Modern Mining May 2017

MODERN M I N I N G

CONTENTS

MAY 2017

ARTICLES

COVER 18 XRT technology ushers in a new era in diamond recovery RARE EARTHS 22 Gakara rare earth project on the fast track to production GOLD 27 Newmont to expand Ahafo EQUIPMENT 30 Top-of-the-range Volvo machines launched by Babcock FEATURE – CRUSHING, SCREENING AND MILLING 32 B&E provides short or long term crushing and screening solutions 34 Fourth MMD sizing station commissioned at coal mine 38 Metso pushes the boundaries 42 Screen media brand builds on FLSmidth’s global footprint 47 Composite deck systems take screening to a new level

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

Darryl James Circulation Karen Smith Publisher Karen Grant

4

Deputy Publisher Wilhelm du Plessis Printed by: Shumani Mills Communications

The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher.

Published monthly by: Crown Publications cc P O Box 140, Bedfordview, 2008

6

Tel: (+27 11) 622-4770 Fax: (+27 11) 615-6108 e-mail: mining@crown.co.za www.modernminingmagazine.co.za

REGULARS

MINING NEWS 4 Fekola gold project on target for October 2017 start-up

18

5 Ferrum Crescent gives up on Moonlight 6 Platreef financing takes a step forward 7 Contractors appointed for Bisie tin project 8 Asanko Gold updates Akwasiso resource 9 Two new gold discoveries at Golden Hill 10 Kibali gold mine heads for full production

11 PFS indicates strong returns for Riversdale project 12 BFS positions Ngualla as a world-class development 14 Slow leaching hits Tschudi’s first quarter production 15 Underground mine at Syama ahead of schedule 1 6 Final ramp-up at Liqhobong on track PRODUCT NEWS 50 Hoist drive from SA ordered by Canadian mine 51 Accurate 3D spatial monitoring with new Sentry system 52 Pumprite a key part of BMG's fluid technology portfolio 53 Trend towards vertical turbine pumps 54 REFLUX TM Classifier technology gains popularity in coal 55 New Potain tower crane for Malian gold mine 56 ELB completes tippler refurbishment

Cover TOMRA XRT machines at Lucara’s Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. As our cover story on page 18 explains, TOMRA’s XRT technology provides a single-stage alternative to traditional concentration and recovery techniques used in the dia- mond mining industry.

22

34

Average circulation (January–March 2017) 4373

May 2017  MODERN MINING  1