Modern Mining April 2018

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

APRIL 2018

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COVER 20 Market-leading technology drives AEL’s latest initiating system COPPER 22 Cradle Arc ready to move into high gear at Mowana TRAINING 27 Training programme opens doors for unemployed EQUIPMENT 28 Volvo unveils its rigid haulers TECHNOLOGY 32 Mining industry ready to embrace automation FEATURE – MODULAR PLANTS 36 Modular RC plants can boost recoveries and lower costs 40 Africa’s mining revival needs modular approach 42 Choosing the right mobile substation for a project

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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Deputy Publisher Wilhelm du Plessis Printed by: Shumani Mills Communications

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REGULARS MINING NEWS 4

Platreef’s Shaft 1 passes the 700-metre mark

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Caula could be in production by mid-2019

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Gold Fields and Asanko Gold agree on joint venture

Boungou heads for completion

Endeavour delivers record gold production in 2017 10 Liqhobong plant performs above expectation 11 Drilling starts on Mali gold property 12 Wits and Sibanye-Stillwater launch DigiMine 13 Graphite plant completes dry commissioning 14 Updated study strengthens the case for Kalongwe 16 Graphex makes“significant progress” 17 New Luika propels Shanta Gold into profit 19 AfriTin completes mine design for Uis tin project PRODUCT NEWS 46 Parnis delivers drum winder to Canada 47 Veolia provides treatment plants to New Luika 47 Innovex is BME’s new emulsion brand 48 Caterpillar announces new mining motor grader 48 New SR3 underground laser scanner fromMaptek 49 Zimbabwean mine to get gas monitoring system 50 Torque Africa sets a new African drilling record 51 Pumps prove themselves on dewatering project 52 New Eco drive has applications in mining

Cover The IntelliShot™ electronic initiating system from AEL delivers superior initating technology to the mining industry. See page 20 for further details.

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