
Some of the expertise you can see on the day;
- Automatic fire suppression system for all engine compartments
- Barloworld Equipment through its partnership with Caterpillar, provide a wide range of machinery and solutions to various sectors including mining, construction, agriculture and power generation, with a focus on delivering innovative solutions and excellent customer service
- Castrol lubricants distributor and supplier of filters and tyres
- Chemical distributor
- Design, manufacture and install power, motion and control systems to optimize energy
- Design, supply of process equipment
- Develop, manufacture and sell tire protection chains
- Dewatering and slurry handling, multistage pumps
- Direct hydraulic drives
- Distributors of pumps, motors, air compressors, controls and drives
- Dust suppression, wastewater treatment, and equipment hire
- Electrical carbon brush and switchgear manufacturer
- Electrical engineering, civil engineering, plant and labour hire
- Electrical, pumps, mechanical and engineering services
- Engineering
- Engineering asset management, condition monitoring and reliability engineering
- Engineering design and fabrication, wear solutions and industrial 3D Printing
- Equipment manufacturers of spare parts to the mining quarrying, civil engineering and plant hire industries
- Footwear
- Ground engaging tools, undercarriage and service parts.
- Head to foot personal protective clothing
- Heavy duty coatings, decorative, industrial and automotive
- Heavy equipment, agri and construction machines
- Hire and sale of scaffolding and formwork
- Hydraulic equipment supplier
- Importers and distributors of pumps in southern Africa
- Industrial light fittings
- Industrial lighting and LED experts
- Instrumentation
- Instrumentation and condition monitoring
- Intelligent blasting solutions for underground and surface markets
- Manufacture of electrical cables
- Manufacturer and OEM of RNE vertical spindle pumps and all steel motors for mines, chemical, plant and slurry application
- Manufacturer and supplier of compressed air and gas equipment, generators, industrial tools and assembly systems, and vacuum pumps
- Manufacturers and distributors of electrical cables and wires
- Manufacturing high technological level solutions for the heavy industry (mining, civil engineering, etc.), logistics, pharmaceutical, industrial, agri-food and in mining we focus on high precision collision avoidance systems, real time human-body monitoring and in-cabin dust particles measurement
- Manufacturing, marketing, sales & support for the non-destructive testing industry
- Market leaders in industrial heat-transfer products
- MES specializes in EPCM contracts for mining, offering comprehensive solutions including manufacturing and recycling services
- Milling & sizing (laboratory sample preparation)
- Mining business intelligence
- Mining spares such as gearboxes, electric motors, slurry pumps, conveyor and vee belts and manufacturing spares
- Offers comprehensive services for gear units and couplings as well as mechanical drive repairs
- Overhead crane manufacturer and lifting equipment supplier
- Pneumatic, electric and process automation for industrial applications
- Polyurethane manufacturing, corrosion protection, rubber lining
- Process industries and drives
- Product movement and transfer
- Pump and pumping systems
- Pumps
- Pumps, electrical, heavy equipment, sulphuric and solution, mechanical
- Pumps, valves and filter supplier to the mines
- Repair & manufacture of hydraulic cylinder components, pumps, motors, buckets
- Safety equipment, electric motors, civil works, fire solutions, metal fabrication, refrigeration services, labour hire and NDT management
- Steel merchants – suppliers of plate, structural steel, pipe, roofing materials.
- Sulzer is a global leader in fluid engineering. Specialising in pumping, agitation, mixing, separation and purification technologies for fluids of all types.
- Supplier of crusher spare parts and equipment
- Supplier of mining, bulk and water treatment chemicals
- Supplier of process water pumps, mine dewatering pumps, slurry pumps, valves, related spares and services
- Supplier partner of transformers and motors
- Supply and servicing of equipment to mining and allied industries
- Sustainable water and wastewater solutions throughout Africa, advising on water security or water risks, design, construction, optimisation, maintenance, remote support and financing of treatment plants, product sales, laboratory testing and data analytics
- Turnkey drilling solutions
- Underground dust suppression
- Underground mining services and supply
- Underground utility vehicles and rock support
- Valves, pumps, pipes and fittings, valve and pump repairs
- Vibration specialists
- Weighing equipment, fuel management systems
Last Updated 11/09
The Kansanshi copper-gold mine near Solwezi, 10km north of Solwezi, is the largest copper mine in Africa and has been the flagship operation of First Quantum Minerals since 2005. The mine is owned and operated by Kansanshi Mining PLC, which is 80% owned by First Quantum. Solwezi is a fast-growing town due to the booming mining industry, which has made it an international attraction for investments. Kansanshi, has undergone several expansions since it began operation in 2005. The mine is capable of producing 340 000t of copper and over 120 000oz of gold annually. Kansanshi is a vein deposit containing both copper and gold and these minerals are extracted using conventional methods across two large open pits, Main and Northwest. Ore treatment is flexible to allow for variation in ore type either through an oxide circuit, a sulphide circuit and a transitional ore ‘mixed float’ circuit with facilities to beneficiate flotation concentrate to final cathode via the high-pressure leach circuit. Gold is recovered from all ore types by six gravity concentrators and then Gemini tables treat the gravity concentrates and produce a high-grade concentrate for direct smelting to gold bullion. Several expansion projects are underway for Kansanshi, including exploration surveys for additional copper mineralisation consisting of geophysical surveys and soil geochemical sampling. As of 2021, a new cleaner flotation circuit for sulphide cleaning is underway to improve concentrate grades for the operation. Additionally, there are plans to increase smelter capacity and recommence development of the S3 Project, a copper sulphide concentrator originally approved in 2012. Industry in the Solwezi area, aside from mining, includes processing, acid, quarries and engineering.
Visitors:
Name of operation | Type of Operation | Owner of Operation | Commodity |
Kansanshi Copper Mine | Opencast | First Quantum Minerals | Copper |