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Drilling

FQM sources US$1bn for Kansanshi mine works

First Quantum Minerals, owners of the Kansanshi mine in north-west Zambia, has sourced US$1bn for the implementation of various capital projects in Solwezi

Relaunch of rotary drilling rig

The BG 28 rotary drilling rig, mounted on a BS 80 base carrier, has been the best-selling model at Bauer Maschinen GmbH since 2004.The driver's position in the relaunched BG 28 rotary drilling rig

Atlas Copco’s newly integrated approach to market

Atlas Copco, newly, integrated, approach, market, R&D, africaAtlas Copco customers are set to see added value and evolutionary development of the company’s operations

Surface drilling & blasting symposium successful

The first symposium held under the auspices of The Mining Forum in Johannesburg in October, focusing on surface drilling and blasting, has been hailed a success

Mining risks in Africa

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The eagerness with which global miners are investing in Africa belies the risks that operating mines on the continent offer the unwary investor