Mines around Africa are creating economic momentum for new local markets and the spread of technology, supporting a level of social transformation that can be enhanced by more effective dialogue between public and private sector players. As Cape Town hosted the Investing in African Mining Indaba, the focus again includes ways to harness mining’s contribution to inclusive and sustainable growth. According to Andrew van Zyl, managing director of SRK Consulting (South Africa), the sector is an important catalyst in fostering intra-Africa trade, as well as opening up value chains in new technologies with significant social benefits. “Mines play a vital role, often underestimated, in bringing critical mass to the...

OST-Africa has developed the Efficiency Base (E-Base) system, which is a precision-engineered belt drive base system, developed to optimise tension, alignment and efficiency in pump and motor applications in mining and heavy industry. “Our robust E-Base system is a self-tensioning base, designed for pump applications with V-belt drives, to ensure precise belt alignment and reduced energy losses. The E-Base was designed in response to persistent and costly drive-alignment problems reported by pump-station maintenance teams,” says Chantelle Scheepers, Marketing Manager of OST-Africa, specialists in the design and manufacture of screen, transmission and materials handling products. “Companies are under pressure to reduce operating costs, streamline maintenance and extend the service...

Mines around Africa are creating economic momentum for new local markets and the spread of technology, supporting a level of social transformation that can...

OST-Africa has developed the Efficiency Base (E-Base) system, which is a precision-engineered belt drive base system, developed to optimise tension, alignment and efficiency in...