Integrated Pump Technology is expanding dewatering support in Central Africa’s mines as more erratic, climate-driven rainfall increases pit flooding and sump inflows, deploying Grindex submersible units and Godwin diesel-driven surface pumps for both open-pit and underground operations. The company is pairing high-solids, high-head pump selections with local distributor partnerships and on-site application audits to match pump curves to specific shaft depths, static heads and slurry loadings. For mine operators, the focus is on maintaining pumping capacity during peak storm events and reducing unplanned downtime from flooded haul roads, declines and pump chambers.

Sandvik Rock Processing’s Reborn programme is gaining uptake at African mines and quarries seeking higher throughput from existing primary and secondary crushers while limiting capex. The scheme replaces ageing crusher cores with new Sandvik units in the original frames and foundations, allowing plants to retain chutes, civils and conveyors while upgrading to current crusher technology and automation. PC Kruger, Business Line Manager Crushing, positions Reborn as a step beyond standard refurbishment, targeting faster installation, reduced downtime and predictable lifecycle costs.

PLS has approved the A$1.9 billion P2000 Project at its Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, its largest capital decision to date, to lift installed spodumene concentrate capacity to about 2 Mt/y. The project centres on construction of the new Jimmagunya processing plant, with first production targeted for the September quarter of 2029. For mine planners and process engineers, the expansion implies substantial additional crushing, grinding and flotation capacity, plus corresponding upgrades to tailings, water and power infrastructure.