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The low profile Sandvik DD210L drill rig

allows easy access to the working area

and rapid advancement of tunnels. See

page 18 for further details.

Editor

Arthur Tassell

Advertising Manager

Bennie Venter

e-mail:

benniev@crown.co.za

Design & Layout

Darryl James

Circulation

Karen Pearson

Publisher

Karen Grant

Printed by:

Shumani Mills Communications

The views expressed in this publication

are not necessarily those of the editor or

the publisher.

Published monthly by:

Crown Publications cc

P O Box 140,

Bedfordview, 2008

Tel: (011) 622-4770

Fax: (011) 615-6108

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Average circulation

(January–March 2015)

4 370

MODERN

M I N I N G

CONTENTS

JULY 2015

22

24

28

ARTICLES

REGULARS

36

July 2015

MODERN MINING

1

40

MINING NEWS 4 Good progress continues on Asanko gold project

5

Positive results fromYanfolila grade control drilling

6

True Gold’s Karma site now a hive of activity

7

Golden Star gets ‘green light’for open-pit mining

7

RSV Group announces senior appointments

9

Ramp-up of Zambian smelter ahead of expectations

10

Cummins opens ‘state-of-the-art’distribution facility

11

Improved recoveries from Fair Bride test work

13

DSO discovery a potential ‘game changer’for Tawana

15

Logistics expert joins Tanzanian Royalty team

17

Pickstone-Peerless heads for production

PRODUCT NEWS 51 Hawkeye® system can drive down panel costs

52

Sandvik CM designed for mid-size room-and-pillar

applications

53

Customised screens from Joest Kwatani

54

Hybrid panel supplied to silica mine

55

Super-Screw™ system offers fast

conveyor belt repairs

56

New contender in the large top hammer market sector

58

Plastic piping range designed for mining

59

Tega components improve conveyor system efficiency

60

Warman slurry pump range extended

COVER 18 Sandvik forges ahead with dry drilling technology at Cullinan GOLD 22 Namoya continues ramp-up to commercial production COUNTRY FOCUS: BOTSWANA 24 Resilient Mupane alive and well 28 Innovative XRT circuit now in operation at Karowe 33 Alrosa brings new technology to diamond exploration in Botswana 36 Sedgman to earn into the Mahumo copper/silver project FEATURE – OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCKS AND EXCAVATORS 40 New breed of ultra-size machines caters for mining’s super-pits 46 Versatile ADTs now dominant in small to mid-size open-pit mining