Modern Mining September 2015

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 2015

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 New Liberty records its first gold sales 5 Banro reports on performance at DRC gold mines 6 PEA completed on Tongo diamond project 7 Platreef’s presink winder commissions 9 Plant earthworks for Yanfolila completed 10 New technology pins down infrastructure location 11 Drill programme at New Luika prospect completed 12 MOD to acquire more ground around Mahumo 15 Contract mining for Boikarabelo under investigation 16 Vast commissions CIL plant at Pickstone-Peerless 17 Proposed joint venture will revive and operate Obuasi PRODUCT NEWS 51 Zest brings mobile substation technology to Africa 51 Lerala mine now linked to the outside world 52 On-site testing and emulsions solution for reactive ground 53 Minimising the effects of acid mine drainage 54 Trend towards submersible pumps in mining 55 Repeat orders for chutes from gold mine 57 Material feeders delivered to Namdeb 58 Custom crushing solutions fromWeir Minerals 60 Sampler provides correct sampling across tailings streams COVER 18 DRA diversifies into new markets as global mining activity wanes PLATINUM 24 Sibanye Gold takes the plunge into platinum COUNTRY FOCUS – NAMIBIA 26 Namibia’s mining sector becomes more diversified 32 Otjikoto gold mine bursts out of the starting blocks 36 North River presses ahead with Namib lead- zinc project 42 Revival of past-producing graphite mine planned DIAMONDS 45 Soil sampling the key to kimberlite exploration CRUSHING /SCREENING 48 Dual power crushing/screening ‘train’makes its African debut

Editor Arthur Tassell

Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za

Design & Layout Darryl James

Circulation Karen Pearson Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover DRA was the contractor for the pro- cessing plant – and other elements of the mine’s infrastructure – at the Kibali gold mine in the DRC. See page 18 for an article on some of DRA’s recent achievements in Africa and its diversification strategy.

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Average circulation (April–June 2015) 4 370

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