Mining
Cover story
Pamela Jane du Plessis, Managing Director of Invincible Valves
T
he African continent has an abundance of mineral
resources which plays a huge role in the global
economy. Globally we are seeing a mining
crisis, which has affected mining regions, operations,
equipment manufacturers, service providers, negative
economic growth, just to name a few. Due to the
many global pressures we are finding a steady decline
in production and manufacturing figures. The first step
to resolving such would be Investments are required,
locally and internationally for on-going profitable,
successful and sustainable mining in Africa.
As these pressures continue to build on the mining
industry, mine operators are pressed to identify
solutions that maintain, or even, improve their bottom
line. Many mines around the world are looking at their
equipment and focusing on maximizing