Modern Mining October 2017

MODERN M I N I N G

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OCTOBER 2017

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MINING NEWS 4 Fekola pours its first gold three months early 5 Asanko acquires Miradani project 6 Wet commissioning underway at Houndé 7 Roxgold upgrades its production guidance 8 Endeavour gives the go-ahead for Ity CIL project 9 Hummingbird looks to earn in on Kobada 10 T3 copper project makes“excellent progress” 12 Mako in Senegal to pour its first gold in early 2018 14 Positive PFS completed on Nigeria’s Segilola gold project 16 Drilling demonstrates high-grade nature of Tijirit orebody PRODUCT NEWS 52 MRS develops mobile dewatering unit 52 Caterpillar develops battery electric proof-of-concept LHD 53 DemcoTECH delivers tailings disposal system 54 Concrete silos at diamond mine rehabilitated 55 Containerised switchgear solution for DRC copper project 56 Chryso launches eco-friendly dust suppressants 58 Weir offers ‘infinite flexibility’maintenance packages 60 Iron ore mine opts for Kwatani screens COVER 18 Volvo’s A60H hauler proves a smash hit in local market GOLD 22 Goldplat targets more primary gold production FEATURE – GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 26 Tsodilo Resources starts LDD programme at BK16 29 DRC – the right time for exploration is now 32 Shango – a front-runner in the field of African geology FEATURE – LOADERS, EXCAVATORS AND TRUCKS 38 BELAZ trucks prove their worth in the Northern Cape 40 Boosting mining productivity with Scania’s new heavy tipper 43 Iron ore miner to expand autonomous truck fleet 44 Cummins Filtration partners with key mining customer 46 Excavators deliver precision and productivity 47 Largest wheel loader destined for Zambia 48 Burma Plant Hire revitalises its heavy earthmoving fleet 50 Bell Equipment enters the tipper truck market REGULARS

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 Volvo’s A60H, the biggest true artic- ulated hauler in the world, is proving popular in the local market, reports Babcock, the Volvo Construction Equipment dealer for Southern Africa. See our story on page 18 for further details.

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