BSA Stationary Pumps at Mining Projects in Zimbabwe

The projects include 2700 m³ of reinforced concrete for an access road to a hydroelectric power plant, and 1200 m³ of reinforced concrete for mining infrastructure, planned for a period of six months. Also planned is ground gypsum infrastructure for mining covering 6000 m³, which will be operated by the plant’s technical team. A system known as Hyson Cells will be used for this. This Hyson Cell system comprises a huge matrix of interconnected thin-walled hollow cells, which are made by joining strips of plastic film together.

Use of Putzmeister equipment

The construction site in Bulawayo is supplied by the Putzmeister BSA 1005 D stationary concrete pump via a single SK pipeline 100 metres in length. The concrete for the base plate is placed using a RV 12 rotary distributor. The second BSA 1005 D is on standby as a reserve pump, as the amount of concrete required was around 50 m³ per hour, with a total volume of 10,000 m³. Plant Technical Services purchased various Putzmeister machines and additional devices for the use of JRG in various projects in Zimbabwe.

Customer profile:

Johannesburg-based company Plant Technical Services (PTS) focuses primarily on providing procurement and logistics services to projects and operations in the mining, construction, agriculture and hospitality sectors. In the last year, Plant Technical Services has handled various construction sites, including 8000 m³ of reinforced concrete over nine months for mining infrastructure.

Putzmeister equipment used on these construction sites:

• 2 x BSA 1005 D stationary concrete pumps
• 1 x RV 12-Lift rotary distributor
• SK pipeline