Jessica Oosthuizen

Company completes smelter welding project

6th November 2019 South Africa-based foundry and engineering company, Thos Begbie, successfully, and timeously delivered erosion-resistant copper coolers, which are being installed, to a smelter in Southern Africa. Thos Begbie started the project in March this year and delivered the coolers at the end of April,... →

Software crucial in project management

19th July 2019 Software solutions play a critical role in cost control to ensure that cost overruns on projects are avoided and, where possible, projects are delivered under budget to the benefit of the contractor and stakeholders, says computer software company Construction Computer Software (CCS) CEO Andrew... →

Fire protection company increases footprint in Africa

12th July 2019 Fire protection company Advanced Fire Suppression Technologies (Advanced FST) will extensively increase its African footprint in the next three to five years through local partnerships and acquisitions, says Advanced FST group executive Westley Barnardt. The company aims to offer more permanent... →

Armadale to publish graphite project resource update

12th July 2019 Mining investment company Armadale Capital has been fast-tracking work on the graphite resource update to be published this month for its Mahenge Liandu project, in south-east Tanzania, says Armadale technical director Matt Bull. The project is one of the highest-grade, large-flake deposits... →

Cost savings crucial amid local industry decline

12th July 2019 The local mining industry declined by 10.8% in the first quarter of this year and the industry is on a huge cost-saving run, says bearings and power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) mining business development leader Shaun Combrinck. He tells Mining Weekly that BI is... →

Local miners struggling to acquire funding, yet opportunity exists

12th July 2019 Although mining companies and junior miners are struggling to secure funding for projects, listing on a stock exchange may offer opportunities for these companies to raise capital and grow their businesses, says exchange trading platform 4 Africa Exchange (4AX) business development head Noah... →

Indicator paste takes care of nuts and bolts in mining

28th June 2019 There is significant interest from the local mining community in bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International’s (BI’s) Dykem cross-check torque seal, and company sales at BI branches in mining areas are increasing monthly, says BI offer marketing manager Victor Strobel. The... →

Lubricants company expects growth in mining segments

28th June 2019 Certain segments of the mining sector that have traditionally provided most of the impetus for players in the mining lubricants industry have declined significantly, but lubricants specialist FUCHS Lubricants South Africa (FUCHS SA) commercial sales manager Mitch Launspach says the company... →