Modern Quarrying October-November 2017

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Mining solutions provider sets the benchmark

Quality dolerite no problem for Howards Quarry

New heavy tipper from Scania to reduce quarry haulage costs

High quality dolerite aggregate from B&E International’s Howards Quarry at eMa- lahleni is keeping Much Asphalt’s nearby static plant well stocked to produce asphalt for the N4 highway project and developments as far as Nelspruit over 200 km east. 38 GEM augments total product offering 39 MDS trommel screens set the benchmark 40 Large Komatsu wheel loader en route to Zambia 41 HPE launches 20 t crawler excavator 43 Osborn responds to skills deficit MARKETPLACE

The Kersfontein Mine in Kalbaskraal, Malmesbury, Cape Town, was acquired in November 2016. Owned and operated by SPH Kundalila, the sand mine, which is a relatively small operation at the moment, is proving its worth.

As South Africa’s mining and quarrying sector struggles to reduce costs and sus- tain profitability, Scania’s new heavy tipper promises to change the in-pit haulage landscape with its robust, economical and fuel-efficient features.

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Aspasa substantially broadens membership umbrella

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

4 Junior miners talk new opportunities 5 Hillhead to welcome special guest 6 Bell and Lonagro team up 7 Planning for successful mine closure 8 Sampling award for Wits stalwart 9 Skills development for the disabled

Modern Quarrying recently caught up with Aspasa director Nico Pienaar in Langebaan, en route to a meeting he was attending in the area. We spent quite a bit of time in a question and answer session, dealing with the future of Aspasa, and the reasons behind dropping the Aspasa acronym.

44 LAST BLAST – ‘Natal Crushers’ saves the day

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Editor Dale Kelly

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technol- ogy recently supplied, installed and commissioned a CS440 secondary stage crusher at Afrimat’s Lyttelton Dolomite operation in Centurion. Selected for its size, the unit is pushing out product at an impres- sive rate. Formerly known as the S4800 cone crusher, the new unit is characterised by its large intake capability and high throughput in relation to size. Weighing in at 19,3 t with a maximum power of 220 kW, it is a large machine and it is not often that a quarry takes a crusher of this size. See full story on page 10.

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