Mining Industry : Zambia overview Zambia is a landlocked country in Africa, and the 39th largest country in the world after Chile. The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. Populatio...Read more
Mining Industry : Zambia overview
Zambia is a landlocked country in Africa, and the 39th largest country in the world after Chile. The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. Population is mainly around Lusaka, and also the Copperbelt province. On 24 October 1964, Zambia declared independence from British colonial rule. Zambia was also named the world’s fastest [...]
Mining in Africa in regards to jobs in the mining sector and what to expect should you move.
There are over 60 mineral and metal products produced in Africa. Mines in Africa are also the major producer of the world’s most important metals and minerals, this includes: Gold, Diamonds, Uranium, Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Bauxite and [...]
Basic Botswana Mining Industry Overview:
The mining industry has since 1990 brought great change to the people of Botswana. The mining industry has dominated the national economy. Diamond mining on a large scale started around 25 years ago, and diamonds have also been the leading mineral extracted.
Most of the Diamond production was gem quality this resulting [...]
For South Africans, energy is not something that is taken for granted. At the end of racial apartheid, only 40% of homes had electricity. Since then, that number has doubled to 83%, but that still leaves 17% of the population unconnected, and many more regularly affected by lengthy power outages. That is precisely why South [...]
Mining Engineering
Mining engineering is a discipline that involves the practice, theory, science, technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment. Mining engineering also includes processing minerals for additional value.
What is supply chain management:
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Management of the flow of materials, information, and finances. This process is to ensure that the company’s supply chain is cost-effective, and efficient. It is how a company transforms raw materials/components into a final sellable product in manageable steps.
There are various views on the different steps [...]
Firstly what is a substation transformer?
It is a large encased group of metal plates about the size of a small house with 2 sets of insulated copper wires wrapped around the plates -an input and output – to convert a very high transmission supply line voltage – maybe 44 thousand volts to a lower voltage [...]
Communication in the near future can more than likely look like this. Watch the following video.
Corning, a developer of touchscreen solutions, put together this video of what they think the future would be like. I must admit that the cellphones look a lot like an Iphone design. But being able to work anywhere any [...]
What would a the job function typically be of a stringing gear supervisor?
The stringing gear supervisor must be able to develop, implement and train staff on various procedures, and policies regarding their specific function.
What is a Millwright?
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction, maintenance and installation of heavy machinery that is used in various sectors of industry