Middle East Plant and Equipment

 MSloane Consulting secures contract with Middle East Strategic Advertising for the redevelopment of its website, Middle East Plant & Equipment (MEPE). MEPE currently has 25,000 subscribers worldwide, in the Heavy Equipment Industry. The new website will include new functionality, such as, Social Networking, Video uploading and viewing, Instant sms notification for newly listed equipment and the converging of MESA's other magazines, Africa Plant & Equipment, India Plant & Equipment, Turkey Plant & Equipment, and Middle East Truck and Transport. 

Munali mining project in Zambia purchases used mining equipment for sale to boost production

The Munali project sitting about 60km south of Lusaka in southern Zambia is a very promising project with an estimated production of 10,000–10,500t of nickel, 1,650t of copper, more than 480t of cobalt and 18,000oz of PGM by early 2009 after the purchase of used mining equipment for sale by contractors to boost productivity.

It is wholly owned by Australian company Albidon Ltd, and currently consists of two deposits - Enterprise, also known as Munali Phase 1, and Voyager. Although it is billed as a nickel project, Munali also contains commercial quantities of copper, cobalt and platinum group metals (PGMs).

Development began in September 2006 following a positive feasibility study and gaining the necessary government permits and approvals. Production of ore for the ten-year project started in March 2008, with first concentrate being processed for stockpiling in late June 2008.

Heavy Equipment for Sale to Federation Island, Sochi, Russia

In Sochi, Russia, Federation Island construction will start in the beginning of 2009. The project will be undertaken by the Dutch Erick van Egeraart Associated Architects (EEA) who is now looking for heavy equipment for sale.

The project is a 350-hectare artificial island located off the coast of Sochi, Russia. It will house 25,000 people in apartments and villas. Expected to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the project will cost around 6.2 billion dollars or 4.4 billion euros.

One Km-Tall Nakheel Tower in Dubai to Use 1,500 Construction Equipment

Developer Nakheel in Dubai, UAE has launched a multi-billion dollar blue-print to build the world's tallest tower, using state-of-the-art architectural design, technology and construction equipment amidst the plunging global financial crisis.

The Nakheel tower, at the centre of the Nakheel port and harbour complex, is expected to be more than 1000 metres or a 1 kilometre high. To date, the world's tallest building is the Burj Dubai at 818m. Nakheel's project will have more than 200 floors and 150 lifts. It will provide homes and offices for 100,000 people. It is predicted that it will use 1,500 units of heavy construction equipment and that 30,000 workers would be involved in its construction.

Chris O'Donnell, Nakeel's Australian chief executive commented: "At more than a kilometre high this is an unbelievably ground-breaking design."

Boddington Gold Mine Needs Mining Equipment

The Boddington Gold Mine - about 130km south-east of Perth in Western Australia is the largest undeveloped gold mine in the region, it is gearing to be the highest producing gold mine once operations ramp up and as mining equipment are purchased over the next few years.

The $2.4bn project was initially a tripartite venture between Newmont Mining, AngloGold Ashanti and Newcrest Mining. In 2006 Newmont bought Newcrest’s 22.22% share, bringing its interest to 66.67% and ending any Australian ownership. AngloGold owns the remaining 33.33%.

Sources say that recent exploration has identified an extensive 19.57Moz of gold bedrock resource, which was the basis of the Boddington Gold Mine Expansion Project. Approved last 2006, the project will involve extracting the hard gold/copper ore that lies beneath depleted oxide pits at Boddington’s original mine site.

The project has an attributable capital budget of between A$0.8bn and A$0.9bn. At year-end, the overall project was approximately 65% complete, with engineering and procurement of mining equipment underway. Construction of the treatment plant was approximately 32% complete. At its peak the project is expected to employ some 2,000 workers. Once operation begins it is expected that around 650 full-time staff will be required.

Used Mining Equipment for Sale to Kazakhstan for Uranium Mining

Reuters reported that Kazakhstan plans to optimize their output of uranium by more than a third to about 12,000 tons next year, a move that could make the country's state atomic company the world's biggest producer and seeker of used mining equipment for sale.

Kazatomprom is planning to increase production to 11,900-12,000 tons in 2009 from around 8,600 tons this year, vice president Sergei Yashin told Reuters in Moscow.

Swiss Procurement Engineers Tap Some Heavy Equipment for Sale

A huge tunnel drilling machine overcame a major hurdle deep beneath the Alps on a road and railway project - the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland when procurement engineers from contractors tapped some heavy equipment for sale from the Philippines. This project in Switzerland, at 57km when completed will be the world’s longest road and railway tunnel which uses heavy equipment for sale from the Philippines.

The Mining Industry Including the Mining Equipment Sector Has been Progressively Growing

Since 2003, the mining industry including the mining equipment sales sector has been progressively growing. And last year, this sector which includes the mining equipment sales sector, registered impressive figures:

Mining Gross Production Value: PhP97.41 billion (US$2.11 billion)
Mining’s Contribution to GDP (current prices): US$ 1.96 billion (1.4%)
Total Exports of Minerals and Mineral Products: US$2.548 billion (5.2%)
Taxes, Fees and Royalties from Mining: PhP10.4 billion
Employment in Mining (and Quarrying): 149,000

Gold Steadies as Used Mining Equipment for Sale Rise

Gold barely moved on Friday, having risen more than 2% in the previous session. Meanwhile, used mining equipment for sale trading rose as the euro weakened against the US dollar and equities markets extended losses on worries about a global recession.

But the yellow metal could find support from jewellers as the wedding season progresses in main consumer India where used mining equipment for sale are also strong. Platinum hit a 3-week low on fears of falling demand for autocatalysts, which account for more than 60% of global use.

Philippine Mining Sector Strong - Used Heavy Equipment for Mining and Construction for Sale

The Philippine mining sector is going strong amidst the global economic crisis requiring heavy equipment for mining and construction.

Used Komatsu, Caterpillar and other mining and construction heavy equipment are well sought in the Philippines. The report quoted Mr Horacio Ramos head of the mines and geosciences bureau as saying that investments for the whole of 2008 are expected to reach over USD 826 million. Although this is USD 174 million short of the USD 1 billion target for the year, he said that "despite this economic turmoil, there is no scaling down of investment." Investments for the first half of 2008 reached USD 260.6 million. The Philippines aims to attract around USD 10 billion into the mining industry by 2011.