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Candid discourse a must for the mining sector : ........................4

News Brief : ........................5 Cover Story

Uncertainties cast cloud over mining sector : ........................6

Local News

Authorities grip illicit financial flows in mining : ........................7Barrick to dangle JV offer for Lumwana : ........................8Maamba collieries gets government support : ........................9MAXAM’s high energy bulk explosive wins contract : ........................10Mines juggle to keep investors : ........................11No mining activities in a national park : ........................12

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Letšeng mining lease renewed in Lesotho : ........................14Rio Tinto, Chinese partners to explore steel value chain : ........................15SA manufacturer celebrates Runxin valves : ........................16SRK insights on mine closure : ........................17

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November - December 2019Editorial Note

alls for economic diversifica- tion should roar much loud on the local economy to support the ailing mining industry.

For so many years mining has been the mainstay of the economy and pe-rennial challenges continue to grip the industry, though solutions seem to be farfetched.

Indications on the ground are that

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production cost are skyrocketing, pro-hibitive taxes, power deficit, dropping copper price on the international mar-ket and dispute between government and the mines over VAT refunds are some of the challenges.

Just like before, ours is a strong call to authorities – only an honest dialogue should bring and bear sustainable and everlasting results that can satisfy both the industry and government.

Not until sincere exchange of ideas between authorities and the industry is made, the country will go in circles.

Already government has been chal-lenged to come up with a mining de-velopment fund to empower local small and medium enterprises in the sector.

The notion behind the fund is that em-powering local businesses in the min-ing sector would solve a lot of prob-lems the industry is exposed to.

In addition, the fund has been iden-tified as having potential to support those without deep pockets but pas-sionate about mining to gear up in the industry and eventual become big

magnates in the industry.

Let those responsible with making de-cisive decisions on the mining issues, be bold and make pronouncement that should not only see a positive trajec-tory for the mining industry but should also see a diversified mining industry.

Meanwhile we say Kudos to govern-ment for rescinding the move to grant a mining license in the Lower Zambezi National Park, citing that wildlife and the ecosystem will be affected.

The move is an indication that govern-ment gives an ear to critics and opinion of other stakeholders, and we say: can the same spirit prevail on dealing with other challenges the industry face.

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Castillo Copper’s exploration swells

Castillo Copper Ltd is shifting into top gear with exploration on copper projects, as the company advance in its strategy to become a mid-tier copper producer.

According to the company, in-country team is being de-ployed to the Mkushi project site to begin a comprehensive soil sampling campaign.

The project will focus on previously identified structural tar-gets, especially the four-kilometre strike zone and ground contiguous to Shi & Yang Group’s (SYG) mining lease.

Samples to be gathered on 100 by 500-metre grid will com-prise 1,280 data points, across the southern half of the Mkushi project and should capture the NE-SW trending shear zones that extend out of SYG’s tenure.

The program is expected to take around 25 days to com-plete at a comparatively favourable cost with the samples to be bagged for follow-up analysis.

“As our in-country geology team can be deployed to site relatively fast and at a comparatively modest cost, the Board is now speeding up the exploration program across our Zambia pillar,” said Castillo Copper’s managing direc-tor Simon Paull.

Chinese take on risk to expand mining sector

Metals and mining industry mergers and acquisitions (M&As) worth $1.9bn were announced in September 2019, GlobalData Mining Technology has revealed.

Chinese companies have been very active in the mining sector and don’t appear to be risk averse as companies from other countries.

This has enabled them to pick up some interesting assets from under the noses of the majors.

“Recently companies have been coming under pressure to demonstrate growth and the quickest and most cost-effec-tive way of doing this has been for the majors to consoli-date and look to M&A for growth. This has driven significant transactions in 2018-19 and I think we will continue to see more M&A activity as a result of those transactions.

“There is also an objective for companies to undertake a sale of non-core assets. This begs the obvious question of who is going to buy these assets, which depends to some extent on the location of the assets. Assets that are in Afri-ca, Latin America in politically sensitive jurisdictions seem to be likely targets for Chinese companies,” said Oliver Wright from deal legal advisers White & Case.

Chinese companies have very sophisticated mining tech-nology that is highly regarded by Western companies and they are playing a very significant role in the global mining landscape now.

Midnight Sun acquire stake in Solwezi

Midnight Sun Mining Corp. now owns 60 percent own-ership of the Solwezi licences. The deal has been official transferred and registered with the patents and companies registration agency.

The Solwezi Licences are comprised of two individual ex-ploration licences totalling 506 square kilometres, situated in the North-Western Province, adjacent to First Quantum’s Kansanshi Mine, Africa’s largest copper mining complex on the prolific Zambia-Congo copper belt.

Pangeni Copper projects completes first drilling

BeMetals Corp. has announced its first diamond drilling program at the Pangeni Copper Exploration Project.

With seven shallow drill holes totaling some 1,275 metres to test three high-priority targets,the Pangeni Project explora-tion licence totals 575km2.

“We are very encouraged by the results of our first core drilling program at the Pangeni Project in Zambia. These results have delivered and exceeded our stated objectives at the commencement of this drilling,” said John Wilton, President and CEO of BeMetals.

He said the company has confirmed the prospectivity of the project to deliver, potentially tier one scale, copper discov-ery through the identification of copper sulphide mineraliza-tion and associated alteration systems.

Preparations for BLASTECH 2020 ongoing

BLASTECH 2020 - Industrial Explosives Technical Meeting is expected to gather in the auditoriums over 400 special-ized attendees and 600 professionals visiting the booths.

The meeting aims to bring together all the explosives pro-ducers, PM suppliers, services and equipment for the explosives production chain as well as having a closer relationship with the main consumer sectors such as con-struction, mining, quarries and implosions.

SSMAZ inks deal with Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Miners Confederation has signed a deal with Small-Scale Miners Association of Zambia (SSMAZ) to ex-change notes and share experiences.

Alfred Lungu, SSMAZ’s official said Zimbabwe and Zam-bia are like Siamese twins, adding that the development will the two organisations us exchanging notes and support operations of our small-scale miners.

“We have prepared documents and data that we will like to share with our Zimbabwean friends,” Lungu.

The mining sector of Zimbabwe contributes 65% of the to-tal foreign currency receipts in the country.


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hallenges continue to grip the local mining industry, as production cost skyrocket, among other perennial test the sector face.

Trevor Hambayi, senior partner at the De-velopment Finance Associates and re-nowned economist said mining production will continue dropping, urging government to come up with a mining development fund to empower local small and medium enter-prises in the sector.

Citing prevailing circumstances which would cause mining production to keep dropping, Hambayi observed a number of issues which include taxes, power deficit, dropping copper price on the international market and dispute between government and the mines over VAT refunds.

“So, it’s a very difficult situation, but in es-sence, all that is going to reduce produc-tion,” Hambayi said. Hambayi believes empowering local businesses in the min-ing sector would solve a lot of problems

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C the industry is exposed to. “I have always said one of the solutions to this problem, which is long-term, is that we should have a mining development fund that supports the local SMEs who are in mining so that in 20 years’ time, a shift of power of mining in this country would have moved from the big ones to just as many local Zambians.

“Mining these disputes will not be there. And that is, for me, the biggest challenge because the mines will continue to squeeze for greater profits and the country will con-tinue to push for them to give us more, they cannot seem to be finding a balance,” Hambayi said.

Meanwhile, Hambayi said there was need to make hard choices in order to protect Zambian interests in the mines.

“There is no middle ground, from my per-spective. I think that the mines have ruled this country for too long; we, as a country, need to make a decision, even a hard deci-sion that if they (mining companies) are not

speaking to our interests, then they must leave!

We cannot continue to lose our resources when we gain nothing and they are the ones who are gaining, we subsidize them with fuel; we subsidize them with electricity; we subsidize in terms of taxes…what are we getting as a country? Nothing! So, we really need to decide to make a strong decision that look, if it means that the mines want to shut down, let them shut down, but we need to start speaking in the interest of the country,” said Hambayi.

On the contrary, Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says the mining in-dustry is now stable because of the inter-vention measures by Government.

Mwakalombe said is expecting mining firms to recapitalise and grow given that govern-ment has yielded to its demand for Value Added Tax, a taxation system he says fa-vours the mining industry.


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overnment is working to identify real owners of mining firms operating in the country, as part of efforts to curb the breeding ground for illicit financial flows.

Chipilauka Mukofu, acting permanent sec-retary of the Ministry of Mines and Miner-als Development, said hidden ownership of mining operations is a nag, as it undermines effective mobilization of domestic revenues from natural resources due to corruption and illicit financial flows, he said.

Authorities grip illicit financial flows in mining

G He said government wants to identifying beneficial owners of mines will attract cred-ible investors to the sector and enhance transparent and accountable utilization of proceeds from extractive industries.

Mukofu urged stakeholders to partner with the government in the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Ini-tiative (EITI), a global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources.

Meanwhile the country’s membership to EITI requires the government to comply with the international requirement of disclosing beneficial owners of mining operations by January 2020 deadline.

The Minister of Mines and Minerals Devel-opment Richard Musukwa said the gov-ernment will continue promoting a private sector led mining industry anchored on the rule of law.



arrick Gold has announced intentions to rearrange its investment on the local market at-tributed to ‘a natural pressure’.

The company has however denied that it is actively seeking buyers for Lumwana, its copper/gold mine.

“We are not looking at a fire sale there,” Mark Bristow, Barrick Gold Chief Executive Ofiicer told Miningmx recently.

Bristow said instead of a Lumwana divest-ment, Barrick would consider joint ventures in the country.

“We have talked to the government that we would help accommodate a rationalisation of the industry to achieve this,” he said.

In notes to its quarterly results, Barrick said it hoped to complete $1.5bn worth of asset sales by the close of its 2020 financial year.

Barrick to dangle JV offer for Lumwana

B “All our assets are profitable,” said Bristow. “We have not tested the market but we have had lots of approaches because the industry is short of resources, especially in the mid-range. So we need more consolida-tion going forward,” he said referencing in particular the growth of successful mid-tier gold mining companies in West Africa.

Barrick published five-year gold production plans in which it anticipated keeping out-put steady at between 5.1 and 5.6 million oz annually at an all-in sustaining cost of $850 to $950/oz with the trend heading to-wards the lower end. Ten year plans would be published with the firm’s resources and reserves update following conclusion of the year-end.

The data encouraged a lot of analyst ques-tioning which Bristow said was a function of how little long-term planning was provided in the gold sector.

“It’s a foundation of business in my view. The mining sector says it is about allocat-ing capital long-term but it never does any long-term planning. We did it at Randgold but we are one of the few, if only company, to have done it” in the gold sector.

For the current year, production was likely to come in at top end of its 5.6 million oz guidance. On a year-to-date basis, Barrick had produced about 3.8 million oz of gold with a quarter of the year still to run.



uthorities have assured Maamba Collieries support and to zoom into challenges faced by the com-pany to keep its 300 MW coal-fired power plant running, to help reduce load-shed-ding.

The pledge comes after Finance Minister Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu and Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa visited the Maamba Col-lieries plant in Sinazongwe.

The purpose of the visit was to obtain first-hand understanding on operations of the thermal power plant, challenges faced and discuss ways to resolve the issues between ZESCO and Zambia’s largest independent power producer.

“This plant is an enormous investment, we treasure because it gives us 300MW of power into our grid. Therefore we have to make sure that we take care of it by making sure that we pay the bills,” said Nkhuwa.Adding his sentiments, Dr Ng’andu said the project is amazing and a masterpiece.

“I think for us, this is a project that is a long term project; it will continue to contribute to the generation of power for many years to come,” said.

Maamba Collieries Chief Executive Officer, Rear Admiral Venkat Shankar has applaud-ed government for their support and her ab-solutely firm commitment.

Maamba collieries gets government support

A “We have been able to build this plant and run this plant, and generate electricity and contribute, and it is because of the govern-ment’s continuous support.

“We are extremely conscious of the fact that the country is suffering because of the fact that our generator is down; we are ex-tremely concerned and it is our endeavor to ensure that we reduce the difficulties of the population as early as possible,” said Shankar.

Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL), in Sina-zongwe District in Southern Province, is the country’s largest coal mine, the biggest Independent Power Producer (IPP) with a coal-fired Thermal Power Plant (TPP).

The company operates a 300 MW (2 X 150 MW units) modern, eco-friendly coal-fired power plant - the only one of its kind in Zambia – with the capacity to supply 10 percent of the country’s current installed electricity generation capacity.

MCL is owned 65 percent by Nava Bharat Singapore Pte and 35 percent by ZCCM-IH, with some US$919 million invested since 2010.The plant provides diversity in the na-tion’s energy mix and contributes to the nation’s base load electricity demand with high-availability power that is independent of climate change.



lobal technology company MAXAM has been selected by NFCA Africa Mining Plc as its blasting solutions supplier for the under-ground copper mine it operates in Chambi-shi developed by NFCA Africa Mining.

The contract has been granted following a trial period in which several companies par-ticipated.

MAXAM scooped the deal because of its high energy bulk explosive, RIOFLEX, in terms of advance rate, profile control and other downstream values.

With the signature of this contract, MAXAM consolidates its presence and business in the Southern African region, where it has been operating for more than 20 years, as

MAXAM’s high energy bulk explosive wins contract

G well as in the underground segment.“We are really pleased that NFCA has selected us as their partners in WOB (West OreBody site).

“At MAXAM we are committed to our cus-tomers’ success to the extent that we adapt our offering to their key performance areas, providing customized solutions to their spe-cific needs,” Bernard Kaninda, MAXAM Af-rica Regional Director:

“We are happy to choose MAXAM as our partner after MAXAM demonstrated their capabilities and competencies with RIOF-LEX technology during trial period in WOB. “And I am looking forward to working to-gether closely to achieve our challenging targets,” adds Zhanyan Li, NFCA deputy Chief Executive Officer.

MAXAM is a global technology leader spe-cializing in the design, development, manu-facture and application of energetic mate-rials.

It structures its activity into four business units: blasting solutions for mining, quarries and civil works; cartridges and gun powders for use in hunting and recreational shooting; products and systems for the defense and security sector; and key raw materials for the nitro chemical industry.

Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM currently has more than 6,500 employees across five continents, with 80 industrial facilities, subsidiaries in over 50 countries, and sales in over 100. For its fiscal year F19, ended in March 31st, 2019, MAXAM generated revenue of over €1.1 billion.



he minerals sector must juggle furiously to attract its share of global investment. It must earn its social licence in challenging markets while chasing new mineral prospects in unfamil-iar regions. At the same time, it must move boldly to harness the efficiencies offered by fast-developing technologies.

The social licence to mine is undoubtedly the number one challenge for mining com-panies going forward. The demographic of the world is changing, and the younger gen-eration particularly is concerned about the sustainability of ‘business as usual’.

The mining industry is already on the back foot in the perception of the public, with a variable track record in terms of environ-mental and social impact. Recent tailings dam accidents have not helped its case; it has certainly not made it an employer of choice for young people.

Environmental impact has long been an important aspect of social licence. With climate change now a key issue, and in-creased regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuels, commodities like coal will find sources of investment weakening.

As more pressure is applied by govern-ments, financiers, shareholders and soci-ety at large – access to capital will become more difficult.

However, there is always a balance to be struck among mining’s stakeholders. On the one hand, governments may demand

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T that mines comply with more onerous re-quirements; communities, for their part, may not even want a mine in their back yard. But they both want to see employ-ment opportunities, and mines are often an important pioneer industry in remote or de-pressed regions.

Most countries cannot do without primary industries to boost job creation and broader economic development.

In this context, we enter the era of renew-able energy and the rapid evolution of bat-teries to store electric power. The uptake of electric cars in North America, Europe and Japan has shown us what the future holds. Whereas the oil industry has for over a cen-tury been the main fuel provider to benefit from growing automobile numbers globally, the battery producers now have a foot in the door.

This presents opportunities for the miner-als sector – in the mining and processing of commodities like lithium, cobalt and rare earths.

Our electronics sector, which now increas-ingly includes large batteries, is fed by vital rare earths mined in Asia – mainly in China. For Western mining companies, this is a non-traditional market but a highly alluring one. It will require that partnerships with public sector organisations are forged.

West Africa is another region that is seeing increased levels of mining related invest-ment – but social licence issues potentially require mining companies to alter their busi-

ness model. Partnering with government will become an important factor for inves-tors to build into their plans. Together with geo-political and currency risk, this will no doubt place added pressure to the bottom line. But mining companies inevitably have to find new markets to extract commodities at the lowest cost and manageable risk, while still providing an acceptable return to shareholders.

While social licence adds another level of complexity, it has to form part of the oper-ating model. For instance, business own-ership structures may have to be adapted to national requirements. Partnerships will become more and more common as the basis for spreading the benefits of mining. Certainly, a high degree of flexibility is go-ing to be required by mining investors and developers.

Despite the complexity and risk of estab-lishing and running a mining enterprise be-ing set to rise, investors will still be looking for acceptable returns. How this can be achieved will depend, at least partly, on the power of technology.

There has traditionally been a slow adop-tion of technology in mining operations and mining services. That is changing, as the demand grows for productivity and fuller re-turns on investment. I am seeing mines and their service providers starting to build ‘big data’ into their daily operational philosophy. This means better efficiencies, which are key to improving their cost profiles.

For now, developed countries are continu-ing to attract exploration spend; it was Can-ada, for instance, which boasted the largest aggregate exploration budget of any coun-try in 2018. These countries have also re-ceived the lion’s share of recent investment in mining infrastructure.

This is partly because the mining licences are close to the places where the product is eventually sent.

For example, the iron ore mines in Western Australia have seen volume improvements – as have the coal operations on the country’s east coast. This makes sense due to the proximity to key export markets like China and India. The same applies to investment in Canada’s mines, who have critical mar-kets in the US and in Asia.

However, with increasing pressure to im-prove returns – and with battery minerals now in vogue – expect to see many oth-er markets opening up. Each will bring its own challenges, but fortune will favour the brave.


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nvironment and wildlife activist have emerged victors after government announced that no mining activities will take place in a national park.

Australian miner Mwembeshi Resources Limited recent received a backlash from various stakeholders following an attempt by author-ities to grant the company a mining license in the Lower Zambezi National Park.

Stakeholders asked government to rescind the move, citing that wildlife and the ecosystem will be affected.

Ronald Chitotela, Minister of Tourism and Arts said there will be no mining activities in the national park because a report that was sub-mitted by the environmental regulator and run from 2014 to 2017 expired.

He said there is no report by the Zambia Environmental Manage-ment Agency to allow mining in the national park hence the govern-ment’s decision not to allow the planned move.

Chitotela cited that if the mining firm wanted to go ahead with its project, a fresh report needs to be done which will have to be scru-tinized and approved by the government. The government, he said, was committed to the fight against climate change and would not allow activities that may harm the environment.

In October, Zambia enhanced transparency of mining ownership af-ter government stated that it was working to identify real owners of mining firms operating in the country.

Chipilauka Mukofu, acting permanent secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, said hidden ownership of mining operations was the breeding ground for illicit financial flows which must quickly be addressed.

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esotho government has renewed the mining lease for Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng Mine, as the company anticipates to continuing the shared value creation with the state.

“The mining lease renewal will allow the Letšeng mine to continue to make a very significant economic and social contribu-tion to the people of Lesotho,” said Clifford Elphick, Gem Diamonds Chief Executive Officer.

The development comes following a suc-cessful statutory negotiation process and

Letšeng mining lease renewed in Lesotho

L the Lesotho Mining Board approved terms of the renewed mining lease.

According to Gem Diamonds, the lease is renewed with immediate effect for a period of 10 years, the maximum period allowed under the 2005 Mines and Minerals Act - the Act with an exclusive right granted to Letšeng to renew the mining lease for a fur-ther period of 10 years.

In addition, the respective shareholding in the Letšeng mine remains unaltered and the royalty payable in respect of diamonds sold by Letšeng is increased from eight percent

to ten percent, the current stipulated rate under the Act with effect from 3 October 2019.

However, the royalty may be remitted in whole or in part in the event that Letšeng embarks upon any material capital project.

The new lease also dictates that the num-ber of work permits which may be granted to Letšeng in respect of foreign nationals increases in order to fill any skills gap at the mining operations.



io Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers has signed a collaboration deal with China’s largest steel producer, China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious and influential universities (the Parties), to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental per-formance across the steel value chain.

The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) invited the Parties to sign the MOU at its China International Steel and Raw Materials Conference held in Qingdao.

The MOU will enable the formation of a joint working group tasked with identifying a pathway to support the goal of reducing carbon emissions across the entire steel value chain, which accounts for between seven and nine per cent of the world’s car-bon emissions.

The working group will establish a joint ac-tion plan on how to best utilise the Parties’ complementary strengths in research and development, technologies, processes, equipment, logistics, industry coordination and policy advisory capacities to combat climate change and improve environmental performance.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques, Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto said the pioneering partnership across the steel value chain will bring together solutions to help address the steel industry’s carbon footprint and im-prove its environmental performance.

“The materials we produce have an im-portant role to play in the transition to a low carbon future and we are committed to partnering with our customers and others to find the most sustainable ways to produce, process and market them. We are already doing this in aluminium and now, through this partnership, we will be doing it in the steel industry.

“We thank CISA for its support and look forward to collaborating with China’s largest steel producer, China Baowu, and Tsinghua University, a global leader in climate change research and collaboration,” Jacques said.

China Baowu chairman, Chen Derong said China Baowu is committed to ecological and sustainable development.

“We will promote sustainable production through intelligent manufacturing. We want to make a difference to the iron and steel ecosystem by developing greener factories

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and enterprises to deliver a cleaner, more sustainable steel industry.

China Baowu looks forward to explor-ing low-carbon metallurgical innovation with Rio Tinto and Tsinghua University, and building a low-carbon industrial value chain. We hope to jointly address climate challenges with our partners, and create a model of harmonious coexistence between cities and steel mills,” said Derong. Tsing-hua University Vice President You Zheng said Tsinghua is committed to providing

solutions to climate change challenges and contributing wisdom to sustainable development. Initiating the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate is an important milestone, and just one example.

“The signing will enable us to work closely with the upstream and downstream of the steel industry value chain to jointly find the solution to the industry’s low carbon trans-formation.”



outh African manufacturer of boilers and supplier of water treatment components - Allmech has applauded its partnership Wenzhou Runxin Manufacturing Machine Co manu-facturers of Runxin valves.

“We partnered with Runxin because we’ve found their valves to be reliable, easily avail-able and user-friendly. They are also easy to service and have proven to be more chem-ical resistant and robust than other brands on the market. Furthermore, they are a cost-effective option,” Lionel Maasdorp, General Manager at Allmech.

Over the past 11 years Allmech has been the sole distributor of Runxin valves distrib-uted into 117 countries around the world. Maasdorp says Runxin has collected vari-

SA manufacturer celebrates Runxin valvesous valve models that have been in service for 10 years or more, which are on display at their manufacturing plant.

Similarly, Allmech has a softener valve dis-played that was in use for a full 10 years without a single service, and still function-ing perfectly.

Allmech stocks Runxin manual and au-tomatic valves with a range of flow rates, as well as the Runxin ceramic ball range. Its water treatment division also supplies chemicals, reverse osmosis and demineral-isation plants, softeners and filters. “We really work hard to provide an end-to-end solution for our water treatment clients, whether they are business owners, engineers or downstream distributors. They

know they can come to us for expertise on which valve to use for a specific application, for repairs and maintenance, and for other technical input.” Allmech supplies Runxin valves with flow rates ranging from 4 500 l/hr, such as the F56A1 manual filter valve and the F63B/C automatic filters, right through to 30 000 l/hr F112A softener and F112B filter valves. Allmech was founded in 1995 and has grown over two decades to become one of South Africa’s leading boiler manufacturers and suppliers to the water treatment indus-try.

The company offers a comprehensive range of electrical, gas and oil-fired boilers with water treatment to suit.

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SRK insights on mine closure

S RK Consulting has highlighted that social transitioning is a vital aspect of mine closure that can no longer be ignored at the 13th International Conference on Mine Closure in Perth.

“Social acceptance of mining continues to be a challenge, not only during operations but also after closure,” said Jessica Ed-wards, SRK Consulting senior social scien-tist.

Edwards presented the paper, ‘Social as-pects of mine closure: The elephant in the room’ at the conference, which she co-au-thored with SRK senior environmental sci-entist Ashleigh Maritz.

“Although there is a strong recognition that mining companies must rehabilitate the mining-impacted biophysical environ-ment, many are still struggling to develop trust – or a social license to operate – within mine-affected communities,” Edwards said.She noted that, even though there was gen-eral consensus that stakeholders should be engaged throughout the mine closure pro-cess, stakeholder engagement still mainly revolves around permitting processes.

“Traditionally, the focus is on informing, consulting and sometimes involving stake-

holders in the decision-making process,” she said. “Little thought is given to more innovative or collaborative approaches for achieving sustainable benefits to commu-nities.”

South Africa’s once dominant mining indus-try is increasingly faced with the realities of mine closure, and with the absence of clear guidance on how to facilitate this closure, mining companies are left with more ques-tions than answers.

“With an increasing number of mines ap-proaching the end of life, good practise ex-amples of social transitioning are bound to emerge,” said Edwards.

In the interim, mine closure experts must rely on established community develop-ment approaches towards sustainable so-cial transitioning beyond closure.

She noted that SRK has over the years de-veloped various collaborative approaches that can be used in achieving social transi-tioning objectives.

These strategies enable innovative planning geared towards establishing sustainable livelihoods, allowing vulnerable communi-ties to transition beyond mine closure.


November - December 2019Corporate News

S women buying their own engagement ring doubled from seven per cent to 14 per cent within a five year period, the latest diamond industry research published by De Beers Group has revealed.

The report indicates that women buy-ing their own diamond engagement ring, spend on average 33 percent more than men – $4,400 compared with $3,300.

The research further reflects increasing fe-male purchasing power and the continuing evolution of financial dynamics within mod-ern relationships.

According to De Beers, as the tradition of marriage evolves, diamonds continue to play a central role as the symbol of love.

Although marriage rates in the US have de-creased, and engagement periods are be-coming longer (now five times longer than pre-1980), diamonds continue to be by far the leading choice for engagements and weddings, with eight out of 10 wedding rings and nearly nine out of 10 engagement rings in the US containing diamonds.

Meanwhile, the value of diamonds given as a gift of love before or after a wedding now exceeds the value of the engagement and wedding ring market.

In addition, the fast-growing segment of unmarried cohabiting couples also express substantial demand for diamonds as sym-bols of their love. The leading motivation for diamond jewellery purchases in cohabiting couples is as a gift of love, and women in these relationships now represent 10 per-cent of the diamond jewellery market in the US.

On the other hand, same sex couples see

More women buying own engagement rings

U diamonds as centrally important to sym-bolise their relationships, with more than 70 percent of people in same-sex relationships viewing diamonds as important for cele-brating life’s special events. Diamond jew-ellery is purchased both to celebrate each other and to celebrate the relationship, and the preference is for more modern and less traditional and gender-specific designs.

However, as the millennial generation be-comes a more significant force in the econ-omy, they are now spending more than oth-er couples on engagement rings.

The average spend on engagement rings by Millennials in the US is now higher than the average spend on engagement rings in the US market as a whole. Meanwhile, brands are increasingly capturing millennials’ at-tention.

Over 40 percent of the value of all engage-ment rings in the US comes from interna-tional luxury diamond jewellery brands and international designer brands, up from just under 30 percent in 2015.

“The notion of diamonds symbolising love goes back to the Middle Ages as people have long sought out the most precious things to celebrate their most precious emo-tions. Our latest Insight Report highlights that this holds just as true today, even as other aspects of love – such as traditions, relationship roles and relationship types – continue to evolve,” Bruce Cleaver, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Group said.

“However, while diamonds are still seen as the ultimate symbols of love, the diamond industry must focus on continuing to offer jewellery, brands and retail experiences that meet the modern consumer’s desire for in-dividual products and experiences that re-flect their own unique love story.

“And it will be increasingly important to share information about the hugely positive impact diamonds have for producing coun-tries and communities around the world, as this reinforces their value as symbols of love that their owners can be proud to wear.”



ithin a year of unveiling its innovative semi-mobile Bradford Breaker to the mining industry, comminution equipment special-ist Tenova TAKRAF Africa has supplied two machines for junior miners operating open cast mines in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province.

The machines operate at 300 tph, breaking coal lumps of a maximum size of 350 mm down to 80 mm, and were ordered based on both their low capital cost and ease of transport. These features are crucial to ju-nior and small miners who are increasing-ly exploiting the small coal resources that remain.

TAKRAF Africa has marketed Bradford Breakers, under license from Terrasource Global of the USA, to the South African mining industry since the 1970’s, with the breaker having proved to be a loyal work-horse in the coal industry for the simultane-ous sizing and cleaning of raw coal.

Developed originally for the American mar-ket and its softer coal to remove impurities

Semi-mobile Bradford Breaker sees early success

W and contamination from feed material, the Bradford Breaker has seen incremental but far-reaching improvements over the de-cades by TAKRAF Africa (previously part of the Bateman group) to tailor it to the in-creasingly demanding conditions and diffi-cult coal of the South African mining indus-try.

The latest development, the semi-mobile Bradford Breaker, is a further demonstration of how this technology is adaptable to the evolving needs of the industry.

As the smallest model in the range of Brad-ford Breakers marketed by TAKRAF Africa, the semi-mobile version offers the benefits of the traditional Breaker in a more compact machine.

With affordability being a critical factor for junior and small miners, the design of the semi-mobile Bradford Breaker has been ra-tionalized, without compromising on perfor-mance, with features such as a centralized lubrication system offered as an optional add-on.

Essentially a rotary breaker, the Bradford Breaker consists of a large revolving cy-lindrical drum driven by an electric motor. As the drum rotates, lifters lift the lumps of material to a pre-determined height and the material then drops, under gravity, onto the screen plates where it shatters along the natural cleavage lines.

The machine is easy to maintain and repair, as it is driven from one end only by a simple drive assembly.

Tenova TAKRAF is an integrated solutions provider to the global mining, bulk material handling and minerals industries, offering innovative technological solutions as well as process and commodity knowledge along the industry value chains.

With the integration of the well-known DELKOR brand of products into TAKRAF, the offered portfolio for the mineral bene-ficiation and processing sectors has been considerably enhanced.

3D of semi-mobile Bradford Breaker.



outhern Africa’s most innovative, customer-focused tower crane company has been established following a new partnership between MES and venture capital company Open Window Growth Partners.

“This is an incredibly exciting happening. Development in Africa is poised to take off, with rapid urbanisation and industrialisation sparking the need for high density devel-opment and improved infrastructure,” said MES’s Ferdi van Niekerk.

The sentiments were also shared the com-pany’s Walter Baur: “These industries will receive a massive boost, and the partner-

Tower crane industry disrupters MES lead the market

S ship ensures that MES is ready to supply the relevant resources to clients throughout sub-Saharan Africa.”

MES boast of being able to provide an end-to-end solution tailor-made for each client’s unique project – important, because the company places heavy emphasis on offer-ing the flexibility to answer any client need, while providing outstanding client service.

The offering further encompasses es-tablishment, disestablishment, servic-ing, transporting, storing and maintaining cranes (including complete refurbishment) which is extended to client’s own fleets.

This outsourced model offers many bene-fits to clients, saving time and money that would otherwise be spent on overheads, while improving efficiencies and enabling them to focus on their core business.

MES also boasts its own sizeable fleet of 146 tower cranes, mobile cranes and a fleet of heavy equipment trucks.

One of the company’s greatest assets is its dedicated, knowledgeable team, which comprises a leadership team with more than 250 years’ collective industry experi-ence, and is supported by a team of loyal staff members who have an excellent track record in terms of safety and skill.



ustralian company Austin Engineering is one of the four finalists for this year’s prize at the Swedish Steel Prize 2019 finalist.

The company is nominated for its two-piece mining excavator bucket, a design concept that utilizes a defined joint configuration be-tween the upper and lower assemblies of a bucket, which allows for quick and efficient change-out during maintenance intervals.

The two-piece bucket also has a modular design with inserts which can be custom-ized to suit specific operations and easily removed and replaced if required.

“To minimize wear and increase a bucket’s lifetime some people weld liners to the in-side of a bucket,” explains David Pichanick, Global Manager, Market Development & In-novation at Austin Engineering.

“A few years ago, a customer approached us after an accident on the mine site, where there was a fatality due to spring back while replacing a bucket liner. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the mining industry and the customer challenged us to find a

Two-piece mining excavator bucket named innovation finalist

A safer, liner-less bucket solution.”

Austin Engineering’s dedicated innovation department came up with the idea and de-cided to make the upper structure for the two-piece bucket from Strenx® 700 steel as it is tough, easy to weld and has high strength.

The lower bucket assembly is made from Hardox® steel, which was chosen for its ability to withstand hard wear and tear. Har-dox® steel also meets the toughness and weldability criteria for the material needed in lightweight buckets operating in abrasive environments.

The two-piece bucket can be adapted to any current OEM excavator model and up-per to lower bucket assembly installation time can be achieved in less than four min-utes and be ready for final weld out within three hours.

According to the developers, this means that mine site downtime can be minimized as spare lower assemblies can be kept in stock for direct replacement.

The total weight of the two-piece buck-et can also be reduced, and costs can be saved as only the lower section needs to be changed out or refurbished. This accounts for a reduction in total cost of ownership by 25-30 percent.

“The Two-Piece Excavator Bucket is the game changer that the industry has been looking for. It will be revolutionary because it is safe and efficient,” says Pichanick. “It really is an awesome product with an unbe-lievable result that makes us proud to stand up and say we have made a difference to society and set a benchmark for the future.”

Austin Engineering has taken a significant leap in innovation for the design and main-tenance of excavator buckets. With a mod-ular approach, they have developed an in-novative concept that combines low weight with optimal use of the complete product before scrapping.

The solution utilizes the characteristics of high strength and wear resistant steel and has extremely low barriers for implementa-tion. This clearly opens up for further bucket design innovations.

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November - December 2019Trends & Technologies

nstrotech is now offering the Michell HygroSmart HS3 sensor, now with I2C communications protocol/slave device (BUS output), that supports a maxi-mum speed of 100 kHz.

According to the manufacturer, each slave on the I2C bus holds an individual 7-bit de-vice address, the address byte is then fol-lowed by the op-code and eventually the payload.

The equipment is designed to withstand the kind of harsh and demanding conditions found in industrial processes, unlike many ‘disposable’ probes that have a short life within harsh conditions before needing to be replaced, the HygroSmart HS3 sensor has a polymer tile to give long-term reliable measurements.

In addition, it also has an accuracy of 0.8 percent RH, making it among the most ac-curate and reliable RH sensors on the mar-ket, as well as allowing for longer recalibra-tion periods.

This not only gives peace of mind to pro-cess operators, but also provides a low life-time cost of ownership when compared to the disposable sensors.

Also available is the complete HygroSmart HS3 probe that consists of a solid, corro-sion-resistant probe body with an inter-changeable sensor.

The probe offers voltage outputs of 0-1 V, 0-2.5 V, 0-5 V, 0-10 V and digital output sig-nal Modbus RTU over RS485 2-wire. When recalibration is due, the old HygroSmart HS3 sensor is simply exchanged for a new, freshly calibrated one.

This simple procedure takes only a few seconds to carry out with the probe itself remaining installed. Replacing just the sen-sor, rather than the whole probe, is not only quick and simple, it also saves users money over the lifetime of the probe.

In most industrial applications, RH probes have to withstand vibration, exposure to water, occasional heavy shocks and high levels of electrical interference.

The HygroSmart HS3 body is designed to cope with all these environmental factors. As well as the solid body, the probe also has a 10bar pressure rating, rfi/emc elec-trical noise approvals and IP67 ingress pro-tection rating.

With the HS3 users can now simply plug in

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I a pre-programmed sensor and easily and seamlessly test wiring and alarm points. It is also possible to use the HS3 probe’s fea-tures for an OEM HS3 sensor as a diagnos-tic tool during testing and commissioning.

As well as its ability to withstand harsh process conditions, the HygroSmart HS3

probe also gives control to the user, as it is 100 perccent configurable.

This gives users the ability to alter their RH and temperature measurements to keep step with changes or developments in their process, with no extra cost.

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luke’s PTi 120 Pocket Thermal Imager for easy troubleshooting and industrial inspection is now on offer at COMTEST.

As common sense dictates that the bigger the problem, the more urgent the need is to solve it, Fluke’s Pocket Thermal Camera is users’ first line of defense for easy trouble-shooting on the job.

According to the manufacturer, it’s a cam-era small enough to carry around, every day, always at hand.

“It’s rugged and can stand up to dirt and water and can survive a 1-meter drop. So now users can have the power in their pock-et to make enhanced infrared inspections,

Pocket thermal imager now on offer

F and quick temperature scans of electrical equipment, machinery and other assets.”The connect asset tagging automatically saves thermal images to the right folders, eliminating the tedium of sorting and orga-nizing infrared images.

With Fluke’s PTi 120 Pocket Thermal Imag-er, by simply scanning an asset’s QR code or barcode, the infrared image and all of the applicable date and time stamped informa-tion will be stored to predefined folders.

The data can be sent via WiFi or automat-ically uploaded once users connect to the network or computer via USB.

Users can also get the preferred level of infrared for each image with the 3.5” LCD

touchscreen that offers IR-Fusion™, blend-ing a visible light image with an infrared image to more easily locate problems by simply sliding a finger across the screen to adjust the setting.

The key features of the PTi 120 Pocket Thermal Imager include automatically or-ganize and file thermal images with Fluke Connect Asset Tagging, fully radiometric thermal imager gives measurement data to the pixel with 120 x 90 infrared resolution (10,800 pixels) and 3.5” LCD touchscreen display for easy troubleshooting.

In addition, -20 °C to +150 °C temperature measurement range, six color palettes and IP 54 enclosure rating.



outh African manufacturer and distributor of a range of process control instrumentation and spe-cialized systems, Instrotech developed acoustic steam leak detection system backed by the company’s 30 years industry experience.

“Much of the world’s electrical energy is generated by steam. And steam is pro-duced by boilers. A shocking and mostly unknown fact is that up to 60 percent of unscheduled outages in power generation are caused by boiler tube steam leaks,” said Hugh du Plessis, research and devel-opment director at Instrotech.

Currently Instrotech is a world leader in developing acoustic steam leak detection (ASLD) measurement system called IN-SPECTA, currently in use in the boilers of power generating facilities worldwide.

The old INSPECTA FFT, first released some 20 years ago is reaching its end-of-life, and Instrotech’s design engineers felt the time was right to upgrade to newer technology, by combining their 30 years’ experience with the latest industry-standard technolo-gy available.

“There hasn’t been a major upgrade in quite some time and there has been so much advancement in technology that we could really throw everything at it - do it differ-ently and build INSPECTA III with the latest technology and a suite of impressive new ‘add-ons’,” says Pieter Deysel, Instrotech Managing Director.

As technology advances, so has boiler technology. Power generators are pushing materials technology by increasing boiler operating pressures (450 bar / 450 atmo-

Steam leaks causes unscheduled power outages

S spheres) to get greater efficiency, which in turn makes the early detection of steam leaks even more critical to the performance of a facility or power station. There has always been a requirement for the early detection of steam leaks but with the modern boiler technology, if steam at these levels escapes out of the system, it can understandably, cause huge, further secondary damage.

This is why the positive identification of a leak is critically important to a power sta-tion/facility. If good data is captured and analysed to provide the relevant informa-tion derived from the raw data, it can be determined if the leak is serious or not and what the rate of progression is, slow or cat-astrophic.

In addition, this information is vital as if the location and progression of the leak can be ascertained, an effective decision can be made as whether to continue or shut down boiler operation.

For certain leaks, delaying the shut-down decision for a period of 2 hours can result in the down time of a boiler changing from 2 days to in excess of 14 days. Thus a couple of hours can be crucial in making a correct remedial decision.

Typically, for a 600 megawatt boiler at a large power generating facility, an hour of down time will lose approximately R600 000 of billable electricity sales, charged out to consumers at R1 per kilowatt hour. Inspec-ta III goes an appreciable way to mitigating these punitive income losses, and pays for itself in early leak detection within a short period of time!

Inspecta FFT was an unconnected, stand-alone system, giving an alarm to the opera-tor who would attend to the problem. Later it was connected to a distributed control system (DCS) in a power station, taking the data collected and incorporating it into it the facility’s SCADA system. This required interpretation by the operators of the cap-tured to diagnose the presence of a leak or not.

Inspecta FFT was thus limited by the lev-el of technology and skills available at the time. Today’s technology provides low-cost computing power, the internet, mobile com-munications, which Instrotech has taken full advantage of, allowing the delivery of a vastly streamlined Inspecta III.

“With current technology, we now have access to unlimited computing power that means infinite possibilities for Inspecta III. Our clients can do so much more with the features we have added to Inspecta III,” says du Plessis.

“Providing reliable early steam leak detec-tion is, in its essence, a time-critical oper-ation. Shutting a large boiler down unnec-essarily will cause loss of production and incur start-up costs in excess of R 1 mil-lion. Delaying the shut down of a boiler with damaging steam leaks will incur even more production losses and expense.

“Thus the decision as to whether to con-tinue operation or shut the boiler down had better be an informed one. We believe that Inspecta III provides exactly that – quick, precise, informed and reliable information on which the operator can act confidently,” du Plessis said.

Looking to buy a New Truck? Look no further. The New Hino 500 Series Wide Cab has hit the Zambian Market. The arrival of the new Hino 500 Wide Cab model not only marks the first full model change of the 500 Series in fourteen (14) years, but also fills several important gaps from the Hino truck range in Africa.

Hino has been a significant player on the African Market for the past forty-five (45) years and is now gearing up to become an even stronger competitor with an enlarged product range including the availability of 6x4 models and automatic transmission in the 500 model line-up.

This series is a game changer as it is living up to being an innovative Brand. Look forward to appreciating the new features of the 500 Wide Cab. The Truck will be a good investment as it stands out with optional wheelbase of long size 4x2 and Super long size 6x2 models. Hino values the importance of segmenting and targeting Cus-tomers according to specific needs and wants. Therefore, our Zambian prospects and Customers will be at liberty to choose the type of suspension available for an on or off road suitable for Freight Carrier, Tippers and Mixers.

Research and DevelopmentResearching on our customers’ expectations and in-dustry acceptance of the New Hino 500 Wide Cab was imperative for the purpose of developing the product that fit the needs of the market. Indeed, Hino recog-nised the need to investigate the acceptability and ad-aptability of the new generation Hino 500 models not only in Zambia but South Africa as well, which happens to be an increasingly important country for Hino as it expands its coverage of the truck market in Africa, par-ticularly in the Sub-Saharan region.

Empirical Evidence Hino’s proud reputation for Quality Durability and Relia-bility is backed up by unmatched displays of reliability in the gruelling Dakar Rally: 29 consecutive finishes since 1991, without a single mechanical retirement, with eight successive 1-2 finishes in the category for trucks with engines of under 10-litres capacity between 2010 and 2019 covering a total distance of 419 950 km in

these events, which clearly is an empirical evidence that the strategy has been bearing fruit in South Africa for several years and as such will be acceptable in Zambia

Product RangeThis new addition provides transport as it extends the 500 Series offering from 16-ton GVM upwards from five (05) to twelve (12) models. The existing Hino 500 series range below 16-ton GVM continues with up-grades These models range from 1018 Freight Carrier, 1326 Freight Carrier, 1326 Tipper, 1322 4x4 Dual Rear Wheel and 1322 4x4 Single Rear Wheel.

Product EnhancementThere has been a lot of improvement from this new ad-dition. The layout of the chassis has been revised to pro-vide more utility space for customers. Furthermore, a new wider front axle which provides increased load ability has been enhanced from 5.5 to 7.5 tons with a 7% tighter turning circle. The adoption of a trunnion rear suspension system improves durability and allows the fitment of a cross-differential locking system for 6x4 models.

Hino is proud to announce that the three engines are now used in the 500 series range, all with more power and torque than the engine fitted to the previous 500 series models. Interestingly, the New Hino manual transmissions are specified, either with the six-speed MX06 or nine-speed M009OD/DD with an option of Allison 3000 or 3500 fully automatic six-speed trans-missions for certain models. Additionally, new rear dif-ferential with increased torque rating is well fitted for reliability and durability purposes.

Another new feature that improves Quality Durability and Reliability is a 65 mm wider radiator core for im-proved cooling. This new Hino 500 Wide cab has new exterior and interior styling with an extra step for easier ingress and egress.

The two cab mounting methods are semi-floating and full-floating (6x4 models) for enhanced comfort de-pending on the Engine Model.

Enhanced performanceThe new 500 wide Cab model offer better performance without sacrificing fuel efficiency, with higher gear ra-tios resulting in lower engine revolutions. There are im-provements in hill climbing, pulling off on a slope and acceleration. These changes equate to an improvement of 3.8% more power and 7.4% more torque from the JO8 Lo and 12% more power and 19.5% more torque from the JO8 Hi.

Safety and securitySeveral important safety and security features have been incorporated in the new 500 series. These include a driver’s side airbag, seatbelts with emergency locking retractor, substantially improved headlight illumination on low beam, anti-skid (ABS) brakes, an engine immo-biliser and central locking system.

Features - Comfort and ConvenienceThe dashboard and instrument panel have been rede-signed for improved ergonomics. The instrument panel uses both analogue and digital instrumentation. Stand-ard equipment includes air conditioning, cruise control, power windows and a radio/CD audio system. Access to the cab is made easier with additional sure-grip steps for both the on- and off-road cabs as well as a much larger inside cab grab handle.

After Sales ServiceHino has put in place processes which will ensures that customers will be satisfied after a purchase has been made through exceptional customer service de-livery. This is being achieved through creating and im-plementing a 24 months/100,000 kilometre warranty, which excludes batteries, tyres and normal wear and tear items. Warranties can be extended where several optional service and maintenance plans can be tai-lored to customer’s needs.

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