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It is very important to the Materials Division
of the Raubex Group that we service our external
clients to their satisfaction on a competitive
basis.
The Roads Division is geared
for both rehabilitation and
greenfield projects.
Raumix Aggregates has just acquired a cluster of quarries in
Gauteng where it is carrying out sand mining operations.
A LT 120 crushing plant in operation
at Pilanesberg Platinum Mine.
A LT 120 crushing plant in operation
at Pilanesberg Platinum Mine.
National Asphalt
National Asphalt is the second largest asphalt supplier in the country.
It is also a local leader in the implementation of global trends and
developments in pavement technology. National Asphalt has a strong
presence throughout Africa due to the fact that it has both static and
mobile plants. It recently acquired Shisalanga Construction in order to
consolidate its presence in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Sustainability and rehabilitation are of equal importance,
particularly given the drive for environmental awareness in the
mining industry. “National Asphalt, for example, monitors its carbon
footprint very closely,” Wiese says.
“It is in the process of installing bag houses on all its Comar
mobile plants in order to improve air quality, while on the mining side
we also look closely at factors such as diesel consumption per ton. We
also strive to procure equipment that is more eco-friendly and energy
efficient,” Wiese says.
SPH Kundalila
Established in 1969 as Saldanha Plant Hire for general plant hire and
exploration drilling and later to mine limestone for Anglo Alpha near
Saldanha in the Western Cape, Materials Division stable mate SPH
Kundalila specialises in materials handling, crushing and screening,
loading and hauling, rehabilitation and other turnkey solutions.
It originally entered into a commercial aggregate venture called
Canyon Rock in partnership with the Raubex Group in 1997, which
acquired it in 2007. Wiese points out that SPH Kundalila has over 320
items of earthmoving equipment in its fleet and is the largest owner
of 950H front end loaders in the Southern Hemisphere, many of these
being Caterpillar equipment. Its fleet is maintained to the highest
standards by means of on-site workshops staffed by highly skilled
technical personnel.
Wiese characterises SPH Kundalila as a mining services supplier
with a large capacity to take on critical outsourced work. It prides
itself on its ability to process and produce large volumes and has the
capacity to screen over a million tons a month, with screen apertures
ranging from less than 35 mm. It has also screened low diameter
material of 0.8 mm through its dry screening operations.
SPH Kundalila also operates various primary and secondary
crushers throughout the country for various mining houses. For
example, it crushes up to 350 000 tons of ore a month for Pilanesberg
Platinum.
Another focus area is loading, hauling and materials handling as
the backbone for SPH Kundalila’s operations. Its fleet comprises
front end loaders, articulated dump trucks, graders, water trucks,
excavators, hammers, mobile screens, crushers and a variety of rigid
and interlink trucks.
It transports high grade materials from opencast pits or
stockpiles from underground shafts to the respective processing
plants. “At present SPH Kundalila processes about a million tons of
raw materials a month,” Wiese says.
The company celebrated its 45th anniversary last year. “A lot of
its continued success is built on good relationships and customer
service.” For example, it has been working at the Black Mountain Mine
near Aggeneys in the Northern Cape ever since it was established.
Burma Plant Hire
Founded in 2003 with a facility in the Western Cape supporting
five employees and three items of plant, Burma Plant Hire now
has branches in the Eastern and Northern Cape as well as in
Gauteng. “Its growth can be attributed to two predominant factors –
uncompromising customer service and a fleet of quality, application-
specific equipment,” says Wiese. The current fleet of 250 items of
predominantly large capital equipment is updated regularly as new
technology becomes available.
Tosas
Tosas has been supplying bituminous product into the South African
roads and mining industries for over four decades. Specialist products
include dust proofing of haul and access roads and specialised crack-
resilient rubber bitumen for sealing severely cracked roads more
economically than with asphalt.