Modern Mining June 2015

MODERN M I N I N G

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MINING NEWS 4 RHA tungsten project produces its first concentrates 5 Kipoi plant notches up record production in May 6 Good progress reported on trial mining at Baoulé 7 Canadian accolade for Hatch Goba Chairman 8 Armadale signs agreement on Mpokoto development 10 Another BME blasting record in Zambia 11 Vibrating equipment supplier seals empowerment deal 12 Lucapa secures funding for new fleet of Caterpillar equipment 14 Encouraging results from Buckreef heap leaching 15 Positive feasibility study completed on Balama 16 Zandkopsdrift PFS points to a“robust”project PRODUCT NEWS 55 Hybrid roll crushers prove themselves at SA colliery 56 SlurrySucker allows easy removal of silt and sediment 57 Cat 12K grader – the latest in a long series 58 Shantui open day confirms commitment to local market 59 Bell introduces 6x4 configuration for B25E 61 Multotec successfully relines Copperbelt mills 62 Joint venture company to specialise in large fans 63 Ultra-compact hoist ideal for confined spaces 64 More than 300 units now in SPH Kundalila’s fleet 32 Miners meet in Gaborone FEATURE – MINING IN AFRICA 34 Gold resurgent inWest Africa 44 Asanko’s Phase 2 expansion will more than double production 51 Revised PFS delivers boost for underground mining at Syama REGULARS COVER 18 MK Africa expands its civils base in mining PLATINUM 22 Mechanised mining skills on display at Eastern Limb mine GOLD 26 PEA projects three-year payback for Fair Bride TECHNOLOGY 31 SA-designed belt reeler is a world-beater EVENTS

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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COVER A Cat 938K wheel loader, supplied by Barloworld Equipment and owned by MK Africa, loads material from the mine waste stockpile at the Modikwa platinum mine . See page 22 for further details.

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