Modern Mining July 2020

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ARTICLES COVER 10 New regional structure for Astec Industries to better serve customers COKING COAL 12 Contango finds quick route to production at Lubu Coalfield Project IRON ORE 16 Turning difficult conditions into a lucrative opportunity TREATMENT AND RECYCLING 20 Mining where the sun shines: unpacking waste rock and tailings treatment ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS 24 New energy, local focus in Zest WEG’s Africa drive TAILINGS MANAGEMENT 28 New era in tailings management and monitoring POLYMERIC REPAIR COMPOSITES AND COATINGS 32 Polymeric repair composites in the mining industry

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4

Milestone safety record for Exxaro’s Matla Mine

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New CEO for Emmerson Plc

4 Winshear commences arbitration against the Government of Tanzania 5 Mining licence application for the Bougouni project 6 Further high-grade drill results from Pensana’s Longonjo project 6 Development of a new copper province in the DRC 7 Cora Gold identifies new drill targets 7 BlueRock Diamonds PLC raises £1,25-million 8 New chairman of the World Coal Association 8 Licence application for Mahenge project commences SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 36 Up to 40% increase in circuit capacity with SMT-SCREEN 36 Mine lab services go on safely during pandemic 37 Battery revolution in drill rigs comes to Africa 37 Seequent launches contaminated site solution 37 Micromine Effects has an eye on the future 38 Custom sampler solution for Guinean bauxite producer 38 Metso Outotec commences operations 39 Osborn completes export order to Kyrgyzstan 39 Outotec introduces modular solution for fine grinding EXPERT VIEW 40 Copper poised to maintain its remarkable upward price trajectory

ON THE COVER As part of a strategic plan to expand its footprint in the international market, Astec Industries Inc. has created a new International Business division. Under the division are several regional businesses, of which newly-created Astec Industries Africa and Middle East is one. See story on page 10.

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