Modern Mining August 2016

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

SureGO!’s floating bridge. The company envisages it being used in a variety of applications including min- ing where, for example, it could be used for crossing slurry ponds and settling dams.

which exhaled gas makes two passes through the carbon dioxide removal/ oxygen generation canister before the oxygen-rich gas returns to the user. A further drawcard on the Afrox stand will be interactive live demon- strations by the ‘Kalahari Scientist’, aka Jonathan Hartley. The company says the not-to-be-missed, exciting and interactive science demonstrations by the ‘Kalahari Scientist’ will be a real education in the properties of hydro- gen and oxygen, LPG and propane and nitrogen. Finally, visitors to Electra Mining will be able to see what is billed as the world’s first safe and floating bridge pro- totype, which was designed and tested at the harbour mouth in Richards Bay in 2014. “The flexible and floating bridge was put to test for two months to see if it can endure strong storms and adjust to the ever-changing tides,” says Tex Neveling, owner of SureGO ! “What makes our bridges unique is that they provide the ideal solution to safely move from point A to point B, be it through walking or driving, over shift- ing surfaces. Our bridges prove to be a safe passage in areas with fluctuating currents, tides or water levels as well as in swamp and marsh areas with sludge and sand. SureGO! designed bridges change position and adapt according to the ever-changing environment, while ensuring continuous flooring and hand rail protection,” adds Neveling. 

special application belts the company will have on show are FortressXP, a heavy-duty conveyor belt that with- stands the most arduous above-ground belting environments, CoalFlo, a solid woven belt for underground mining, available in both PVC and PVG, and Sicon, an extra-high flexibility belt that is enclosed from the feeding point to the discharge point. Afrox , the leading industrial gases and welding equipment supplier, will demonstrate its move to solutions tai- lored for individual customers and will be joined on its stand by sister company, Linde Engineering South Africa . “Our product service offers have shifted to focus on providing individ- ual customers with bespoke solutions for their operations,” says Dhevan Moodley, head of Afrox’s Integrated Customer Solutions. “Our customers are under constant pressure to improve their efficiencies and Afrox recognises that to add value means understanding their operations and processes to offer services and products that are meaning- ful and beneficial to their needs.” Among the products on display at the Afrox stand will be the AfroxPac 35i, a closed-circuit, self-contained, oxygen breathing apparatus designed for escape from oxygen-deficient atmospheres. AfroxPac 35i, which in the SA mining sector is used on average one million man-hours every day, uses an efficient bi-directional re-breathing system in

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