Modern Mining September 2015

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Cover
DRA was the contractor for the pro-
cessing plant – and other elements
of the mine’s infrastructure – at the
Kibali gold mine in the DRC. See
page 18 for an article on some of
DRA’s recent achievements in Africa
and its diversification strategy.
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5 Banro reports on performance at DRC gold mines
6 PEA completed on Tongo diamond project
7 Platreef’s presink winder commissions
9 Plant earthworks for Yanfolila completed
10 New technology pins down infrastructure location
11 Drill programme at New Luika prospect completed
12 MOD to acquire more ground around Mahumo
15 Contract mining for Boikarabelo under investigation
16 Vast commissions CIL plant at Pickstone-Peerless
17 Proposed joint venture will revive and operate
Obuasi
51 Lerala mine now linked to the outside world
52 On-site testing and emulsions solution for reactive
ground
53 Minimising the effects of acid mine drainage
54 Trend towards submersible pumps in mining
55 Repeat orders for chutes from gold mine
57 Material feeders delivered to Namdeb
58 Custom crushing solutions fromWeir Minerals
60 Sampler provides correct sampling across tailings
streams
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