Quarrying Africa

30/07/2024

Early morning crushing!

23/06/2024

Booyco Engineering’s debut at Electra Mining Africaning Africa is a clear reflection of the company’s growing contribution to safe, healthy and legally compliant working conditions on mines.

Booyco Engineering’s debut at Electra Mining Africa is a clear reflection of the company’s growing contribution to safe, healthy and […]

23/06/2024

Tru-Trac, a global leader in solutions for conveyor belt misalignment, will use Electra Mining Africa this year to showcase a whole new range of belt trackers among its innovative offerings.

Tru-Trac, a global leader in solutions for conveyor belt misalignment, will use Electra Mining Africa this year to showcase a […]

11/03/2024

To better service its growing customer base in Cape Town, Loadtech Load Cells (Pty) Ltdh has added a service component to its Cape Town business, Quarrying Africarica can report.

To better service its growing customer base in Cape Town, Loadtech has added a service component to its Cape Town business, Quarrying Africa can report. Based in Robertson, the new service technician is responsible for servicing all clients across all Loadtech’s product groups, including Loadrite ...

09/02/2024

US Rokbak dealer GT Mid Atlantic found that telematics systems became so beneficial to increasing customer uptime and productivity that it established a dedicated unit to monitor equipment – something which has proven to be a huge success with its customers.

US Rokbak dealer GT Mid Atlantic found that telematics systems became so beneficial to increasing customer uptime and productivity that it established a dedicated unit to monitor equipment – something which has proven to be a huge success with its customers. Rokbak dealer and US construction equip...

26/01/2024

24/01/2024

ELB Equipment executives speak to Quarrying Africa about the outlook of the newly-introduced range of MDS track trommels in southern Africa.

10/11/2023

Dennis Vietze, MD of Wacker Neuson Sub-Saharan Africa, speaks to Quarrying Africa about the success of the company’s expansion strategy.

30/03/2023

In order to operate profitably, principal parameters in the quarrying and mining space are productivity, efficiency and safety. Over the years, Bell Equipment has responded to this need with a range of technological advancements designed to improve the performance of its articulated dump trucks (ADT...

28/03/2023

At CDE we see our wet processing equipment for manufactured sand as the solution to natural sand sources depletion.

27/09/2022

Given the extraordinary shift in the aggregates market, adaptability and flexibility are key to riding the winds of change. This was the overarching reflection from Quarrying Africa’s recent visit to AfriSam Jukskei Quarry, where several initiatives have established resilience in the face of a rapidly changing business landscape.

Given the extraordinary shift in the aggregates market, adaptability and flexibility are key to riding the winds of change. This was the overarching reflection from Quarrying’s Africa’s recent visit to AfriSam Jukskei Quarry, where several initiatives have established resilience in the face of a...

27/09/2022

Caterpillar surpasses 5-billion tonnes of material autonomously hauled.

Roughly nine months after reaching the 4-billion-tonne autonomously hauled milestone, trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for hauling have now moved over 5-billion tonnes. Cat autonomous trucks are on pace to eclipse previous record totals of materials hauled in a calendar year, projected to b...

24/08/2022

FP McCann adds another Rokbak articulated hauler to its quarry fleet.

Whether management, technicians or operators, everyone at FP McCann’s quarries in Northern Ireland was in agreement when it came to adding a second Rokbak RA30 to the fleet. FP McCann, one of Northern Ireland’s largest quarry operators, added a second Rokbak RA30 articulated hauler to its fleet ...

22/08/2022

Loadtech Load Cells (Pty) Ltd, the authorised Loadrite distributor in sub-Saharan Africa, is introducing the Loadrite 360, a digital job order system that improves loadout efficiency by automating the process from order to delivery.

Loadtech, the authorised Loadrite distributor in sub-Saharan Africa, is introducing the Loadrite 360, a digital job order system that improves loadout efficiency by automating the process from order to delivery. It provides a 360-degree view of quarry loadout operations between the onboard loader sc...

19/08/2022

As quarries and mines seek to improve their cost per tonne, SANY Group's wide-body dump truck concept – which has already taken root in China and several African markets – allows operations to load more for less.

As quarries and mines seek to improve their cost per tonne (t), SANY ’s wide-body dump truck concept – which has already taken root in China and several African markets – allows operations to load more for less. Having introduced the first 60-t model in 2018, the company is launching a new off...

18/08/2022

With Epiroc’s 6th Sense, the industry’s quest for a digital quarry is firmly upon us.

With Epiroc’s 6th Sense, the industry’s quest for a digital quarry – one that uses digital solutions to empower quarry owners to make better decisions, remove people from harm’s way and make a significant difference to how quarries go about their business – is firmly upon us. By Munesu Sho...

08/08/2022

Over the past 12 years Zest WEG has evolved from being primarily a sales and distribution company to a fully-fledged manufacturer working to the best global standards.

Over the past 12 years Zest WEG, the South African subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has evolved from being primarily a sales and distribution company to a fully-fledged manufacturer working to the best global standards. “In 2010 WEG acquired a majority shareholding in Z...

05/08/2022

Building on the flexibility and accuracy of electronic detonation, BME's digital tools can make mining more efficient and less carbon intensive.

Technology in blasting – alongside advanced low carbon emission emulsion explosives – are helping pave the way on mining’s sustainability journey. “The digital age has given us the opportunity to leverage the quality of our people, products and service – to optimise blast technology,” sa...