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ARTICLES COVER 8 Enaex targets Southern African market, eyes West Africa COMMODITIES OUTLOOK 12 Copper’s prices rally, falter PLATINUM 14 Strong demand growth outstrips constrained supply NICKEL 16 Lifezone Metals unlocks opportunities for the green economy COPPER 20 Murray & Roberts Cementation reaches milestone on Palabora contract PUMPS & VALVES 24 Atlas Copco and IPR affirm focus on customer applications TECHNOLOGY 32 VoltVision’s technology helps African mines unlock value from big power data 34 Shell helps miners lower their carbon footprint

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MODULAR PLANTS 36 Africa growth continues for Pilot Crushtec REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Debswana and Huawei unveil world’s smart diamond mine project IAMGOLD appoints new CEO and CFO RBM’s response to illegal activity affecting the business 5 MCSA welcomes Dr Ramokgopa as SA’s new Minister of Electricity Altona Rare Earths’ proposed admission to main market 6 Contango Holdings completes pilot coke plant at Lubu Project Resolute achieves exploration success 7 Local businesses complete R40m expansion at Impala Rustenburg’s 16 Shaft Orezone closes C$16.5 million private placement COLUMN : ROSS HARVEY 38 South Africa’s mining underperformance is bad for everyone SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 40 Hitachi Construction Machinery begins parts remanufacturing in SA Condra manufactures unique suspension crane OTRACO gains Level 1 B-BBEE accreditation

ON THE COVER Enaex remains steadfast in its vision of expanding its African footprint, says Enaex Africa CEO Francisco Baudrand. See story on page 8..

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