Editor, Author at Quarrying Africa

Marking a new chapter

Editor / 09/12/2025

Burgers Equipment and Spares has marked a new chapter with a distributorship agreement with XCMG. Effective March 2025, the partnership allows the established yellow metal equipment supplier to distribute the full range of XCMG equipment throughout South Africa. At a launch event attended by Quarrying Africa on October 23, 2025, the company showcased a wide range of XCMG equipment at its Pomona, Kempton Park facility, with one of the major highlights being the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) wheel loader. By Munesu Shoko.

Setting new quarrying standards

Editor / 09/12/2025

To ensure profitable operations in a generally low-margin construction materials market, Vryburg-based Northwest Crushers has, over the years, put continuous improvement at the centre of its operations to enhance efficiency, productivity, safety and environmental sustainability through a combination of optimisation initiatives and capital investments. Munesu Shoko was recently on site and filed this report.

BME, Drilling & Blasting, Supply Chain

BME Metallurgy drives green chemistry for sustainable mining

Editor / 08/12/2025

Environmentally responsible chemical practices demand an integrated approach from mines, across the mining value chain, with hydrometallurgy included, according to

From left to right: Waldemar Christensen, MD of Volvo Trucks South Africa, Melanie Smit: Vice President, DSV Air & Sea, Gordon Wyatt: CEO, DSV Air & Sea, MEA, Anders Friberg, Director New Truck Sales, Volvo Trucks South Africa and Eric Parry, Senior Sustainability Manager, Volvo Trucks South Africa.

Supply Chain, Technology

Nine Volvo electric trucks for DSV in South Africa

Editor / 08/12/2025

Volvo Trucks South Africa has delivered the first of nine new electric trucks that will be added to DSV’s local

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Marking a new chapter

Setting new quarrying standards

BME Metallurgy drives green chemistry for sustainable mining

Nine Volvo electric trucks for DSV in South Africa

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