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This AARD LHD – seen here at
Sibanye’s Burnstone gold mine – is
powered by a Cat C9 engine sup-
plied and supported by Barloworld
Power. See page 18 for full details.
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Arthur Tassell
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Karen Pearson
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Karen Grant
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Wilhelm du Plessis
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Average circulation
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4381
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5 Sedgman selected to design and build Boikarabelo plant
6 Acacia mines performing“ahead of expectations”
7 Kogi Iron to advance Agbaja project in Nigeria
8 Loulo-Gounkoto complex lifts Randgold’s quarterly results
10 Staged construction the“smarter option”for
Phase 2 of Asanko
12 Further positive results from Etango heap leach
demo plant
14 Sentinel boosts FQM’s first quarter production
15 Maseve mill meets – and exceeds – its targets
16 Rockwell’s carat sales 22 % up quarter on quarter
58 Liviero adds new Liebherr crawler tractor to its fleet
59 Mogalakwena acquires CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator
60 Standby power solutions from Zest WEG
62 World’s largest articulated hauler introduced locally
63 Local pump supplier to distribute Sykes range
64 TAKRAF awarded contract for ore transport system
64 Misting system installed at Zimbabwean mine
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