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COVER STORY
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MODERN MINING
May 2016
A
ARD provides underground
mechanised mining equip-
ment and ancillary services to
hard and soft rock mines in Af-
rica and around the world. The
equipment is manufactured in Gauteng, with
branches servicing the mining regions of Kuru
man, Rustenburg and Steelpoort, as well as fa-
cilities in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Robust performance
Peter Hes, Engineering Director at AARD
Mining Equipment, is confident that the
new C9 engine will perform well in harsh
underground conditions, based on the robust
performance of Cat engines in the field on a
wide range of mining equipment. Reliability,
strong service support and minimum down-
time promised by Barloworld Power were
compelling supporting factors.
“The 10 tonne LHD requires a 220 kW
From left: Wiets Roets (Sales-
person, Industrial business
unit, Barloworld Power);
Venash Raghunanan
(Industrial Sales Manager,
Barlowold Power); Peter
Hes (Engineering Director,
AARD Mining Equipment);
Ian Palmer (Key Accounts
Manager, AARD Mining);
Eben van Dyk (Trackless
Engineer, Burnstone mine);
and Bernard Wessels (Vice
President, Burnstone mine).
Barloworld Power has completed the installation and
commissioning of a Cat C9 engine powering AARD
Mining Equipment’s new AARD 10 ton LHD for Sibanye
Gold’s Burnstone mine in Mpumalanga. AARD Mining
Equipment ordered four Cat C9 engines from Barloworld
Power in October 2015 and the first repowered machine
has now gone underground.
Cat power
and
Barloworld
support
engine and the Cat C9 was a suitable fit,” says
Hes. “The installation and commissioning of
the engine was done professionally and fast,
thus saving cost.”
The order was placed with
Barloworld Power’s Industrial
business unit, which supplies
Cat engines to various indus-
tries, particularly mining.
Applications range from pow-
ering underground machines
to locomotives transporting
commodities to their final
destinations.
As the Southern African
Cat dealer for more than 80
years, Barloworld Power has
established a strong reputa-
tion in mining, construction,
rail, agriculture, dewater-
ing, crushing and screening,
defence, and flameproof
engines, also supplying most
major OEMs. All these indus-
tries demand high quality
products and support.