Modern Mining October 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

OCTOBER 2016

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Nordgold launches Bouly heap leach operation 5 Joburg Indaba attracts a record turnout 6 Upgraded hydropower plant starts generating power 7 Alternative proposal secures FEED contract 9 Civils contractor kicks off at Yanfolila 10 Baobab ships its first phosphate product 12 MOD announces substantial maiden resource at T3 12 DRA Group appoints Chief Executive Officer 13 Maseve mine accesses key mining block 14 Akwasiso drilling delivers“highly encouraging results” 16 New management at Kimberley Diamonds PRODUCT NEWS 48 Victaulic systems can help mining industry reduce costs 49 Liner expert provides wear solution for chute project 50 DCD, Southwest give muscle to Gravico venture 51 PAT re-invents the slurry pump 53 Lightweight trommel for smaller producers 54 Mill liner optimisation can lower treatment costs 55 Innovative bifurcated chute system for gold project 38 Safety – how good (or bad) are we really? 40 MRS increasingly called on to assist at abandoned mines 41 Award winners unveiled at MineSAFE FEATURE – TRUCKS IN MINING 42 Bell celebrates the E-series evolution 44 Tippers handle tough conditions at Rhino 45 Gravico lightweight bodies for Namibian mine 47 Terex haulers perform for Atlantis Mining COVER 18 Rebuilt Cat 777 trucks more than double their productive lives DIAMONDS 22 Liqhobong speeds to completion COPPER 26 Kamoa/Kakula ranks as Africa’s largest ever copper discovery GOLD 33 Endeavour discovers potential heap leach satellite deposit at Ity FEATURE – SAFETY IN MINING 34 Booyco at the forefront of a crowded PDS market

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

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover Cat machines are designed with a built-in second life based on sound equipment management. Barloworld Equipment offers Cat Certified Rebuilds on all mining machines, including off highway trucks such as the popular 777 series. Cat equipment owners can save significantly by taking advan- tage of this capability. See page 18 for further details.

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