Modern Mining November 2019

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CONTENTS ARTICLES COVER 18 South Africa’s miners sold on Volvo’s articulated haulers TECHNOLOGY 22 Shaft Boring System put to the test by Master Drilling DIAMONDS 26 Lucara prepares to go underground at Karowe COPPER 30 Initial Kakula processing plant capacity boosted to 3,8 Mt/a URANIUM 34 Improved economics for restart of Langer Heinrich FEATURE: CONSULTANTS/PROJECT HOUSES 36 Worley takes mining sector beyond 5D 39 “Shared belief” vital to mining’s future in SA HEALTH AND SAFETY 40 Health insurer makes inroads into Africa’s resources sector

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Sanbrado remains on schedule for mid-2020 start-up 5 Kibali gold mine on track to meet or beat guidance 6 Further good progress on automation at Syama 7 Record quarterly gold production at Asanko 8 Impressive performance by Mothae and Lulo 9 Regular upgrades keep Bentley Park at forefront of training 10 Rainbow to move to mechanised operation 12 Concor Opencast Mining delivers at Mogalakwena 13 Maptek Africa donates laser scanner to Wits 14 Feasibility Study confirms the Tier 1 status of Namdini 15 Seriti acquires South32’s South African coal assets 16 Commercial production at Nayega approaches 17 Strong ramp-up at Bisie tin mine PRODUCT NEWS 42 Hitachi’s EX1200-7 excavator arrives in South Africa 44 Large volume SAG mill trommel screens from Multotec 45 Tracked stackers offer high productivity and mobility 46 Compact ERC takes crushing efficiency to the next level 46 Wear lining for fine slurry abrasion applications 47 SmartCyclone™ system helps optimise process plants 48 Motor system efficiency high on global agenda 43 Weba chute solution for deep-level gold mine 44 ACTOM Turbo Machines wins Sasol award

ON THE COVER A Volvo A60H articulated hauler, the largest machine of its type in the world, is loaded by a Volvo excavator. The Volvo range of articulated haulers is distributed locally by Babcock and has proven highly popular in the Southern African market. See our cover story on page 18 for further details.

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