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CEC, Dangote grid connection resume : ..................................................................... 7Kabwe’s Star Zinc project drilling on-going : .............................................................. 7Metallurgists, geologist shortage hits the country : .................................................. 8More drills for copper : ..................................................................................................... 8NFCA launch greenfield project in Chambishi : .......................................................... 8

Spotlight on historic Zim diamond field : ..................................................................... 8

COVER STORY Copper remains economy’s mainstay : ....................................................................... 9

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Mukambala, Kabamba large-scale explorations kicks off : .................................... 10Safety high on CEC agenda - Silavwe : ........................................................................ 11Sentinel push high First Quantum copper production : ............................................ 12Solwezi copper-cobalt properties exploration continues : .................................... 13ZCCM-IH profits spring back 14...as shareholders receive dividends : ................... 14

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World trade wars are already discharging negative vibes to the country’s economic mainstay – copper mining and production.

This hazy development comes at a time commodities producing nations are celebrating the ascending prices, any trader loves this moment when goods are fetching the best bid on the market.

For us the rising copper prices had brought a glimpse of hope that our national economic tale should change, government coffers were to soon overspill, funds to finance development budget were set to emerge from this, our economic cogwheels need high-quality infrastructure to attract those with deep pockets, more entrepreneurship activities were to blossom. Remember we all need a vibrant economy.

In addition, potential investors were to soon drool at our economic trajectory that was to be painted with so many positives but egos of some economic super powers in threatening all this.

And this negative whirlwind can only be averted from denting our economy through a strong diversified economy as our buffer. Yes

calls to diversify the economy should continue more economic activities need to rise.

With a diversified economy our mines could stockpile while the hullabaloo of world trade wars clear, the economy would be cushion from this man-made minerals commodity curse.

Our leaders should consider much diversification within the mining industry and other sectors, the fluctuations of the commodity prices feels like a ransom to our economy, yet we deserve better.

The natural endowments that should be enjoyed by our citizens are now controlled by a few in some air-conditioned offices overseas. This should stop, with diversified economy these uncertainties could not dent our economy, and neither will it dent our market.

However, we hope these trade wars will be immediately brought to a halt and be left to enjoy good copper prices, as production from the country’s different mines ramps up.

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CEC, Dangote grid connection resume

Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) intends to implement a project to connect Dangote power plant to the national grid through the CEC network to allow extra capacity at Dangote power station to be supplied into the grid.

In addition the connection allows the cement production facility to obtain power from the grid when required.

The development will extend the existing 66kV network from Ndola Refinery substation to the Dangote cement plant.

“This will involve installation of a line bay at Ndola Refinery substation, construction of about 15km of a 66kV transmission line from Ndola Refinery substation to Dangote site and construction of a new 66/11kV substation at the Dangote plant site,” said the company in statement.

CEC has started conducting Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) as well as a Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) for consideration by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency.

This is in compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations of 1997.

Kabwe’s Star Zinc project drilling on-going

Galileo Resources has announced intentions to continue drilling programme at Star Zinc project.

The development comes after a positive study of the project was completed by Earthmaps Consulting, the interpretation of historical gravity geophysics data indicated good correlation of the geophysics gravity anomalies with drill-intersected zinc mineralisation (DZM) on Star Zinc.

“The re-modelling and interpretation of the drill hole data from our recent drilling programme against historical ground geophysics data demonstrates good correlation with known zinc mineralisation at Star Zinc.

“We will use this modelling data to target new boreholes in our forthcoming second drilling programme,” Colin Bird, Star Zinc Chief Executive Officer said.

He further said the gravity data inside the historic open pit is not very reliable owing to topographic noise and drilling in the pit itself.

Meanwhile five borehole positions were presented to test gravity highs to the west, northeast and southeast of mineralised domain for zinc mineralisation, with the recommendation to drill these boreholes first and re-assess the results, before embarking on further exploration based on gravity.

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Favourable business environment has lured foreign companies to the country’s mining sector.

President Lungu said favourable business environment has led to huge

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investments in mining.

The accolades to the sector come after Non-Ferrous Cooperation Africa mining limited (NFCA) created 4000 jobs in Kalulushi district.

He said people on the Copperbelt province will continue yielding massive benefits from the newly opened mine.

Metallurgists, geologist shortage hits the country

University of Zambia’s (UNZA) school of mines has been challenged to come up with modalities that encourage students during enrolment.

The PS said the country has a deficit of 40 percent metallurgists and geologists.

Though Zambia commemorates 100 years of mining activities in 2024, the mining sector still has few professionals.

Meanwhile government said is aware of the challenges UNZA is face and assured that his ministry is not sitting idle but addressing the challenges.

In addition, UNZA Vice Chancellor, Professor Luke Mumba appealed to mining firms in the country to consider sponsoring students at the school of Mines.

More drills for copper

Kalaba copper project has embarked on a 11,000 metre drill campaign, as the developers Arc Minerals consolidate their control on the mine.

In addition, the company is also working on a near-term project to complete copper-cobalt processing plant on site.

The plant’s first saleable product is expected this year, on a fairly small scale from stockpiles and an initial open pit operation.

NFCA launch greenfield project in Chambishi

Chinese mining firm Nonferrous China Africa (NFCA) has launched production work for its greenfield project in Chambishi town on the Copperbelt Province.

The South East Ore Body is the latest project of the Chinese firm since its acquisition of Chambishi Mine 20 years ago. About 870 million U.S. dollars has been invested in the new project.

President Edgar Lungu has hailed the project as a serious investment.

“This project is an affirmation of the seriousness that Nonferrous China Africa attaches to investing in our country. It is also a signal that Zambia’s investment climate is conducive for the mining industry,” said Lungu.

Lungu commended the Chinese firm for its resilience in ensuring that the project comes to fruition despite the country going through turmoil following depressed copper prices on the international market and an energy crisis the country faced.

“The coming on board of south east ore body will make up for the decline in production in other operations due to depletion of resources or other

challenges being faced, he added.

Li Jie, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, said the development of the new project was significant not only for the mining firm but the country’s mining industry as well as practical cooperation between the two countries.

The Chinese envoy said the firm has invested 1.17 billion U.S. dollars since resumption of operations of Chambishi Mine, adding that the new project was the third body built by the firm.

Public should hold miners accountable - EITI

Communities living around extractive industries have been urged to take interest in taxes local authorities receive.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said the public should hold councils accountable on mining revenue expenditure.

Kaonga Mazaba, EITI Project Administrative Officer said if communities around extractive industries take part in tax issues, they will be able to make recommendations on how money should be used.

He further challenged the North-Western Province residence to take time to know how much mining companies are spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR).

“As EITI, we are urging people of North-Western Province especially those in mining areas to find out how much money the mines are giving back to the community so that they can evaluate if it is enough compared to what these companies are making,” he said.

Mazaba also urged the media and other stakeholders also play a key role in ensuring that councils do not use the revenue collected from mines for personal emoluments.

Spotlight on historic Zim diamond field

Vast Resources, the AIM-listed mining company with operating mines in Romania and Zimbabwe, has concluded a joint venture agreement with Red Mercury for exclusive access to a diamond concession area which has become known as the Marange Diamond Fields in the Chiadzwa region of Zimbabwe.

The purpose of the agreement is to carry out initial due diligence on the area with a view to concluding a joint venture agreement, the principal terms of which have been agreed, for exploration, mining and marketing the 15 km² heritage concession.

It is close to an area of Vast’s historic Marange Diamond Fields claim and is understood to be an extension of the same geological system.

Red Mercury is a company owned by the Marange-Zimunya Community Share Ownership Trust (MZ Community Trust), which is registered as a community share ownership trust under the laws of Zimbabwe, has received an undertaking from the government of Zimbabwe for a licence to mine on the heritage concession.

Under the agreement, Red Mercury will be responsible for providing a full mining licence and Vast Resources will be responsible, subject to the results of exploration and subject to Zimbabwe’s future indigenisation laws when changed as anticipated not being an effective bar to investment, to procure funding such as is necessary to develop an efficiently operating diamond mine on the concession.



COVER STORY

International macroeconomic, industry and financial market analyst – BMI Research has indicated that Zambia remains one of the fastest-growing refined copper producers in the world.

The researchers said the country will remain a regional leader and an important global player in refined copper production over the coming years.

BMI Research said the development is backed by strong domestic smelting capacity, rising mining output and ongoing government support.

With an estimated output of 58 200 t of refined copper this year, Zambia’s downstream copper production is the largest in Africa.

“Our forecast for Zambian copper mine output to witness considerable growth this year will feed into downstream services, further supporting short-term refined production,” said BMI indicating that outlook for mining sector in 2018 remains positive, as copper prices continue to rise and the country’s electricity supplies improves.

BMI maintains its bullish copper price forecast of $7 000/t for this year and further expects a persistent global undersupply to keep prices on an upward trajectory.

On long term focus, BMI said government support for ongoing economic diversification through the development of a value-added downstream copper industry will provide further tailwinds to refined production in the country.

As part of Zambia’s seventh National Development Plan for 2017 to 2021 and Vision 2030, the government will aim to promote local and foreign participation higher up the value chain through the manufacturing of finished copper goods for use in the electrical, automotive, plumbing and aquaculture industries, besides others.

“As a result, we expect the downstream copper industry’s share of domestic gross domestic product to gradually increase over the coming years, while the contribution of raw mining to the total economy declines.”

Meanwhile the reserve bank recently indicated that copper output rose 10.6 percent to 402 222 t in the first half of the year.

Copper generates 60 percent of the country’s export earnings, and the figures could rise once Sentinel Mine to be completed in two years is expected to be the biggest copper mine in Africa.

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Government has validated two large-scale exploration licenses for Maxtech Ventures a Canadian junior miner.

According to the company, the first large-scale exploration license is for an area of interest claim in the Mukambala area within the

Mkushi District in the Central Province.

The company added that the second is for a large-scale exploration license in the Kabamba area within the Masaiti and Mkushi Districts of the Copperbelt and Central Provinces.

In addition, the firm believes two specific license areas have shown the potential for high-grade manganese mineralization with grades up to 70 percent Mn (manganese) as well as vanadium from initial research prepared by the firm’s geology team - GeoQuest.

The exploration licenses submitted to the Minister of Mines detailed exploration and production outlines up to four years covering cobalt, vanadium, nickel and copper mining rights on the areas.

Meanwhile GeoQuest will begin the preparation of an EPB (Environmental Project Brief ).

“It will begin sampling the properties for manganese and vanadium mineralisation, the current status of formal mining activities in the area, the extent-status of any artisanal mining and if necessary, further secure the areas for the firm,” the company said in a statement.

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CEC continues to place occupational safety at the highest peak of the company’s operations and activities.

“Over the years, we have as a business cultivated a culture of safety excellence for both plant and people, which we keep

improving on by adopting systems and encouraging behavior that shifts our thinking and practices to one of safety consciousness at all times,” said Owen Silavwe, CEC Managing Director.

Statistics indicate that CEC had at the end of June 2018, clocked a record 3.882 million man-hours without a system-based lost time accident – extending from 3.094 million hours at the end of December 2017.

Silavwe said the company is proud of impressive safely and health records, citing that the company is collectively and consciously working to maintain and exceed it.

He said statistics show that companies that implement effective health and safety programs in their workplace environments can expect a reduction of around 20 to 40 per cent in illness and injury.

In addition, records increased productivity, reduced medical and related costs positively impact the bottom line.

“But we know that systems alone do not prevent accidents and injuries neither do they ensure health and safety. The correct implementation is necessary and that is where first aid is cardinal to any company’s emergency preparedness strategy because it offers first line life-saving treatment to victims of accidents before their evacuation to medical facilities,” said

CEC once again hosted the annual Inter-company First Aid Competition under the banner ‘Life is Precious, Help the Injured’, as part of efforts to highlight the country’s mining companies’ commitment to formulated policies, programmes and systems for the prevention of occupational injuries and deaths at the workplace.

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First Quantum has over the past months recorded higher sales revenue attributed to increase in copper revenues from the Sentinel Mine.

According to the Group its June quarter production reached 150 950 t of copper, compared with 141 912 t in the comparable period of 2017

and sold 152 403 t, compared with 139 521 t a year earlier.

The miner who owns and operates mines in Africa, Europe and Australia, reported sales revenue of $1.05-billion in the three-month period, compared with $782-million in the prior-year quarter, resulting in net earnings of $135-million, or $0.20 a share, compared with a loss of $35-million, or $0.05 a share, in the second quarter of 2017.

On the other hand gold production and sales were lower at 46, 467 oz and 48, 172 oz, respectively, compared with 50,040 oz and 52, 020 oz in the same quarter of 2017. The decrease was attributed to lower gold production at Kansanshi, in Zambia, and Guelb Moghrein, in Mauritania, mainly owing to lower gold feed grade.

First Quantum has maintained its production guidance of 240, 000 t of copper and about 145, 000 oz of gold in 2018 despite State-run Zesco requesting the Kansanshi complex to reduce is power consumption for a 31-day maintenance period starting in late July.

Meanwhile, First Quantum has announced an extension of its copper sales hedge programme to ensure a “certain level of cash flow” during the commissioning and ramp-up of its large open pit copper mine development at Panama.

This comes as concern about trade wars are hurting copper prices, which have fallen sharply in the past two months, despite no let down in demand for the red metal.

Philip Pascall, First Quantum chairperson and Chief Executive Officer recently said demand for copper remained robust.

“We continue to sell all of our production into a market where there is excess demand. This supports our belief that the pressure on the copper price is not driven by fundamentals.”

The extended copper hedge programme covers 25, 000 t of unmargined copper forward sales contracts at an average price of $3.15/lb with periods of maturity to December 2018, and 98, 000 t of zero-cost collar unmargined sales contracts at weighted average prices of $3.04/lb to $3.45/lb with maturities to June 2019.

“We think it is prudent to extend our copper sales hedge program on a limited basis. The intent is to ensure a certain level of cash flow during Cobre Panama’s commissioning and ramp-up phases that precede commercial operations,” Pascall said in a statement, accompanying the company’s second-quarter results.

The hedge programme is extended despite First Quantum reporting that forward sales had reduced its sales revenue by $45-million in the June quarter.

At the Cobre Panama project, First Quantum has started commissioning activities at the process plant. The project was 76 percent complete at the end of June.

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Solwezi Group of Licences developers Midnight Sun Mining Corp have announced results for first phase exploration program for 2018.

The phase one work included seven diamond drill holes totaling 1,503 meters and 234 air core holes totaling 10,424 meters at the

Mitu target, as well as ground and airborne geophysical surveys.

“The results of Phase One drilling continue to support the potential size and scale of the mineralization at Mitu while also showing the continuity of mineralization in the Discovery Zone,” said Brett Richards, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Richards said the company will pair the assay results and full interpretation of the geophysical work to plan for phase two of this year’s exploration.”

According to Midnight Sun Mining Corp the Mitu area has limited surface rock exposure, the favourable black shale host rock has demonstrated a response to Natural Sourced Audio Magneto Tellurics (NSAMT) geophysics.

“The anomalies detected by this system have proven important in developing targets and directing drill holes, as the NSAMT data shows

some of the structural fabric of the bedrock geology and black shale units.”

This year, an additional 34 line kilometers of NSAMT surveying have been conducted over the Mitu area and results from this work are currently being analyzed and interpreted.

In addition, a 3,889 line kilometer geophysical airborne survey was flown over the entire Solwezi License area by Geotech Airborne.

The survey included the contractor’s proprietary Versatile Time-Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) system, as well as horizontal magnetic gradiometer and radiometrics instruments.

The VTEM system is ideal for rapid mapping of conductive units, such as the prospective black shales that host mineralization at Mitu.

Midnight Sun Mining Corp said once the resulting data has been received and compiled, the interpretation will guide the next phase of drilling at Mitu and other target areas including Dumbwa, Kifubwe, 22 Zone and Khaziba where significant mineralization has been encountered in previous exploration campaigns.

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Commenting on the auction, Sean Gilbertson, Chief Executive Officer of Gemfields said the strong results from this auction

underscore the enduring vigour of consumer demand for responsibly sourced Zambian emeralds, give the recent difficulties experienced by the Indian gemstone sector this year.

“While the Indian emerald trade is not out of the woods yet, we take significant comfort from these Lusaka auction results and look forward to furthering the Zambian emerald sector’s prominence internationally,” Gilbertson said.

The emeralds on offer were extracted from Gemfields majority owned Kagem Mining Ltd. Of the 21 lots offered, 17 were sold representing 81 percent. Average price of per carat was USD4.21 with 90 percent of carats realised.

Kagem has since 2009 held 29 auctions generating over half a billion dollars (USD527.5million).

Gemfields is a world leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones, operator and 75 percent owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique, one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world.

In addition, Gemfields also holds controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.

The Indian gemstone market suffered USD2billion scam earlier in 2018 that waned confidence of investors and as such proceeds of gemstones have plummeted.

However, demand for Zambian emeralds has remained resilient. Emerald auctions have however suffered a USD5million decline to USD10.89million in July 2018 from USD14.5million in May 2017 following the fraud scam experienced.

The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to Kagem in Zambia, with all royalties due to the Government of the Republic of Zambia being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction.

Zambian emeralds demand remains resilient

ZCCM-IH recently made a USD$5million dividend payout to its shareholders NAPSA and Ministry of Finance.

NAPSA representing 15 percent shareholding was paid K20.3million while K23.3million was remunerated to the finance ministry.

Margaret Mwanakatwe, Minister of Finance has since called on state owned enterprises (SOEs) to improve their operations and to pay dividends to government.

For his part NAPSA Board chairperson Marian Munyima said dividends will help the authority to grow its investment portfolio which now stands at K25billion.

Pius Kasolo, Earlier ZCCMIH Chief Executive Officer said the company will continue to pay dividends to the government as a way of contributing to the growth of the economy.

“We have had some tough challenges with our partners but things have been sorted and we appreciate the support that the Minister has given ZCCM –IH,” said Dr. Kasolo.

“We hope that most of the mining companies will be involved in these situations, so that they can also declare dividends accordingly,” he added.

ZCCM-IH’s most recent financials indicates that the company grew its profit after tax by 125 percent coming from a loss of K2.2billion to a profit of K728million

The Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) listed ZCCM-IH is a state owned mining investment vehicle that manages the state’s stake in mining companies in Africa’s second largest copper producer, Zambia.

Meanwhile the Presidency early this year issued a directive to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to work towards having all stated owned parastatals listed on the local bourse.

ZCCM-IH profits spring back...as shareholders receive dividends

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Dickinson Kalis Zambia Limited is a division of Dickinson Group Pty of South Africa. It primarily provides furnace and industrial services on demand tailor made for any industry. Dickinson Kalis Zambia partners with international companies to provide world class technologies and equipment to its customers.

Having offered a variety of furnace and industrial services since 1910, Dickinson Group has a vast clientele base. Some of the major clients served within Zambia include Konkola Copper Mine, Mopani Copper Mine, Kansanshi Mine, Zambezi Portland Cement, Dangote Cement Zambia, Lubambe Copper Mine, Cargil Zamanita, LafargeHolcim, Maamba Collieries among others.

Prior to 2014, Dickinson Group conducted projects on the Zambian market directly from the South African head office. With the growth of business opportunities in Zambia, it was then decided to have a Zambian branch for easier accessibility not only in Zambia but the entire sub-Saharan region.

Dickinson Group has carried out operations beyond Africa to places such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Namibia, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Philippines and China. This is the evidence of their credibility, capability and high quality standards of service delivery.

Some of the products and services provided by Dickinson Kalis Zambia includes but not limited to

Ÿ Furnace rebuild projects

Ÿ Refractory installation services

Ÿ Silo cleaning services

Ÿ High pressure (HP) industrial cleaning services

Ÿ Rotary kiln services,

Ÿ Catalyst handling services

Ÿ Refractory anchor systems

Ÿ Stud welding systems

Ÿ Cement plant services and analysis,

Ÿ Precast refractory shapes

Ÿ Bricking solutions products

Ÿ Industrial vacuum services

Ÿ Waste heat recover technology

Ÿ Industrial corrosion protection

Dickinson Kalis Zambia comes with over 80 years of the Dickinson Group's experience in furnace and industrial service provision to the mining, metal smelting and mineral processing industries in Africa.

During an interview with Technical Sales Manager for Dickinson Kalis Zambia, Mr. Alex Matipa Besa said Dickinson has skilled manpower with diverse specialties geared and

capable to undertake any projects.

Mr. Besa said majority of the projects executed has minimal or no down-time. Therefore, client's business operations are not interrupted because Dickinson Kalis Zambia is equipped with efficient technologies and capable manpower locally. This prevents great losses to business production as very minimal time is lost.

“Zambia is endowed with a lot of trained, skilled and nurtured talent. Therefore, as a way of showing support and empowerment to the local communities, Dickinson Kalis Zambia utilises available specialised expertise from individuals and business organisations locally in meeting client's projects' needs,” said Mr. Besa.

Dickinson Kalis Zambia is currently undertaking a project for an esteemed Cement Plant in Ndola called Tyre and Roller Grinding. This is one of the specialised services offered by the Group. The equipment used for this project is cutting edge and of world class standards.

Changing an entire tyre or roller of a Rotary kiln is extremely expensive but Dickinson Group provides an alternative solution by machining the tyre and or the roller in-situ (in position). That is without incurring any production loss of stopping the kiln.

The tyre and roller grinding project is one that requires ample time to have all the equipment on site while execution of the project only requires at most two weeks to complete.

In an interview with the Group's Sales Manager from South Africa Mr. Brighton Mapiku, he mentioned that the Rotary kiln's tyre and roller grinding service is also delivered by the Dickinson Group not only in Africa but also in Asia with major clients in China, South Africa, Senegal, Zambia and Kenya.

The specialised rotary kiln tyre and roller grinding service provided by the Dickinson Group, prolongs the usable life span of the tyre and roller thus greatly improving Rotary Kiln Reliability which ultimately increase throughput and profits for the Cement and Mineral Sectors.

Dickinson Group strives to serve all its clients better and therefore conducts on service and after service routine inspections and support on all projects executed.

Dickinson Kalis Zambia continues to enjoy a growing market share in Zambia, the DRC and Namibia among other Sub-Saharan countries.

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Every home and business has both resistive and inductive loads. The ratio between these two types of loads becomes important as you add more inductive equipment. Working power and reactive power make up Apparent Power, which is called kVA, kilovolt-amperes. Apparent power is determined by using the formula, kVA2 = kV*A.

Power Factor (PF) is the ratio of working power to apparent power, or the formula PF = kW / kVA. A high PF benefits both the customer and utility, while a low PF indicates poor utilization of electrical power.

Improving or correcting the Power Factor can maximize current-carrying capacity, improve voltage to equipment, reduce power losses, and ultimately lower electric bills. This makes the entire operation cost effective and energy efficient. The simplest way to improve power factor is to add Power Factor correction capacitors to the electrical system. PF correction capacitors act as reactive current generators. They help offset the non-working power used by inductive loads, thereby improving the power factor. The interaction between PF capacitors and specialized equipment, such as variable speed drives, requires a well-designed system. This is where EML has championed the sector in successful investigation and implementation of PFC for mining, industrial and agricultural applications in Zambia. Below are some of the successful installations;

EML/EIS PFC implementation at Joint Mining in Shantumbu, Lusaka

EML was tasked by Joint Mining to improve the voltage at the mine plant in Shantumbu, Lusaka. The voltage to the mine plant was poor due to the long 11kV overhead line as well as having a number of other power users tapping in the same lines.

EML believed that with the proper installation of power factor correction, the target voltage of 373V could be achieved from the regular low voltage of 360V which could result in the Joint mine plant achieving higher production.

EML with the local engineer on site recommended an 850KVAR PFC panel which could improve 1) the power factor

to 0.98 2) reduce the total current to 1500A from 1800A and 3) increase the voltage to 373V.

After the implementation of the recommended power factor correction panel these results were achieved as per the following:

Fig 1 Voltage of 373V achieved on the PFC panel with all steps in

EML/EIS works at Matabo Mill in Mufilira

At Matabo Mill in Mufulira the power factor correction panel was installed with the new plant but it was never commissioned due to the main breaker tripping every time the PFC steps came online. This resulted in a poor power factor of about 0.80.

EML/EIS were requested to come in and fix the problem. They set about doing a Fluke power analysis to determine the problem.

The result was that, whenever the power factor came online, the resonance resulted in high harmonics which caused the MCCB to trip. This prevented the company from enjoying the benefits of power factor correction.

The first task for EML/EIS team was to request Zesco to do a check on their supply lines which they duly did and they decided to replace the transformer with a new one.

Thereafter the harmonics were reduced and the power factor panel could be introduced without any errors. This resulted in energy savings for the plant with a power factor in the region of 0.94.

The plant was running at approximately 1250A and the savings on current was about 250A i.e. 1000A after PFC.

Fig 2 Fluke Current harmonic display Fig 3 Fluke Current waveform display

EML/EIS PFC Implementation at Mpongwe Milling, Kitwe

At Mpongwe Milling, EML-EIS was requested to investigate the harmonics and the tripping of the 850A MCCB feeding the power factor panel at the maize mill at Mpongwe Milling in Kitwe.

1) Harmonics – can play havoc with the PFC panel and the plant machinery to the extent that the breakers and motors can trip causing disruption of production in the plant.

2) Current – without the power factor correction panel the plant draws in excess of 850A causing the MCCB to trip and putting undue load on the power supply system with poor power factor.

The EML engineers recommended an inclusion of heavy duty capacitors to handle harmonics up to 25% resulted in the current being reduced to 560A which was well below the 850A threshold. However because the harmonics were slightly less than 25% we installed a 1000A MCCB and the company has had no further tripping incidences of the breaker despite the 25% harmonics on the system. The plant is now energy efficient and ultimately cost effective.


EML/EIS Concluding Remarks

The company is currently engaged on a number of Power Quality assignments namely with the banks 1) Standard Chartered 2) Stanbic Bank and 3) Society Business Park – Cairo Road Lusaka.

Others include 1) Zambia Breweries 2) National Breweries and 3) Big Tree Drinks – Mumba Road Lusaka.

On the mining side the company concluded power factor installations at 1) La Farge Ndola in 2012 2) Ndola Lime in 2015 and 3) Joint Mining in 2017.

Should you have any power quality issues you would like to resolve particularly with the impending implementation of Zesco low power factor surcharge from 1st September 2018 feel free to contact our offices in Lusaka and Kitwe and we will gladly attend to all your power quality requirements.

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Skyriders Access Specialists (Pty) Ltd are providing a unique inspection and maintenance service for Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT) of Namibia through use of a hi-tech drone and specialist abseiling team.

Instead of traditional scaffolding both costly and time-consuming to erect, the new method is effient and affordable.

The remote location, about 430 km north of the capital Windhoek, combined with the height of the structure, meant that traditional scaffolding posed a logistical challenge

In January, Skyriders Access Specialists teamed up with Nyeleti Consulting to inspect the smokestack.

Mike Zinn, Skyriders Marketing Manager said the solution was a combination of a drone to inspect the smokestack internally, and rope access to perform all external inspection, as well as core sampling.

Based on these collated findings, DPMT put the cleaning project out to tender, which was awarded subsequently to Skyriders.

The Canadian-owned DMPT copper refinery requires periodic inspection of the structural integrity of its smokestack and related areas.

“Between our expert technicians and Nyeleti’s engineering experience, we were able to determine precisely what would be needed during the upcoming maintenance period, and draft a detailed report for the client,” Zinn explains.

Due to the potential loss of production incurred by any downtime, Skyriders awaited the planned shut-down specified by DPMT, with the actual maintenance work carried out in May 2018.

“Our team received all the necessary permits, and was ready to go as soon as the shutdown commenced. While this mitigated costs for the client, it also created a deadline challenge for the team,” Zinn said.

The initial inspection revealed ash build-up from free gases inside the smokestack, which can restrict the airflow necessary to vent the internal gases.

Now cleaned and with no impeded airflow, the smokestack is ready for a few more years of uninterrupted service life.

Refinery adopt drone use for maintenance inspections

Every home and business has both resistive and inductive loads. The ratio between these two types of loads becomes important as you add more inductive equipment. Working power and reactive power make up Apparent Power, which is called kVA, kilovolt-amperes. Apparent power is determined by using the formula, kVA2 = kV*A.

Power Factor (PF) is the ratio of working power to apparent power, or the formula PF = kW / kVA. A high PF benefits both the customer and utility, while a low PF indicates poor utilization of electrical power.

Improving or correcting the Power Factor can maximize current-carrying capacity, improve voltage to equipment, reduce power losses, and ultimately lower electric bills. This makes the entire operation cost effective and energy efficient. The simplest way to improve power factor is to add Power Factor correction capacitors to the electrical system. PF correction capacitors act as reactive current generators. They help offset the non-working power used by inductive loads, thereby improving the power factor. The interaction between PF capacitors and specialized equipment, such as variable speed drives, requires a well-designed system. This is where EML has championed the sector in successful investigation and implementation of PFC for mining, industrial and agricultural applications in Zambia. Below are some of the successful installations;

EML/EIS PFC implementation at Joint Mining in Shantumbu, Lusaka

EML was tasked by Joint Mining to improve the voltage at the mine plant in Shantumbu, Lusaka. The voltage to the mine plant was poor due to the long 11kV overhead line as well as having a number of other power users tapping in the same lines.

EML believed that with the proper installation of power factor correction, the target voltage of 373V could be achieved from the regular low voltage of 360V which could result in the Joint mine plant achieving higher production.

EML with the local engineer on site recommended an 850KVAR PFC panel which could improve 1) the power factor

to 0.98 2) reduce the total current to 1500A from 1800A and 3) increase the voltage to 373V.

After the implementation of the recommended power factor correction panel these results were achieved as per the following:

Fig 1 Voltage of 373V achieved on the PFC panel with all steps in

EML/EIS works at Matabo Mill in Mufilira

At Matabo Mill in Mufulira the power factor correction panel was installed with the new plant but it was never commissioned due to the main breaker tripping every time the PFC steps came online. This resulted in a poor power factor of about 0.80.

EML/EIS were requested to come in and fix the problem. They set about doing a Fluke power analysis to determine the problem.

The result was that, whenever the power factor came online, the resonance resulted in high harmonics which caused the MCCB to trip. This prevented the company from enjoying the benefits of power factor correction.

The first task for EML/EIS team was to request Zesco to do a check on their supply lines which they duly did and they decided to replace the transformer with a new one.

Thereafter the harmonics were reduced and the power factor panel could be introduced without any errors. This resulted in energy savings for the plant with a power factor in the region of 0.94.

The plant was running at approximately 1250A and the savings on current was about 250A i.e. 1000A after PFC.


EML/EIS PFC Implementation at Mpongwe Milling, Kitwe

At Mpongwe Milling, EML-EIS was requested to investigate the harmonics and the tripping of the 850A MCCB feeding the power factor panel at the maize mill at Mpongwe Milling in Kitwe.

1) Harmonics – can play havoc with the PFC panel and the plant machinery to the extent that the breakers and motors can trip causing disruption of production in the plant.

2) Current – without the power factor correction panel the plant draws in excess of 850A causing the MCCB to trip and putting undue load on the power supply system with poor power factor.

The EML engineers recommended an inclusion of heavy duty capacitors to handle harmonics up to 25% resulted in the current being reduced to 560A which was well below the 850A threshold. However because the harmonics were slightly less than 25% we installed a 1000A MCCB and the company has had no further tripping incidences of the breaker despite the 25% harmonics on the system. The plant is now energy efficient and ultimately cost effective.


EML/EIS Concluding Remarks

The company is currently engaged on a number of Power Quality assignments namely with the banks 1) Standard Chartered 2) Stanbic Bank and 3) Society Business Park – Cairo Road Lusaka.

Others include 1) Zambia Breweries 2) National Breweries and 3) Big Tree Drinks – Mumba Road Lusaka.

On the mining side the company concluded power factor installations at 1) La Farge Ndola in 2012 2) Ndola Lime in 2015 and 3) Joint Mining in 2017.

Should you have any power quality issues you would like to resolve particularly with the impending implementation of Zesco low power factor surcharge from 1st September 2018 feel free to contact our offices in Lusaka and Kitwe and we will gladly attend to all your power quality requirements.

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upcoming maintenance period, and draft a detailed report for the client,”



De Beers has announced that rough diamond production for the second quarter of the year, increased three per cent to 9.0 million carats, reflecting production increases to meet stronger demand as well as the contribution from the ramp-up at Gahcho Kué.

In Botswana, the group’s company Debswana’s production increased six per cent to 6.3 million carats in response to stronger trading conditions.

Debswana’s flagship mine Jwaneng’s production increased four per cent to 3.0 million carats due to an increase in tonnes mined and treated. Similarly at Orapa2, production increased eight per cent to 3.3 million carats due to the ramp up of additional processing capacity in response to stronger trading conditions.

Namdeb Holdings, the Namibia outfit’s production increased 32 per cent to 515,000 carats driven by access to consistently higher grades at the land operations and technology-led optimisation of the marine drill fleet.

In South Africa, De Beers’ Consolidated Mines’ production decreased 28 per cent to 1.0 million carats, primarily owing to a period of suspended production at Venetia following a fatal incident in March while Canada, the production increased 17 per cent to 1.2 million carats due to the completion of the ramp-up at Gahcho Kué.

On sales, the company reported that rough sales volumes were 10.0 million carats (9.4 million carats on a consolidated basis3) from three sales cycles in second quarter of 2018, compared with 5.9 million carats (5.4 million carats on a consolidated basis3) from two sales cycles in second quarter of 2017.

In addition to the different number of sales cycles over the period, sales volumes benefited from positive sentiment in the midstream following growth in consumer demand for diamond jewellery in late 2017, and a continuing positive outlook.

The first half of 2018 average realised rough diamond price increased by four per cent to US$162/carat (H1 2017: US$156/carat) due to a 1.6 per cent increase in the average rough price index and an improvement in the sales mix, driven by the substantial volumes of lower value goods sold in the first half of 2017, following the Indian demonetisation programme in late 2016. Excluding this impact, the average value of the production mix was lower in first half of 2018 as a higher proportion of lower value carats was delivered from Orapa and Gahcho Kué.

Meanwhile full year production guidance remains unchanged at 34 to 36 million carats, subject to trading conditions.

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Syrah Resources has commissioned attrition cells for its fines graphite circuit.

The now fully operational cells’ initial assessment shows significant improvement in fines graphite fixed carbon levels, enabling

improvement in both quality and recovery.

“The company continues its production improvement plan focused on stable plant flows, increased plant utilisation, recovery rates and process control governance at the Balama operations.

“It is pleasing to see the team achieve significant daily improvements arising from these actions,” said Shaun Verne, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

According to the company planned production of higher fixed carbon graphite product of 96 percent to 98 percent will be driven by customer demand.

Syrah expects the development of a price premium for higher carbon content products.

Balama Project is situated in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, some 200km west of the port town of Pemba.

Meanwhile the commissioning of the flake circuit attrition cells continues as planned, and the company intends to provide further update when they are fully integrated into production.

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South African Institute for Mechanical Engineers (SAIMechE) recently approved that Mobius reliability solutions training courses offered at WearCheck, can now earn one CPD (continuing professional development) points.

Dennis Swanepoel, WearCheck’s Mobius trainer said the company has always placed value on ongoing skills training and knowledge development, and the company has presented several levels of oil analysis training for many years.

“In 2015 WearCheck became an accredited training partner for the internationally-acclaimed Mobius Institute, and began offering condition monitoring courses,” said Swanepoel.

Swanepoel is among the first on the continent to complete his Vibration ISO CAT IV certification, and is qualified mechanical technician with more than 20 years’ experience in the reliability improvement field.

He said the SAIMechE approval for CPD points is an excellent endorsement of WearCheckr courses.

The courses’ ratings will be revised in 2021 and WearCheck is currently

validating the three-day Asset Reliability Practitioner ISO CAT course for CPD points.

For a plant to operate at maximum reliability, it takes competent and well-trained technicians who apply their world class knowledge and skills.

WearCheck’s training courses can enhance staff competency to boost the bottom line of the business.

Mobius training is internationally acclaimed as the standard for reliability solutions technicians, and the courses are run by WearCheck on demand. Costs include the examination fee for CAT I and II.

The condition monitoring overview courses do not include training material, and a minimum of six candidates is required for all training courses. There may be an additional charge for the lecturer’s accommodation and travel.

Meanwhile the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), in agreement with international engineering bodies, stipulates that South African engineering professionals must undertake CPD activities to keep abreast of expert knowledge, to demonstrate competence and to renew professional registration.

WearCheck training earns SA engineers CPD points

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“In 2015 WearCheck became an accredited training partner for the internationally-acclaimed Mobius Institute, and began offering condition monitoring courses,” said Swanepoel.



Thos Begbie & Co is compleng the paper work to establish a branch, called Thos Begbie Engineering Services Zambia (Limited), in Kitwe; and expects operaons to start within the next two months. The reason for establishing the new branch is that we want to be on hand for our clients and move the operaons that we have been doing from South Africa there to shorten delivery me and be more reacve. Having a presence in Kitwe will provide clients with greater confidence in our ability to react rapidly to their urgent requirements.

Our main aim is to deal with urgent breakdowns and repairs on site, and have experts on hand to deal with every eventuality on a 24/7 basis. The branch will inially be staffed by two South Africans, with a backup team available from South Africa to travel to Zambia whenever needed. Thos Begbie Engineering Services Zambia will deploy Zambian residents, who may need addional training.

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De Beers Canada has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the outstanding securities of Peregrine Diamonds, owner of the high quality Chidliak diamond resource located in Canada’s Nunavut Territory.

The Chidliak resource was discovered in 2008 and is located approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit on Baffin Island.

According to De Beers a total of 74 kimberlite pipes have been identified at Chidliak, including the CH-6 and CH-7 pipes, which are the current focus of Peregrine’s Chidliak Phase One Diamond Development programme.

The programme has a total Inferred Mineral Resource in excess of 22 million carats. Peregrine’s recent Preliminary Economic Assessment for Chidliak points to the high quality of the CH-6 deposit in particular.

An estimated grade of 2.41 carats per tonne and a diamond valuation of US$151 per carat (equating to approximately US$360 per tonne) make CH-6 one of the most attractive undeveloped diamond resources in Canada.

Peregrine also has exploration properties elsewhere in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

Bruce Cleaver, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Group, said the Chidliak resource holds significant development potential and will be an exciting addition to our portfolio.

“With a strong outlook for consumer demand, we are seeking new opportunities to invest in our future supply potential and look forward to growing our portfolio in Canada and working with community partners in the Nunavut Territory as we further develop the project.”

Meanwhile Kim Truter, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Canada, said the investment reinforces De Beers Group’s long-term commitment to Canada, following our investment in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine, which entered commercial production last year.

“Chidliak is a high value prospect and the Peregrine team has done great work to bring it to this advanced stage. With the transformation of our company in Canada over the past two years, our focused investment in new and innovative mining methods, and our expertise in Canada’s arctic environments, we believe we are very well positioned to now develop the resource further.”

De Beers acquire Peregrine Diamonds

“With a strong outlook for consumer demand, we are seeking new opportunities to invest in our future supply potential and look forward to growing our portfolio in Canada and working

with community partners in the Nunavut Territory as we further develop the project.”

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Regional provider of test and measurement, communications, process control, equipment, solutions and specialised systems Comtest has added Industrial Scientific Corporation (ISC) to its portifolio.

The leading southern African market distributor said ISC develops, manufactures, and services fixed and portable gas detection equipment.

Established in 1985 ISC’s key markets include utilities, chemical production, oil and gas, steel and coke, paper industry, fire service, construction, military, insurance companies, food and drinks, and general industry.

ISC has the noble vision to eliminate gas-related deaths on the job by the year 2050 and believes that every such accident is preventable, and therefore, all are ultimately predictable.

In addition, to providing great products and services ISC is committed to arming customers with data that gives clients control over all operational risks.

“This gives users the opportunity to make the changes that could save lives. Preserving human life on, above and below the earth, delivering the highest quality, best customer service, at every transaction, every time,” said ISC.

Some of ISC products include gas monitors for remote sampling, detecting atmospheric hazards in confined spaces, area monitoring, or personal protection and a range of durable equipment backed by a ‘guaranteed for life.’

ISC comes to Southern Africa

CXT Explore is one of the most innovative products to come from Konecranes recently

According to the company, the product is a combination of a 6.3T mobile overhead crane, travelling on a gantry, supported by two

sturdy containers which make for fully equipped workshop that can literally be set up in the middle of nowhere.

“It is ideally suited to conditions in Africa and is expected to do very well here,” the company has said.

Konecranes says the CXT Explorer comes as a predesigned package in one of the 20 ft standard ISO shipping containers, with a carefully-selected range of standard functions and optional extras.

“These include a full CXT electric overhead crane of approx. 1250 kg, supported by the two containers, and an electric or manual hoist.

The shipping containers double as storage for the crane components, service tools, equipment, and spare parts.”

In addition, the CXT Explorer is easily transported together with another ISO shipping container and the containers are put onto the ground; the supporting steel structure is built on top, secured with twist locks.

“If available it can be plugged into the grid, or otherwise a generator. And voilà, you have factory-level lifting a few hours after arriving on site. To relocate the crane, it is packed back into the container and it’s ready to go.”

The new product can be used in construction, mining, vehicle maintenance, agriculture, natural gas compressor stations, in the military, oil exploration, onshore and offshore drilling.

“In the CXT Explorer, you have a full-blown mobile maintenance workshop ready to go,” Konecranes believes.

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“If available it can be plugged into the grid, or otherwise a generator. And voilà, you have factory-level lifting a few hours after arriving on site. To relocate the crane, it is packed back into the container and it’s ready to go.”

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Trends & Technology

Weighing equipment manufacturing companies’ headaches should be a thing of the past with the new 6004MF, a single electronic unit for almost any weighing industry application such as, load cell transmitting; belt-weighing; loss-in-weight

transmitter; through-put weighing; bag-filling; batch-weighing and a dynamometer.

The 6004MF version II is a powerful, compact, field-mounted unit that can be selected for a variety of weighing functions.

The 6004 a multi-function unit consists of three models, the 6004LC dedicated to standard load cell applications, the 6004BW dedicated to belt weighing applications and the 6004MF that is a multifunction unit.

Standard features include:

• Rugged, powder coated, cast aluminium housing with splash proof keypad

• Inputs from load cell, incremental encoder & six digital

• Programming via keypad and LCD display

• User-programmable function keys, digital inputs and relay outputs

• 15 point lineariser, min/max hold, auto-zero maintenance, preset tare

• PI control with auto-manual set points

• Outputs for isolated analogue 1-5/0-10Volts or 0/4 - 20mA

• Data logging via SD card

Version II of the 6004MF has an improved, simplified user menu interface, operation service manual, and much improved EMI immunity.

Design engineers also improved the standard SD card functionality for fast on-site internet software upgrades with remote registration. While busy, they also vastly improved the on-board PI control, on-board system diagnostic information and output simulation function.

When used specifically for the bulk handling industry, the 6004MF can be used in conjunction with Instrotech’s range of fully hermetically sealed, stainless steel load cells from Vishay Revere Precision Group.

The Revere bending beam load cell, the model SHBxR, is particularly suitable for low capacity platform scales, packaging machines, belt-weighers, hybrid scales and process weighing applications.

Suited to capacities of 5 to 350kg, the SHBxR load cell is a fully-welded construction and water block cable entry ensures that it can be reliably used in tough environments found in food, chemical and process industries. For intrinsically safe and/or potentially explosive atmospheres the load cells are available with both local and international ATEX approval.

6004MF tried, tested bulk handling weighing technology

Fluke Calibration has announced that it is no offering the 700HPPK Pneumatic Test Pump Kit.

The new instrument is a rugged, portable tool that generates and adjusts pneumatic pressures up to 21 MPa (3000 pounds-per-square-

inch) without requiring a nitrogen bottle or other external pressure supplies.

According to Fluke the test pump kit is ideal for generating high pressure in the field to devices under test (DUTs), such as transmitters, controllers, pilots, and analog gauges.

“The 700HPPK reaches pressure in 20 seconds to full scale into a 30 cm3 volume. A detachable pressure adjustment system and adjustment control knob allows technicians to make fine pressure adjustments to 0.05% of reading or better.”

The lightweight and portable pneumatic pressure kit is designed for use in the lab or the field with collapsible feet, a built-in handhold, and a canvas carrying case making it field-portable.

In addition, in-line filter and desiccant systems protect the device against con-tamination from the DUT, and it works on almost any surface, so technicians don’t need a flat laboratory bench or flat area in the field.

“The 700HPPK has the versatility to cover a wide range of workloads. It features a 2-meter pressure line and assorted pressure fittings to connect to a variety of DUTs for wide workload coverage. Its ¼ NPT female reference gauge connector facilitates easy reference gauge switching.”

As part of its advantages, no PTFE tape or extra tools are required, reducing the equipment and accessories technicians need to carry to the job site.

The calibration manifold attaches and detaches smoothly via quick detent pins that reduce set up and pack up time and the 700HPP, is available specifically for high pressure source users.

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New Fluke’s diagnostic videoscopes enable maintenance teams to diagnose problems without tearing down equipment

The videoscope probes are IP68 rated to stand up to the dirtiest, harshest industrial work environments with high-resolution

videoscope that clearly displays the condition of internal equipment components.

Fluke’s high-resolution videoscopes allow industrial maintenance teams to quickly identify equipment issues and schedule preventive maintenance measures to avoid costly unplanned shut-downs.

Offered to the Southern Africa market through COMTEST, the 800 x 600 resolution Fluke DS701 Diagnostic Videoscope and 1200 x 720 resolution DS703FC high resolution version are built for industrial maintenance troubleshooting and quality assurance testing, and designed to stand up to challenges of a rugged environment.

FEATURES:

• high definition probes with dual-view cameras, allowing the videoscope to take images and video either forward or to the side to capture the images in difficult or hard to reach locations

• 7-inch LCD screen for easy viewing

• IP68 rated probe (imager) for protection against dust and water projected from a nozzle

• engineered to withstand a 2-meter drop

• up is Up® technology, which rotates the display screen to allow for appropriate image display, regardless of the

orientation of the probe location (available with selected probes)

• macro to micro zoom function

• adjustable lighting to capture the best image

• processing speeds that render a smooth, clear, consistent image

• intuitive user interface with easy-to-navigate button technology

These rugged videoscopes are designed for a variety of industrial applications, such as production for example: inspection of bearing surfaces and lubrication; gear helix inspection, aircraft maintenance.

Other examples are blade inspection; engine hot section contamination and automotive quality assurance. In addition, testing of casting goods; inspection for cracks, chips, and contamination in HP chambers, and heavy-duty maintenance and further includes inspection of clogged pipelines; corrosion in rotors and stators.

Model DS703FC offers wireless synching of images directly from videoscope to the Fluke Connect® system, which are then attached to an asset record or work order.

Having access to maintenance records simultaneously at the inspection site and from the office or an off-site location enables faster decision making and real-time collaboration between team members.

Live images or videos can also be streamed from the Scope to a smartphone or PC.

Maintenance with tearing down equipment



Mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources plc, the first Indian company to have gained a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange – LSE, is expected to be delisted on October 1, after minority investors agreed to sell their shares to the family

investment vehicle of Anil Agarwal. Vedanta had listed for USD644-million in 2003.

Billionaire and Chairman of Vedanta Anil Agarwal revealed in July that had unveiled that it no longer sees the London listing as necessary to access capital.

Vedanta said earlier on Monday 03 Sept that its cash offer for the FTSE 250 mining company had become “unconditional in all respects” after Agarwal offered USD10.89 per Vedanta share.

The offer valued Vedanta in total at around USD3.07- billion, and the stake Volcan is now buying is worth around USD1.03 – billion. With all conditions met, Vedanta will now apply to have its share delisted from the London Stock Exchange with effect on October 1, the company said.

Volcan Investments now holds or has received acceptances for 92.31% of Vedanta’s shares.

“Volcan Investments further announced that the offer will remain open until further notice. In accordance with Rule 31.2 of the Code, at least 14 days’ notice will be given before the Offer is closed for further acceptance,” it said.

Cobalt smuggling allegations at Zambian subsidiary

Vedanta Resources Zambian subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines was on Monday 03 August accused of smuggling cobalt worth about US$20 – million monthly to Tianjin Maolian Science and Technology Company Limited of China without Government’s knowledge. This was reported in the Zambian press. Additionally, the miner was cited for exporting copper worth USD1.5-billion to the parent company of Nkana Mining and Mineral Processing Limited, a company that owns 90% of the slug dump dubbed Black mountain in Kitwe. This discovery came to light when government

officials visited Tianjin Maolian Science and Technology Company and revelations were innocently made.

“We have been buying cobalt alloy at USD20-million but this may no longer continue when we start processing slag at the Kitwe dump site,” Tianjin Chairman Mark Ru said. The company plans to inject USD250-million in the next 6-months for the processing and separation of slag into copper nickel and cobalt. KCM has since denied the allegations.

This will propel the company’s production capacity to 12,000 mt of copper and 6,200 mt of cobalt (valued at USD388.5 – million at current market value). Cobalt has become a very contentious matter as its price is USD64,750/mt on the London Metal Exchange. The blue metal is used in the manufacture of lithium battery’s whose demand has risen as a consequence of battery demand 5-10yrs forward when the electric car era commences. The metal touched USD93,350/mt highs in mid may this year.

Power restriction to Nchanga smelter for non-settlement of bills

Copperbelt Energy Corporation effected a power restriction on 30 August over failure to settle power supply bills. This affected Nchanga smelter and concentrator operations.

“During this period of power restriction, I urge all employees and partners to take all necessary precautions and care for our facilities and electrical installations across the business,” Chief Executive Officer Deshnee Naidoo said in a memo to staff.

In another memo dated 04 September, KCM employees were by General Managers for Corporate Affairs Eugene Chungu advised on the lifting of the power restriction which occurred on the night of 03 September. This is not the first time the miner is grappling with electricity bill settlement which the ministries of mines and energy have intervened on presidential directive to resolve. According to Kalemba media page, employee’s remuneration for August was delayed and will be paid in the second week of September according to a memo signed by Vice President for Human Resources Beatrice Mutambo.

Vedanta’s LSE delisting, KCM cobalt and power quagmires

“Volcan Investments further announced that the offer will remain open until further notice. In accordance with Rule 31.2 of the Code, at least 14 days’ notice will be given before the Offer is

closed for further acceptance,”



Zambia plans to trim its fiscal deficit next year even as Africa’s second-biggest copper producer boosts spending. It may be considering raising mine taxes to achieve that, according to analysts.

The Finance Ministry is targeting a budget shortfall of 6.5% of gross domestic product next year, compared to 7.4% this year, according to a medium-term expenditure plan that sets its fiscal course until 2021. At the same time, it forecasts mineral-royalty and mine-profit tax revenue increasing by about a quarter, as copper output grows 3.7% and prices remain flat.

That suggests an increase in rates for both profit tax and royalties for companies including Glencore, First Quantum Minerals and Barrick Gold, said Mark Bohlund, an Africa economist with Bloomberg.

“The sharp increase in mining royalties and mining corporation income tax appear to be based on a change in the taxation regime,” he said in reply to emailed questions. A Finance Ministry spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe is due to present the 2019 budget to lawmakers this month. She’s trying to allay fears around Zambia’s external debt that grew to $9.4-billion at the end of June, almost double the amount at the end of 2014, and get the International Monetary Fund to resume talks over a potential $1.3-billion bailout.

DISTRESS RISK

Last year, the IMF classified the country as being at high risk of external debt distress. Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service both cut their credit ratings further into junk territory in August, and the southern African nation’s Eurobonds have been the world’s worst performers this year. Yields on its $1-billion bond due 2024 rose to a record 16.4% in the first week of September.

The MTEF forecasts total revenue will increase by 14% next year from a 2018 target of 49-billion kwacha ($4.8-billion). Income from mineral royalties is seen growing 23% to 4.4-billion kwacha, with receipts from mining-profit tax climbing 27% to 2.5-billion kwacha.

The estimates suggest the government may be considering higher royalty rates, said Renaissance Capital Fixed Income Strategist Gregory Smith. The levies are currently at 6% when the copper price is above $6000 per metric ton, and 5% if below that level, but higher than $4 500.

‘OPTIMISTIC’ FORECASTS

“Without an increase in royalty rates the 23% growth appears optimistic,” Smith said in emailed comments.

Zambian mining companies have enjoyed a period of “relative stability” in the taxation regime after upheaval in 2014 and 2015 that saw some operators threatening to close, the country’s mines lobby group said.

“It would be an unfortunate travesty if the government were to consider a short-term revenue grab in the middle of such a positive environment between government and industry,” Zambia Chamber of Mines President Nathan Chishimba said in emailed comments. “We hope sanity will prevail.”

The Finance Ministry reiterated plans

to slow debt accumulation in the expenditure plan.

“Projects that are at least 80% complete will be prioritized for financing,” it said. “In addition, contraction of commercial foreign debt to finance new projects will be postponed until the debt situation is reduced to moderate risk. Some of the negotiated loans that are yet to be disbursed will be canceled.”

SINKING FUND

The government plans to set aside 4.4-billion kwacha for a sinking fund, meant to enable it to meet its future debt obligations, it said.

Other key points in the medium-term expenditure framework:

• 2019 economic growth seen at 4.3% from 4% this year

• 2019 copper production to rise to 924 510 t from 891 203 t this year

• Inflation target band remains 6% to 8% up to 2021

• Mineral royalty revenue seen rising 23% in 2019 to 4.4-billion kwacha

• Mining profit tax revenue to climb 27% next year to 2.5-billion kwacha

• Value-added tax revenue seen jumping 27% in 2019 to 15.7-billion kwacha

• The government’s targets may not be sufficient, according to Smith.

“The fiscal deficit target of 5.1% of GDP in 2021 and the gradual pace of getting there might not be enough for the IMF to rekindle discussions on a possible program,” he said.

Bohlund was skeptical of the targets in the spending plan, saying the document “can be viewed as pure fiction as it has little basis on real-life economic conditions".

Zambia seen considering higher mine taxes to trim Budget gap


SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2018 Cummins Launches its Zambian Headquarters in Kitwe, Zambia

Cummins Launches its Zambian Headquarters in Kitwe, Zambia

Cummins is a global leader in manufactur ing , serv ic ing and distribution of engines, Parts, filtration, and power generation products.

With the Southern Africa head office based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Cummins enjoys a strong presence in Zambia. On the 12th of July 2018, Cummins officially launched its Zambian headquarters located in Kitwe on the Copperbelt Province with a satellite operations office in Solwezi, s e r v i c i n g t h e m i n e s i n t h e Northwestern Province.

Currently the Zambian operations are focused on the mining industry with ambitions to expand to other complementary business sectors, such as automotive, agriculture and construction.

With clients who value and appreciate the quality of Cummins products across various business lines within mining,

filtration, power generation and automotive industries,Cummins has very ambitious growth targets for Zambia because there are many opportunities in the Zambian market besides the mining industry. Zambia's economic and political stability is attracting healthy foreign direct

investment to the country.

Cummins has a wide range of power solutions and supportive equipment to suit the Zambian market needs. Their products are good, reliable and quality-driven and will truly stand the test of time in terms of providing uninterrupted energy solutions especially to the mining sector.

Cummins Zambia also plans to invest more in the country's people by developing and training local talent as they hire additional employees to support the growing business needs.

Cummins Zambia pledges to deliver the highest levels of service to customers backed by it's proven track record of excellent service, timely delivery coupled with good safety records as well as good environmental management practices.

Having a strong partnership with key OEMs such as Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi, Tata, Doosan, Oerlikon, Atlas Copco, Epiroc and Sandvik, to name a few; Cummins has pledged to always work closely with them for the development of their equipment and, more importantly, for field support and aftermarket services.

John Kambing'a – Aftermarket Leader Meshach Kwegyir-Aggrey – General Manager Chiteta Kayombo – Finance Manager

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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2018Cummins Launches its Zambian Headquarters in Kitwe, Zambia

Cummins Launches its Zambian Headquarters in Kitwe, Zambia

Cummins is a global leader in manufactur ing , serv ic ing and distribution of engines, Parts, filtration, and power generation products.

With the Southern Africa head office based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Cummins enjoys a strong presence in Zambia. On the 12th of July 2018, Cummins officially launched its Zambian headquarters located in Kitwe on the Copperbelt Province with a satellite operations office in Solwezi, s e r v i c i n g t h e m i n e s i n t h e Northwestern Province.

Currently the Zambian operations are focused on the mining industry with ambitions to expand to other complementary business sectors, such as automotive, agriculture and construction.

With clients who value and appreciate the quality of Cummins products across various business lines within mining,

filtration, power generation and automotive industries,Cummins has very ambitious growth targets for Zambia because there are many opportunities in the Zambian market besides the mining industry. Zambia's economic and political stability is attracting healthy foreign direct

investment to the country.

Cummins has a wide range of power solutions and supportive equipment to suit the Zambian market needs. Their products are good, reliable and quality-driven and will truly stand the test of time in terms of providing uninterrupted energy solutions especially to the mining sector.

Cummins Zambia also plans to invest more in the country's people by developing and training local talent as they hire additional employees to support the growing business needs.

Cummins Zambia pledges to deliver the highest levels of service to customers backed by it's proven track record of excellent service, timely delivery coupled with good safety records as well as good environmental management practices.

Having a strong partnership with key OEMs such as Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi, Tata, Doosan, Oerlikon, Atlas Copco, Epiroc and Sandvik, to name a few; Cummins has pledged to always work closely with them for the development of their equipment and, more importantly, for field support and aftermarket services.

John Kambing'a – Aftermarket Leader Meshach Kwegyir-Aggrey – General Manager Chiteta Kayombo – Finance Manager

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In this regard, Cummins Zambia keeps Master Rebuild Centres (MRC) rebuilds as service exchange units, so that, when a local engine is due to be rebuilt, they simply send the 'core' back to South Africa and exchange it for a zero-hour equivalent.”

For every ten engines in use on the dump trucks at Zambia's copper mines, Cummins Zambia keeps one service exchange unit ready for use. For every excavator, that ratio increases to one in five, because the excavators are worked extremely hard. On the open cast copper mines in the North West Province of Zambia, hundreds of Cummins engines are in use on Liebherr, Komatsu and Hitachi equipment. The company's diesel engines are also used on the drill rigs from OEMs such as Atlas Copco, Epiroc and Sandvik.

Cummins Zambia also plans to setup a coolant mixing plant in Zambia which will be the first of such a facility in Africa built outside South Africa.

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Energy Minister in Africa’s second largest copper hotspot, Zambia, Honorable Mathews Nkhuwa has rubbished reports by Africa Confidential reports for the sale of ZESCO. Africa Confidential – AC in an article entitled Bonds, bills and ever bigger debts, reported that

the state was already in talks with the Chinese about a takeover on ZESCO the Southern African nations power utility company.

“A major worry of the IMF and US is that China’s BRI strategy is first to encourage indebtedness, and then to take over strategic national assets when debtors default on repayments. The state electricity company ZESCO is already in talks about a takeover by a Chinese company, AC has learned. The state- owned TV and radio news channel ZNBC is already Chinese-owned. The long-term outcome could be effective Chinese ownership of

the commanding heights of the economy and potentially the biggest loss of national sovereignty since independence.” As quoted from the AC

Nkhuwa refuted AC claims saying the sale of ZESCO is a big thing that would have to be vetted by cabinet. ZESCO assets are national assets whose valuation is massive and cannot be sold at all, he said.

A Zambian delegation led by President Edgar Lungu is in China attending the Forum for Africa China Cooperation – FOCAC where President Xi Jinping has offered USD60-billion in financial aid in addition to debt write off to poorer African nations. Zambia has also used this opportunity to engage in bilateral talks with China which has so far resulted in lucrative MOUs on trade, technical and economic support

Energy ministry rubbishes Africa Confidential reports

on sale of ZESCONkhuwa refuted AC claims saying the sale of ZESCO is a big thing that would

have to be vetted by cabinet. ZESCO assets are national assets whose valuation is massive and cannot be sold at all,



Howden’sCost-saving Ventilation Technologies

Cost-saving Ventilation Technologies at CAMINEX 2018

Leading mine ventilation systems supplier Howden was impressed with the appetite among delegates to CAMINEX 2018 for new-generation technology solutions designed to contain mining costs.

Howden used CAMINEX to introduce its advanced Total Mine Ventilation solutions packages to miners in Zambia and operators in neighbouring countries where costs continue to play an influential role on project profitability.

The company is revolutionising mine ventilation by providing design advice adapted to new technologies to optimise the use of fresh air, enabling the mine operator save in ventilation infrastructure and operating costs.

Howden Marketing and Corporate Affairs Director Geoffrey Chingwaru said show delegates were quick to recognise the value of the Howden Ventsim™ technologies which give them greater access to the expertise of Howden mine ventilation engineers.

“We demonstrated the benefits of combining our engineering expertise with our advanced ventilation management systems to reduce mine downtime and costs, improve reliability and provide

efficient life cycle management, all through one contact point,” Mr Chingwaru said.

“Show visitors reflected the keen awareness worldwide among resources companies of the need to contain operating costs in an environment where commodities prices and volatile exchange rates can have a huge influence on mining operations in a relatively short period.”

With cost a critical focus area, Howden's could demonstrate ventilation system operating cost reductions of more than 35%.

“With our state-of-the-art VentSim™ software, we have unprecedented capabilities for evaluation, design, and optimisation of mine individual ventilation systems,” Mr Chingwaru said.

“Our approach enables miners to plan current and future production reliably and economically, and to maximise long-term returns.”

Whether a full life of mine ventilation plan is required or design advice, the Howden mine ventilation engineer will be able to support the miner throughout any project or operation to ensure a sustainable, economical and safe ventilation system.

The service Howden might typically include components such as ventilation control optimisation with an appraisal of the

potential for introducing VentSim™ CONTROL, complete with detailed reporting of the capital costs and projected operational savings.

Full ventilation surveys, including analysis of specific airflows and pressures throughout the mine and evaluation of all the relevant K-factors are offered, in addition to on-site troubleshooting.

The global nature of Howden's mining activities gives it an enormous breadth of experience and the crucial ability to transfer experience gained in one country to a mine in another.

Howden has installed ventilation equipment in the mines of every major mining company, in all the most significant mining areas in the world, with its fans bringing fresh air to some of the deepest mines on earth.

Mr Chingwaru said that this global expertise enabled the company to supply the correct solution for different conditions, while still maintaining a local, highly responsive service.

“For example, our approach already enabled us to use variable frequency drives to reduce airflow and fan speed in key locations at one mine to cut power consumption exponentially, with for example a 30% reduction in airflow reducing power usage by 66%,” he said.

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Instrotech is now offering Optris PI 1M IR camera specially suited to measuring the temperature of metals.

The new gadgets exhibit a distinctly higher emissivity at the short measurement wavelength of 1μm than at measurements in the previously

conventional wavelength range of 8 – 14 μm.

According to the manufacture, the advantage of temperature measurements with the new infrared camera lies in the large amount of information in an IR picture/IR video and the short reaction time of 1ms for the output of temperature information of freely selectable individual pixels.

“The use of these image sensors allows a large dynamic range for temperature measurement so that the previously necessary use of relatively many and narrowly defined sub-ranges is no longer required.

“Intelligent measuring with a pyrometer is now possible thanks to the two-dimensional temperature recording of the Optris PI 1M,” Instrotech notes.

Meanwhile with the large measurement temperature range of 450 – 1800 °C, that Optris PI 1M IR camera offers, it satisfies practically all demands in the fields of metal production and processing.

Pertinent features of the Optris PI 1M IR camera are:

• Highly flexible CMOS detector with an optical resolution of up to 764 x 480 pixels

• Very large temperature measurement range (without sub-ranges) of 450 °C to 1800 °C

• Frame rates of up to 1 kHz for fast processes

• Real-time output of middle pixel at a set-up time of 1 ms

• Includes license-free analysis software and full SDK

Metal industry gets ultra compact infrared camera

The new research study from Invant Research on the Global Mineral Processing for Lubrication System Market 2018 describes thorough examination that offers an exclusive merger of expert market facts.

The study shows the trends in the Mineral Processing for Lubrication System market as well as the size of each separate segment in the market.

This latest research report dubbed Global Mineral Processing for Lubrication System Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023 studies the market trends and technological updates of

mineral processing for lubrication system.

“We have included all the details related to Mineral Processing for Lubrication System such as their market share, sales, and revenue, profitability, historical data,” reads part of the report.

According to the researchers, to get the knowledge of all these attributes, this well-researched report will reveal the market situation in general, along with the future forecast of the market.

Study offers more answers on mineral processing

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The diverse product range, onsite support and highly efficient supply chain management makes Axis House unique.

Established in 2001 as a chemical supplier to the main copper Mines in the DRC, the company quickly shifted in 2005, adding to their

value proposition by launching a flotation laboratory in Cape Town.

Today Axis House understands its clients’ mineral processing requirements and addresses those needs with quality products, people and service.

“The company’s core business is to develop chemical formulations together with mining companies that are specific to individual operations.”

“Axis House produces, stocks, delivers and finances a full range of mining reagents, with a focus on developing, optimising and implementing copper sulphide and oxide flotation reagents,” said Justine Stubbs, Group General Manager at Axis House.

Axis House is continually looking at ways to assist its clients in reducing production costs and improving recoveries and grades.

In addition, research is carried out on client specific ore at the company’s metallurgical laboratory in Cape Town, where its new and existing technologies are applied to the ore.

“Successful improvements are presented to the client and test work is repeated on site. Resident metallurgists are present in each country and offer continuous onsite support and optimisation to every client.”

With a strong logistics division, Axis House also allows for the direct supply of products from point of production or regional warehouses where stock is held.

So far the company has a footprint in Zambia, DRC, Eritrea, Senegal, Botswana, Namibia, Morocco, Peru, Chile and South Africa offering reagents and technical support for concentrators and leaching plants, coupled with a wide range of collectors, frothers, dispersants, depressants, precipitants and flocculants.

“In Zambia specifically we service many copper mines, and our range of copper collectors is very strong,” said Stubbs.

The service includes full-time qualified metallurgists that offer on-going support to our clients.

The technical team is available to do laboratory test-work on ore (on site and in our lab), and also offer full support when the reagents tested on the plant.

“We monitor the smooth running of the plant using our reagents to ensure the optimum dosing range is achieved. Further to this we have a strong supply chain that will ensure timeous delivery of reagents and full tracking of the ordered reagents.”

Axis House’s approach is hinged on understanding the clients’ problems, as each mine is different and has unique challenges.

“We look for a holistic solution for the problems as each part of the process can affect the final result. Our technical team has years of experience which offers support to the onsite metallurgists and operators. This type of approach has proven successful for our clients as they see the benefit that we offer,” said Stubbs

Currently, Axis House is offering its services to Vedanta Resource, Metorex (Pty) Ltd, First Quantum Limited, Glencore, Lubambe Copper Mine and ERG in Zambia.

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