Modern Quarrying Q2 2020

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CONTENTS

QUARTER 2 – 2020

HEALTH & SAFETY

AT THE QUARRY FACE

ENGINEER TO ORDER – MEETING PROJECT OBLIGATIONS

In situations where standard product offerings cannot meet project-specific requirements, Weir Minerals Africa’s Engineer to Order process leverages close cooperation between the customer and the OEM’s process, engineering and design teams.

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ON THE COVER

AUTOMATED MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CONVEYOR BELT CLEANERS PAGE 32

TIME TO REFLECT PAGE 40

AROUND THE INDUSTRY 04 Finding solutions to pedestrian collisions on surface mines 05 Afrimat Construction Index shows decline in Q4 2019 06 Aspasa aims for safer mines 06 Calling for a level playing field in the cement sector 06 Hillhead postponed to June 2021 SUPPLY CHAIN 36 Epiroc launches new DM30 II SP blasthole drill 37 MB Crusher – Precious resource for any type of quarry 39 Booyco on track with deadline for proving Level 9 safety

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CDE COMBO X900 – A NEXT-GEN SOLUTION FORMATERIALS PROCESSORS With the launch of its new 500 tonnes per hour Combo X900 – the largest in the series to date – CDE has doubled the capacity of its all-in-one wet processing and water management solution and created a next-generation offering for material processors.

NEWMOBILE SOLUTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS, AGGREGATE PRODUCERS AND RECYCLERS

CIRCULATION Karen Smith PUBLISHER Karen Grant

EDITOR Munesu Shoko quarrying@crown.co.za ADVERTISING Bennie Venter benniev@crown.co.za DESIGN Ano Shumba

Pilot Crushtec and Metso have added a new product lineup to the range of mobile crushing and screening solutions available to southern African customers.

DEPUTY PUBLISHER Wilhelm du Plessis

PRINTED BY: Tandym Print

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PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY: Crown Publications P O Box 140 Bedfordview, 2008 Tel: +27 11 622 4770 Fax: +27 11 615 6108 www.crown.co.za

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