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MODERN MINING
August 2015
Index to advertisers
Afrimat
65
Air Liquide
66
Allied Crane Hire
64
B&E International
IFC
Babcock
54
Barloworld Equipment
OFC
Barloworld Metso
48
Barloworld Power
26
Barloworld Power
58
Brelko Conveyor Products
15
Caterpillar Training Solutions
2
De Beers
11
DRA Global
18-19
Dressta
46
FLSmidth
42
Indeco
56
JOY Global
34
Komatsu South Africa
67
Loesche SA
12
Maelgwyn Mineral Services Africa
9
MDM Engineering
13
MMD Mineral Sizing
38
Multotec Group
60
New Concept Mining
OBC
Orica Mining Services
52
Osborn Engineered Products
61
PANalytical
17
Shantui (Everstar)
30
Simantel
22
SP Mine Safety SA
63
Tenova Delkor
40
Torre Industries
62
Torre Lifting Solutions
7
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
IBC
WorleyParsons
43
I-CAT products win international accreditation
I-CAT continues to consolidate its reputa-
tion as a leading environmental solutions
company, having achieved internation-
ally-recognised accreditation from the
‘Ecospecifier Verified Product Programme’
in May 2015.
Ecospecifier is an online platform that
promotes the protection and restoration
of natural systems by building awareness
of practical solutions that support healthy
environments and ecological regeneration
in the built environments and construction
sector.
I-CAT products that received this
high-profile certification include RDC 20,
GreenGrip and Greenbit.
RDC 20
is a water-soluble anionic
polyelectrolyte polymer comprising an
exclusive formulation of blended emulsi-
fied co-polymers and ionic modifiers. It
is produced from natural substances and
features no petrochemical or hydrocar-
bon ingredients, making it 100 per cent
eco-friendly.
GreenGrip
is a natural polymer-based,
durable gravel road sealant that is an
environmentally-safe alternative to chem-
ically-based products for semi-permanent
gravel roads on mines and residential areas.
GreenBit
is a natural binding agent
combined with an emulsified bituminous
product to create a durable gravel road
sealant. It is an environmentally-safe alter-
native to pure chemically-based products
for permanent gravel roads on mines and
in residential areas.
I-CAT Environmental Manager Leon
Jansen van Rensburg notes that this repu-
table third party product verification is of
great importance to the company. “The
independent assessment reaffirms the
results obtained during our own extensive
research and development trials.”
Leon Jansen van Rensburg, I-CAT, tel 086-112-4228
Condra recently completed load tests on
two 25-ton headgear cranes manufactured
at the company’s Germiston works for
Mopani Copper Mines’ Synclinorium shaft.
The tests were witnessed by a represen-
tative from Mopani Copper Mines (MCM)
during June ahead of delivery to the
Nkana mine in Kitwe, Zambia, where the
new shaft is scheduled for commissioning
toward the end of this year.
The two headgear cranes are part of
a bigger order that includes two 70-ton
maintenance cranes for the project’s
winder house. Condra will begin work on
these this month (August).
MCM’s headgear cranes were manufac-
tured as identical machines with very high
lifts of over 80 m. They feature high tensile
ropes and incorporate materials of the best
possible quality on critical components.
Condra has manufactured several
cranes for MCM over the years, including
overhead cranes, high lift machines and
hoists.
MDMarc Kleiner said that this customer
had named reliability and rapid service
response among the reasons for awarding
the order for the Synclinorium’s headgear
and winder house cranes to Condra, which
submitted a tender price higher than those
of two rival bidders.
Rapid response is supplied by company
agent EC Mining, which is based on the
Copperbelt and able to react quickly to
Condra supplies headgear cranes for Zambian shaft
Load testing on one of the two 25-ton headgear cranes
manufactured by Condra for Mopani Copper Mines’
Synclinorium shaft.
service calls using spare parts held in stock.
Kleiner said competitor manufactur-
ers in the northern hemisphere generally
found it difficult to respond promptly to
service requirements in Zambia.
“Last year, we lost the order for Syn
clinorium’s workshop cranes to a European
company, but there have apparently been
long waits for spare parts for these cranes
when they were needed,” Kleiner said.
“Copper mining companies need maxi-
mum production because of the currently
depressed copper price, but this is depen-
dent on the reliability of all machinery
installed in the mines. There is no margin
for excessive machine downtime.
“It is a fact that the ability of some of our
competitors to respond to needs and reali-
ties of African continent lags behind that
of Condra. I am pleased that we have been
able to add Synclinorium’s headgear cranes
to our long list of successful installations
throughout this continent,” Kleiner said.
Condra, tel (+27 11) 776-6000