• MTE EXHIBITIONS
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An aerial shot of the MTE 2023 Kathu trade show that hosted 115 exhibitors and just under 500 visitors , while the Northern Cape expo-trilogy – with the company ’ s first-ever back-to-back shows without the customary day in between – saw 300 exhibitors deliver solutions to just under 1 000 visitors .
day was powered by overwhelming support from the PMC and Foskor operations . Visitors ranged from general managers , chief engineers , maintenance managers , engineering managers and smelter managers to mining and production managers , with lots of supervisory staff from all the disciplines too .”
The MTE Kathu trade show saw 115 exhibitors and just under 500 visitors on 20 July , while the Northern Cape expo-trilogy – with the company ’ s first-ever back-to-back shows without the customary day in between – saw 300 exhibitors deliver solutions to just under 1 000 visitors . This was yet another milestone in the company ’ s historical timeline . With a team of just ten , MTE managed to pull off three consecutive shows .
The next stop was Mponeng and Kusasalethu , where gold – “ the old faithful ” – was the major focus , followed by a highly successful visit to SAPPI Ngodwana , where the paper and pulp industry is pumping . Soon thereafter , MTE hit Steelpoort where over the past + 20 years the company has annually answered the call of operations like Eastern Chrome Mines ( ECM ), Tubatse Ferrochrome , Lion Ferrochrome , Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine ; Two Rivers Platinum ; Thorncliffe Chrome Mine , Helena Chrome Mine ; Magaren Chrome Mine ; Mototolo Platinum Mines ; Booysendal Platinum Mine ; Mototolo Concentrator ; Modikwa Platinum Mine ; Marula Platinum Mine and TAS Samancor Smelter for new innovative solutions to assist in driving efficiency and productivity in an energy , logistics and water constrained economy – with the addition of illegal mining and security woes in the region adding more complexity to the situation . While one of the team ’ s newest interests in the area is the Steelpoortdrift ( SPD ) vanadium project , which is an openpit mining development by Vanadium Resources ( formerly Tando Resources ) and one of the biggest and highest-grade vanadium deposits in the world , the importance of this area mainly lies in its rich chrome base .
The company is currently ( at the time of writing ) stretching its muscle over-border once again , where Zambia will see MTE ’ s trilogy of expos within a single week , starting with the Kalumbila Expo on 18 September , stopping off at Solwezi on 20 September and ending the tour on 22 September in Kitwe .
The company will complete another four expos this year , closing off in November . With 2023 being such an extraordinary year to remember , it will be a hard act to follow , says Macnamara . If you would like to be part of the MTE action , watch this space as MTE launches its calendar , with additional highlights for 2024 . •
26 • African Mining • October 2023 www . africanmining . co . za