Having taken over the assembly and distributorship of Powerstar trucks in 2010, Ever Star Industries (ESI) has put the brand on a continuous growth trajectory. One of the latest achievements is the recent milestone of the 10 000th Powerstar truck to roll off the company’s Pietermaritzburg, South Africa assembly plant. Munesu Shoko attended the event and filed this report for Quarrying Africa.
There was a renewed sense of a positivity for the future of South African mining at the Joburg Indaba this
Following Babcock’s recent launch of the Volvo New Generation articulated dump trucks (ADTs) in southern Africa, leading mining contractor JCI Mining has taken delivery of the first ten A50 units in the region, deploying them on one of its new projects in Limpopo, South Africa. Based on a lifecycle costing model, Matthew Abraham, MD of JCI Mining, is convinced that the A50 hits a ‘sweet spot’ with unmatched cost-per-tonne prospects. By Munesu Shoko.
As mining operations push for greater efficiency, safety and sustainability, the role of transfer points has moved from the periphery