First Mining Drc-Zambia July/Aug 2019 First Mining DRC-ZAMBIA July-August 2019 digital | Page 16

TECHNOLOGY
New Era on African Mining
As an operations critical component
to the Mining process, the advances
in Large Format Printing technology is
mirroring the advances made in other
sectors within the mining process.
The concept of ultra-speed, security and
accuracy from Draught-to-print cannot
be underestimated as this allows optimal
turnaround times. Uber design has
now brought us, unthinkable speeds in
A0+ printing with only the paper that is
moving.
Having no moving parts has finally
brought with it predictable, safeguarded
services and maintenance cycles
that eliminate the biggest cause of
unexpected downtime. The result has
been truly revolutionary.
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frica, an abundant source of
natural gas and mineral reserves
has been one of the world’s
leading producers and exporters of
copper, coal, platinum, gold, diamonds,
uranium, aluminium, gas and oil.
Following the recent figures released
by Statista, the primary mineral targets
for the DRC, of one being copper, has
increased from 102 000 metric tons to 1
200 000 metric tons in the last three years.
Making the DRC the fifth largest producer
of copper in the world and coincidentally
the largest provider in Africa.
The same statistics have shown that with
the integrated mining improvement and
growth, Zambia is short on their heels
being second to providing economic
interest and investments from their
export earnings. In the last eight years
they have had an increase from 690 000
metric tons in 2010 to 870 000 metric ton
in 2018.
Similarly, with the advancement of
one industry it is possible to increase
on the development of another. The
development of new technology and its
coalescence with other scientific fields
have allowed for a far greater potential
of exploration and extraction of various
mineral composites.
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Midcomp Azero is the sole licence holder
of the Hp PageWide XL, the benchmark
for modern large format printing
technology, in South Africa. It’s printing
speed and accuracy has achieved what
many thought to be impossible. Up to
30 A1 prints per minute, with ultra-fast
processing capabilities, the user’s time
is freed up substantially.
Our users in various established entities
of the mining, civil and geographical
markets have enjoyed not only the
fast, secure, cost-effective and low
energy rating of the Hp PageWide XL
itself but also the exceptional services
that Midcomp Azero has provided for
them. From maintenance, contracts and
consumable provisions, all the users’
printing needs are met with little to no
inconvenience.
Fully comprehending the value of time
and precision in this highly specialized
field, equipped and trained to solve
any large format constraint, the team
at Midcomp Azero offers fast solutions
to printing quandaries or possible
interruption.
Together these industry advances are
a credit to the planning, structuring and
implementation of ground-breaking
sciences and technology. Being at the
forefront of all mineral and geotechnical
engineering is quickly becoming the
African hallmark of mining.
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