Tronox Mineral Sands has ordered a 35/12.5 ton Condra crane for mill maintenance at the Namakwa Sands East OFS Project in South Africa
The company has also ordered two Condra hoists with capacities of 5 and 7.5 tons for the mill discharge and run of-mine stockpile.
East OFS is being developed to allow extraction of orange feldspathic sand (OFS), a mineralised grit, from levels deeper than have been mined at Namakwa Sands before.
According to Marc Kleiner, managing director at Condra, its is the company’s reputation for quality, durability and service (the “big three” that helped it secure the contract. “We’ve been working on them for many years now. I think it’s fair to say our ability to tailor lifting equipment to the specifics of a particular application is the key to many of our successful tenders.”
The drawing office at Condra’s Germiston headquarters designed the three Tronox machines, with manufacture taking place in the factory there. Blue Cranes of Cape Town, the company already servicing much of the lifting equipment at Namakwa Sands, is to carry out installation and commissioning. The same company will maintain the crane and hoists, in line with Condra’s policy of working with companies already possessing knowledge of local conditions.
Condra celebrates sands crane order
Checking the electrics on a Condra hoist at Condra’s Germiston factory. (Image source: Condra)
