Modern Mining March 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

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MARCH 2016

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Feasibility study supports underground tin mine at Bisie 5 Avnel Gold Mining provides update on Kalana 6 Yaoure confirmed as a “compelling” gold project 7 True Gold to combine with Endeavour Mining 8 Acacia’s gold production up for third year in a row 9 People on the move at SRK Consulting (SA) 10 Shallow, mechanised operations are the future for Northam Platinum 12 Commercial Production declared at New Liberty 13 MawsonWest to stop operations at Kapulo 14 Tantalite Valley mine enters production 16 Yaramoko heads for second quarter commissioning 17 Kombat Copper signs agreement with EBM Mining PRODUCT NEWS 40 Understanding AC motor control models 40 Tenova Pyromet develops smelting solution for Northam COVER 18 New Cat 6020B hydraulic shovel offers simplicity, safety and reliability GOLD 22 Xtract Resources improves the metrics of the Manica gold project COMPANIES 25 Joint venture to target DRC’s underground mining market FEATURE – DIAMONDS 28 Liqhobong project on course for fourth quarter 2016 start-up 34 Stellar makes solid progress onWest African diamond projects 39 Lerala on the brink of production 43 XRT sorters commissioned at leading diamond mine 44 Plant hire company celebrates machine ‘Number 8’ 45 Multotec provides sampling solutions to coal mining industry 47 Weba Chute Systems eliminate material degradation 48 Engen partners with world-leading uraniummine 41 Roytec secures major belt filter contracts 42 Mill motor rehabilitated for New Zealand gold project

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 The new 224-tonne Cat 6020B hydraulic shovel – which offers a 22-tonne payload – has been intro- duced to the Southern African market by Barloworld Equipment. See page 18 for further details.

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