Modern Mining November 2016

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2016

ARTICLES

REGULARS MINING NEWS 4 Gold Fields to spend US$1,4 billion at Damang 5 Galane identifies potential extension of Tau orebody 6 Metallon lifts its gold production by 18 % 8 Bulk sampling plant at Montepuez commissioned 10 Orca Gold announces Block 14 drilling results 11 Deep drilling at Syama delivers high-grade results 12 Phase 2A expansion of Asanko Gold Mine approved 13 Development starts at Magambazi 16 Balama on course for Q2 2017 commissioning 17 R533 million Shondoni mine contract completed 18 In-pit mining at Lerala temporarily suspended 19 Waterberg PFS envisages a multi-decline mechanised mine PRODUCT NEWS 44 SA company repairs condenser for DRC facility 44 Energy efficient solution for Yanfolila mill 45 SEW supplies gear units for coal terminal expansion 46 Improved belt tracking system uses ribbed lagging 47 FLSmidth commissions wedge wire machine 48 Multotec makes wear plate inspection easier 49 Core logging solution demonstrated in Cape Town 50 Oxford XRF analysers available from United Scientific 51 CDE Global establishes SA office COVER 20 Safety comes first on Black Rock Project GOLD 24 Randgold looking for three new mines over five years 28 CIL project could transform Ity into a flagship operation DIAMONDS 30 Cullinan’s C-Cut starts its ramp up FEATURE – CONSULTANTS/PROJECT HOUSES 34 Sound Mining weathers the storm 39 Bakubung to deliver its first ore by the end of 2017 42 SRK seminar highlights mining’s challenges and opportunities

Editor Arthur Tassell Advertising Manager Bennie Venter e-mail: benniev@crown.co.za Design & Layout

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

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Cover The 11 m high graben tie-in struc- ture at the Nchwaning mine at Assmang’s Black Rock Mine Operations (BRMO) in the Northern Cape. The structure forms part of the ongoing Black Rock Project (BRP) in which WorleyParsons is deeply involved, as our cover story on page 20 explains (photo: Charles Corbett on behalf of Assmang).

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