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Hydraulic cone crushers for South African mining

Platinum group metals, gold, chrome, manganese and aggregate. Equipment selection through to a 14-section proposal.

Mining industry

South Africa is the gateway to African mining. Import growth for crushing equipment exceeded 70%, and the parts market is nearly three times the size of the machine market.

Principal commodities

Equipment imports (UN Comtrade, 2023)

HS / ItemUSD
847420 — crushing machines$61.5M
847490 — parts$167.3M

Source: UN Comtrade public API. Country-level totals only; company-level buyer data requires commercial trade databases.

Applicable materials

PGM ore · gold ore · chrome ore · manganese ore · granite · basalt · dolerite

A cone crusher is a secondary/tertiary machine. Feed above roughly 350 mm needs pre-screening or a primary crusher — the plugin correctly rejects such input.

FAQ

What crusher for PGM and chrome ore?

Chrome and PGM ores are hard and abrasive — a single-cylinder hydraulic cone crusher with a coarse-to-medium cavity, and a liner grade selected for abrasion resistance.

Is the parts market significant?

Yes. In South Africa the imported parts market (HS 847490) is roughly 2.7 times the size of the machine market (HS 847420), which means a large installed base of crushers needing liners.

Do you work through distributors?

We are actively recruiting distributors and agents, particularly those with experience of Metso or Sandvik equipment.

Contact

Shanghai Mackorn Minerals Co., Ltd. 上海美矿机械股份有限公司
No.33 Qianjiang Road, Liuhe, Taicang, Suzhou, China
https://mackorn.cn · GMT+8 (09:00–17:30)
sandy.zhao@mackorn.cn · +86 139 1648 5025
leif.dai@mackorn.cn · +86 134 8218 0158
vicky.cheng@mackorn.cn · +86 158 0189 1052

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