Modern Mining December 2015

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

DECEMBER 2015

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 C-Cut Expansion at Cullinan running ahead of schedule 5 DRA to undertake Darwendale Feasibility Study 6 Production nears at new platinummine 7 Shaft-sinking activities start at Platreef 8 Asanko on the brink of producing its first gold 9 Pace-setting slimes facility at Grootegeluk completed 10 Lucara provides operational guidance for 2016 11 BBE brings cooling to Malian gold mine 12 Further positive results from Etango demo plant COVER 16 Makeover for Richards Bay Coal Terminal GEOTECHNICAL 22 Innovative solution to rockfall risk at Orapa COPPER 26 Twin decline development set to start at Kamoa FEATURE – MATERIALS HANDLING 29 Fire protection essential for conveyor belt systems 32 Chute systems installed as part of blast furnace upgrade 33 Lagging system reduces costs

Editor Arthur Tassell

Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za

Design & Layout Darryl James

Circulation Karen Pearson Publisher Karen Grant

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13 HME facility enters commissioning phase 14 Kalana Main gold project DFS on schedule 15 Galane Gold acquires Galaxy PRODUCT NEWS 34 Modular separation plant offers flexibility

Cover A shiploader from Sandvik Mining. The company has been awarded a contract to replace both shipload- ers and stacker reclaimers at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal. See page 16 for further details.

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34 Babcock to distribute Terex haulers 35 Dust reduction solutions from I-CAT 36 Wheel loaders offer performance and competitive pricing 36 Dozer blade protection at the cutting edge 37 Osborn modular plant processes iron ore in China 38 Customised solutions increase screening efficiencies 38 Joest Kwatani screens find favour in coal sector 39 XRT technology recovers record-breaking diamond 40 New hydrocyclone offers high throughput

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