Modern Quarrying July-August 2015

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26 Mining legend passes away In this special feature, we look back at the memories of Bill Starkey, who worked in the mining industry, both in the UK and South Africa for over 69 years. The son of a miner, he started out working with pit ponies in Church Gresley Colliery in South Derbyshire, UK, a tale he documented in his 1996 story – Clinker and Me. This Association is developing credible, practical solutions for its members on an ongoing basis. The past quarter has been a busy one in terms of transport legislation, meetings with the Chief Inspector of Mines and several very relevant workshops. As- pasa is currently objecting to the mooted new traffic regulations and the impact these will have on the industry as a whole. 28 Aspasa demands the right to be heard

Brewelskloof – a flagship operation

Bench crests – the risks and remedies

Surface mines are becoming increasingly popular as a form of mineral extraction, partly because they are inherently safer than underground mining methods, with a much-reduced rock-related risk. However, this doesn’t mean that they are without risk. One of the highest risk areas lies at the crest of production benches.

Afrimat’s Brewelskloof quarry in Worcester is more than a flagship operation. As part of the group’s Aggregates division, the quarry produces aggregates of a wide variety of sizes and technical specifications, mainly for large-scale construction and road building projects. The quarry is man- aged by mining stalwart, Mike Coad.

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT

4 Smart turnkey solutions reap rewards 5 Forging links within DRC’s cement sector 6 Lafarge appoints supply management GM 7 Dealer network pays dividends 9 Metso expands solutions partnership

35 Aggregate for major power station projects 36 All-new TwisterTrac ready to go 37 Locally-designed modular plant in Siberia 38 The importance of clean fuel 39 Dual power train

44 LAST BLAST

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Editor Dale Kelly

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The objective of the PowerROC launch held recently, was to ‘wow’ customers with the unveiling of the new large Top Hammer drill rig. The new PowerROC T50 units are the first of their kind in South Africa and Africa, with the potential to play a major role in the large top hammer mar- ket in Africa. See full story on page 10.

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Benchcrests– risksand remedies Brewelskloof–a agshipoperation Aspasademands the right tobeheard

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