Konecranes has taken up a project to install three 41,000kg RMG (Rail Mounted Gantry) cranes at City Deep in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mining
Multotec implements Botswana maintenance contract
The Multotec Group has begun implementing its maintenance contract covering Debswana’s Jwaneng mine, OLM process plants, Orapa No. 1 and No. 2 plants, Letlhakane mine treatment plant and Damtshaa mine in Botswana
African trade helps fuel JCB’s growth
UK-based equipment and machinery manufacturer JCB has announced that the company earnings reached a record high in 2012 fuelled by growth in African trade
JCH launches expansion programme
Mobile crane hire company Johnson Crane Hire (JCH) has embarked on an expansion programme that will see it purchase new cranes and upgrade or replace the company’s older units
South Africa mining firm finds rare blue diamond
A 25.5-carat rare blue diamond has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa by the mines operator Petra Diamonds