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Modern Mining - March 2007

March 2007

Leading phosphate producer Foskor in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, took delivery of a Komatsu WA1200-3 wheel loader at the end of last year. Our cover shot shows the WA1200-3 loading one of Foskor's Komatsu 730E haul trucks. See page 14 for further details


Articles

Cover Story
'Mountain Mover' meets Foskor's expectations
Copper/Cobalt
Turnaround at Ongopolo Copper mega-project now in construction

Feature

Gold
CAG bets on Zimbabwe Simmers' heap leach plans get a boost Letter to the Editor - Burnstone versus Modder East Female teams tackle tricky work at Kloof

Feature - Surface Mining Contracting

MCC group targets a doubling in size Moolmans back on top Scharrig Mining posed to move into Africa New company supplies opencast contractor

Mining News

Selkirk pre-feasibility study delivers positive outcome SA's gold production still falling Petra Diamonds to acquire Angolan explorer Joint venture on Botswanan coal project Contracts signed for Munali nickel project Letseng diamond sells for US$8,3 million Nare takes on 'operator status' at Schmidtsdrift Eland Platinum sets a brisk pace on PGM project Sylvania awards plant contracts to Matomo CAMEC exercises option on DRC company African Diamonds moves into DRC Sandvik awarded major Lumwana conveyor contract African projects in Barrick Gold's 'pipeline' Dominion Reefs plant starts processing ore Diamond assets offered for sale

Product News

Sandvik supplies crawler-mounted spreader Giant trommel destined for Lumwana Mooiplaas opts for Autodig system Pilot Crushtec extends facility Kawasaki crusher for Tati Nickel New Denmark gets low-seam miner 'Revolutionary' snatch block introduced
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