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The new generation Sandvik DD422i
mining jumbo. Black Mountain
Mine in the Northern Cape is to take
delivery of one of these advanced
machines later this year. See page
18 for further details.
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Arthur Tassell
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Bennie Venter
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Darryl James
Circulation
Karen Smith
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Karen Grant
Deputy Publisher
Wilhelm du Plessis
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Shumani Mills Communications
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MINING NEWS 4 PFS completed for Arcadia lithium project 6 Tharisa delivers record chrome production 7 Platinum Group to restructure Maseve platinummine 8 Balama graphite project in the finishing straight 9 Bell implements CEO succession plans 10 Maiden mineral resource estimate for DRC deposit 12 Walkabout signs ‘Heads of Agreement’with Jinpeng 14 Construction starts on R1,7 billion fluorspar mine 15 Endeavour to acquire Avnel for US$122 million 16 Massive sulphides in deep drill hole at Prieska PRODUCT NEWS 50 Cutting-edge solution for exploiting fines and sludges 51 Weba uses 3D scanning to optimise chute solutions 52 No recirculation with Krebs slurryMAX™ 52 High-specification safety harness launched 53 Containerised power solution for gold mine 54 Rod charger enhances safety at Black Mountain 55 Screen pushes production to new levels 56 Parastatal takes delivery of 21 Hyundai wheel loaders COVER 18 Next generation jumbo for Black Mountain DIAMONDS 22 Junior diamond explorer looks to repeat past success GRAPHITE 26 Study reveals low capex and opex for Malingunde COUNTRY FOCUS – BOTSWANA 32 Botswana’s mining industry on the back foot 40 T3 discovery well on the way to becoming a mine 44 Shumba plans to fast-track Mabesekwa into production 49 Firestone in fresh bid to sell BK11 mineJuly 2017
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