Pacific Mining Technology - Pty Ltd

Name: Pacific Mining Technology - Pty Ltd
Address: 71 Austin Road, Glen Austin, 1685, ZA
Telephone: +27(0)11 314 8888

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Pacific Mining Technology - Pty Ltd

Pacific Mining (PTY) LTD is a leading supplier of exploration mining equipment.Our Products include They spend over $60M in Research and Development per year.

Pacific Mining (PTY) LTD is a leading supplier of exploration mining equipment. We are the distributors of Hanjin D&B Exploration Drills, M-I SWACO Drilling Fluids, Boyles Diamantina Christensen Diamond Drilling Tools, and Pacific DTH & RC Hammers. Some of the key features of the products that we distribute are:
Hanjin D&B
Hanjin D&B is a leading supplier of drilling equipment. They have a wide ra

nge of drilling rigs which include: diamond drilling rigs, reverse circulation (RC) rigs, blast hole drilling rigs & grade control rigs, water boring rigs and horizontal directional drills, and Compressors. They have rod carriers to make it easier and safer to handle and transport rods. Their rigs are manufactured according to the Australian safety standards, which makes them one of the safest drills in the market. M-I SWACO - A Schlumberger Company
M-I SWACO is the biggest manufacturer of drilling chemicals in the world. They provide turnkey drilling solutions for any drilling conditions. They use their worldwide knowledge and experience to offer the best solutions for customer drilling problems. MI SWACO are world leaders in reducing user drilling costs per meter. Boyles Diamantina Christensen
This Company has a long history of manufacturing through their Christensen brand. They supply diamond drilling tools that are designed to work in tough conditions around the world. The products include:
1) Diamond Drilling Bits
2) Reaming Shells
3) Core Lifter Case & Core Springs
4) Core Barrels (Link Latch or Spring Latch)
5) Drilling Rods
Pacific Mining has operations throughout Southern Africa, East Africa and South America. We provide onsite support for all our products. Our support includes:

03/09/2026

🌍 AFRICAN MINING INSIGHT | WHERE EXPLORATION IS MOVING

Africa's exploration story isn't happening in one country or around one commodity.

The Central African Copperbelt remains an important focus for copper and cobalt exploration, while Namibia continues to see activity across uranium and polymetallic prospects.

The interesting part isn't simply where companies are drilling.

It's why capital keeps returning to certain geological regions.

Prospectivity matters. But so do infrastructure, skills, regulation, access to power and the ability to turn a discovery into a viable operation.

A good geological target starts the conversation.

A workable mining environment helps take it further.

01/09/2026

⛏️ WHAT SEPARATES GOOD OPERATIONS FROM GREAT ONES?

Not every useful lesson follows a breakdown, incident or major delay.

Sometimes nothing dramatic happens at all.

A task takes slightly longer than expected.

A crew finds a better sequence.

An operator notices something that could make tomorrow easier.

A maintenance team spots a pattern.

These are ordinary observations, but over hundreds of shifts, they become valuable operational knowledge.

Great operations don't wait for something to go badly wrong before they learn.

They get better while things are still going right.

28/08/2026

🏗️ CAPITAL IN MOTION | WHEN INVESTMENT REACHES THE GROUND

Investment announcements make headlines.

But the more interesting stage comes when the numbers start becoming something you can see on site.

Namibia's Tumas uranium project is a good example.

By the end of March 2026:

🔹 Detailed engineering had reached 68%.
🔹 Bulk earthworks were 91% complete.
🔹 Tendering had been completed for 79% of major process-plant equipment packages.
🔹 Civil construction was expected to follow.

That progression matters.

Capital becomes engineering.

Engineering becomes earthworks.

Procurement becomes equipment.

And gradually, a development begins taking physical shape.

For mining professionals, that's where an investment story becomes an ex*****on story.

Because a project isn't built by the announcement. It's built by everything that follows it.

26/08/2026

🌍 AFRICAN MINING INSIGHT | EXPLORATION

Not every exploration hole delivers the result people hope for.

But that doesn't automatically make it a wasted hole.

A result can help refine a geological model, test an assumption, narrow the search area or change where the next metres should go.

That's the reality of exploration.

Progress isn't only finding what you expected.

Sometimes it's discovering where not to look next.

In exploration, information has value, even when the answer is no.

25/08/2026

⛏️ WHAT SEPARATES GOOD OPERATIONS FROM GREAT ONES?

Production pressure is real.

But so is the judgement to know when pushing harder is no longer the smartest decision.

Sometimes the right call is to inspect.

To adjust.

To maintain.

To clarify.

Or to stop long enough to understand what's changed.

Great operations aren't great because they never slow down. They're great because they know the difference between productive momentum and creating tomorrow's problem.

Experience isn't only knowing how to keep an operation moving. It's knowing when something deserves attention.

21/08/2026

💰 CAPITAL IN MOTION | WHERE IS MINING MONEY MOVING?

Strong demand doesn't mean every mineral is attracting investment equally.

The IEA's latest data shows just how selective mining capital has become.

Global critical-mineral investment fell 9% in 2025.

But underneath that headline, the picture changes:

🔹 Lithium-focused companies cut investment by around 40%.
🔹 Battery-material investment fell by more than 20%.
🔹 Copper-focused companies moved in the opposite direction, increasing investment by 8%.

Exploration followed a similar pattern. Overall spending declined by more than 10%, while copper remained steady and uranium recorded modest growth.

That's worth watching.

Mining capital doesn't move on demand forecasts alone. Commodity outlooks, prices, project economics, policy, risk and the ability to actually bring a project into production all matter.

The opportunity may be global. The investment decisions remain highly selective.

20/08/2026

🌍 AFRICAN MINING INSIGHT | EXPLORATION

Before there is a mine, there are questions.

What's beneath the surface? How far does it extend? Is the geology consistent? And is there enough evidence to justify the next investment decision?

Exploration doesn't remove uncertainty in one step. It reduces it gradually, through mapping, sampling, geophysics, drilling and interpretation.

Each stage adds another piece to the picture.

And sometimes the most valuable result isn't confirmation.

It's learning early that the geology isn't what you expected.

Good exploration doesn't simply look for a discovery. It builds better decisions.

18/08/2026

⛏️ WHAT SEPARATES GOOD OPERATIONS FROM GREAT ONES?

A shift can finish on time and still leave the next crew starting behind.

What changed during the shift?

What needs attention?

What was temporarily fixed?

What should the next team watch?

A strong handover carries more than a list of completed tasks. It carries the operational knowledge gained during the previous hours.

When that knowledge disappears between shifts, the next crew may have to discover the same problem all over again.

Great operations don't just hand over the equipment.

They hand over what they learned.

15/08/2026

⛏️ Another Week In The Ground.

Plans changed. Problems were solved. Metres were made. And thousands of small decisions kept operations moving.

To everyone finishing another week across Africa's mining industry, have a safe and well-earned weekend.

14/08/2026

🌍 AFRICAN MINING INSIGHT | NAMIBIA'S URANIUM STORY IS ACCELERATING

Namibia's uranium sector is entering an important new phase.

Rössing is extending its mine life to at least 2036 and plans further automation and digitalisation, while Langer Heinrich's restarted operation is expected to reach full capacity during 2026. New uranium projects are also progressing through the development pipeline.

This matters beyond uranium.

More mining activity means greater demand for skills, services, infrastructure, technology and capable local supply chains.

Uranium is one of the African mining stories worth watching closely.

The opportunity isn't only in what comes out of the ground. It's in everything required to make responsible production possible.

Address

71 Austin Road
Glen Austin
1685

Telephone

+27(0)11 314 8888

Website

http://www.pacificmining.co.za/

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