Modern Mining November 2017

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2017

ARTICLES

MINING NEWS 4 Gamsberg project on track for mid-2018 start-up 6 Optimisation study reduces anticipated Etango capex 7 Yanfolila diesel power plant commissioned 8 Kibali underground mine in final commissioning stage 10 Wescoal has 8 Mt/a of production in sight 12 Shaft 1 of Platreef project reaches a depth of 500 m 13 Concor Opencast Mining secures two new contracts 14 Botswana Diamonds ‘re-discovers’eight kimberlites 15 Houndé completed under budget and ahead of schedule 16 Liqhobong plant operating at nameplate capacity 17 Caledonia to extend Central Shaft at Blanket PRODUCT NEWS 47 BME breaks into US market with successful test blasts 48 Pilot Crushtec launches new products at Open Day 49 Zimbabwe’s largest electric motor refurbished 50 Concord Cranes diversifies into new markets 51 Maptek optimises grade control 52 Cavex® hydrocyclones boost recoveries at Tharisa 53 Multotec builds local capacity in Mozambique 54 Becker relays detect cable theft 55 BLT supplies trommels and feeders into Africa 56 Parnis completes skid-mounted substations for Panama FEATURE – CONSULTANTS/PROJECT HOUSES 34 SENET – an African specialist with world-beating skills 40 Fluor completes modular tailings plant at Letlhakane GOLD 42 Bagassi South deposit heads towards development COMPANIES 44 Brelko 30 years in business REGULARS COVER 18 ‘Centre of Excellence’ status boosts WorleyParsons RSA COPPER 22 Kalongwe study indicates low capex and strong returns DIAMONDS 26 PEA confirms viability of an underground mine at Karowe 30 Mining dredge developed for DRC diamond project

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 De Beers’ Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo Province showing the headgears of the Venetia Unde rground Pro j ec t ( VUP ) . WorleyParsons RSA – whose activi- ties are covered on page 18 of this issue – is the EPCM contractor for the VUP.

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