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Placing value on ROI

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Amid rising costs of operation in a low growth environment, quarry owners should re-evaluate their procurement strategies. This is the view of Marcus du Toit, Equipment Sales manager at Handax Machinery, the Shantui distributor in southern Africa, who stresses that, now more than ever, fleet owners must emphasise price competitiveness, coupled with quality, sufficient functionality, reliability and sound backup support, in order to achieve a quick and high return on investment (ROI), writes Munesu Shoko.

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Giving a voice to small-scale miners

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Having taken the reins as the new director of ASPASA at the start of the year, Letisha van den Berg has hit the ground running, with a number of initiatives already in place to help deal with some of the pressing matters facing the industry. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, she reiterates her commitment to ‘give a voice’ to small-scale miners. By Munesu Shoko.

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Changing the face of blasting

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At the beginning of 2022, blasting and explosives solutions provider BME launched its flagship AXXIS Titanium™ detonation system, which is set to change the face of blasting. Not only has the system pushed the boundaries of safety within blasting, but it has shown to positively improve mines’ operational efficiencies.

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Blast optimisation pays off for AfriSam’s Eikenhof Quarry

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Due to the complex nature of its geology – characterised by extremely hard andersite rock containing joint planes which damage easily, creating voids on the back and side walls of each blast – AfriSam’s Eikonhof Quarry has traditionally struggled with both big boulders and limited fines in its blasts. In order to overcome the problems, the quarry has implemented a blast optimisation programme with great success. Munesu Shoko was recently on site and filed this report.

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