Modern Mining August 2016

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

will be showcased as the latest innovation from I-CAT. Introduced to address dust issues at conveyor discharge points, the R-SDR system creates a virtual curtain around material flow for what I-Cat describes as “outstanding par- ticle containment”. Also on display will be the company’s I-VAP system (Waste Water Evaporation Cannon) capable of handling 500 m 3 per 12-hour day, and its Roto-Fire-Pack (Backpack Fast Response System), which makes use of T-Rotor technol- ogy, currently the leading misting technology internationally. It extinguishes all classes of fires by using foam mist as the agent. Exhibitors active in supplying equipment for minerals processing will include global mining solutions provider Tega Industries . The com- pany – whose credo is ‘Partnership in Practice’ – will debut its mill scanning solutions that use hyper-accurate camera technology to view and measure the geometry of a mill to gauge the wear and to ascertain optimum replacement cycles for mill liners. Software will also be at hand to integrate and model efficient processes. Tega MD Fernando Monteiro says some of the other products of interest will include a cross-section of available liner technologies, wear components and industrial products, as well as home-grown innovations such as drill rig shock assemblies, cable protectors and other locally developed innovations. Screening and vibrating equipment solutions provider Aury Africa will be emphasising its capability to manufacture hand-poured poly- urethane (PU) panels locally, a development which – it says – offers significant cost savings and enhanced quality for mining customers. Aury Africa MDMark Houchin notes that the company has just commissioned a hand-cast gravity-pour PU facility. It previously imported all of its PU panels from its sister company in Tianjin, China. “Aury China has supplied us with manufacturing equipment so that we can commence with local manufacture. This repre- sents a major cost-saving, which will make our local products even more cost-competitive for our mining customers, and establish us as the leading local supplier,” he comments. Aury Africa produces a complete range of high-quality vibrating screens for the coal and minerals processing industries. Included in the range are banana vibrating screens available in single- and double-deck configuration up to 4,8 m wide and 8,5 m long, and horizontal vibrating screens, also in single and double- deck configuration, up to 4,3 m wide and 8,5 m long. High-frequency vibrating screens, cir- cular motion vibrating screens in single- and

The I-VAP SystemWater Evaporation Cannon from I-CAT.

double-deck configuration, and flip flop vibrat- ing screens are also offered by the company, as are a range of exciters to fit most OEM screen types. Another screen manufacturer booked for this year’s show is Joest Kwatani . “Electra Mining Africa allows us to meet a large number of

Composite steel mill liners will be on display at the Tega stand.

Conference to focus on African opportunities One of the inaugural events at this year’s Electra Mining will be a Southern African Development Community (SADC) conference focusing on opportu- nities in Africa which will take place on 15 September. The opening keynote address will be presented by Charles Siwawa, CEO of the Chamber of Mines Botswana, and Isaac Kwesu, President of the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe. They will be giving a SADC mining overview focusing on establishing a sustainable road ahead in a changing landscape. Discussion points will include challenges and opportunities through to 2018, plans in place to attract foreign investment to the industry, strategies to ensure long-term sustainable growth and the importance of building relationships between the mining sector and local communities. 

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