Modern Mining January 2015

A LT 120 crushing plant in operation at Pilanesberg Platinum Mine. A LT 120 crushing plant in operation at Pilanesberg Platinum Mine.

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Raumix Aggregates has just acquired a cluster of quarries in Gauteng where it is carrying out sand mining operations.

It is very important to the Materials Division of the Raubex Group that we service our external clients to their satisfaction on a competitive basis. National Asphalt National Asphalt is the second largest asphalt supplier in the country. It is also a local leader in the implementation of global trends and developments in pavement technology. National Asphalt has a strong presence throughout Africa due to the fact that it has both static and mobile plants. It recently acquired Shisalanga Construction in order to consolidate its presence in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Sustainability and rehabilitation are of equal importance, particularly given the drive for environmental awareness in the mining industry. “National Asphalt, for example, monitors its carbon footprint very closely,” Wiese says. “It is in the process of installing bag houses on all its Comar mobile plants in order to improve air quality, while on the mining side we also look closely at factors such as diesel consumption per ton. We also strive to procure equipment that is more eco-friendly and energy efficient,” Wiese says. SPH Kundalila Established in 1969 as Saldanha Plant Hire for general plant hire and exploration drilling and later to mine limestone for Anglo Alpha near Saldanha in the Western Cape, Materials Division stable mate SPH Kundalila specialises in materials handling, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, rehabilitation and other turnkey solutions. It originally entered into a commercial aggregate venture called Canyon Rock in partnership with the Raubex Group in 1997, which acquired it in 2007. Wiese points out that SPH Kundalila has over 320 items of earthmoving equipment in its fleet and is the largest owner of 950H front end loaders in the Southern Hemisphere, many of these being Caterpillar equipment. Its fleet is maintained to the highest standards by means of on-site workshops staffed by highly skilled technical personnel. Wiese characterises SPH Kundalila as a mining services supplier with a large capacity to take on critical outsourced work. It prides itself on its ability to process and produce large volumes and has the capacity to screen over a million tons a month, with screen apertures ranging from less than 35 mm. It has also screened low diameter material of 0.8 mm through its dry screening operations. SPH Kundalila also operates various primary and secondary crushers throughout the country for various mining houses. For example, it crushes up to 350 000 tons of ore a month for Pilanesberg Platinum. Another focus area is loading, hauling and materials handling as the backbone for SPH Kundalila’s operations. Its fleet comprises front end loaders, articulated dump trucks, graders, water trucks,

excavators, hammers, mobile screens, crushers and a variety of rigid and interlink trucks. It transports high grade materials from opencast pits or stockpiles from underground shafts to the respective processing plants. “At present SPH Kundalila processes about a million tons of raw materials a month,” Wiese says. The company celebrated its 45th anniversary last year. “A lot of its continued success is built on good relationships and customer service.” For example, it has been working at the Black Mountain Mine near Aggeneys in the Northern Cape ever since it was established. Burma Plant Hire Founded in 2003 with a facility in the Western Cape supporting five employees and three items of plant, Burma Plant Hire now has branches in the Eastern and Northern Cape as well as in Gauteng. “Its growth can be attributed to two predominant factors – uncompromising customer service and a fleet of quality, application- specific equipment,” says Wiese. The current fleet of 250 items of predominantly large capital equipment is updated regularly as new technology becomes available. Tosas Tosas has been supplying bituminous product into the South African roads and mining industries for over four decades. Specialist products include dust proofing of haul and access roads and specialised crack- resilient rubber bitumen for sealing severely cracked roads more economically than with asphalt.

The Roads Division is geared for both rehabilitation and greenfield projects.