Modern Mining December 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

DECEMBER 2016

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Tschudi gets back to its nameplate capacity 5 Cardinal announces 4 Moz resource for Namdini 5 Blanket aiming for 60 000 ounces in 2017 6 Ivanhoe makes excellent progress at Kipushi 7 Xtract completes review of Manica project 9 Burey“delighted”by recoveries from Giro samples 10 Venetia Underground contract is a“benchmark” 11 Hatch launches Southern African office in Botswana 12 Chrome/PGM producer more than doubles profits 13 B2Gold’s Fekola gold mine on course for late 2017 start-up 14 VBKom looks at participating in Mokopane tin project 15 Large diamond recovery circuit at Lulo now operational PRODUCT NEWS 42 Zest Energy will power Balama project 43 Workshop cranes installed at coal mine 44 M&C refurbishes rotor poles for platinummine 45 Mahle filter range available from BMG 46 Kwatani puts exciter quality to the test 47 New rigid dump truck tyres from Goodyear 48 SEW-EURODRIVE launches Field Service Department 48 Retrofit option on Multotec cyclones COVER 16 Tenova TAKRAF Africa on a roll GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 20 Drape mesh system provides rockfall protection at Rössing TECHNOLOGY 26 Innovative pre-sink gantry used on Venetia project PHOSPHATE 28 Developer promises a ‘green’ approach at Elandsfontein FEATURE – BULK MATERIALS HANDLING 32 A string of new contracts boosts ELB’s order book 37 Reducing maintenance on chute systems is simple 39 No spillage conveyor system fromTega 41 Powerful conveyor system ordered for copper project

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Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover TAKRAF rapid rail load-out stations offer high loading precision and low maintenance requirements. The operating system is customised to meet client specified require- ments. See page 16 of this issue for an article on Tenova TAKRAF Africa’s products and services line-up and its recent contract successes, which have given it a healthy order book as it enters 2017.

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