Cover
The new 224-tonne Cat 6020B
hydraulic shovel – which offers a
22-tonne payload – has been intro-
duced to the Southern African
market by Barloworld Equipment.
See page 18 for further details.
Editor
Arthur Tassell
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Bennie Venter
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Darryl James
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Karen Pearson
Publisher
Karen Grant
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Shumani Mills Communications
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Avnel Gold Mining provides update on Kalana
6
Yaoure confirmed as a “compelling” gold project
7
True Gold to combine with Endeavour Mining
8
Acacia’s gold production up for third year in a row
9
People on the move at SRK Consulting (SA)
10
Shallow, mechanised operations are the future for
Northam Platinum
12
Commercial Production declared at New Liberty
13
MawsonWest to stop operations at Kapulo
14
Tantalite Valley mine enters production
16
Yaramoko heads for second quarter commissioning
17
Kombat Copper signs agreement with EBM Mining
PRODUCT NEWS 40 Understanding AC motor control models40
Tenova Pyromet develops smelting solution
for Northam
41
Roytec secures major belt filter contracts
42
Mill motor rehabilitated for New Zealand
gold project
43
XRT sorters commissioned at leading diamond mine
44
Plant hire company celebrates machine ‘Number 8’
45
Multotec provides sampling solutions to coal
mining industry
47
Weba Chute Systems eliminate material degradation
48
Engen partners with world-leading uraniummine
COVER 18 New Cat 6020B hydraulic shovel offers simplicity, safety and reliability GOLD 22 Xtract Resources improves the metrics of the Manica gold project COMPANIES 25 Joint venture to target DRC’s underground mining marketFEATURE – DIAMONDS
28 Liqhobong project on course for fourth quarter 2016 start-up 34 Stellar makes solid progress onWest African diamond projects 39 Lerala on the brink of productionMarch 2016
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