Modern Mining June 2015

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COVER
A Cat 938K wheel loader, supplied by
Barloworld Equipment and owned by
MK Africa, loads material from the mine
waste stockpile at the Modikwa platinum
mine . See page 22 for further details.
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MINING NEWS
4 RHA tungsten project produces its first concentrates
5 Kipoi plant notches up record production in May
6 Good progress reported on trial mining at Baoulé
7 Canadian accolade for Hatch Goba Chairman
8 Armadale signs agreement on Mpokoto development
10 Another BME blasting record in Zambia
11 Vibrating equipment supplier seals
empowerment deal
12 Lucapa secures funding for new fleet of Caterpillar
equipment
14 Encouraging results from Buckreef heap leaching
15 Positive feasibility study completed on Balama
16 Zandkopsdrift PFS points to a“robust”project
PRODUCT NEWS
55 Hybrid roll crushers prove themselves at SA colliery
56 SlurrySucker allows easy removal of silt and sediment
57 Cat 12K grader – the latest in a long series
58 Shantui open day confirms commitment to
local market
59 Bell introduces 6x4 configuration for B25E
61 Multotec successfully relines Copperbelt mills
62 Joint venture company to specialise in large fans
63 Ultra-compact hoist ideal for confined spaces
64 More than 300 units now in SPH Kundalila’s fleet
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