Gold Mining Equipment in South Africa and Beyond | mining week in review

This week we got feedback from several clients on their gold mining equipment, operating in South Africa and its neighboring countries. Seeing gold mining equipment on site helps create a vision for future mining endeavors if you are new to mining or new to our mining equipment, and we strive to be as transparent as possible while respecting the privacy of our clients. Here's a glimpse into a few gold mining sites, from our largest plant being manufactured at the moment down to the smallest. All APT plants follow a modular design. This minimizes costs as well as creates a streamlined, efficient and effective mining plant that is simple to run yet encourages optimized recoveries. APT mining equipment is also pre-fabricated, pre-plumbed and pre-wired before heading out to any mine site allowing for short installation and commissioning times while not compromising on quality. TriTank TT500

• An APT TriTank TT500 has taken shape! This is one of our latest TriTank operations, nearing completion. 

RDGK Small Scale Hard Rock Plant for Gold Recovery

• The GroundBreaker Range is one of our most popular, catering to both the artisinal and small scale mining markets. The equipment can process sand, clay or hard rock, and is able to recover a variety of different minerals. The modular design allows for the implementation of a small startup operation, onto which different units can be added as the need arises for you to process more, or different, material. The result is a small capital investment, the ability to grow your project through internal funding, and the opportunity to optimize and streamline as you go.

An APT GoldKacha Out in the Field in Zambia

An APT GoldKacha and GoldMasta Sluice in Tanzania

• The GoldKacha concentrator and Gold Masta sluice at a training facility in Tanzania, where groups of artisinal miners are empowered to operate efficiently and responsibly. Just a water and power source is required, and you're ready to go.

For more information on APT's range of mining equipment, please contact us or email us on info@aptprocessing.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Teach a man to fish – APT’s Corporate Programme range

Artisanals have a nose for gold, and tantalite, and tin, etc. They somehow find small rich veins and outcrops, mainly in the oxide horizon, and target these with great energy. The result is not often pretty and, more often than not, wastefully inefficient. Far more than just efficiency, where gold is the target it is also hazardous due to widespread use of mercury.

There will always be this activity and more often than not, whether it be in Africa, South America or the Far East the result is invariably conflict. We at APT are not into the politics of the situation, nor are we an environmental action group, but we care. We care enough to have developed a range of efficient, clean and viable options to give this group of miners a chance to operate and produce responsibly. Viability is the key word here, you cannot legislate for people to choose an alternative Building upon our experience over many years of dealing with artisanals, it would seem that about 1tph is the necessary and sufficient tonnage to support the group that must feed off the system, about five people. This will simply never provide enough income for growth.

APT’s range is built around the well renowned famous GoldKacha concentrator. This unit has been developed to be a stand-alone mini processing plant that accepts 1tph through its integral pre-screen and then feeds the broken down material uniformly into the concentrating bowl below. The unit comes with a scavenger sluice (GoldMasta) and a small upgrading bowl (GoldFountain) that can be coupled with the very same GoldKacha, bringing the concentrates to a panable product. All of the above equipment is also suitable for tin, tantalite and any similar heavy minerals that are the Artisanal’s target.

Specifically for gold applications APT has taken the bar even higher and has produced an entirely mercury free solution that really is simple and easy to use. The gold is first concentrated via the GoldKacha, GoldFountain and pan and then the gold is ‘picked’ with APT’s revolutionary GoldFix compound. The final stage to pure gold involves nothing more than the dipping of the gold laden GoldFix into hot water and there it is!

These solutions have been provided to countries Africa and South America, as well as Indonesia and the Philippines – a proven track record. APT is well placed to supply large Corporate Responsibility Programmes with everything needed to create a sustainable, viable, clean outcome.

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Alluvial & Hard Rock Modular Mineral Processing Plant: APT Combo

In this article we're showing you our alluvial and hard rock RG Combo plants, ranging in size from 10tph through to 80tph. These plants can process both alluvial and hard rock material, efficiently washing, crushing and processing gold and bulk minerals, depending on your requirements. Below is a model of the plant, followed by the plant on site. This gives you an idea of the scale and streamline design of the alluvial and hard rock processing plant.  

Often you- the client- want to see a mine site operating with your potential plant. This makes your vision more of a reality and gives a sense of confidence and security going into the project. It takes away more of the unknown; this is what it is like on a mine site that could be yours. We cannot physically take you to mine sites, but we can take you on a virtual tour through our mining equipment videos. We have compiled a series of videos not only of our equipment in-house, but also on site. These videos cover the entire mine equipment manufacturing phase through to on-site mine installation and commissioning. To view these, visit our videos page here. Below we have included the video of an alluvial and hard rock mine site, as pictured above.

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Let us know if you would like to see any other videos from various mine sites or have any other mining related questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Small Scale Piloting/Concentrate Treatment 20m^3 APT TriTank, the TT20

Since APT launched our small scale piloting/concentrate treatment 20m^3 TriTank, the TT20, several have been manufactured, installed and commissioned on various mine sites. The results have been impressive and we are very proud of this cyanidation plant! Here is more on this piloting/concentrate treatment plant.

Ores do not respect scale, the metallurgical requirements for a small project are the same as for a large one. If anything the demands upon a small project are higher because economy of scale is not with them, so efficiencies have to be even higher.

Following on the back of the huge success of the larger Tritanks, APT once again has designed a product to address the small-scale start-up market. The TT20 is a 20m^3 CIP/CIL tankage system and with advanced mixing design and higher oxygen ingestion leach kinetics are improved significantly.

By analysing the leach curve of the materials, the operator can make an informed economic decision as to the required residence times of the ore. In some cases this may be as low as 8 hours resulting in a 1.5tph throughput.

The entire plant is modular and can be moved to a new site within 2 days. With inherent benefits like smaller footprint, less materials, and built in carbon transfer the baby TriTank is the obvious choice for projects on a budget, but nevertheless wanting advanced technology.

This unit is not only perfect for fresh ore and tailings retreatment at small scale, but also for cyanidation of bulk concentrates, for example sulphide concentrates from flotation. The TT20 can be supplied as an addition to an existing system, or it can be supplied with the relevant up-front APT crushing and grinding modules to result in a complete processing solution.

APT- Simply efficient.

Wishing You a Productive Mining Year for 2018

2017 was not only a positive year for the mining industry, but a defining year. Affordable smaller mining startups were the new way forward and as a result many projects that were either stalled or dragging managed to get moving again. Market trends seem to take shape upon a far faster scale these days and those wanting to take advantage need to move ever faster. We at APT have risen to the challenge with several plant lead time records falling this past year and look forward to pushing this even further this 2018.

Time is the new currency of the future, cherish it and be profitable. Wishing a good 2018 to all of our past and present customers, we value your support and we look forward to a continued relationship in the future.

If you are looking to get started in mining or are looking for an alternative mining solution, we welcome you to contact us or visit our offices to discuss our offerings and see our plants in-house. This gives you the best vision for your site and a feel for what we are all about. We also have an archive of videos (both recent and older) on our website here which you may find helpful.

Mining in Egypt | Around the World With APT

Mining in Egypt with the APT GoldKacha concentrator has proven to be a success as shown by the recent feedback from our client mining in that region. This particular Egypt mine site is processing material for optimal gold recovery and the client was pleased with the results. We could say much more about this one, but we'll let the pictures do the talking.

A previous client said of the GoldKacha "I have used APT's GoldKacha on a variety of alluvial projects in the most adverse and remote locations around the globe and they have proven themselves time again to be the ideal units for excellent recoveries in a multitude of applications. With their low operating costs and used in conjunction with the RG30 mobile configuration, the GoldKacha has been instrumental for assessing alluvial deposits and exploration. They are a must in any miners tool kit." 

If you are looking to go mining in Egypt for gold or other minerals, APT is worth approaching. We engineer and supply modular mining equipment catering to a variety of locations and environments, of which we will be showing more of here on our website. We currently have an archive of videos of our equipment on site or in-house. These range from recent installations to those dating back to a few years ago. This allows you to truly get a feel of what we at APT do. For videos of the GoldKacha being used on site as well as other gold recovery plants and bulk mineral recovery plants, please visit our videos page here.

Well done to the team! Thank you to our clients for their continued and valued support. We look forward to working with you.

African Mining Brief: APT's feature

APT recently did an interview for African Mining Brief, titled "Remove Regulatory Hurdles for Small Mining to Grow". If you are new to our website or the mining world, APT specialize in modular mining equipment, so we cover all bases from small scale start up mining, to mining projects on a much larger scale but in keeping with our modular philosophies. What we do is take away all un-necessary extra's and ensure you are left with a streamline design, engineered with your project in mind and the knowledge of what you require. The African Mining Brief interview was in the context of mining in South Africa within the small scale sector, although the same principles apply throughout the industry and beyond South Africa's borders. "APT is well-equipped to give budding entrepreneurs in the small-scale mining sector a head-start. We are specialists in the engineering and supply of modular mineral processing plants, that begin at a very small mining scale, and increase in size and capacity to suit mid-tier and larger mining developments. We are are at the forefront of technology with innovative processes and plants like TriTank cyanidation systems and TriFloat flotation systems.”

Our strength lies in that APT has been catering to the small mining sector since its inception when, after working in the mineral testwork sector, it was realized that the equipment necessary to implement our innovations simply didn't exist, or was inappropriate. APT was formed to address this need, thus ultimately addressing the needs of small scale miners locally and then globally. We also started to apply our knowledge and capabilities to larger scale projects and the rest is history!

"It is not our objective to become a large process engineering company like everybody else. Rather, our objective is to extend our winning formula into big projects into the wider industry. I believe we have and will continue to be at the forefront of this exciting drive into the future” - Kevin Peacocke (CEO) 

To see the African Mining Brief article, please click here: http://ambriefonline.com/2017/12/08/remove-regulatory-hurdles-for-small-mining-to-grow-expert/

Happy Holidays & Preparing for 2018

APT wish you happy holidays and all the best for 2018 mining. As the 2017 mining year comes to a close, we wanted to extend our thanks to our valued clients, employees and families for their contribution towards making this year a success. We have thoroughly enjoyed the adventures; having been fortunate to learn, teach, share and visit some beautiful places and people along the way. We look forward to 2018 and wish everyone a joyful end of year!

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Mining Equipment For Sale in South Africa | APT

Mining equipment for sale in South Africa has been made simple with APT. If you did not know, APT is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, but we operate worldwide dealing directly with the client in most cases. We work alongside APT distributors across the globe who are well-versed in their territory as well as everything APT, enabling you to find us and them to bring our equipment and philosophy to you. Our Head Office is where we like to think most of the magic happens; we thrive on hearing the hum of the plants being manufactured while sitting on our deck discussing all things mining and admiring everything coming together. As much as you want your mine site to be a success, so do we. With many other mining equipment engineers and suppliers based in Johannesburg and the surrounds, we set out to show what sets APT apart and makes us different.

APT was created not as a competitor to pre-existing companies, but as a solution to fill the void that existed in the mining industry. What we wanted to create was a company that offered exactly what was required by the customer, no compromise.

In a market that relies heavily upon technology that has stood the test of time, very few are willing to challenge what was, and create what is. APT took this as an opportunity to not only look for new solutions to solve ongoing metallurgical problems, but to develop new processes within our industry. Equipped with in-house laboratories, our own manufacturing facilities and a highly innovative design team, APT has created mineral processing equipment and solutions that are far superior to what is out there. But that isn’t enough for us. We have a continuously running Research and Development team to keep our ideas active, and ensure that our technology is constantly at the forefront of the industry.

You may ask how we manage to apply this formula in such a dwindling time for the mining industry. Market trends have changed in such a way that the mining industry is no longer looking toward mass production as the investment simply isn’t there. Rather what prevails as the up and coming are the smaller, risk-averse projects and this is where our fundamental formula will always hold steadfast. There is still a significant amount of activity in this sector and a demand for simple efficient solutions that are fast to get moving and wont set you back immensely on the financial side. We see this as an opportunity for us to deliver our sustainable business solutions to the customer, from start to finish.

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We do the entire package and are able to follow your ore from testwork, through the design phase, into manufacture, installation and commissioning, all while maintaining close contact with the customer. In a fragile market there is no room for mistakes. We like to offer the security that we are looking after you to the best of our ability. We aren’t a company that goes by the books, running on routine rather than innovation. We continuously think out the box, and tailor our solutions to each individual customer to ensure that what we offer is the best that they can get. We employ a team of highly skilled, experienced engineers in conjunction with some well-educated, fresh faces to keep the new ideas and innovation alive. This gives us a powerful capability to deliver a quality, advanced solution in the shortest possible time and at highly competitive rates.

Not Just Fishing For Gold!

The end of October proved to be an eventful month for us here at APT, not just in the office but also out in the field. This time, however, it was in a different way than we are used to. APT was proud to sponsor two Hamba Bamba teams at this years’ Kariba Invitation Tiger Fish Tournament (KITFT), one of which was the only exclusively woman’s team for the second year running. Now why would mining equipment engineers and suppliers sponsor a fishing tournament? The tournament began in the 1960’s in Zimbabwe and has been going ever since. We have seen the effort that has gone into keeping such an event going and realise the importance of showing support. Also, it is simply a huge amount of fun and that is something that everyone needs! Both Hamba Bamba teams did us proud, and congratulations from APT to all participants at the tournament!

 

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