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October - November 2015 MODERN QUARRYING 1
ON THE COVERVER
QUARRYINGOCTOBER -NOVEMBER2015
Goldmine tailings forbrickmaking
Afrimat–buildingstrengthbeyondborders
ImpressiveGAINgatheringplanned forCapeTown
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KPAs in the southern African
surface mining environment
Aspasa speaks with a strong
voice on sustainability
The research in this paper by Dr André
Dougall, has identified that five key per-
formance areas, namely safety and health,
costs, product quality, fleet management,
and delivery, should form the basis of any
performance monitoring and measure-
ment system on a mining operation. The
author says a valuable tool to monitor and
measure performance is the use of KPAs.
Aspasa has extended an invitation to the
Global Aggregates Information Network
(GAIN), to hold its prestigious meeting in
Cape Town in April next year, and to link
up with the Institute of Quarrying/Aspasa
annual conference. GAIN is an informal
network for sharing information between
aggregate associations across the globe
for the general good of the industry.
4 Flat market conditions for a while
7 AfriSam increases EC cement base
8 Atlas Copco relocates CT branch
9 Smarter energy grid required
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY
JSE-listed company Afrimat
has extended its reach into
Mozambique, supporting the
rapidly developing region
with high quality aggregate
products for civil and mining
projects, as well as drilling
and blasting services. It has
established quarries in Pemba
and Cuamba in the northern
region with another quarry
planned for Palma. Front
cover photograph shows
the feeding bin and plant at
Pemba quarry in northern
Mozambique.
See story on page 10.
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26 Gold mine tailings for
brickmaking – is this viable?
A laboratory-scale study aimed at utilis-
ing Witwatersrand gold mine tailings in
making bricks has shown that the chemical
composition of these tailings is similar to
that of the clay material used for commer-
cial brickmaking. The authors believe that
there is a significant need to develop new
long-term uses for mine tailings.
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