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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.
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ARTICLES
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July 2015
MODERN MINING
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MINING NEWS 4 Good progress continues on Asanko gold project5
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 costs52
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