First Mining Drc-Zambia May-June 2019

CENTRAL AFRICA'S PREMIER BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MINING MAGAZINE

VOL 12 | ISSUE 3 | May - June 2019

Smart Mining Solutions

In this issue...

Cape Lambert resumes trading as DRC issues are solved Pg 06

Bearings in the mining industry Pg 15

DRC Mining Week Pg 22

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CONTENTS NEWS

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Amani Gold: Acquiring lucrative

exploration project in DRC

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Data management capacity: Next step for S. Africa’s mining sector

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Mopani Mine to close two shafts

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Vedanta copper : Zambia plans to seize

assets over alleged mining breaches

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DRC Mining Week: The key platform to

meet key players in the mining industry

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DRC Mining Week is almost here! No other mining

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Amani Gold to acquire lucrative exploration project in DRC

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mani Gold is set to acquire the lucrative Gada Gold Project in the DRC. The ASX listed company has signed a MoU with Bon Génie N. Mining to acquire 10 highly prospective gold exploration permits for the project. The Gada project is located approximately 80 km from Amani’s Giro project, and as such was seen to offer a significant material opportunity for value enhancement.

According to media reports, local artisanal gold mining has been undertaken for many years within shallow pits of depth to generally less than 10 m.

Amani Gold’s technical director Grant Thomas commented said that with due diligence, Gada can prove to be a great addition to Amani Gold.

This, he added, will come as an added advantage as they are already familiar with the geology, mineralization. He also mentioned that their proven track record as far as Giro is concerned goes unmatched, as it portrays their knowledge in gold exploration and discovery.

Thomas also reiterated that the acquisition of the Gada Gold Project would see the company as one of the major gold tenement holders in DRC in a proven gold producing region nearby to the 600,000 oz per annum gold mine at Kibali.

Meanwhile, according to a press statement the company has already deployed their teams ready to start

sampling and mapping at Gada.

Amani is looking to primarily drill deeper at Kebigada, and then complete followup exploration drill testing of several of the best prospects defined at Gada.

Completion of acquisition is subject to satisfactory legal and technical due diligence. In addition, the company will be responsible to fund and manage all gold exploration including completion of a DFS within three years after the signing of Definitive Agreement and all other operating expenditure, including annual license fees.

Moreover, a two-year extension can be secured for delivery of the Detailed Feasibility Study after due assessment.

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Barrick Gold Corp to sell off Lumwana copper mine in Zambia

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arrick Gold Corp is looking to sell off its Zambian copper mine Lumwana. The sale is projected to take place within the second half of 2019.

The mining giant is reportedly looking to target Chinese buyers, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

In a press statement, Barrick has said it plans to shed US $1.5Bn of less productive mines with little expansion potential. Lumwana is included among the possible sales owing to Zasmbia’s new mining code and import duty, which is feared to affect the margins of the relatively low-grade copper mine Zambia’s. Analysts value the mine at up to US $500m.

conversant with the unpredictability that is tax changes in Zambia.

The new taxes also include a royalty on copper production that increases as commodity prices rise. Zambia has overcome opposition of some of the world’s biggest mining companies, risking that a global need for its resources, particularly copper will keep

the tax receipts flowing. The sale of Lumwana doesn’t signal a complete exit from copper assets for Barrick. Over the past six months, Barrick closed a US $6.1Bn acquisition of African miner Randgold Resources and formed a joint venture with rival Newmont Goldcorp to combine operations in U.S. Nevada to create the world’s biggest gold complex.

Barrick is looking to enter talks with Chinese state-owned companies including Aluminum Corp of China, known as Chinalco, and China Minmetals Corporation, which have been seeking growth abroad and a foothold in Africa, lured by its vast resources.

According to media reports, however, the sale process may not be easy as the potential acquirer will need to be

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Cape Lambert resumes trading as DRC issues are solved C

ape Lambert has resumed trading on the ASX after issues around its Kipushi cobalt/copper tailings project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, were cleared.

The Resources Investment Firm holds a 50% interest in the Kipushi tailings project, along with local entity Paragon Mining. The latter holds a 70% interest in the Kipushi project, increasing to 75% through a contract with La Patience SPRL. This then gives Paragon the right to exploit and process tailings from Kipushi and sell the product.

while also engaging in discussions with both Patience and Paragon.

Earlier on this week, however, the ASXlisted company noted that Patience and Paragon have now reached a commercial settlement, and have executed an agreement reconfirming the terms for exploiting the tailings at Kipushi. This would then serve to revive the project and for Paragon to increase its interest in the project to 75%.

Cape Lambert told shareholders that the warranties reflected the basis of its joint venture arrangement with Paragon, under which it was responsible for funding the working capital and capital costs of the project.

If Cape Lambert failed to meet the warranties, Patience will be entitled to terminate the settlement agreement, and Cape Lambert would lose its interest in the project.

Cape Lambert’s share trading on the ASX was suspended in January this year following Patience’s termination of its agreement in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the basis of delays in the production timelines. This resulted from the development change of repairing the existing flotation plant under a more efficient leaching plant.

Due to the concerns raised, Cape Lambert minimized work undertaken on the project since the fourth quarter of 2018, pending a resolution of the matter,

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Data management capacity as the next step for South Africa’s mining sector

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s the concept of the ‘digital mine’ gains traction in the South African mining sector, the vast repositories of data that could be collected through monitoring of mining operations could prove revolutionary for the future of the sector, according to a senior executive at SRK Consulting.

Experts are increasingly commenting on the potential role that technology can play in mining. Last year, global professional services firm Deloitte launched an integrated solution for mining in South Africa, which revolved exclusively around the novel concept of a ‘digital mine’.The digital mine leverages various Industry 4.0 tools to facilitate greater efficiency in the mining process, most of which relies on the use of Internet of Things sensors to gather vast pools of information in real time. These censors also have the capability of generating performance indicators in real time.

In addition, automated tools to generate predictive maintenance capabilities,

allowing for more detail and efficiency in planning, can also leverage the data gathered. The applications and implications of a digital mine are far reaching, and experts are now examining these in detail.

Some suggest that the next step in this process is to develop capabilities in the data management domain, the volume of data being generated in this scenario is vast, and adept data management is crucial to ensure that the right value can

be extracted from various dimensions.

“Geoscientific and geophysical data is used in many aspects of the mining value chain. It is used to target exploration programs in areas where we think there may be concentrations of economically extractable metals,” explains Mark Wanless, Principal Geologist and Partner at SRK Consulting.

“Surface mapping and drill hole data is used to map the presence of mineralisation underground. This enables the construction of 3D virtual models of the mineralisation and rocks, which allows mining engineers to design the mines in virtual reality to allow for the extraction of metals from underground. In operational mines, the mapping, drilling and sampling allow the refinement of the models that allow the mines to operate more efficiently by targeting the mineralisation more accurately,” he adds.

The analysis comes at a time when the South African mining sector is in dire need of innovative growth strategies, particularly as it looks to overturn its fortunes from recent years, when falling commodity prices have dented its revenues substantially.

Gem diamonds namibia awarded us $21m Contract

their associates that several companies were allegedly penalised or lost points for offering low bids or free services to the government to valuate the diamonds.

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The government diamond valuator receives and values the diamonds from the entire production line of Namdeb, which is jointly owned by the government and De Beers. The diamonds are then passed on to NDTC - a joint venture between the government and De Beers.

NDTC then supplies 85% of the diamonds to special customers called sight holders, while 15% is sent to Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia). The diamonds are, according to calculations, worth a total N$10 billion a year. The state introduced the government evaluation contract to make sure that it is not underpaid from the sale of its diamonds.

em Diamonds Namibia has been awarded approximately US $21m by the Central Procurement Board to valuate Namdeb diamonds over the next five years.

As such, the mines ministry is to appoint a government diamond valuator who will ensure that Namibian diamonds are not sold cheaply. Central Procurement Board (CPB), Patrick Swartz, confirmed awarding the tender yesterday.

Gem Diamonds, which reportedly listed five officials from the NDTC as their diamond experts, asked for US$21m to valuate Namdeb diamonds, while the current tender holder since 2007, Global Diamond Valuators Namibia, asked for US $15.45m for the same job.

shortlisted seven companies. The top three shortlisted companies were Gem Diamonds Namibia, which scored 100%; Prestige Diamond Services, which asked for US $16.15m and scored 97.5%; and Ondjarera Diamond Valuators which asked for US $13m and scored 89.5%.

The tender board’s bid evaluation committee ranked global Diamond Valuators sixth among the bidders.

According to media reports, the tender agency’s bid evaluation committee had

The CPB’s decision to opt for Gem Diamonds Namibia could trigger complaints and possible appeals from the companies which lost out on the tender. Some bidding firms complained to

The Namibian reported last year that 11 companies submitted bids for this tender, which is described by people familiar with the trade as “fee” since they “hardly” contradict the price of diamonds that they evaluate since it is their main goal to check whether the government is getting its fair share.

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Ivanhoe Mines secures funding for 2 mines in Congo

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vanhoe Mines has secured full funding to finance its first two mines, the Kakula and Kipushi projects, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

This is after partner Zijin Mining Group added an additional US $49m into the Canadian company’s coffers.

Project in South Africa to production.

Zijin Mining is Ivanhoe’s joint-venture partner at the Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the DRC.

The move follows a $454m investment by its largest shareholder CITIC Metal last month. With the combined proceeds amounting to $503m, Ivanhoe Mines will be able to finance the Kakula and Kipushi mines to commercial production.

Following the exercise of its antidilution rights, Zijin will own 9.8% stake in Ivanhoe Mines. Furthermore, Zijin Mining chairman Chen Jinghe has been nominated to join Ivanhoe’s Board of Directors. Ivanhoe Mines co-chairman Yufeng Sun said: “Chairman Chen is widely respected in the mining industry in China and abroad.

Additionally, the investment will help the company in advancing its Platreef

“His strong geological background has endowed him a great vision in finding,

investing and operating many great mining deposits around the world, including the successful investment in Kamoa-Kakula during an early stage of discovery and development.”

Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining firm focusing on three assets in Southern Africa. In Congo, it includes the KamoaKakula copper discoveries and the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germaniumsilver mine.

Additionally, it is also exploring for new copper assets on its wholly owned Western Foreland exploration licences in the DRC, near the Kamoa-Kakula Project.

Ivanhoe to accelerate DRC mine into production after CITIC invests $454m

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vanhoe Mines is ready to finish building its giant copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo after CITIC pumps an US $454m into the Canadian company. The investment, the second major one in less than a year, paired with the Vancouver-based miner’s current cash balance of about US $512m, will increase the company’s total cash on hand to US $1Bn, the parties said.

“The investment announced today will comfortably provide Ivanhoe with the equity cushion required to fast-track Kamoa-Kakula’s six million-tonne-perannum Phase 1 mine to production,” billionaire Robert Friedland, the company’s founder and executive chairman said in the statement.

If fully developed, the Kamoa-Kakula mining complex could produce 382,000

tonnes of copper a year during the first 10 years, climbing to 700,000 tonnes after 12 years of operations.

Friedland, who made his fortune from the Voisey’s Bay nickel project in Canada in the 1990s, has said the capacity of the project’s first phase could later be easily tripled. He believes Kamoa-Kakula has the potential to become the world’s second-largest copper mine.

“CITIC Metal has been a shareholder in Ivanhoe Mines for eight months now, and in that time, CITIC has seen what we already know — that the Kamoa-Kakula is unquestionably the best copper development project in the world,” Friedland said. Mine grades at KamoaKakula, an independent pre-feasibility study (PFS) released in February shows, will average 6.8% copper over the initial

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five years, and 6.4% in the first decade, with production starting in early 2021.

If fully developed, the mining complex could produce 382,000 tonnes of copper a year during the first 10 years, climbing to 700,000 tonnes of copper after 12 years of operations. Friedland believes it could restore the DRC to its historical position as one of the world’s top copper producing countries.

Kakula and Kipush first Ivanhoe’s joint venture partner in the project, Zijin Mining Group, will have to fund its equivalent share of about $540 million of the mine’s initial capital costs. Ivanhoe’s JV partner Zijin will have to fund its equivalent share of about $540 million of the mine’s initial capital costs

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Zambian mining taxes are negatively affecting mining companies

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ambian mining taxes are having a negative effect on mining companies in the country. The Zambia Chamber of Mines has described the production challenges faced by several mining companies as effects of the newly implemented new tax regime, which it had objected at inception.

as Konkola Copper mines, Chambeshi Metals and as well as Mopani Copper Mines.

Chamber of Mines President Goodwell Mateyo said if government does not relax the tax policies, some mining companies would not be able to operate beyond this year. Mr. Mateyo noted that some taxes such as the tax on importation of copper concentrates and the export duty had paralyzed operations of mines such

Mr. Mateyo furthercited Chambeshi Metals, which has completely halted its operations due to failure to import copper concentrates from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He said mining companies that rely on imported copper concentrates were now failing to produce as importing concentrates has become unattainable.

The Chamber of Mines President said the introduction of Sales Tax, which was

non-refundable, was also retrogressive to the mining companies. He thus urged government to relax some tax policies to ensure the survival of the mining sector.

According to him, the relaxation of tax policies should include removal of the import duty on copper concentrates so that mining companies relying on imported concentrates can continue to import and sustain their production.

Most copper mines on the Copperbelt are struggling with production and have resorted to implementing hush austerity measures which are detrimental to workers.

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Mopani Mine to close two shafts

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ambia’s Mopani Copper Mines plans to close two shafts at its Nkana mine in Kitwe, in the next four months. This will result in over 2, 000 job losses.

In a statement released earlier on in the week, the mine said it would cease operations at the Mindola north and central shafts of the Nkana mine and instead focus on other activities.

According to the statement, the move is envisioned to help the mine focus on achieving both safe and productive outcomes which are essential to position Mopani for a successful future.

Mopani suspended operations at its Mindola north shaft in February after three workers were killed in a fire. The company said the shafts had reached the end of their economic life and their closure had always been planned.

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Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) President Joseph Chewe said the closure of the two shafts would affect 600 direct employees. Other union sources who prefer to remain anonymous said 1,500 contractor employees would also lose their jobs because of the closure.

Speaking during a joint press briefing with other mine unions at Katilungu house in Kitwe today, said the unions will not allow workers to be offloaded in such a manner.

Mr Chewe charged that with the closure of the two shafts starting month will not affect employees but contractors as well contractors adding that it is saddening to note that retrenchment in the mining sector have became the order of the day.

The mining giant wants to concentrate on SOB, new Minola and Mufulira where it has invested less labour intensive equipment.

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Operations resume at Zambia’s Munali nickel mine

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abiza Resources and its major investor, London-based Consolidated Nickel Mines (CNM) announced that operations have been resumed at the Munali nickel mine in southern Zambia.

The restart is taking place following a $50-million refurbishment that included the re-engineering of all key technical aspects of the project, from reinterpreting the orebody and changing the mining method, to revising the metallurgical process with the introduction of Dense Media Separation technology and differential flotation.

This process began in 2014, three years after the mine was placed on care and maintenance due to low nickel prices and poor operational performance.

Munali’s total reserves are estimated at 6.01Mt @ 1.00% Ni. Munali is located 70 kilometres south of Lusaka and comprises an underground mining operation extracting nickel sulphide ore. There is also an operational crush, mill, and float plant with capacity of 80,000tpm.

In a media statement, Mabiza and CNM said that following the restructuring of

the mine, they expect to drive production to steady-state levels of 60,000tpa by Q4 2019.

“Today is the culmination of nearly four years of hard work by the team and has involved a full reassessment of the project to de-risk it both technically and economically,” Simon Purkiss, CEO of CNM, said.

“We are committed to being a responsible miner and ensuring the socio-economic benefits created by the mine are lasting and shared with our local communities and host government.”

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Underground Wi-Fi Improves Productivity At Anglo American’s Coal Mines

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he introduction of underground Wi-Fi is a game-changer. It allows our miners to communicate more easily, thereby making mines more productive. The main benefit is that breakdowns can be reported and resolved faster – in some cases, by contacting equipment manufacturers on the spot.

Mining group Anglo American invest R10 million in underground Wi-Fi infrastructure at its coal mines in South Africa. Installing Wi-Fi underground is significantly more difficult than above ground. There are no cellphone towers underground, and signals are weakened and distorted by uneven surfaces, earthen walls and other obstacles in tunnels of different sizes.

However, the benefits will rapidly repay the initial R10 million investment, says Anglo American.

Zibulo Colliery was the first Anglo American Coal South African mine to introduce the technology in 2016.

The introduction of underground Wi-Fi has improved productivity and working conditions for hundreds of miners at Anglo American’s coal mining operations in Mpumalanga by enabling two-way communications between miners working underground and staff on the surface.

“We’re working in an environment where safety and productivity are paramount,” said Anglo American’s Edgar Simfukwe.

“The introduction of underground Wi-Fi is a game-changer. It allows our miners to communicate more easily, thereby making mines more productive. The main benefit is that breakdowns can be reported and resolved faster – in some cases, by contacting equipment manufacturers on the spot.”

Goedehoop Colliery recently became the coal division’s second operation to introduce intrinsically safe wireless communication infrastructure and smartphones at its 4 million tonne per annum Simunye Shaft.

“Not only that, employees can send photographs and video clips to aid troubleshooting,” said Simfukwe.

“They’re also able to arrange for the immediate dispatch of spare parts, get work authorisations, and flag faults before they become major issues.” Traditionally, coal mines use fixed underground telephones, which frequently require a long walk or drive to reach. This means employees often need to return to the surface to get a message to a colleague, report a problem or access critical information.

With the new Wi-Fi and smartphones, miners can communicate instantly via voice calls or text messaging to and from the surface, and from one underground section to another. Apart from resolving communication challenges, the WiFi network also tracks key equipment through communication tags and allows for people to be located in the event of an emergency.

“Up to 750 people work in an area of around 20 square kilometres, so it’s important that we know where each of them are if an underground emergency occurs. Should an evacuation occur, we are able to determine from the control room whether anyone has been left behind, exactly who they are and their last known location,” said Simfukwe.

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Zambia plans to seize Vedanta copper assets over alleged mining breaches

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ambia plans to strip Vedantacontrolled Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) of its mining license and bring a new investor into the operation, in a move likely to stoke international miners’ concerns about rising government intervention in the sector.

Zambia’s government filed notification of plans to take over Vedanta Resources Ltd.’s domestic copper assets, President Edgar Lungu said. The southern African nation’s Eurobond yields surged to a record high and the currency hit a 3 1/2-year low. Zambia, Africa’s secondbiggest copper producer, has also proposed tax changes that Lungu says he will push through, despite opposition from international miners which say they will deter investment that Zambia desperately needs.

Some miners have already reduced or threatened to cut output, although First Quantum said it had abandoned plans to lay off workers. Union leaders on Monday called on Glencore to reverse its decision to close two shafts.

“We are not shaken in our resolve to divorce (from some companies), starting with KCM, and we have filed that notification,” Lungu said on Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation radio. The plan mirrors moves in other parts of Africa, where countries are trying to secure greater benefits from natural resources being managed by foreign companies.

Vedanta said it was seeking an urgent meeting with Lungu over the future of KCM and that it had not received formal communication from the government on KCM. It said in a statement it was the intention of KCM and Vedanta, its primary shareholder, to continue to engage with the government “in a constructive and transparent manner”.

The government, which also has a stake in KCM through a state mining company, “(is) fully apprised of and party to the circumstances of the company and major decisions that have been taken,” Vedanta added. Presidential spokesman Amos Chanda told Reuters a notice had

been issued to KCM in April last year over a number of breaches of the terms of its license and it had not convinced the government it should keep the license.

He also said “about three investors” whom he declined to identify were interested in the asset, but no formal negotiations had begun. Demonstrators marched in Chingola in Zambia’s copper belt to welcome the decision to bring in another investor.

Mine Workers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) President Joseph Chewe called on the president to bring in “a credible investor, not Chinese”, with public opinion turning against China’s extensive asset ownership in the country.

He also said the decision on Vedanta should “send a strong signal to other mining companies”, and urged Glencore to rescind its plan to close two mine shafts at Mopani Copper Mines, which Glencore has said have reached the end of their economic life.

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FEATURE

Bearings in the mining industry I n the mining sector, severe operating and environmental conditions require extremely robust bearings. Bearings for mining industry are used in bucket wheel excavators, draglines, conveyor belts, trucks, stackers, transport equipment and mine, loaders, long wall shearers, hoists. A mine basically uses 3 processes which are excavating, loading, and hauling. All of these 3 processes require top-quality bearings to provide a smooth operation.

Bearings in the Mining Operation Mining for precious metals and other resources requires extremely robust bearings because of the severe operating and environmental conditions.

As such, mining company cannot afford to be constantly replacing expensive bearings because of poor quality.

For example, take a common belt conveyor system. A belt conveyor system is used to transport bulk materials from one location to another.

Bearings come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some of the more common bearings used in the mining industry include deep groove ball bearings, rolling bearings, tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, and specially designed deep groove ball bearings. All of these various types of bearings have a specific feature that allows them to be the perfect choice for mining equipment’s application.

The conveyor runs on idlers and the number of idlers required for an extended conveyor belt system can be quite high. This type of transportation system will use a deep groove bearing that has seals and dust shields on both sides to protect the bearing. These types of expensive bearings are also sealed with grease for a long service life.

Some of the factors to consider when purchasing a bearing for mining machinery include reduced maintenance requirements, high operational reliability, simple mounting and dismounting capabilities, and high load carrying capacity.

Another important bearing that is used in the mining industry is a spherical roller bearing. Mining machinery often faces some of the toughest operating conditions and terrains of any industry.

Some of the challenges that a spherical roller bearing will face include debris, severe misalignment, heavy loads, and wide variances and speeds.

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NTN-SNR launches a pack for simplified maintenance of quarry equipment bearings

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TN-SNR launched its new “quarry pack” for the maintenance of bearings on machines used in these particularly harsh environments.

This pack uses premium products to meet the users’ established needs.

Kits for belt conveyors form the core of this range. Combining open or sealed bearings, they provide an all-in-one solution that optimises site maintenance.

Replacement kits for conveyors at the core of the offer NTN-SNR is offering three kit families in its pack. First, a family of 13 kits made up of a sealed bearing with its specific thrust collars and sleeve. The shaft diameters corresponding to these references range between 35 and 90 mm. The other two distinct families of kits comprise a bearing and an open or sealed bearing.

All bearings are part of the ULTAGE highperformance range and NTN-SNR’s AGR technology replaces standard insert bearings for smaller conveyors that use self-aligning bearings and insert bearings. They offer enhanced sealing against pollution and a robust shield against flying rocks.

These kits have several major advantages: customers can avoid making errors when ordering because they offer an all-in-one solution with 7 different components for bearing replacement with fixed or free bearings; simplified management during storage and assembly; and economic savings, as the sales price of the kit is less than the sum of its components sold individually.

For other quarry equipment, NTNSNR offers EF800 ULTAGE bearings for vibrating applications, ductile cast iron SNCD bearings with 80 % better resistance than standard cast iron bearings, or larger ULTAGE bearings with outside diameters of up to 600 mm.

With this new pack, NTN-SNR will consolidate its position in the strategic quarry market by allowing significant productivity gains and optimised equipment life cycle costs. To deploy its “quarry pack”, NTN-SNR is relying on a selection of Industry distributors, for which it has set up a major European training programme.

To meet the most common demands, the kits comprising spherical roller bearings from the ULTAGE high-performance range are available in 10 open and 10 sealed versions. The shaft diameters corresponding to these references range between 35 and 80 mm.

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The sealed ULTAGE version provides a service life 3 to 4 times longer than that of an open bearing and benefits from the same advances in terms of metal treatment and optimisation of geometries. It comes factory-lubricated and only requires a single top-up of Extreme Pressure grease a year to guarantee its long service life.

Finally, the NTN-SNR single-point Drive Booster lubrication system is available with the open bearing kit for optimised lubrication. With its 120 cm3 tank, it covers one year of lubrication, thus generating grease savings and improved bearing operation thanks to regular dosage of Extreme Pressure grease suitable for conveyor applications.

NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS, headquartered in Annecy (HauteSavoie, France), belongs to Japanese Group NTN Corporation, a global leader in bearings. NTN-SNR manages and develops all NTN’s activities for the EMEA region and Brazil. NTN-SNR, a major force as a designer, developer and manufacturer of bearings and subassemblies for the automotive sector, industry and aeronautics, offers a comprehensive range by also developing maintenance services and solutions.

NTN-SNR employs 4,225 people at nine Production sites, including six in France, as well as 18 sales offices.

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Smart Mining Solutions T he concept of Industry 4.0 is electrifying the Mining industry, but what is really behind it? And can you also benefit from it?

First came flint, followed by bronze, iron, gold, and coal. During the last decades it was oil. Many different materials have held the title of “most important� resource over the course of our history. And now, at the beginning of the 21st century, there is another contender. A player that in reality is not even a substance at all: data.

Think of companies like Facebook, which has become one of the most valuable enterprises in the world within just the span of a decade. However, social media is not the only beneficiary of the new gold. Industrial companies believe they can benefit from this evolution or revolution, that some call Industry 4.0,

others Digitalization, Big Data or Internet of Things. The manufacturing industry is already embracing Industry 4.0 and the Process industries are slowly adopting this phenomenon and Mining is no exception.

A lot of customers are still puzzled about this trend and what it actually means and how it can help reduce challenges of declining ore grades and volatile commodity prices that the Mining industry faces. If you think about it, data is already produced in abundance within a mining operation: process information from the field, inventory values, plant status and market prices to name just a few. The problem, however, comes in when you consider how a lot of this data is stored and is visible in different systems and platforms. So the first step towards Industry 4.0 has to be the integration of this data to open up its real

potential. Integration has to be aligned along three axes: horizontally along the value creation chain, vertically from the field to the control level and thirdly from planning to maintenance. This will serve to ensure consistency in engineering.

With the help of Endress+Hauser, you can boldly take this first step today.

Let’s look at the first axis. An exact forecast of consumption based on current inventory values and planned material movement is the key to reducing warehouse stocks while improving the delivery service. Reliable measurement technology is the basis for this. Endress+Hauser can provide you with a complete range of measurement technology. For data communication, Endress+Hauser can plug most available field bus technologies directly into their smart measurement sensor.

Additionally, the local data transmission unit, Fieldgate, with integrated web server, allows for global data acquisition via private and public communication networks. A standard internet browser is sufficient for querying inventory data.

Fieldgates from Endress+Hauser not only provide current measured values, but also offer the possibility of monitoring device stations, requesting information and sending data directly to a superordinate inventory management software system such as SupplyCare from Endress+Hauser. SupplyCare offers convenient access to the current fill levels in tanks and silos from the comfort of your desk, and offers extensive functions for inventory management.

With the integrated e-mail function, you can request supplies quickly and easily, for example. With the analysis module,

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you can also calculate and evaluate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

When it comes to vertical integration, intelligent networking between subsystems of mine process, from the ERP system to operating and control level and on to field level, is essential for optimized functionality and best efficiency of the digital mine. The reality today is often less than streamlined or smooth operation. Closed system silos, missing interfaces and many manual data transfers and thus potential error sources, characterize it.

These decoupled system silos can be connected to form an elegant overall system with a continuous data flow thanks to Endress+Hauser’s BPI concept (Business Process Integration). BPI acts as middleware beneath the sub-systems and thus form a shared platform for data exchange between these systems.

This is not just limited to the IT world, however by using Industrial Ethernet at field and control level, automation components can also be integrated in the overall system. Digital communication, for example, enables advanced measurement sensor diagnostics, which can form the basis of effective process condition monitoring and preventative maintenance measures, or calibration requests, which can be triggered in the ERP system. Many of Endress+Hauser’s smart measurement sensors can be used to monitor process condition and verify measurement integrity. Simply look for the HEARTBEAT Technology logo. Several examples of HEARTBEAT Technology’s benefits are already used in the concentration processes in many copper and gold mines, for example

in froth flotation tanks: A Promass 100 coriolis flow meter will schedule a flocculent batch remix by measuring changes in the medium chemistry. The aim is to produce process optimization and stability using a combination of smart sensors, which monitor their own performance, indicate process anomalies and tell maintenance when things need cleaning or recalibrating.

Last but not least, in order to get close to this goal of maximum process efficiency at the lowest possible cost, intuitive and reliable process asset management is crucial. Endress+Hauser offer a socalled Big Data asset management software which is manufacturer-neutral: the cloud-based asset management toolbox, called W@M has proven beneficial to management, maintenance, process engineers and metallurgists in generating plant wide process improvements and providing relevant and reliable data on process wide performance.

A simple example is a ten percent proven increase in heap leach and stripping performance in a copper mine when they use W@Ms powerful measurement performance capability to monitor variations in performance of critical measurement parameters such as acid usage, PLS output, organic to aqueous stripping rates against pipeline

breakage, filter rupture or other process imbalance.

So in short, what does a software give us which is “Industry 4.0” or “IoT” ready?

• Quick, visual and targeted access to the right data at the exact time, when it is needed.

• Easy to download cloud based tools – Operations apps for mobile smartphones and tablets • Wireless and wired connectivity to smart sensors and other process equipment for diagnostics, verification and condition monitoring.

• A lot of our customers are sometimes surprised, that for the first implementation of Industry 4.0 they don’t have to completely revamp their whole operation. But the so called fourth Industrial Revolution is more a gradual evolution than a big bang revolution,” explains Dhiren Naidoo.

“We at Endress+Hauser take pride in being an innovative company, and our R&D engineers take great pride in being ahead of the game in smart sensor development. And that means for our customers that their first Step towards Industry 4.0 and the “digital mine” will be a small one.”

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ire Trucks 4 Africa Ltd. are an international company with offices in Durban, South Africa. We supply NEW and USED fire trucks and ambulances and related equipment to customers in all African countries and elsewhere.

We have supplied aid organisations during the Ebola outbreak and fire trucks and equipment to Civil Defence in Syria. We also supply new vehicles and specialised rescue equipment to the Lagos Rescue Unit, Nigeria.

We source and supply emergency vehicles and equipment to meet a customer’s requirements. With 40 years’ experience in the emergency services sector we are well qualified to fulfil our function.

We are the African agents for ROTFIRE Ultra High-Pressure firefighting units that are carried on pick-up trucks, or can be fitted to any new or used fire truck.

They are powered by gasoline and diesel engines and are ideal for underground mine protection and fast response units.

Recent fire truck and ambulance sales include mines in South Africa, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, DRC, Zambia, Guinea and Guyana. We are suppliers to most of the large mining companies in the world.

Visit our websites www.firetrucks4africa. com and www.ambulancesforexport. com and see our range of vehicles and equipment. Click on Hot News to see our latest sales.

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DRC Mining week is the key platform to meet key players in the mining industry

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ell over 180 companies will be exhibiting at the DRC Mining Week se to take place from Wednesday June 19th to Friday June 21st, 2019. The event will once again provide an open dialogue between government, mining operators and technologies services providers to strengthen productivity in the region.

who can provide the company with these services or even equipment.

Over its 15-year history, DRC Mining Week has earned a reputation for being a key platform to discuss issues, forge business partnerships and explore opportunities in the DRC. Different participants express the importance of the week not just for the different companies, but also Africa mining industry as well.

Patrick Mulumba, president and directorgeneral at ERG Africa’s Metalkol RTR project further added that DRC Mining Week also offers an opportunity to connect with other mining businesses, to exchange ideas and to form or deepen commercial relationships and joint voluntary initiatives and partnerships.

On the other hand, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) views the event as the perfect opportunity to contribute important national and international dialogue, in addition to further advancing the DRC mining sector as a whole.

2019 will also see five international pavilions exhibit at DRC Mining Week.

This includes the French Pavilion. Sophie Olivier, convener of the French Pavilion.

She stated the country’s economic community already has a presence in Lubumbashi via the CCIFC and the CFA and that the original plan was to promote them at the event.

She further explained that with the help of the French Embassy, and the CCEF and CCIFC Board of Directors, they decided to combine them in one place: the French Pavilion. This, she elaborated, was for purposes of giving more visibility to the French commercial offer.

For Platinum Sponsor Cataca Mining Company, DRC Mining Week is important because it demonstrates the potential that Central Africa has in terms of mineral resources. Francisco Bayila, head of the company’s communication and institutional image says that among its plans for the 2019 event is expansion of its network, finding technological solutions for the firm’s mining projects in Angola as well as relevant suppliers

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The DRC is just too important a jurisdiction from a resource volume and grade quality perspective for any serious player in the global mining sector to ignore” says Peter von Klemperer, the Head of Mining and Metals at the Standard Bank Group, and the exclusive Diamond Plus sponsor at the DRC Mining Week that returns to Lubumbashi from 19-21 June this year.

With more than 180 companies exhibiting at DRC Mining Week, the event will once again provide an open dialogue between government, mining operators and technologies services providers to strengthen productivity in the region.

Originating in the original iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure, which was first held in Kinshasa in 2004, the mining focus of the event became more important and was moved and rebranded to become DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi in 2015.

DRC Mining Week is a long running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference that is celebrating 15 years.

For the 15th edition the organisers have added an extra day for partners and customers, so that they enjoy a 3-day expo and conference, maximising their time in the DRC.

“Standard Bank supports a large number of resources clients in the mining sector in the DRC and DRC Mining Week provides us with an important platform to engage with clients and key stakeholders in the DRC’s resources sector. Standard Bank has been involved in the DRC for over 20 years, funding operations and managing banking for a range of clients, from established developed-world players to newer Chinese clients” says Peter.

award-winning and flagship expo and conference that DRC Mining Week has become. We invite the sector to join us in celebrating 15 years as a reliable partner that has grown with the industry and established itself as the only mining platform for the whole industry in the heart of the Copperbelt.” More than 3500 international mining experts and local stakeholders from more than 50 countries are expected to attend.

Compelling business case “The business case for DRC’s mining sector remains compelling” says DRC Mining Week event director Elodie Delagneau, “for example, the demand for battery metals such as lithium and cobalt is on the rise and the country’s low production costs, the average cost of producing cobalt in DRC is 30% lower than the rest of the world, allows miners to absorb the additional higher royalty payments introduced in the new Mining Code.”

Larger expo areas The event will feature a strategic highlevel conference again that will focus on challenges and developments in the industry including a special power focus day, finance options for mining houses, the Mining Code, looking to the future of the industry, the upskilling of local mining talent, private and public partnerships as well as project updates.

“Furthermore,” she continues,“challenges always present opportunities, with the DRC mining sector’s energy deficit creating a huge gap to fill for the right power solution providers.”

According to Miss Delagneau, “we are so proud of the long-running,

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The in- and outside expo areas keep growing every year and in 2019 will feature more than 180 suppliers, including country pavilions from at least five countries, with Zimbabwe already confirmed and others in the final stages of confirmation.

Of the more than 80 mining and exploration companies expected at DRC Mining Week, the following sector

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FEATURE pioneers and longstanding supporters and speakers at the event have already confirmed their presence: • Louis Watum, Managing DirectorDRC Operations, Ivanhoe Mines, DRC • Gustave Nzeng Rubuz, Chairman Board of Directors, Kamoto Copper Company SA, Kolwezi, DRC • Charles Kyona, Secretary General, MMG, DRC • André Kapanga, Director General, Tenke Fungurume Mining, Kinshasa, DRC • Eric Monga Mumba, Chief Executive, Kipay Investments, DRC • Mark Bristow, President and CEO, Barrick Gold Confirmed speakers representing government and the public sector include: • Simon Tuma Waku, Vice President, Chamber of Mines, DRC • Isaac Kwesu, President, Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe • Bruno Kapandji, Head of Mission of the Head of State, Authority for the Development and the Promotion of Inga, DRC • Diagne Mabouba, Regional Executive Structuring & Financial Modelling, Trade & Development Bank, Mauritius • Simon Nzuka Mapengo, Deputy General Manager, DGDA, DRC

celebrates of excellence Industry support Apart from Standard Bank’s diamond plus sponsorship, as with previous editions of the event, DRC Mining Week has already secured wide and impressive industry support through leading industry giants, including Tenke Fungurume as diamond sponsor and AEL, CATOCA, Engen and Sofibanque as platinum sponsors.

DRC Mining Week is organised by Spintelligent, a leading Cape Townbased and multi-award winning

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organiser of exhibitions and conferences across the continent in the infrastructure, energy, mining and agriculture sectors.

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in the stabilized pavements, allowing greater flexural strengths and loading capabilities, not to mention improved longevity in the pavements – first of a kind - SoilTech MK. II.

1998 the first commercial application of SoilTech Mk. I was in 1998. Initially the product was developed as binder for rural roads. Over the next couple of years, Polyroads modified SoilTech with new cross-linking polymers to improve compressive strengths – SoilTech Mk. I.

2010 Polyroads chemical engineers introduced nano-polymerization into SoilTech. The specific nano-polymers being substantially smaller than the normal SoilTech polymer particle, allows for easier sliding velocity on capillary adhesion in the materials.

2006 major technology advances saw the introduction of long-chain polymers into SoilTech and thereby adding a second performance dimension to SoilTech. The high CBRs achieved in materials with SoilTech were complimented with new and highly improved elastic modulus

Specifically engineered surfactants, mixed with the nano-polymers, further reduces tensions as SoilTech nanoparticles migrate from the stabilized base-layer into the sub-base, resulting in two-layer stabilization. First of a kind – SoilTech Mk. III.

Benefits of SoilTech Mk. III Binds the road materials and turns the haul roads into all-weather roads, ensuring zero production losses in rainy weather • Non-skid in the wet • Reduced rolling resistance – less tyre and engine wear • Environmentally friendly – SA Bureau of Standards certified • Cost-effective

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Top Innovations in mining

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The mining sector is no different. As such, the impacts of technological and process changes are becoming headline news in Africa’s mining sector and although the change in mining might be less headline grabbing, the impact is no less profound. The leading innovations in mining will not only make exploration and excavation of materials faster and cheaper, but also increase safety and reduce environmental impacts.

The mining industry faces a number of challenges as worldwide prices fluctuate, firms are held more accountable for the safety of their workers and contractors, and the performance of every single mine in effectively engaging local communities and protecting the environment is more heavily scrutinized than ever before.

Below are some of most significant innovations in mining that are transforming the industry and keeping workers safe: Mining Simulators Similar to training airline pilots, mining simulators are becoming more common and put workers in a controlled and

immersive virtual environment.

Simulators place workers in practical situations they are most likely to encounter during a typical shift, including emergencies that help them to make sure they are well prepared in case of an emergency and how they respond to the same. Simulators are also able to identify gaps in knowledge and skill, especially when bringing in outside contractors, without exposing miners to hazardous environments they are yet to experience.

Contractor Management For a long period of time, mining firms have been directly employing hundreds of workers on a mine. Technology and the evolution of the industry have since changed that, Now mining companies rely more heavily on contractors to undertake work within the mine site.

Furthermore, with different people coming and going this can be at best an administrative headache, and at worst a significant safety risk. Making sure that contractors have all their training and credentials up to date used to be an exercise in back and forth emails and searching files for documents.

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primarily through whistles before the advent of wireless communications.

Today, miners can set up a wireless network thousands of feet underground and use Skype-type telephones to communicate not only with each other, but also to a control site above ground. This has not only helped in the coordination of emergency responses, but has also proved to be safer and more effective.

Personnel Tracking There was a time not long ago when miners heading underground would place a token on a board before entering the mine known as “brass in and brass out”, and remove it once they came back to the surface. That helped to get a sense of who was in the mine, but had little benefit beyond that.

Today, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, which emit radio frequencies, are secured to workers’ uniform, and can easily track their whereabouts in real time. This eliminates site downtime, human error, and the need for unnecessary searchand-rescue operations. And because a miner’s location is always known, emergency responses are faster, saving valuable time in case of an incident.

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Monitoring miners with IBM International technology firm IBM has teamed up with a number of companies, using its Maximo Worker Insights platform to help in the collection of safety data, and ensuring risk-free operations. JP Casey finds out how data fed back to supervisors and safety officials can keep workers out of dangerous environments. silver-metalised fibres. The company unveiled its first smart shirt in 2015, and has now partnered with IBM to develop its hamon shirt, which was presented to the public at CES 2017.

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hile safety remains a priority for mining companies of all sizes, training and policies to ensure best practices can only be so effective.

The US Department of Labor reported almost three million non-fatal injuries at work in 2017, and figures from the Mine Safety and Health Administration show the number of injuries per 200,000 hours worked has remained stable from 3.43 in 2011 to 3.18 in 2017, despite the number of miners almost halving over the same period.

In an effort to better understand health and safety in the sector, US technology firm Garmin, which has an extensive history of working with GPS devices in the form of sat-navs, will embed its Health Companion software development kit into the Maximo Worker Insights platform to collect a range of data on worker status and safety performance.

The Health Companion provides realtime data through an app on a number of physical performance variables, such as heart rate, which is then fed back to supervisors by the Maximo Worker Insights platform.

The result is a system of near-real-time notifications and updates on a worker’s physical condition, enabling safety officers to respond quickly to potential

threats, and a predictive framework based on data collected by IBM that allows supervisors to warn workers ahead of time if they enter a potentially dangerous area.

SmartCone monitoring system Canadian firm SmartCone is working with IBM to provide a portable device which uses audio and visual sensors to monitor a worker’s immediate environment. This system also enables controllers to predict future risks using the Worker Insights platform, and monitor worker wellbeing in close to real-time. IBM said that the system is particularly suited for warnings relating to falls, dangerous environments and areas with uncomfortable and unsafe temperatures.

SmartCone’s system is specifically tailored to industrial environments, with similar schemes in place in traffic, construction and utility environments, and the company hopes that is partnership with IBM will enable its wearable safety device to reach a greater range of mines across the world.

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The shirt collects a range of data about its wearer, including heart rate and body temperature, along with relevant environmental factors, such as humidity, temperature and gas levels.

The shirt then feeds information back to supervisors through the Worker Insights platform. If the technology can be effective on a large scale, the potential for improvements to both safety performance and working conditions are great, as workers will be able to monitor potential hazards without the need to carry cumbersome specialised equipment.

Guardhat smart helmets Taking advantage of another wearable already integrated into many mining operations, US-based Guardhat uses smart technology to enable helmets to collect data on worker activity, which can then be analysed and responded to due to the IBM platform.

The helmets combine hardware, such as a tough exterior that allows the helmet to function as a conventional hard hat, and cameras and microphones to aid in data collection, with smart technology.

Sensors can detect how and where a worker is operating, and whether they are safe to do so, and inform safety supervisors.

The helmets are particularly effective in minimising the risks of falls; they can detect whether a worker is wearing appropriate safety gear for work off the ground, preventing workers from reaching high elevations if they are unequipped for the job. Also, the hat’s communications system immediately notifies safety operators and the emergency services if a worker falls from a considerable height.

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NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS Who are we: Non Ferrous Metal Works Group is one of the major non-ferrous metallurgical undertakings in Southern Africa.

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These distribution centres are located in Durban, Johannesburg, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Pretoria to adequately service customers throughout South Africa’s industrial sectors.

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ure Chem Zambia (Private) Limited is a fast growing company that was established and incorporated as a private company limited by shares according to Section 10 of the Companies Act on 21 October 2004. Since then, the company has grown in leaps and bounds to become a leading supplier of commodity chemicals especially to the industrial and mining sectors in Zambia.

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We also have associate offices in Malawi, Ghana, Mauritius and Dubai.

The company operates from two sites, Lusaka branch where all operations are managed such as administration, finance, warehousing, recruitment and selection etc. The Copperbelt sub-office is conveniently located for the benefit of mining and industrial clients in the mining region.

The office operations are limited to sales and marketing as well as storage and warehousing to a limited extent.

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OUR BUSINESS MAKE UP, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Cure Chem Zambia (Pvt.) Limited is an importer and distributor of raw material chemical for the bene fit of the industrial (food, pharmaceutical, detergents, personal care, paint etc) mining, paint and water treatment sectors in Zambia.

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With DWD Drilling DRC’s Elephants bigger (and deeper) are better for mine dewatering! ____________________________________________________________________________________ DWD Drilling (DRC) is a DRC registered company based in Lubumbashi and a subsidiary of the Botswana based, DWD Group. DWD Drilling DRC focuses on specialised drilling operations with purpose-designed and built equipment directed at large diameter, deep, high volume and high yield, vertical and horizontal dewatering wells and, large diameter, deep, directional coring. The DWD Group operates a fleet of equipment ranging from Schramm TX 130 rigs to purpose built Elephant drill rigs capable of servicing a full spectrum of our clients’ needs from greenfields exploration through to brownfields resource expansion programmes. Qualified and competent personnel form an strong base of knowledge and experience in various fields of expertise allowing DWD Drilling (DRC) to offer clients a solid and unique partnership and service.

The DWD Group through DWD Engineering an ISO 9001:2015 accredited company has designed and built proprietary drill rigs inclusive of the Buffalo multipurpose drills and Rhino blast-hole and horizontal dewatering rigs while also developing equipment in anticipation of the growing gas and oil discoveries, worldwide. DWD Engineering operates from our facility in Rasesa (Botswana) with a focus on drill rigs, structural steel, hydraulics, service and repairs of vehicles and support equipment. The group has and continues to operate across the SADC region inclusive of Botswana, DRC, South Africa, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.

DWD Drilling (DRC) operates two Elephant drill rigs in the DRC and successfully completed the first DRC dewatering drilling contract (20” and 24” holes to depths of 350m) at Frontier Mine in early 2017. A dewatering contract at MMG Kinsevere Mine and a further contract at Frontier Mine are being serviced at present. In 2015 a 24” hole to 600m was completed at 20” to 754m at the Lubambe Mine in Zambia.

DWD Drilling (DRC) is also willing to deploy horizontal secondary in-pit dewatering technology to the DRC and / or Zambia for dewatering and side-wall stress relief purposes by means of 6 ½” horizontal boreholes and 4 ½” slotted casing installation to depths of 350m, subject to demand.

Enquiries regarding the group or drilling operations can be directed at: Rudie de Wet (Director – DWD Group)

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Dannis Sumbu (General Manager - DWD Drilling DRC) +243 842 281 348

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Corne van Rooyen (Ops.Manager – DRC / Zambia)

email: corne@dwddrilling.com

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La Standard Bank reste convaincue que la RDC est une destination de choix pour les investissements miniers

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lus de 3 500 experts’ miniers attendus à Lubumbashi en juin» « La RDC a le potentiel de devenir le plus grand producteur de cuivre du monde si on y pratique une politique minière claire et rationnelle. Cela changerait la donne pour l’économie et permettrait à la RDC de devenir un pays à revenu intermédiaire d’ici 2050 ». C’est ce qu’a déclaré Peter von Klemperer, responsable mines et métaux du groupe Standard Bank, et sponsor exclusif Diamond Plus de la nouvelle DRC Mining Week qui se tiendra à Lubumbashi du 19 au 21 juin de cette année.

Il poursuit: «La Standard Bank a développé un vaste écosystème de clients en RDC; à la fois des acteurs du secteur minier et des ressources, mais aussi davantage de fournisseurs de services et des industries de soutien associées aux riches ressources du pays. Au-delà de l’expertise développée par la Standard Bank dans le secteur des ressources, la présence et les capacités de la banque dans le pays jouent un rôle essentiel pour appuyer nos clients, en répondant à leurs besoins quotidiens en matière de banque et de transactions sur le terrain en RDC.

Selon ce cadre de la Standard Bank, « la RDC est tout simplement une zone trop importante pour être ignorée par les acteurs du secteur minier mondial du point de vue du volume des ressources et de la qualité. La Standard Bank reste emballée par les opportunités et les perspectives offertes par cette destination d’investissement minier et par cet important fournisseur de ressources mondiales ».

Combiné à la présence et aux capacités mondiales de la Standard Bank, c’est particulièrement important pour les grands investisseurs étrangers, car la Standard Bank est également en mesure de gérer ses flux de transactions quotidiens en RDC depuis n’importe où dans le monde. “

Plus de 3 500 experts miniers internationaux et parties intéressées de plus de 50 pays sont attendus à cette expo-conférence emblématique, qui célèbre 15 ans de rassemblement de la communauté minière du pays.

L’exposition accueillera quatre pavillons nationaux : France, Allemagne, Afrique du Sud, et Zimbabwe.

En tant que sponsor exclusif Diamond Plus du 15e anniversaire de DRC Mining Week le message de la Standard Bank lors de l’événement de juin sera le suivant : Du point de vue du financement de l’investissement, la Standard Bank

apporte sa capacité mondiale de capital à une expertise structurante de premier plan en Afrique renforcée par une forte présence locale, une grande expérience et d’habitude et des moyens développés en RDC. L’écosystème bancaire universel unique que la Standard Bank a développé sur le terrain en RDC positionne également les équipes Produits et services transactionnels et Marchés mondiaux de Standard Bank afin de soutenir les activités opérationnelles des clients à l’intérieur du pays. Cette double capacité, à la fois mondiale et locale, associe un accès financier mondial à une exécution sur le terrain dans un secteur qui fait rentrer les capitaux, mais dont la rentabilité dépend de l’efficacité de la production locale et des exportations mondiales.”

L’interview complète avec Standard Bank peut être consultée sur le site web de l’événement: http://www.drcminingweek. com/DRC-StandardBank-PR-FRENCH.

Une plate-forme importante «Standard Bank soutient un grand nombre de clients du secteur minier en RDC », déclare M. von Klemperer, « DRC Mining Week nous fournit une plateforme importante pour nouer le dialogue avec les clients et les principales parties prenantes du secteur des ressources de la RDC. Depuis plus de 20 ans, la Standard Bank est impliquée en RDC dans le financement d’opérations et la gestion de services bancaires pour un éventail de clients, allant d’acteurs établis du monde développé à de nouveaux clients chinois.”

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NTN-SNR lance un pack pour une maintenance simplifiée des roulements sur les équipements de carrière

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TN-SNR a lancé l’année dernière son nouveau « pack carrière » pour la maintenance des roulements de machines utilisées dans ces environnements particulièrement sévères. Ce pack répond aux principaux besoins des utilisateurs avec des produits premium. Au coeur de cette offre, les kits pour convoyeurs à bande.

Alliant palier et roulement (ouvert ou étanche), ils assurent un tout-en-un qui optimise la maintenance du site.

Tous les roulements proposés font partie de la gamme haute performance ULTAGE. Pour des convoyeurs de plus petites dimensions, utilisant paliers auto-aligneurs et roulements insert, la technologie AGR de NTN-SNR vient en remplacement des roulements insert standards. Ils offrent une étanchéité renforcée à la pollution et un rempart robuste aux projections de pierre. Pour les autres équipements de carrière, NTN-SNR propose les roulements EF800 ULTAGE dédiés aux applications vibrantes, les paliers SNCD en fonte ductile, offrant une résistance améliorée de 80% par rapport aux paliers en fonte standard, ou encore des roulements ULTAGE de grande dimension jusqu’à 600mm de diamètre extérieur.

roulement étanche avec bagues d’arrêt et manchon spécifiques. Les diamètres d’arbre correspondant à ces références sont compris entre 35 et 90mm.

Ensuite, deux familles de kits distinctes comprenant un palier et un roulement ouvert ou étanche.

Ces kits présentent plusieurs atouts majeurs : un tout-en-un avec 7 composants différents pour changement de palier avec roulement fixe ou libre, ce qui évite toute erreur de commande ; une simplification de gestion tant lors du stockage qu’au moment du montage ; un gain économique, le prix de vente du kit étant inférieur à la somme de ses composants vendus à l’unité. Pour répondre aux demandes les plus courantes, ces kits composés de roulements à rouleaux sphériques de la gamme haute performance ULTAGE sont disponibles en 10 versions ouvertes et 10 versions étanches.

Les diamètres d’arbre correspondant à ces références sont compris entre 35 et

Au coeur de l’offre, les kits de remplacement pour convoyeurs NTNSNR propose dans son pack, trois familles de kits : Tout d’abord, une famille de 13 kits constitués d’un

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80mm. La version ULTAGE étanche peut permettre une durée de vie 3 à 4 fois supérieure à celle d’un roulement ouvert et bénéficie des mêmes avancées en termes de traitement des métaux et d’optimisation des géométries. Graissé d’origine, il nécessite un seul apport annuel en graisse Extrême Pression pour garantir sa longévité en fonctionnement.

Enfin, le graisseur monopoint automatique Drive Booster de NTN-SNR est fourni avec le kit version roulement ouvert pour une lubrification optimisée.

Avec son réservoir de 120cm3, il couvre une année de lubrification, générant ainsi une économie de graisse et un meilleur fonctionnement des roulements grâce à un dosage régulier de graisse de type Extrême Pression adaptée à l’application sur convoyeur.

NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS, dont le siège est à Annecy France), appartient au groupe japonais NTN Corporation, un des leaders mondiaux du roulement.

Acteur majeur en tant que concepteur, développeur et fabricant de roulements et sous-ensembles pour l’automobile, l’industrie et l’aéronautique, NTN-SNR propose une offre globale en développant également des services et des solutions de maintenance. NTN-SNR emploie 4 225 personnes et compte 9 sites de production, dont 6 en France, ainsi que 18 représentations commerciales.

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Elle a ensuite expliqué qu’avec l’aide de l’ambassade de France et des conseils d’administration du CCEF et de la CCIFC, ils avaient décidé de les regrouper au même endroit: le pavillon de la France. Ceci, a-t-elle précisé, visait à donner plus de visibilité à l’offre commerciale française.

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Patrick Mulumba, président et directeur général du projet Metalkol RTR d’ERG Africa, a ajouté que la Semaine minière de la RDC offrait également l’occasion de nouer des contacts avec d’autres entreprises minières, d’échanger des idées et de nouer ou renforcer des relations commerciales ainsi que des initiatives et partenariats volontaires.

En 2019, cinq pavillons internationaux seront également exposés à la Semaine minière de la RDC. Cela comprend le pavillon français. Sophie Olivier, responsable du pavillon français.

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Région. Au cours de ses 15 années d’existence, la Semaine minière de la RDC a acquis la réputation d’être une plate-forme essentielle pour discuter des problèmes, nouer des partenariats commerciaux et explorer les opportunités en RDC. Différents participants ont souligné l’importance de la semaine non seulement pour les différentes sociétés, mais également pour l’industrie minière africaine. Pour la société Cataca Mining Company, sponsor du platine, la Semaine minière de la RDC est importante car elle démontre le potentiel de ressources minérales de l’Afrique centrale.

l’équipement. En revanche, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) considère l’événement comme l’occasion idéale de contribuer à un dialogue national et international important, en plus de faire progresser le secteur minier de la RDC dans son ensemble.

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