Modern Mining July 2022

SUPPLY CHAIN News

Stark Resources to deliver chemical free fine mineral separation

Engineering solutions company Stark Resources has entered into a three-way partnership that provides African mine owners and operators with a novel integrated approach to achieving chemical free fine mineral separation. The mineral processing innovator has aligned with distribu

tor Quiver, which is the exclusive supplier of Australia-headquartered Mineral Technologies’ spiral separator equipment in Africa. Stark Resources believes that combining its processing exper tise with Quiver’s access to the African mining market and Mineral Technologies’ spiral separator technology will accelerate the achieve ment of chemical free fine mineral separation on the continent. Commenting on the partnership, Stark Resources’ co-founder and CEO, Geoffrey Madderson, said: “By taking the world’s best spiral separator equipment, utilising it within our mining process design and combining it with Quiver’s deep market knowledge, we aim to transform the African mining industry. We see this as very much the beginning of our partnership and our ambition is to take our novel approach to achieving chemical free fine mineral separation worldwide as soon as possible.” Stark Resources is headquartered in England and has offices in South Africa, Botswana, Germany, Australia and Brazil. 

Stark Resources partners to deliver chemical free fine mineral separation.

Rand-Air takes its rental business underground

Rental specialist, Rand-Air, continues to invest in the expansion and renewal of its comprehensive hire fleet aimed at offering industry a wide choice of quality, reliable and efficient machines.

WearCheck’s other services, which include scientific used oil analysis, asset reliability care, transformer oil testing and lubricant enabled reliability services. Set Po i n t Wa ter Labora tor i es i s ISO 17025:2017-accredited, and tests water from any source – ranging from drinking water to factory effluent, among others, to determine the presence and levels of poten tially harmful substances. Set Point Water Laborator ies was established in Johannesburg in 1998 as a mineral’s laboratory, then known as Set Point Laboratories. The company introduced water testing in 2013 and expanded with the launch of a Cape Town water laboratory in 2019, achieving accreditation of the Cape Town Laboratory in 2020, and thereafter focusing only on water analysis.  755 machines and more than 350 ancillary pieces such as receiver tanks, dryers, etc.” Rand-Ai r has been convert ing i ts machines to suit operation in underground gold and platinum mines and recently bolstered its GA 160, 110 and 75 air com pressors with the addition of another ten machines for underground applications. “For large contract projects, we station underground a specialist three-man team, two operators and one technician, who are trained to work in this very different envi ronment,” continues Swart. “This enables us to service the machines on site and attend to any breakdowns immediately.” Machines

“In line with this core strategy, we have put in place a three-year plan which has already seen a significant investment in over 65 new rental machines this year,” says Rand-Air fleet manager, Craig Swart. “This has boosted our total fleet of mobile oil-free and oil-injected air compressors, diesel- and electric-powered screw air compressors, diesel generators, lighting plants and pumps to over 1 000, comprising WearCheck acquires Set Point Water Laboratories

Rand-Air expands it underground equipment fleet.

Index to advertisers Alco – Safe 16 Allied Crane Hire 39 AQS Liquid Transfer OBC, 35 Belaz 21 Beowolf Mining IFC Bosch Rexroth 13 Brelko Conveyor Products 7 Electra Mining 25 Integrated Pump Technology 37 Invincible Valves IBC John Deere OFC Komatsu Mining 38 Nepean Conveyors 17 Nkwe Platinum 26 – 27 Vega Controls 3 take a heavy pounding underground and small repairs such as panel replacements are done at Rand-Air’s fully-equipped workshop in Jet Park, Johannesburg. Full machine rebuilds however, are done by the supplier. Inspection and commissioning are undertaken by technicians from both Rand Air and the supplier. 

Condition monitoring specialist WearCheck has brought its sister company, Set Point Water Laboratories into the fold, adding a new division to WearCheck’s scientific test ing structure, the company said. The water analysis company is now integrated fully into WearCheck and forms yet another area of expertise along with

WearCheck acquires Set Point Water laboratories.

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