Modern Mining March 2015

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COVER
ACat 777Doff-highway truck belong-
ing to Liviero working at Keaton
Energy’s Vanggatfontein coal mine in
the Delmas area. Liviero’s Caterpillar
fleet has been supplied and is sup-
ported by Barloworld Equipment.
See page 16 for further details.
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Arthur Tassell
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MODERN
M I N I N G
CONTENTS
6 Impala Rustenburg to be re-positioned
7 Caledonia provides update on Blanket
8 Exploration team receives prestigious award
9 R9,3 billion Lift II at Palabora mine approved
10 Tumela and BME partner on blasting initiative
10 New Chief Operations Officer for AngloGold
Ashanti’s South African operations
12 New Liberty on target to pour first gold in May
14 Kenmare to cut workforce at its Moma mine
14 Kombat Copper explores open-pit scenario
15 Technical paper by AEL employee wins award
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ARTICLES
48 MSA launches emergency escape breathing
device
49 Bell introduces innovative mobile plant
50 Johnson completes heavy lift for mill
change-out
51 Maptek re-launches open-pit scheduler
52 Black Rock expands its simulator fleet
53 Sandvik Mining launches ‘next-generation’drill
54 New range of overbelt magnets from Multotec
55 Bravo slurry pumps deployed at Kamoto
56 Shaw Controls extends its product offering
REGULARS
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