Capital Equipment News August 2024

“We understand where the solution would add significant value to our clients and where other conventional methods might be more appropriate.”

Jaco Lotheringen, Managing Director of Ukwazi.

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K-Tec’s specialised earth-moving scrapers, which are well-established in North America and Australasia, will be introduced to sub-Saharan Africa through Ukwazi’s extensive market knowledge.

smoothing, and the transportation of minerals or metals like gold, salt, lithium, potash, and gypsum rock. Established in 2004, Ukwazi initially provided mining engineering consulting services but has since evolved into a multi-disciplinary advisory company and is now also a specialised mining oper ations service provider. Ukwazi offers a diverse range of services including project management, feasibility studies, mine valuations, public reporting, sustainable mining practices, operational technical support, and project implementation. Their extensive experience spans all commodities and mining methods. Notably, Ukwazi has also introduced a women-in-mining initiative, Tsebokgadi, which focuses on providing niche contract mining and civil works services. Further more, Ukwazi is the distributor of K-Tec’s innovative ADT pull scrapers for sub-Sa haran Africa, offering clients cost-effec-

The partnership aims to support the ongoing maintenance and operation of the equipment.

Ukwazi offers a diverse range of services including project management, feasibility studies, mine valuations, public reporting, sustainable mining practices, operational technical support, and project implementation.

The footprint of K-Tec and Ukwazi spans across several continents, but their collaborative efforts are now focused on sub-Saharan Africa.

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