Modern Mining October 2016

PRODUCT News

Trio® range helps materials suppliers meet demand

understand the value we are able to bring to their operations,” he says. Weir Minerals Africa is currently com- missioning a 300 t/h sand and aggregate production plant in Zambia. The proj- ect was undertaken from Weir Minerals Africa’s branch in Kitwe which supports the many mines operating in the country’s Copperbelt. Specialist product support staff for Trio® machines are strategically based at the company’s Akitas branch to service the area. Increased demand for cobalt is further driving growth opportunities. While the demand for aggregate and sand production continues to grow, Rasheel Sukdhoe, Product Manager for Trio® crushers at Weir Minerals Africa, says Trio® solutions are also being used in concrete recycling and slag processing operations. Trio® products can easily be commis- sioned on building and landfill sites, as well as on mine waste rock dumps where their robust designs are leveraged to produce quality building material in these notori- ously arduous applications. Sukdhoe says that since acquiring the Trio® group of companies in 2014, Weir Minerals has been investing significantly into enhancing the offering. This is reflected by the launch of the Trio® TP range of cone crushers which incorporates a higher pivot point thus pro- vidingmore crushing action and increasing the percentage product passing the closed side setting (CSS). “The design features a steep crushing chamber angle, a large crushing stroke and optimum speed to deliver a finer product through increased inter-particle comminution,”Sukdhoe says. Rene Calitz, Weir Minerals Africa, tel (+27 11) 929-2622

sible for Trio® products at Weir Minerals Africa, says these mar- kets need equipment that can be deployed rapidly to take full advantage of infrastructure and private property developments underway in their immediate surroundings. “All the crushers and screens in the Trio® range can be mounted on skids doing away with the need for large civil related infra- structure to support these plants,” Singleton says. “Furthermore, all the common models of jaw crushers, cone crushers, grizzly

A modular Trio ® TC36 cone crusher and Trio ® modular screens in a South African aggregate plant.

and belt feeders, vertical shaft impact crushers, horizontal shaft impact crushers, conveyor sections and hoppers are kept in stock in Johannesburg. This allows us to service the market with very short lead times, if not same day delivery.” The company’s products are also cost competitive and easy to maintain on site, two more traits that are driving an increasing installed base of Trio® crushers and screens operating throughout Africa and the Middle East. All the products are serviced by a specialist roaming product support team with extensive experience in the crushing and screening field. However, it is also Weir Minerals Africa’s strong presence in the mining regions on the continent and the Middle East that is driving the growth of these solutions. Singleton says the company is investing significantly into augmenting technical after-sales support and infrastructure in these growth areas. “These operations are very aware of the prominent role that we have played in the formal mining industry for many years, and

Smaller independent quarries and con- crete recycling operations in Africa and the Middle East are quickly responding to a high demand for construction materi- als by using Trio® crushing and screening equipment. JD Singleton, General Manager respon-

JB Switchgear supplies Elandsfontein project

JB Switchgear Solutions was recently awarded a contract by DRA in Cape Town for the design, manufacture and supply of numerous boards, variable speed drives and soft starters destined for the Elandsfontein phosphate mine project, currently being developed by Elandsfontein Exploration and Mining (EEM) at a site located near Saldanha in the Western Cape. The project is supported technically and financially by EEM’s major shareholder Phosfanatia International. In this instance, JB Switchgear supplied its proven and IEC 61439 certified Eagle series of motor control centres. Johan Basson, JB Switchgear, tel (+27 11) 027-5804

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