Modern Mining March 2021

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ARTICLES COVER

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4

10 ‘Africa-proof’ drilling solutions for contract miners COMMODITY FOCUS – DIAMONDS 12 At the heart of Venetia’s transition to a mine of the future MANGANESE 16 First blast at East Manganese MINING POST-COVID-19 20 Priority actions to improve mining competitiveness post COVID-19 COMMODITIES MARKET 24 Mining – a bull sector within a bear market CONSULTING 28 Unpacking the minerals industry and the policy regime OPENCAST MINING 30 New dump truck with AC/AC drive system arrives in SA 32 Undercarriage sets and components direct to the end user 34 Opencast contractors reminded about Bargaining Council

AngloGold Ashanti boosts reserves and dividends

4 Thakadu nickel sulphate refinery starts production 5 Sibanye-Stillwater ventures into battery metals sector 6 Concor leverages global standards to lead in mining 6 Record earnings for Implats 7 Kangra restarts operations 8 Silver production forecast to rise by 8,1% in 2021 9 Target production exceeded at Uis Tin Mine SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 36 Potential iron ore super cycle bolsters prospects for Rosond 36 Master Drilling acquires stake in AVA Solutions 38 Atlas Copco’s centrifugal dewatering surface pump solutions 38 Metso Outotec launches progressive Shutdown Services programmes 39 Maptek celebrates 40 years of innovation 40 Rand-Air provides dewatering solution to Northern Cape mine 40 Mining industry to speed up investment in IoT in the next three years 41 New intuitive user interface from TOMRA Sorting Mining 42 GHH fills the 7-tonne gap in LHDs 42 United heavy Industries to develop metallurgical laboratory 43 High flexibility, lower cost with mobile pumphouse EXPERT VIEW 44 Four things government can do to increase mining’s GDP contribution in 2021

ON THE COVER The Soosan CSM range of hydraulic crawler drills, previously JUNJIN CSM, has proved to be popular among some of the biggest mining contractors in southern Africa due to its competitive pricing, durability and ease of maintenance. See story on page 10.

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