Modern Mining February 2017

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 2017

ARTICLES

COVER 18 Babcock upbeat on prospects CHROME 22 Chrome recovery plant launched at Amandelbult GRAPHITE 24 Walkabout targets early 2018 start-up for graphite project EVENTS 28 Better mood at Mining Indaba as commodity prices rebound

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

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

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MINING SOFTWARE 34 Maptek grows strongly in Africa

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MINING NEWS 6 Lucapa’s bid for Mothae proves successful

7 Wassa Underground achieves commercial production 8 Petra’s expansion projects improve ROM grade profiles 9 Syama underground mine on track 10 Randgold delivers record gold production in 2016 11 New drill results expand Kakula copper discovery 12 AECOM wins accolade for AMD treatment plant 13 Aveng Moolmans to mine at Karowe 14 Another strong quarter from Acacia Mining 15 Opencast operations start at New Clydesdale 17 Avnel improves the figures for Kalana Main project PRODUCT NEWS 38 FLSmidth leverages software for smart control 38 Osborn to supply mineral sizer to kimberlite mine 39 ELB Screening’s range extended 40 CIF technology tackles AMD while generating returns 41 Mobile substation operating at DRC copper project 42 Versatile Furukawa rock drill can handle rough terrain 43 LOESCHE mills installed at cement plant 44 Ventilation shaft contract successfully completed 44 Winding rope attachments delivered by Becker

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Cover The Volvo A60H, the largest ever articulated dump truck to be launched by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). See page 18 for an interviewwith DavidVaughan, MD of Babcock’s Equipment busi- ness, the dealer for Volvo CE and Terex Trucks in Southern Africa.

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