Weir has been awarded a contract to supply a 150 tph crushing and screening plant for Bezant’s Hope and Gorob Copper-Gold Project in Namibia. The value of the agreement has not been disclosed.
The order includes: an ENDURON® ET905 jaw crusher; an ENDURON® ET906 jaw crusher; a Trio® TF4012 vibrating grizzly feeder; a Trio® EF3605 vibrating pan feeder; a Trio® TIOSP6162 scalping screen; conveyor belts; and the supporting steel structure.
Weir recently launched its new range of ENDURON® jaw crushers, which have been developed to enhance safety, boost productivity, simplify maintenance, and support its customers’ sustainability goals.
The updated ENDURON® jaw crushers now feature a redesigned Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU), which allows for true push-button control of CSS adjustments. This new feature eliminates the need for manual intervention, significantly reducing safety risks for operators and maintenance teams.
The new HPU also ensures consistent tensioning of the retraction springs at all times, improving reliability and ease of use across the full wear range of the jaw dies. The optimized motor power and oil tank capacity reduce the HPU’s CO2 footprint and reduce environmental impact.
To further improve performance and reduce downtime, the entire range of ENDURON® jaw crushers now include ESCO® wear parts. These components extend wear life, which means fewer maintenance interventions and increased equipment utilization – translating to lower operating costs and more efficient production.
JD Singleton, Weir Comminution Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: ‘There is obviously a lot of time, effort, and resources that go into designing, developing, and bringing to market new products.
"The range of ENDURON® jaw crushers was developed in close collaboration with our customers, so we’ve been confident throughout the entire process that these crushers will help miners overcome some of their most pressing operational challenges. Nevertheless, it’s rewarding to see this work come to fruition and the crushers performing well in some of the most arduous crushing applications," he said.
‘Today, miners are taking a more holistic view of their operations; rather than looking at pieces of equipment in isolation, they are increasingly considering how what happens upstream impacts what’s happening downstream, and vice versa. In other words, there’s more of a focus on optimizing the entire flowsheet," he added.
As an end-to-end solutions provider, Weir has long understood the value of this approach. Singletons said Weir worked closely with Bezant and its partners to develop a crushing and screening solution for the Hope and Gorob project that optimizes the entire flowsheet and enables them to meet their ambitious production targets.
Martyn Churchouse, Bezant Technical Director, said: ‘We are pleased to collaborate with Weir on this project. Their service center, located less than an hour from the mine site, significantly reduces project risk from a service and support perspective. We recognize that crushing and screening plants require extensive maintenance, and having a hands-on partner who supports and stands behind their own equipment is essential to ensuring our success.’
About the Weir Group PLC
Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world’s leading engineering businesses with a purpose to make its mining and infrastructure customers’ operations more sustainable and efficient. Weir’s highly engineered technology enables critical resources to be produced using less energy, water, and waste while reducing customers’ total cost of ownership. Weir is ideally positioned to benefit from structural trends that support long-term demand for its technology, including the need for more essential metals to support economic development and the carbon transition.
The Group has12,000 employees operating in over 50 countries, with a presence in every major mining region of the world. Find out more at www.global.weir.com.
