Tag: Mining
The role of condition monitoring in optimising performance and safety in the mining sector
February 17, 2022
Mining reserves in South Africa are vast. According to statistics from the South African Department of Mineral Resources and the US Geological Survey our ore reserves amount to a value of more than US$2.5 trillion [1]. Conversely, the industry is in crisis – why? Costs have become prohibitive, primarily due to years of lack of […]
Mining giant joins forces with the Pragma Academy to Develop AM Professional Development Programme
July 12, 2021
Mining powerhouse Anglo American partnered with the Pragma Academy to deliver their Asset Management Professional Development Programme (AMPDP), is reaping the benefits from this investment with an ROI of between 500 and 600%. In addition to this success, the programme has been registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for 10 Continuing Professional […]
Exxaro celebrates four employees announced as Pragma Value Add Ambassador winners
July 27, 2020
Every six months, future-focused engineering services company Pragma, awards industry achievers in the mining, retail, government, manufacturing and oil and gas sectors for their meaningful contribution to their respective organisations. Pragma aims at helping their clients to perform at their peak while balancing asset management, cost and risk. Diversified and dynamic mining group Exxaro, is […]
10 Maintenance Tips for Lockdown
May 25, 2020
With many countries currently in some form of forced lockdown, a number of businesses have been forced to shut down their operations for an uncertain time period. Many organisations can lock their front door and go home, working remotely to continue their activities. Others in asset-intensive industries like mining, manufacturing or utilities do not have […]
Pragma’s Asset Management Improvement Planning framework now being used by mines across the globe
March 15, 2019
Pragma’s Asset Management Improvement Planning (AMIP) framework, was recently adopted by a multi-national mining house as their Asset Management framework across all their sites, globally. Although used by several clients abroad, it is the first time that AMIP is broadly adopted across the full global span of a multi-national. A large part of Pragma’s extensive […]
