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Company’s equipment solutions maximise clients’ investments
Company’s equipment solutions maximise clients’ investments
21st October 2020

OEM equipment supplier Maximum Equipment started operations in 1995 with the sales and marketing of quality used equipment. Over the years, the company has expanded into the sales and hire of... 


ROBUST MARKET RESPONSE 
National Group and Liebherr have received positive feedback on the R 9200 from users, who are impressed by its operator-friendly features
Company supplies excavator to gold mine
16th October 2020

Australian mining group National Group, through its earthmoving equipment supplier subsidiary National Plant & Equipment, continues to be a key supplier to the mining industry, including its... 


Ten-day iron-ore rail corridor maintenance to start on October 16
14th October 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has advised that it will conduct a ten-day shutdown on the iron-ore rail corridor from October 16. During this time, the State-owned utility’s scope of maintenance... 


Rainbow Rare Earths advances trial mining at Gakara
7th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Trial mining operations at rare earth producer Rainbow Rare Earths’ Gakara operation, in Burundi, continue to strengthen, with concentrate production having increased to an average of 59.9 t a... 


RWE's giant coal-era excavator draws high demand
RWE's giant coal-era excavator draws high demand
1st October 2020 By: Reuters

RWE has received 45 bids for one of its giant bucket-wheel excavators used in mining that it put up for sale in an online auction earlier this year, Germany's largest power producer has said. The... 


Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia – update
Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia – update
18th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Fenix Resources has secured approvals from the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for the project management plan and clearing permit for the project. 


Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia
Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia
11th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Fenix Resources has approved the development of the project. 


Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
Paulsens East iron-ore project, Australia
11th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Strike Resources has reported that the project has additional upside potential. 


Xtract’s Eureka exploration confirms strike extension
8th September 2020 By: Donna Slater

Exploration pitting works at Xtract Resources’ Eureka copper/gold deposit, in Zambia, has confirmed earlier modelling of a strike extension to the northwest. Earlier three-dimensional modelling on... 


SimLite
Cat Simulators offers new portable training with the SimLite Excavator
28th August 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Heavy equipment simulator training solutions provider Simformotion has announced the release of the new Cat Simulators System, called SimLite Excavator. The new compact and portable system allows... 


DESIGNED TO BE DURABLE
VR Steel’s equipment, such as this VR Dipper fitted on electric rope shovel, is designed to withstand extreme punishment in the platinum-group metal sector
Ensuring productivity in tough conditions
21st August 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Platinum group metals (PGMs) strata present some of the most unforgiving digging conditions imaginable for earthmoving equipment attachments, says earthmoving mining equipment and attachments... 


Nordgold expands Taborny mine fleet
7th August 2020 By: Donna Slater

Diversified Russian gold producer Nordgold has invested about $15-million in fleet maintenance and new vehicle purchases for its Taborny gold mine in Yakutia, Russia. Two hauling trucks, an... 


Menar MD and cofounder Vuslat Bayoğlu
Menar’s R250m cash-funded solar-served East Manganese project is under way
7th August 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Initial project activities are under way at the R250-million cash-funded East Manganese project in Hotazel, Northern Cape, where the hot sun will be harvested to provide solar power to the mine’s... 


Kalkaroo copper/gold project, Australia
Kalkaroo copper/gold project, Australia
7th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Havilah Resources is investigating the feasibility of a gold-only startup operation at the Kalkaroo copper/gold project. 


Tick Hill gold project, Australia
Tick Hill gold project, Australia
7th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Carnaby Resources has sold the historical Tick Hill tailings stockpile for A$6-million, retaining full ownership of the Tick Hill project. 


Cops confiscate illegally mined chrome, excavator totalling more than R2m in bust
25th July 2020 By: News24Wire

A Hawks operation has seen police officers seize chrome stockpiles and an excavator totalling more than R2 million in Limpopo, a spokesperson said. The operation at the Modikwa Mine in Burgersfort... 


Carmichael coal mine project, Australia – update
Carmichael coal mine project, Australia – update
24th July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Adani Mining has broken ground at its Carmichael opencut coal mine. 


Menar MD and cofounder Vuslat Bayoğlu
Menar’s R250m cash-funded solar-served East Manganese project is under way
23rd July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Initial project activities are under way at the R250-million cash-funded East Manganese project in Hotazel, Northern Cape, where the hot sun will be harvested to provide solar power to the mine’s... 


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... 


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