Modern Mining November 2023

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CONTENTS COVER 8 BME: Empowering mining through innovative blasting techniques COMMODITIES OUTLOOK 10 Water atomisation of Iron Powder IRON-ORE 12 Kalia – finger on the start button GEMSTONES 16 Strong demand for emeralds underpins investment in Grizzly mine ENERGY MINERALS 18 Go big or go home – Aterian looks to go massive 22 Sovereign Metals announces outcomes for Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi CONSULTING ENGINEERING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT 24 Bara Consulting enters new markets, expands offering

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26 Trafo Power Solutions navigates challenges with expertise and innovation 28 Tailings dam planning takes centre stage in consulting space 32 WEC Projects to build water treatment plants for Côte D’Ivoire gold mine 34 How power plant OEMs can help address SA’s electricity crisis REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Perenti awarded $235 million contract expansion at Motheo RBPlat rebranded to Impala Bafokeng Rainbow Rare Earths private placement raises £4.5 million 6 Mkango subsidiary, Maginito, and CoTec for US joint venture Vedanta appoints Chris Griffith as CEO for Base Metals COLUMN: ROSS HARVEY 37 Premature deindustrialisation in southern Africa can partly be solved through mining SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 40 Sensor-based sorting of sulphide ores optimises the process Bosch Rexroth Africa welcomes Fairtex as a new Nigerian distributor Xylem has launched a range of dewatering systems

ON THE COVER In the realm of mining, rapid technological

advancements are reshaping the industry’s landscape, particularly in the field of blasting, says Ralf Hennecke, MD of mining solutions company BME. See story on pg 8.

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