Modern Mining December 2018

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

DECEMBER 2018

ARTICLES

COVER 16 Orica rolls out its latest digital technology in Africa LITHIUM 20 Prospect breaks ground at Arcadia GOLD 24 Syama to get pace-setting 40 MW hybrid power plant TIN 27 Bisie tin project heads into the home straight FEATURE: BULK MATERIALS HANDLING 30 ACH emerging as a new name in materials handling 34 TAKRAF Africa ends 2018 on a high note REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Advanced milling control system installed at Asanko 5 Maiden resource declared for Kari Pump discovery 6 Milestone achieved on bauxite project 6 Positive PEA completed by Desert Lion Energy 7 Cat® autonomous mining truck fleet hauls one billion tonnes 9 Sabodala shines for Teranga Gold 9 Orion announces VMS discovery near Prieska 10 DRA designs“one of a kind”Community Centre 11 Azumah starts on A$4 million drill programme 11 NewWits professor an expert in rock mechanics 12 Komatsu unveils its new industrial campus 13 Ausenco appointed for FEED work for Achmmach 14 Newmont declares commercial production at Subika 14 Joint Venture to develop Sechaba coal project 15 Sanbrado underground contract awarded to Byrnecut PRODUCT NEWS 38 Concrete for mining applications from CHRYSO

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 ASX-listed Orica, the biggest global supplier of commercial explosives, is introducing its next generation BlastIQ™ digital blast optimisation platform to the African market. See page 16 for further details.

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38 HiLight provides optimal lighting on site 39 Switch to NSK bearings delivers savings 40 New underground loader from Caterpillar 40 Efficient three-shaft screen saves money 41 Shell unveils latest bulk grease delivery trucks 42 Electric telescopic handler is first of its kind 43 Collision avoidance system from Becker 44 Steady demand for fibreglass grating 44 XRT sorter commissioned at Venetia

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