September 2011
This month CEN offers a bumper section in Mining: Into Africa and beyond, as we cover Bateman Engineered Technologies (BET) being given an order for a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill near Cedar City, Utah, USA;  Gauteng-based Scribante Construction, as it steadily diversifies from its traditional civil engineering focus with a growing portfolio of mining contracts; to CDE announcing the addition of Pilot Crushtec to their global distributor network and Multotec being awarded an order from SGS Australia for the supply of a spiral test rig - and more.
Brigitte Radford of DapSol (A division of the D. A. Portal Group of Companies) explains how a large percentage of diesel-related issues are caused by contaminated fuel sources, resulting in unforeseen operating expenses and equipment downtime, in our Fuel and Lube feature.
 And in the On-road truck section find out how Volvo has fared over the past 10 years since their I-Shift was launched. Back then, few people believed in a transmission system designed exclusively for automatic gear-changing. Today, however, I-Shift is one of Volvo Trucks' most highly appreciated products.
So, be informed and enjoy the read!
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Industry Insight As new mines open up, it is often the socio-economic marginalisation of the surrounding communities by the mining companies, that results in severe impacts on the environment and the people, especially within the developing world. CEN spoke with Umsizi Sustainable Social Solutions (Pty) Ltd, to understand exactly what this impact entails and how it is being addressed. Company Profile Micromine, an Australian-owned provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry is not only growing its footprint, but so too, its service offering. CEN investigates the background to its continued success. Finance ABSA Capital's Jeffrey Schultz, Macro Economist, brings us up to speed around what is happening in the local and global scenarios in our Forecast for this quarter. Next month Look out for our new Captain of Industry page, with SEW Eurodrive as the first contributor as well as a bumper Heath and Safety section.
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