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MTE EXHIBITIONS  MTE MAKES A NAMIBIA COMEBACK! By Tarren Bolton Travelling exhibition specialist Mining and Technical Exhibition (MTE) is excited to be returning to Namibia with the Swakop Uranium expo. O n 19 March 2020, the MTE team will be at the Husab Mine for a high impact exhibition, which will take place from 12:00 to 17:00. This will be the first cross- border expo for 2020. Swakop Uranium Mining and Technical Exhibition Date: 19 March 2020 Time: 12:00 – 17:00 Venue: Husab Mine There have been a lot of positive mining developments in and around the Swakopmund area, which MTE has been monitoring closely. Among them was the development of the Husab Uranium Mine, which is the third largest uranium mine in the world. The discovery of the Husab uranium deposit in February 2008 was one of the world’s most significant mineral findings in decades. In 2011, SU was granted a licence to develop the world-class Husab Uranium Mine, which is the third largest uranium mine in the world. Husab Uranium Mine in Namibia. By hosting this expo, MTE gives suppliers in the area an opportunity to exploit the many opportunities that are in the area. By exhibiting at the Swakop uranium expo, suppliers could have countless interactions with people that could potentially be useful business leads. As a cross-border expo, the Swakop Uranium show also gives suppliers an opportunity to branch out further into Africa. • Low voltage switch gear Ultimately this MTE show will benefit both exhibitors and visitors because buyer and supplier will conveniently be brought together in a mutual location. This creates endless opportunities for business to be generated and potentially fruitful relationships to be established. • Assembly professionals MTE has been running for over 27 years, providing a unique platform for suppliers of top-of-the-line mining and industrial equipment to showcase their goods to a community hungry for new technology, services and information – right on its doorstep. Visitors can expect to see experts from the following areas: • Filtration, earthmoving, GET • Hydraulic hoses and connectors www. africanmining.co.za • Manufacturers and OEMs of RNE vertical spindle pumps and all steel motors for mining, chemical plant and slurry applications • Manufacturers and distributors of HDPE pipes and fittings • Slurry pumps, dewatering pumps, hydrocyclones, valves, mill liners, HPGR, rubber lining, hoists, screens & crushers • Power tool suppliers • Drone technology and integrated systems • Lab glassware, glassblown and volumetric, chemicals and lab equipment • Suppliers of mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium We trust the expo will be a rewarding experience – whether you are visiting or exhibiting. We are always open to suggestions as to how we can make future expos even more accommodating for you and your business – so if you have any comments or suggestions, please be in touch! For more information, visit: MTEexpos.co.za.  African Mining Publication African Mining African Mining  March 2020  43