Integrated Pump Technology is using Grindex submersible pumps and Godwin diesel-driven units to expand mine dewatering supply across both mature and emerging African jurisdictions. The company is banking on the brands’ large installed base on the continent and strong after-sales support to win contracts where pump reliability and serviceability are critical selection criteria. For mine operators, the move signals wider access to established high-head and high-abrasion dewatering solutions without changing existing spares, maintenance practices or pump curves.

Epiroc AB has acquired the business of Eventspec Proprietary Limited, a Johannesburg-based mining aftermarket specialist manufacturing parts for drill rigs, mine trucks and loaders. Eventspec, with more than 20 years’ experience, also delivers component rebuilds, structural repairs and full machine service packages for underground and surface fleets. The deal expands Epiroc’s in-country capability for non-OEM and OEM-equivalent parts and workshop support, reducing lead times and import dependence for South African and regional mines.

Explosives and blasting suppliers are rolling out remote and automated systems to keep personnel away from the underground face and surface bench during loading and initiation. Technologies include tele-remote blast-hole charging units, wireless electronic detonators with encrypted bidirectional communication, and blast management platforms that sequence shots from control rooms. For geotechnical and mining engineers, this shift changes blast design constraints, demands more precise timing and burden control, and requires closer integration of drilling data, fragmentation modelling, and ground control plans.