Modern Mining October 2018

DIAMONDS

proves itself on first test run

Above: The iDredge™ in Imilingo’s Centurion factory prior to its despatch to the DRC.

Left: Diamonds from the first test run.

purposes. A 150 kVA diesel generator supplies power for the iDredge™ and the mined material is fed onto a double-deck vibrating screen. Both generator and screen remain on the riverbank.” He adds that the iDredge™ has the unique advantage of being collapsible for transport,

making it possible to reach remote destinations. The iDredge™ was tested and demonstrated at a dam near Balmoral in Mpumalanga last year, an event attended by Modern Mining and reported in our November 2018 issue. Present at the function were representatives of Imilingo, Africa Resources, the pump supplier, Tsurumi Pumps Africa, and other interested parties. The iDredge™ began the long journey from Imilingo’s Centurion fabrication facility in December 2017. Road transport to the port at Durban took a week and, after 17 days at sea, the two 40 ft and two 20 ft containers arrived at the port of Matadi on the west coast of the DRC. The contents of the 40 ft containers were unloaded in the port and loaded onto trucks while the 20 ft containers were loaded onto the

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