MINERS NEWS MAGAZINE

September is national Albinism Awareness month and disability equity solutions company, Progression calls on South Africa’s private and public sectors to embrace people with albinism and find ways to accommodate them in the workplace. Disability expert at Progression, Justene Smith, says not only do people with albinism face significant societal challenges, but they struggle to be accepted in the workplace too. “Workplace accommodations that can be put in place for people with albinism are not major, but they are necessary.” According to the Employment Equity Act reasonable accommodation can be defined as “any modification or adjustment to a job or to the working environment that will enable a person from a designated group to have access to, or participate or advance in employment”. Smith says not all people with albinism need to be accommodated to successfully perform their jobs, but some people do need a few accommodations. “All too often people with albinism are not provide

Atlas Copco Portable Energy has expanded its offering for the dewatering market with the launch of over thirty new heavy-duty, high capacity pumps. This includes the addition of three high-flow models to its PAS range of centrifugal dry prime pumps. The new pumps are capable of accommodating flows of up to 1400 cubic metres per hour. “Since acquiring Varisco we’ve established a consistent presence in the dewatering market,” said Wim Moors, Vice-President Pumps, Atlas Copco Portable Energy. “The new single-brand portfolio provides our customers with the best choice and widest flexibility when selecting a high-quality pump for their application.” Atlas Copco’s offering for the dewatering market comprises of highly efficient wet and dry prime centrifugal pumps for construction, drainage and emergency applications, plus specialised models for wellpoint applications and pumping abrasive liquids and bentonite mud. A new piston positive displacement pump has been launched that is specia

Chicago Pneumatic has extended its range of electrically-powered light towers with the launch of two new models, the CPLT V2 LED and CPLT V3 LED. Both can be integrated with the recently launched CPPG inverter generator which provides a reliable source of AC power below 3 kW at a moment’s notice. With this combination, contractors have access to a cordless, flexible, lightweight and easy-to-move solution that delivers instant site lighting even in off-grid and remote working environments. Ideal for any application where optimal visibility is crucial, the CPLT V2 LED and CPLT V3 LED are also simple to plug into an electric power source, such as an outlet. They feature four 160 W high-quality LED bulbs and provide an average coverage of 2,000 or 3,000 m2 depending on the chosen model. The 5.5 metre manual vertical mast can be easily raised to achieve the maximum coverage. Meanwhile, the robust canopy protects the light tower and maintains its peak performance in varying weather cond

SKF’s gearbox remanufacturing service delivers cost savings, performance enhancements and environmental benefits. Drawing on its expertise in bearings, gears, seals and lubrication, SKF demonstrated how its industrial gearbox remanufacturing service can deliver performance enhancements and extend the service life of obsolete or damaged gearboxes at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017. The service covers inspection and diagnosis at the customer's site, removal to one of SKF's accredited gearbox repair centres for reconditioning and/or upgrading, re-installation at the customer's site, commissioning and vibration fingerprint acquisition for future condition monitoring implementation. SKF addresses the root causes rather than the symptoms of gearbox failures. A detailed root cause failure analysis is conducted on bearings, seals and gears to determine the causes of failure and identify ways in which these may be avoided in the future. Such an approach prolongs unit life, improves re

SKF has launched the new SKF MultiPoint Automatic Lubricator TLMP 1018. This is a complementary product to the recently launched TLMP 1008, however the TLMP 1018 has 18 outlets. Developed for industrial applications, as well as agricultural and off-road vehicles, this reliable unit will replace the LAGD 1000 multipoint lubricator. The durable design offers more flexibility than the LAGD 1000 as the outlets are pluggable. The TLMP 1018 lubricator is suitable for use for applications requiring from one to eighteen lubrication points. The TLMP 1018 is packaged as a complete kit, including the lubricator, required tubing and connectors. The multipoint lubricator is easy to install and program via its keypad and has a LED display. In addition, the TLMP lubricators have low-level and malfunction alarms, both of which offer remote notification. The automatic lubricators are also available in versions with different voltages. With a 47% PS price reduction compared to the LAGD 1000, we

Women of elegance love elegant jewelry made of gold or diamond. That beautiful shiny diamond ring on your finger and those earrings that you treasure because they are made of gold have certainly undergone vigorous processes to become what they are. From an ore underneath the earth’s surface discovered by a lucky mineral explorer to a hardworking miner through the hands of a synthetic manufacturer then into the market where if you are lucky, someone bought it for you. Valuable minerals are not the only reason why people carry out mining exploration. They do so to satisfy their scientific inquisitiveness, to learn more about the earth’s surface and it’s interior. They also do so for economic purposes and to meet the ever growing demand for clean energizing water, fuel [gas and oil] and mineral which are either metallic or non-metallic. Mining is the process of extracting valuable minerals from the earth. Broadly, it’s classified into two; surface mining