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There is a growing acknowledgement over the past few years that transfer points and chutes significantly influence overall process plant performance, says engineering company Weba Chute Systems,...
Channeling the flow of mined material is a demanding application that leads to considerable wear on the components in a transfer point, requiring constant monitoring and attention. Weba Chute...
Weba Chute Systems is world-renowned for ensuring that its custom-engineered chutes add immediate and significant value to customers profitability, uptime and on-site health and safety. The...
Weba Chute Systems, a South African original equipment manufacturer specialising in custom-engineered chute systems, was honoured at the Exporter of the Year Awards hosted by the South African...
Material transfer solutions specialists Weba Chute Systems highlights the importance of customised chute designs to overcome potential bottlenecks on transfer points at mining operations. The...
A state-of-the-art reliability model has been developed to help monitor transfer chute wear and predict maintenance requirements. Transfer chute wear life measurement is recognised as an intricate...
Diversified miner Rio Tinto this week said it was looking to increase capacity at its Gudai-Darri iron-ore mines, in the Pilbara, from 43-million tonnes a year to 50-million tonnes a year, at a...
Weba Chute Systems asserts that the use of generic transfer chutes often results in suboptimal performance and unreliable operation, whereas the company’s focus on design, engineering and...
Mining and rock excavation specialist Sandvik Rock Processing has completed its first South African-manufactured screen package, undertaken at its facility in Johannesburg. The company’s operation...
Testing ores is necessary so that bulk handling and logistics processes run smoothly in the mining material bulk handling and logistics industry, says mining operations support company Isithelo...
As mining operations and process plants expand to meet the increasing demand for battery and other minerals, transfer points can be optimised to ensure more cost effective output. Weba Chute...
Custom engineered chute systems have been installed at Zimbabwe mine Zimplats, and are said to have significantly reduced dust levels while increasing productivity at the mining operation. Weba...
The sinking of a 1 200 m ventilation shaft as part of copper miner Palabora Mining Company’s (PMC’s) Lift 2 expansion is proving to be a partnership success story, based on an unshakeable...
South Africa-based Weba Chute Systems says it has supplied its products to more than 50 countries, and two contracts in the US have again illustrated the effectiveness of its chutes in reducing...
Coal dust is a contributor to lung disease and poses a threat to workers in coal mines, coal plants and similar facilities, as well as to residents of neighbouring communities. It also poses a...
When a new plant is being planned, considerable care needs to be taken in the design and placement of the transfer chutes, argues Weba Chute Systems MD Mark Baller, adding that transfer chutes are...
Multotec Services Mozambique Lda, recently celebrated 10 years of operating in the Southern African country, where it established a branch to service clients in the coal fields in the Tete...
Industrial facilities, mines and power stations often rely on dust suppression and extraction systems to provide solutions to dust ingress on conveyor belts and transfer points, says Weba Chute...
Does your material handling plant suffer downtime? Do you need to stop production at times that you can't afford? A big contributor to these unfortunate events is inferior wear material. You need...
Internationally recognised manufacturer of abrasion-resistant liner materials for the mining, chemicals and power generating industries Rio-Carb notes that its R-C 700 Chromium Carbide Overlay...
A recently installed pan feeder at a local crushing plant is said to have increased production by 40% and helped create a safer working environment. Weir Minerals Africa installed the Trio EF3606...
Rio-Carb is an internationally recognized manufacturer of abrasion-resistant liner materials for the mining, chemical, and power generating industries. With their R-C 700 Chromium Carbide Overlay...
Operations in a Limpopo platinum mine’s screening house were recently strengthened with the implementation of a relevant and effective transfer point design. The mine had been experiencing...
The mining division of integrated mining solutions provider Hexagon introduced its HxGN MineMeasure Detect – a three-dimensional camera hardware, software and data solution – earlier this year. The...
South Africa-based minerals processing equipment specialist Multotec will have a strong presence at this year’s Electra Mining Africa (EMA) exhibition, and will have its in-house experts on hand to...
Overlay products are made by welding a carbide-rich steel alloy on top of a steel plate, resulting in a compound material that has a very high resistance to wear, especially suitable for demanding...
Multotec, which has exhibited at every Electra Mining Africa exhibition since the show was launched in the 1970s, will have a strong presence at this year’s event, with its in-house experts on hand...
A range of thermal insulation products such as expansion joints, thermal insulation jackets, fire blankets, high temperature sealing, and boiler joint gaskets are now available from local...
(Virtual Showroom): Weba Chute Systems’ commitment to transformation, skills development and corporate social investment is rooted in the company’s understanding that the business is not separate...
The restart of the North American Lithium (NAL) operations, in Québec, remained on track for first spodumene concentrate production in the first quarter of 2023. ASX-listed Sayona Mining said on...
The solid performance of Multotec’s pulping chutes at Ekapa’s diamond treatment operation in Kimberley over the past couple of years has opened the door to quicker and more cost effective fines...
(Virtual Showroom): Locally manufactured custom-engineered chute systems are taking the place of older, conventional competitor transfer points in the sinter cooling circuits at a South African...
The significance of correct chute designs to ensure efficient transfer of material in processing plants without blockages, spillage and with minimum wear cannot be emphasised enough. Yet,...
(Virtual Showroom): The crucial task of transfer chute monitoring has just taken another step into the digital age with Weba Chute Systems’ dedicated mobile app for capturing wear data and other...
(Virtual Showroom); A Limpopo platinum mine was struggling to monitor and maintain the lining on one of its most important chutes – which took run-of-mine ore from the concentrator plant’s primary...
Diversified mining company Ivanhoe Mines is expected to complete the equipping and changeover of its Platreef Project Shaft 1 by the end of last month. The construction of the 996-m-level station...
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....
Duroxite® chromium carbide overlay (CCO) products safeguard equipment against wear in severe abrasive environments. The harder the abrasive material, the more Duroxite® is the solution. Duroxite®...
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...
(Virtual Showroom): Faced with a challenge of large rocks in the run-of-mine (ROM) feed regularly damaging main support structures, chutes and grizzly feeder a diamond mine in Botswana reached out...
Weba Chute Systems is world-renowned for ensuring that its custom-engineered chutes add immediate and significant value to customers’ profitability, uptime and on-site health and safety. The...
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....
Platreef's updated feasibility study for the phased development plan is progressing well towards completion in early 2022.
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