Modern Mining November 2015

MODERN M I N I N G

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NOVEMBER 2015

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Platinummine to deliver first concentrate in January 2016 5 Weatherly to investigate increasing Tschudi’s capacity 6 Masimong Group to acquire majority stake in Liviero 7 New Liberty back on track after crusher outage 8 Pilot plant for rare earth project operational 10 True Gold on track for gold production at Karma 11 Potential for diamond-bearing alluvial deposits at Lerala 12 Mustang reports“robust”diamond recoveries at Save River 13 ‘Preferred Contractors’appointed for Ethiopian gold project 14 Kumba’s production increases quarter on quarter 15 Black Rock Mining acquires Bagamoyo graphite project 16 Tongon gold mine passes major milestone PRODUCT NEWS 52 Latest generation Cat backhoe loader released 53 Osborn secures order to supply Kibali gold mine 54 SEW-EURODRIVE enhances its service offering 55 Joest Kwatani expands to Botswana 56 Lock-out systems minimise risk 57 Komatsu and RentWorks launch KomRent 58 Aury Africa introduces mini vibrating screens 59 Machine launches feature at Powerscreen open day 60 Faster, safer tyre change-outs with Cat wheel rims COVER 18 Advisian – redefining the advisory and consulting services industry COAL 22 Keaton Energy’s flagship mine“running like a dream” GOLD 28 Record-breaking quarterly performance by Randgold Resources PLATINUM 35 Design of high-tonnage headframe completed FEATURE – CONSULTANTS/PROJECT HOUSES 36 Bara Consulting thrives despite the mining downturn 42 Broad range of specialised skills give VBKom the edge 47 SRK turns EIA challenge into an opportunity 48 Fluor puts down roots in Botswana 50 BBE celebrates 25 years in business

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 Main shaft headgear at Wesizwe’s Bakubung platinum mine. Worley­ Parsons is the EPCM contractor on the project. See page 18 for an article on Advisian, the new advi­ sory and consulting services arm of WorleyParsons.

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