Deswik Mining Consultants once again sponsored the “First Thursday Club” on the 6th December held at the famous Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.

The First Thursday Club is held once a month and is a strongly supported, informal meeting place for all mining professionals across Southern Africa. All elements of the mining and mineral processing industry attend among others, thirsty characters with a corporate, operational, financial, consulting, or entrepreneurial background.

The Wanderers Club was established in downtown Johannesburg in 1888. It was located were the current railway station is and was moved to its current site in 1946, it recently celebrated its 120th anniversary. The club is adjacent to the famous Wanderers cricket stadium and the pristine Wanderers golf club. Over 200 guests enjoyed an evening of drinks, snacks and much banter with their mining colleagues. Deswik will continue to support this important informal monthly event as we believe it is a valuable network environment for all involved in the Southern African mining and mineral processing industry.

New Team Member, Jonty Kleynhans
31st October 2008

Jonathan Kleynhans has joined the South African geological consulting team. Jonathan has a degree in geology and over 10 years experience in the mining industry. His career highlights include being appointed Chief Geologist at South Deep and being a Technical Consultant for Datamine South Africa. Jonathan has travelled extensively on business, including excursions into West Africa, Australia and Canada.

New Hydraulic Deswik 25 Development
29th October 2008

Deswik have added a Deswik 25 with a hydraulic drive to their product list. The Deswik 25 will now be fully scalable for test results, both from a grind performance and a power consumption perspective. All production units of the Deswik mills are uniquely driven by hydraulic drives, giving the Deswik technology a significant competitive advantage when it comes to power consumption and the flexibility in mill and grind performance.

This new development is primarily used by our clients for test and pilot site work, though it can equally be applied to small start up plants. It has been keenly accepted by the process community and a number of installations are planned to be employed at international testing facilities and institutes and as part of our pilot site deployments.

The Deswik 25 is fully fitted with instrumentation and PLC control. The mill is able to produce over a ton an hour of fine grind material and is fitted with a 11kW hydraulic pump and motor and the required variable speed drives. The units are produced in South Africa at Deswik’s manufacturing facility in Germiston. For further information on the availability and cost of the technology please contact Deswik sales.

Deswik At Electra Mining 2008
30th July 2008

Deswik Mining Consultants will have an exhibition stand in Hall 10 booth A18 and we invite you to visit us to see a Deswik mill in action and discuss our range of services and technologies. The show takes place at the NASRAC Expo center in the South of Johannesburg from September 8 to the 12th. Electra Mining Africa is ranked as the second largest mining show in the world and is the biggest trade exhibition in southern Africa. The show is recognised as a gateway into Africa for local and global investors looking for new business opportunities in the mining, construction, industrial and power generation industries. Electra Mining Africa with show attendances of over 35,000 pa showcases the latest developments, technology, trends, products and services in all sectors of these industries.

See you there!

New Team Members, Cecil Jones, Stephen Massey
10th July 2008

Deswik welcomes aboard new team members Cecil Jones and Stephen Massey.

Cecil joins the South Africa team in the role of mining consultant. Cecil has over 30 years in the mining industry in numerous roles from Shift Boss to Section Manager. Cecil brings with him extensive experience in computer aided mine planning packages combined with years of practical mining experience.

Cecil Jones

Stephen Massey has joined the Australian operation in the position of Australasian Sales Manager. Steve holds a Bachelor of International Business (Marketing), Mechanical Trade Qualifications. He has and over Ten Years experience in Industrial Sales and Marketing having recently held roles with Otis Elevator Company and Johnson Matthey Precious Metals. Steve brings with him a passion for selling value adding products such as the Deswik Mill and a focus on customer service.

Stephen Massey

Deswik Finalist in Mining Prospect Awards
7th July 2008

Deswik Mining Consultants is pleased to announce that it is a finalist in the Mining Prospect Awards "Minerals Processing Plant of the Year" category. Deswik joins a long list of distinguished nominees and previous award winners. The winner will be announced October 22nd, 2008 in a ceremony to be held in Sydney, Australia. For more information please visit the following website http://www.miningaustralia.com.au.

Crushing and Grinding 2008 Conference 27th – 29th August 2008, Novotel Langley Perth. Deswik Major Sponsor
23rd June 2008

Deswik Mining Consultants is pleased to announce that it is major sponsor of the 9th Annual Crushing and Grinding 2008 Conference on the 27th-29th August 2008 in Perth, Australia. For more information regarding this conference please visit http://www.iir.com.au/crushing.

Deswik acquires engineering firm ELKA Developments
31st May 2008

 Deswik Mining Consultants is pleased to announce the acquisition of engineering firm ELKA Developments of South Africa. This acquisition is in line with Deswik's plan to dramatically reduce construction lead times and further improve the quality of the final product.

The newly acquired company is currently working on the construction of 5 Deswik 2000L mills, out of the Germiston, South Africa, manufacturing facility. All mills have a current lead time of 35 weeks, which is significantly less than that of our competitors.

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