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New autonomous water truck defeats dust and controls costs

Helping prevent haul road overwatering and underwatering, the new Cat® 789D Autonomous Water Truck (AWT) enhances productivity by enabling mine operations to digitally track water consumption and reduce waste. Fully integrating into the mine site’s Cat Command autonomous haulage fleet to control haul road dust, the market’s first commercially available AWT is built on the field-proven 789D mining truck chassis and integrates the truck, tank and Cat Water Delivery System (WDS), connected with Cat MineStar™ technology.Read More »New autonomous water truck defeats dust and controls costs

Checking the electrics on a Condra hoist at Condra’s Germiston factory.

Crane order designed for Namakwa Sands mill maintenance, delivered

Tronox Mineral Sands ordered a 35/12.5-ton Condra crane for mill maintenance at the Namakwa Sands East OFS Project – Brand-se-Baai in the Cape, together with hoists with capacities of 5 and 7.5 tons for the mill discharge and run‑of-mine stockpile. The drawing office at Condra’s Germiston headquarters designed the three Tronox machines and manufacture took place in the factory on site.

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Forklift Driver Competition's main sponsors are Goscor Lift Trucks and Acrow Racking and Shelving.

Electra Mining Africa 2024: Calling all forklift drivers!

Entries for the Lifting Africa and LEEASA’s Forklift Driver Competition, taking place at Electra Mining Africa 2024, from 2 – 6 September 2024, Nasrec, Johannesburg, are now open. The competition aims to promote safety and efficiency in forklift driving and recognise and reward highly skilled and safety conscious operators. Entry is free, and all participants must possess a valid forklift license. The winner will receive a trophy and a cash prize and be crowned the Forklift Driver Champion!

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