Modern Mining August 2018

MODERN M I N I N G

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AUGUST 2018

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COVER 18 ELB demonstrates its skills on two ‘flagship’ projects DIAMONDS 22 Volvo machines add muscle to Steyn Diamante’s fleet CHROME 26 Zimbabwean chrome miner brings new plant on stream GOLD 30 Elikhulu pours its first gold COAL 37 Process water dam at coal mine desilted 38 Mmamabula coal project ready to enter construction 41 Joint venture awarded contract by Exxaro 42 Rising coal prices open opportunity for Mmamabula West project FEATURE: ELECTRA MINING AFRICA 44 Electra Mining 2018 – a preview 55 Zest WEG to display its diverse mining portfolio 58 Mining tyre expertise to go on show at Electra 60 Aftermarket support leads to repeat business for MBE REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Kinross puts Phase Two expansion at Tasiast on hold 5 Teranga Gold enjoying positive momentum 6 Kasbah produces positive DFS for Achmmach 7 GSR on track to achieve full-year guidance 8 New estimate lifts Kipushi’s zinc resource by 16 % 9 Prospect strengthens its management team 10 First fresh kimberlite ore intersected at Bellsbank 11 MC Mining moves to owner mining at Uitkomst 12 Lucapa recovers another ‘Special’at Mothae 13 Weatherly tackles its water problems at Tschudi 14 Liqhobong diamond mine enjoys a record quarter 15 Airborne EM survey underway at Opuwo 16 Ity CIL project on schedule and within budget PRODUCT NEWS 62 Hyundai excavators deployed to diamond mine 63 Portal crane will assist Oyu Tolgoi pre-sink 64 BME expands into US explosives market 65 LED mobile tower lights added to rental fleet 66 Contact-free conveyor belt skirting system 67 Microgrid solution installed at Eritrean mine 68 Kwikspace supplies relocatable camp

Editor Arthur Tassell Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za Design & Layout

Darryl James Circulation Brenda Grossmann Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover The processing plant at Vedanta’s Gamsberg zinc project in the Northern Cape. The plant, designed and built by ELB Engineering, is now commissioning. See page 18 for further details of ELB Engineering’s business strategy and its current portfolio of projects.

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