Modern Mining September 2024

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COVER 6 Karowe Underground Project progressing well COMMODITIES OUTLOOK 8 Is global tin supply equipped to meet growing industrial demand? 11 Q2 gold demand hits record highs, supporting rising prices GOLD

CONTENTS 12 Bankan targets construction in 2026 MINING TECHNOLOGY 16 Embracing a range of technologies for safe shaft sinking

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18 Komatsu eyes India as its next growth target 22 Tru-Trac revolutionises conveyor belt monitoring 24 Crushing challenges in the Gold Mining Circuit in Tanzania MINING INSURANCE 28 ASR works with mining to support a greener transition UNDERGROUND MINING 32 Why widespread adoption of ventilation on demand remains elusive DRILLING & BLASTING 35 AECI shares advances in collector application at IMPC 36 Capital Limited continues to build on its African relationships

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 3 President signs Procurement Bill into Law

De Beers Group’s sorting building awarded green rating Akobo Minerals commissions Segele processing plant 4 Grizzly Emerald auction generates $32.5 million Masoyise annual report published

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5 Lobito Atlantic Railway receives its first vessel Orezone announces $105m financing for Bomboré Phase II SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS 40 Enter the 2024 Pan African Supply Chain Awards AZIZE Equipment to showcase new surface drill rigs at Electra Mining 2024 New kid on the block Astron Energy celebrates 300th site 38 COLUMN : Anton Visser of SA Business School Upskilling and reskilling for the future world of work

ON THE COVER UMS is gaining ground on the critical path to production and ventilation shafts completion for the Karowe Underground Project in Botswana. Pg 6.

IN THIS ISSUE

 Karowe Underground Project progressing well  Komatsu eyes India as its next growth target  Is global tin supply equipped to meet growing industrial demand?  Predictive Discovery targets Bankan construction in 2026  ASR works with mining to support a greener transition

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