Modern Mining August 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

AUGUST 2016

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 New PGM furnace at Northam reaches half-way point 5 Botswana’s Lerala diamond mine back in business 6 Acacia’s Tanzanian gold mines performing strongly 7 Lawyers launch model mining code 8 Asanko Gold Mine delivers a strong quarter 10 Liqhobong project speeds towards completion 11 Yaramoko on track for commercial production 12 Balama well into the construction phase 14 Otjikoto takes ramp failure in its stride 16 Maseve mine now in its ramp-up phase 18 Universal Coal starts on NCC plant refurbishment 19 Galane approves US$2 million investment in Galaxy PRODUCT NEWS 69 FLSmidth provides package solution for Husab 70 Increased efficiency with Cavex® hydrocyclones 71 Maptek andVUMA collaborate onmine ventilation solutions 73 Affordable mill liner monitoring system 74 New technology generates power from conveyor belts 76 Fast-track solution for fast-track projects COVER 20 The new Cat 6015B hydraulic shovel – big and small enough PROJECT MANAGEMENT 25 WorleyParsons develops next dimension of project design GOLD 28 Blue sky ahead for DRDGOLD 32 Tough quarter challenges Randgold COPPER 36 Kakula could be “Africa’s most significant copper discovery” DIAMONDS 42 Kareevlei modifies its processing plant ELECTRA MINING AFRICA 44 A preview of Electra Mining Africa 2016 55 Suite of solutions from FLSmidth 57 Hytec and Bosch Rexroth to join forces at Electra Mining 58 Multotec expertise on show 61 Aftermarket focus for Manitou 62 MBE Minerals has 40-year track record in African mining 65 Zest WEG enhances its production capability

Editor Arthur Tassell Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za Design & Layout

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover The new Cat 6015B hydraulic shovel, available from Barloworld Equipment, comfortably fits the gap between legacy Cat hydraulic excavators and the larger Cat min- ing shovels. See page 20 for further details.

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