Aimed at the growing 4-5 tonne mini-excavator market, the new Bobcat E55 compact excavator is based on a platform similar to that of the popular E50 zero tail swing excavator but has a conventional upper structure
Mining
JS Group and Stanhill Capital Partners form Africa Coal Fund
US$50mn to acquire direct interest in coal assets in Africa
Nickel producer faces closure
Zimbabwe’s largest nickel producer, Bindura Nickel Corporation, says "uncertainty" over the countrys indigenisation laws have cast doubt over the groups capability to continue operations
Lumwana copper production rises
Copper production at Lumwana Mining Company in Solwezi, north-west Zambia has increased to 34,000 tonnes in this year’s third quarter despite the prices of the metal showing a significant drop from record highs during the quarter
Two firsts for zest on Twangiza project
The Zest WEG Group is poised to commission the first total WEG control and automation solution sold to the African market at the Twangiza gold mine in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)