Modern Mining March 2018

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

MARCH 2018

ARTICLES

COVER 20 Cat 789D trucks under the spotlight at Foskor GOLD 24 New Luika underground operation hits its stride

Editor Arthur Tassell Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za Design & Layout

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

TIN 28 AfriTin works to revive historic Uis tin mine

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Deputy Publisher Wilhelm du Plessis Printed by: Shumani Mills Communications

FEATURE – DIAMOND MINING 32 Efficiencies up as Venetia’s open pit winds down 36 Bellsbank produces its first diamonds

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39 Tsodilo progresses BK16 project 43 Milestone for Tongo-Tonguma

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Sharp increase in head grade at Barberton Mines 6 Agreements pave the way for Obuasi redevelopment 7 Yaramoko operating above nameplate capacity 8 Kakula copper resource keeps on growing 9 Prospect establishes lithium carbonate pilot plant 10 SEMAFO plan underground operation at Mana 11 Algold adds high-grade gold ounces at Tijirit 12 Production ramp-up continues at graphite mine 13 SENET appoints Managing Director 14 Positive Scoping Study on Balama Central 15 DFS work starts on Segilola project 16 Namdini indicated resource upgraded to 6,5 Moz 18 Magnum launches trial mining programme at Gravelotte PRODUCT NEWS 44 Optimised metallurgical gold leach technology from Afrox

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Cover One of four Cat 789D off-high- way trucks delivered to Foskor in Phalaborwa by Barloworld Equipment in 2017, the first Cat trucks to haul ore on the site in 30 years. See page 20 for further details.

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45 Dry-type mini substation fromTrafo 46 Discount offered on abnormal loads 47 Trio crushers and screens on a roll 48 Landmark PDS installation by Booyco 49 Control system optimises SAG milling 50 Jaw crusher breathes new energy into quarry 51 CMTI develops brake-testing technologies 52 Cables feature safe and rugged design

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