Modern Mining July 2017

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18MODERN MININGJuly 2017
COVER STORY
The delivery of the
automated Sandvik
DD422i mining jum-
bo to the mine later
this year once again
propels it to the forefront of min-
ing technology. According to
Saltiel Pule, Sandvik Mining and
Rock Technology’s Business Line
Manager – Underground Drills
Southern Africa, Black Moun-
tain has been eager to adopt new
technologies for drills. The ad-
dition of the automated jumbo
at the mine will deliver higher
development rates and increased
production.
“Black Mountain Mine was
always going to be the right
partner, the right cause and the
right application. The rig will be
breaking new ground in a defined
Next generation jumbo
for Black Mountain
Vedanta’s Black Mountain Mine in the Northern Cape will become
the first local mine to adopt a new generation jumbo Sandvik
DD422i with the new control system technology for tunnelling
and blasting of a new decline shaft development.
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s Saltiel Pule.