For both economic and environmental reasons, water management should be a priority for every quarry operation. This is the overarching message from ASPASA’s recently published best practice guideline for water management. By Munesu Shoko.
As part of the rollout of its production class equipment in Africa, John Deere Africa Middle East (AME) has launched the 460E-II articulated dump truck (ADT) in southern Africa. Targeted for quarrying and high-production mid-tier mining operations, the new ADT has a distinctive design focus on increased productivity, economy, performance and lower total cost of ownership – parameters of principal significance to every quarry or mine owner. By Munesu Shoko.
Like many other sectors of the economy, the aggregates sector is undergoing an intense period of change. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Tiisetso Masekwameng, GM – Comminution at Weir Minerals Africa, unpacks some of the emerging trends and how the company is responding to this shift in the market. By Munesu Shoko.
Handax Machinery, the sole distributor of Shantui construction and mining equipment in southern Africa, used Electra Mining Africa 2022 to unveil its new DH13-B2 dozer in southern Africa. Key talking points, Equipment sales manager, Marcus du Toit, tells Quarrying Africa, are the hydrostatic transmission, the PAT blade and the favourable price point. By Munesu Shoko.