A gold mine in South Africa. (Photo: Aggreko)
Jordan Armstrong, mining sector manager at Aggreko looks at how mining companies can improve productivity and manage operational costs
Improving efficiency and driving down costs in the mining industry
Construction
Bauer group organises conference on building renovation projects
The numerous attendees listened to exciting lectures on Bauers projects in Germany and abroad and also learned about technical innovations and BIM. (Image source: Bauer)
Bauer group’s “Schrobenhausener Tage” symposium, hosted in mid-May in Schrobenhausen, was successful with approximately 250 customers, partners and friends of the company participating from all over the Germany
FLSmidth signs cement plant contract in North Africa
An example of a large cement plant in USA. (Image source: Joe Mabel/ GFDL granted by photographer/Commons)
FLSmidth has signed a contract for a state-of-the-art cement plant valued at more than EUR100mn (US$111.35mn)
Construction at highest pace in North African countries
Construction gains momentum in North African countries, with mega projects for buildings, educational institutions, hospitality, healthcare etc. (Image source: wolf4max/flickr)
The construction market in North Africa is on the rise due to several active high- value projects with approximately US$473bn investment, shows a recent market report by BNC Project Intelligence
South African site demonstrates the VÖGELE MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeede
At work on national route N14 in South Africa: The MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeeder is designed for a maximum laydown rate of 1,200t/h. In other words, a lorry carrying 25t of mix can be emptied in 60 seconds and a daily output rate of 4,000t achieved. (Image source: Voegele)
Proof comes from the University of Twente, Netherlands, which monitored the project from a scientific perspective – and their equipment included RoadScan, the innovative temperature measurement system from VÖGELE