May 2005
Denver Quarries, of Port Elizabeth, acquired a HM300-1 in early April to replace two smaller 18 t payload ADTs of another make used to carry blasted rock out of the quarry to unload into stationary crushers
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Capital Finance
Rsources bank sets new standard in financing
Capital Equipment News speaks to John Bunker and Peter Ford, vehicle and asset finance division specialists: mining, construction and materials handling equipment at Standard Bank about the 'lure of the yellow metal'
May the (sales) force be with you
South Africa is spending progressively smaller amounts on plant and machinery, refurbishments and capital investment. This is the view of Robbie Clarke of Robbie Clarek & Associates, a specialist in industrial capital goods sales training
Cover Story
High praise for construction-class ADT
The latest buyer of Komatsu's construction-class articulated dump truck (ADT), the 27.3 t payload HM300-1, has high priase for the unique design features Komatsu has introduced into the unit to ensure maximum productivity, stability and long life
Drilling & Tunnelling
New drill rig targets deeper resources
With the shallower orebodies of the Bushveld Complex by and large drilled out, a prototype surface drill rig capable of drilling to a depth of 2 300m could usher in a shining new era for the local platinum-mining industry
Impala shaft-sinking contract progresses
Four-and-a-half months into its shaft-sinking contract at Impala No 20 Shaft, and Murray & Roberts Cementation reports one minor injury that has been recorded since the start of the project
Company boasts 22 Atlas Copco drill rigs
Durban-based drilling and blasting company, Eire Contractors, has added yet another Atlas Copco rig from CRM to its burgeoning fleet
Tower Cranes
From Morila to Nandoni
In a project totalling more than R2-million, tow Potain tower cranes have been installed at Morila gold-mine
World's largest tower crane
The world's largest tower crane is the colossal K-10 000 built by Danish company Kroll Cranes A/S, represented in South Africa by Tower Crane Services
