Modern Mining January 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

JANUARY 2016

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Study supports underground mine at Prestea 5 Kumba to reconfigure Sishen pit 6 Maiden ore reserves declared for Yanfolila 7 Wits School of Mining Engineering notches up a new record 9 Agreement envisages lead production at Kombat 9 West Africa back to business at WAMPEX 2016 10 Asanko Gold Mine in Ghana starts commissioning 11 Weatherly contemplates expanding Tschudi 12 Namoya achieves commercial production 13 South Africa to host Geological Congress 17 Kibo Mining advances Mbeya project PRODUCT NEWS 74 Transfer points critical to successful plant operation 74 ‘All in one’coolant solution from Caterpillar 75 Sandvik’s Zambian support centre growing 76 Service level agreements maximise screen uptime 77 Fourth Terex truck for granite producer 78 Sulzer provides pumping solutions for solar plants 79 Coal dewatering solutions fromWeir Minerals 80 Steel arch support systems from Becker 34 New Cullinan plant will boost revenue per tonne 46 Canadian-style shaft sinking makes its debut at Venetia 54 Khoemacau to put Botswana on the map as a copper producer 62 Yet another lease on life for SA’s grand copper heritage 68 Wealth of experience drives innovation at Shondoni COVER 18 BME primed to deliver COPPER 23 US$412 million invested in Kamoa MINING INDABA 25 WorleyParsons to showcase its skills at Mining Indaba 31 Waiting for the resources upturn will be too late FEATURE – SOUTHERN AFRICA’S TOP PROJECTS 32 Introduction

Editor Arthur Tassell

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Circulation Karen Pearson Publisher Karen Grant

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