuit (MC) pumps. Mill circuit pumps, the largest pumps in the... 


Image of the Warman mill circuit pump from Weir Minerals Africa
Mill circuit pumps withstand harsh conditions
26th August 2021

As an integral part of a mine’s minerals extraction circuit, mill circuit (MC) pumps handle large rock fragments from the primary mill, which can rapidly wear the pump’s throat bush, impeller and... 


Decades of innovation elevate Warman® mill circuit pump
20th August 2021

Doing duty as an integral part of a mine’s minerals extraction circuit, Weir Minerals’ Warman® mill circuit (MC) slurry pumps withstand the harshest conditions while delivering their... 


Image of Weir Minerals’ Linatex premium rubber and Linard 60 rubber combination installed on a typical chute
Wear resistant lining solution reduces downtime and saves costs
22nd July 2021

A double-layered rubber lining solution installed on a mill discharge chute is said to have achieved a 250% wear life improvement compared to the competitor product. Weir Minerals Africa was asked... 


Linatex wear resistant rubber lining cuts costs at Sentinel
12th July 2021

Weir Minerals’ Linatex® Premium Rubber and Linard® 60 have significantly improved wear life at Kalumbila Minerals Limited’s Sentinel mine in Zambia, after the Weir Minerals Africa team was asked to... 


The Weir Minerals wear indicator system connected to the Linatex hose
Hard wall rubber hose reduces downtime and operating costs
2nd July 2021

A hard wall mining hose built for suction and discharge applications was recently installed at a treatment plant in Namibia, helping to reduce downtime and operating costs. The existing rubber... 


CONSISTENCY IS KEY Accumin lubricators are driven electro-mechanically, dispensing consistent dosages of lubricant regardless of ambient temperature
Automatic lubrication reduces labour, costs
18th June 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Since adding the Accumin range of lubrication systems to its portfolio of products and solutions in 2020, pumps original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa says the system has generated... 


Accumin lubrication systems help to protect equipment from bearing failures
Automatic lubrication protects pumps
17th June 2021

Lubricating of pumps is considered to be a time consuming and labour-intensive process that can be difficult to control and to conduct with precision.  Pump failure owing to lack of regular... 


Linatex hose reduces downtime and operating costs at Namdeb
10th June 2021

The installation by Weir Minerals Africa of a Linatex® 808 hard wall rubber hose with wear indicator system is reducing downtime and operating costs at Namdeb’s Sendelingsdrift treatment plant in... 


Prevent costly downtimes by selecting correct valves
14th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Selecting the correct type of valve for a given application is not only critical to plant uptime, but it will also assist in maintaining the lowest total cost of ownership on a plant or other... 


Cavex retrofits boost recoveries at African mines
11th May 2021

Weir Minerals’ Cavex® classification hydrocyclones have added value to two more African mines; one is a gold mining operation and the other mines fluorspar.  Following the retrofitting of two... 


MOVEMENT MADE EASY Weir Minerals’ pontoons allow for equipment to be easily moved when necessary
Company offers engineered solutions for pump systems
7th May 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Specifying pumps for mine water applications is not as simple as it would first appear, and these applications often require a bespoke solution, says original-equipment pumps manufacturer Weir... 


GIVING BACK The learnership programme will now include a mandatory corporate social responsibility component
Grads’ community involvement an upside during lockdown
7th May 2021 By: Darren Parker

For original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa, a positive consequence of the Covid-19 lockdown last year was that graduates in the company’s graduate programme were introduced to more... 


Renergen appoints Resgen’s Brian Harvey as FD
20th April 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Emerging natural gas and helium producer Renergen has appointed Brian Harvey as its new FD, effective May 1. The appointment follows after former FD Fulufhedzani Ravele resigned last month to... 


The new Cavex 2 hydrocylone from Weir Minerals
New generation hydrocyclone offers improved performance
15th April 2021

A new generation hydrocyclone is said to offer significant improvements in separation performance and reduced turbulence, compared to current versions. Weir Minerals has launched its Cavex 2... 


Abrasive solids handling made simple with the new Warman submersible pump
15th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The new, high chrome Warman® SSB-A submersible pump from Weir Minerals presents a versatile pump and robust solution for slurry and sludge removal. “Conceptualised and commercialised by Weir... 


New generation Cavex® hydrocyclone boosts throughput, wear life
23rd March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Weir Minerals has launched its Cavex® 2 hydrocyclone, which is an exciting improvement on the successful Cavex® hydrocyclone launched in the 1990s. The design of the new generation model ensures a... 


Dewatering solutions more than just the product
19th March 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Many challenges in dewatering require more than just standalone products, and the integrated solutions offered by original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa have proven to be vastly... 


Weir Minerals Africa’s mobile pumphouse
Mobile pumphouse offers flexibility and reduced costs
5th March 2021

Pumping slurry to tailings facilities requires a solution that can move as the dam expands, making room for additional tailings. A mobile pumphouse is seen as ideally suited for this purpose,... 


Weir Minerals Africa general manager comminution, Tiisetso Masekwameng and technology group leader separation, Steven Hunter, with one of the company’s large screens
South African large screens for Nigerian iron-ore mine
5th February 2021

Large screens designed and manufactured in South Africa are being supplied as part of a process solution for an iron-ore mine in Nigeria. Weir Minerals Africa is supplying a range of solutions to... 


Exciting year ahead for Weir Minerals in Africa and Middle East
4th February 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Weir Minerals Africa is focused on partnering with customers to drive efficiencies using its proven technology-driven solutions.   According to Grant Ramsden, Regional Managing Director of Weir... 


Large screens for Nigeria show Weir Minerals’ design depth
15th January 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Two of the largest screens built by Weir Minerals Africa are being designed and manufactured in South Africa as part of a process solution for an iron ore mine in Nigeria. According to Tiisetso... 


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