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ARTICLES COVER 14 AECI Mining Explosives – concentrating on continuous improvement COMMODITIES OUTLOOK 18 A golden decade ahead for South African PGM miners NICKEL OUTLOOK 22 What the ‘beyond unprecedented’ nickel crisis means for businesses MINING INDABA PREVIEW 26 Mining Indaba 2022 promises a bigger and better programme GEMSTONES 33 Fura Gems eyes leading producer status MANGANESE 38 Giyani Metals in the starting blocks COPPER/COBALT 40 Jubilee Metals unlocks Zambian opportunities MODULAR PLANTS 44 Kwatani expands international footprint 46 Plug and play doesn’t always pay

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Implats commits R50bn to a five-year capital programme Minerals Council South Africa moves into new premises 5 Sandfire Resources commences open pit mining at Motheo Copper Mine Tharisa increases stake in Karo PGM project 6 Anglo American partners with EDF Renewables for renewable energy supply Second rig accelerates drilling at Gogbala prospect on Napié Project 7 Thungela delivers value for stakeholders Barrick expands global footprint in hunt for high-quality assets 8 SOLA Group and Tronox sign 200 MW of wheeling Power Purchase Agreements Economy sheds more than half a million jobs in 3rd quarter of 2021 Successful completion of Syama sulphide plant shutdown 9 Minerals Council South Africa hosts a day of learning on FOG First production from Elandsfontein 10 Kore Potash signs MoU for financing Kola Potash construction Bernard Pryor heads up Karo Mining Cora Gold commences resource drilling at Sanankoro Gold Project 11 Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 concentrator plant begins hot commissioning 12 Caracal Gold provides update on new heap leach plant Gold Bar Integrity Programme launched Sibanye-Stillwater closes €5-million of equity investment in Keliber EXPERT VIEW 50 Achieving the promise of SA’s green hydrogen economy will depend on a highly-specialised workforce 52 National Treasury launches the Green Finance Taxonomy Paper SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 54 Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions drives uptake of BEV technology at mines New shareholding for BB Cranes 55 Caterpillar autonomously hauls over 1 billion tonnes with Cat Command 56 TOMRA Mining’s technology unlocks value at Mt Cattlin mine 58 CDE launches new AquaCycle A2500 thickener Booyco Electronics inks collaboration agreement with Wenco 59 Multotec’s SA-made pumps delivered to Kazakh mine 60 Epiroc introduces DM30 XC Blasthole Drill for maximum productivity SKF MUDBLOCK seals the deal

ON THE COVER To help create a sustainable future for the mining sector and its customers, AECI Mining Explosives focuses on continuous improvement throughout the value chain. See story on page 14.

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