Modern Mining May 2015

PRODUCT News

Osborn modular plant installed in Siberia A modular plant designed and built in South Africa by Elandsfontein-based manu- facturer Osborn is currently being installed and commissioned in snowy Siberia. The Zest WEG Group’s EnI Electrical, one of Africa’s largest electrical construction companies, has secured a major contract at the WBJV Project 1 (Maseve) mine for client DRA, the main EPCM contractor on the project. This follows EnI Electrical suc- cessfully opening its Rustenburg branch in 2014 to service the platinummining sector in the region. Trevor Naudé, MD of EnI Electrical, says the contract represents a major coup for the Zest WEG Group. “We secured the Maseve contract towards the end of 2014, in the wake of numerous small brownfield projects whereby we established our base in the region.” Naudé adds that the greater Zest WEG Group will be involved in this flagship proj- ect, from supplying the mill motors to the electrical and instrumentation infrastruc- ture and the associated electrical panels. “We will be carrying out all the associated electrical cabling and racking, in addition to installation of all the instrumentation. EnI Electrical mobilised on-site in March this year, with contract completion antici- pated by July. This is a significant contract, and it is also fast-track.” In addition, Naudé reveals that EnI Electrical has clinched a major contract from Anglo Platinum for the electrical and instrumentation infrastructure for a new pump station. “We secured the Maseve contract in December 2014 and the Anglo Platinum contract in January 2015, both of which bode well for the year ahead.” EnI Electrical is also progressing with its contract at Swakop Uranium’s Husab mine in Namibia, where its scope of work is the construction of 33 kV overhead power lines, as well as the installation and com- missioning of all medium voltage and high voltage switchgear. The project is sched- uled for completion in August this year. Elsewhere in Africa, EnI Electrical is run- ning five contracts in Zambia at present for Mopani Copper Mines, which Naudé says is an important client. “Our biggest advantage is that we are not only active in a single sector, but our contracts run the gamut from mining to industry. This gives us the flexibility to be able to supply total solutions for diverse client requirements.” In terms of latest developments, Naudé reveals that EnI Electrical relocated from its Strijdom Park premises to Zest WEG Group’s facilities at Linbro Business Park at EnI Electrical awarded major contract for Maseve Osborn’s R11-million export order was for a full modular plant for the Alrosa iron ore facility in Russia. It was shipped from SA to the port of Magadan, then transported to the plant, which is situated close to Vilyuyst in Russia’s Siberia region. Marketing Director Martin Botha says

that Osborn’s robust equipment is ideally suited for the harsh operating environment in Siberia, where temperatures drop to minus 40 deg Celsius. The full modular plant at the Alrosa facil- ity offers primary and secondary crushing and screening capabilities. It features an Osborn 3042 jaw crusher, a 6 x 20 triple deck screen and an Osborn 44H gyrasphere cone crusher. In addition to this, Osborn has sup- plied a 5 x 14 screen. Osborn Engineered Products, tel (+27 11) 820-7600 Stringing a 33 kV OHL (overhead line) at EnI Electrical’s contract at Husab in Namibia. the beginning of March. “From an expan- sion perspective, we have outgrown Strijdom Park after nearly 30 years of pres- ence there, and therefore such a move is long overdue.” Kirsten Larkan, Zest WEG Group, tel (+27 11) 723-6000

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