Modern Mining June 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

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JUNE 2016

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Ivanhoe refutes criticism of its Platreef project 5 Syrah secures five-year offtake agreement for Balama 6 Kibali provides big boost to DRC’s economy 6 Projected cost of Ghanaian gold mine reduced 9 Mining activities start at Baobab phosphate project 9 Sarama Resources acquires Bondi gold deposit 10 First quarter gold production at Blanket up by 8,7 % 12 Gangama Dry Mine successfully commissioned 12 Tsodilo confirms that BK16 contains Type IIa diamonds 14 Marthinusen & Coutts rewinds South Deep stator PRODUCT NEWS 53 Big Lift Trucks appointed as MDS distributor 53 Felt liners for ‘no dig’pipeline renovation 54 Liner plates fitted to Volvo dump truck 55 Osborn secures orders for Catoca 56 Dozer specialist adds Cat machines to its fleet 57 Product R&D at the core of MSA Africa’s strategy 58 VXPmills to be used in“severe process conditions” 59 Cast iron gear pumps feature extended longevity 60 South African screens ordered by Australian mine 30 GSR goes underground in Ghana 36 Bouly on the brink of production 39 Perseus poised to emerge as a major West African player 42 Baoulé bulk sampling completed FEATURE – CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)/GREEN MINING 45 Compliance simple with Greenmined 49 Gold recovery and clean-up go hand in hand at Mogale sites 51 Lesedi Community Centre refurbished COVER 16 Sleipner provides mine site mobility for tracked machines TECHNOLOGY 20 New shaft boring technology developed by Herrenknecht REGIONAL FOCUS – WEST AFRICA 24 Fekola destined to be Mali’s second biggest gold mine 28 Yaramoko – just 13 months from breaking ground to pouring gold

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 Sleipner DB120 transports a massive 475A dozer at a mine site. See page 16 for full details of the Sleipner range, which is available locally from JCR Equipment, trading as Sleipner Africa.

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