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39
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51
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30
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48
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IBC
Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) has
started work on a N$2,3 billion acid plant at
its Tsumeb smelter, which it says will elimi-
nate the sulphur dioxide emissions in Tsumeb
and, at the same time, create a viable by-
product, sulphuric acid, that could be sold to
other mines operating in Namibia.
Kwikspace Modular Buildings, in partner-
ship with Pupkewitz Megatech, has been
contracted to provide six office space units
(54 m
2
each in size) for the inception phase.
This R2 million project has a turnaround
time of only four weeks, with completion at
GEOVIA, formerly known as Gemcom Soft-
ware prior to its acquisition in 2012 by Das-
sault Systèmes, has announced the release
of GEOVIA Minex™ 6.2, which includes nu-
merous enhancements plus the new Dump
Scheduling and Haulage Planning module.
Designed to address the current economic
concerns within the mining industry, the new
Dump Scheduling and Haulage Planning
module enables users to control one of the
largest costs associated with the mining of
coal and other stratified deposits: the remov-
al and haulage of waste. The module allows
users to design waste dumps and haul roads,
schedule the dumping of waste, calculate
haulage cycle times and report on all aspects
of the waste removal and haulage process.
“Minex’s dump scheduling and haulage
planning tools allow us to easily integrate into
the mine scheduling process different sce-
ifm electronic’s switched mode power sup-
plies are claimed to offer both value and
performance and come in two designs –
BasicLine in a compact plastic housing and
ClassicLine in a robust metal housing. Both
designs only require a little space on the DIN
rail, due to their slim housing.
Software module caters for haulage of waste
A screen capture from Minex’s Dump Scheduling
and Haulage module.
narios for hauling waste from pits to dumps
via haul roads. In addition, they enable us to
analyse our major cost drivers, and help us
make better decisions about minimising our
operating costs. I am very happy with the re-
lease and with our investment in Minex. I am
also looking forward to future developments
and releases of Minex,” said David Delbridge,
Manager – Mine Planning and Development,
PT Bayan Resources, Tbk.
With advanced haulage planning, mine
planners are able to effectively analyse and
manage the efficiency of truck cycle times
and optimise truck fleet and haul road selec-
tion for improved cost control. A Scenario
Manager allows users – in a single interface
– to create various dump scenarios and take
control over the priority, sequence and direc-
tion in which dumps are filled.
With advanced reporting, Minex provides
mine planners with the flexibility to sum-
marise the movement of waste and effective-
ly communicate results to key stakeholders.
Quick comparisons can be made between
haulage options, leading to the identification
and selection of the lowest cost and best al-
ternatives.
GEOVIA, tel (+27 11) 805-0277
Switched mode power supplies from ifm
Switched mode power supplies from ifm electron-
ic come in two designs.
After power-on, the power supplies start,
even without minimum load, and are short cir-
cuit proof and overload protected. Two LEDs
and a DCok output signal the operating states.
With their wide input voltage range and cULus
approval, they can be used worldwide.
Besides the long mains buffering time of
up to 400 ms, another special feature of the
ClassicLine is the intelligent power reserve:
at a 1,5-fold nominal load the power supplies
can provide extra current for 5 s, and for a
longer time in case of lower overload. This
additional power allows even difficult loads
to start such as motors and DC/DC convert-
ers. The input voltage range is from 100 to
240 V AC ±10 %, and the output voltage of
the 24 V DC power supplies can be set from
24 to 28 V.
Additional types are designed for the AS-
Interface fieldbus system. They have, in ad-
dition, an integrated data decoupling and a
constant current characteristic.
ifm electronic SA,
tel 0861 IFM RSA (436-772)
Kwikspace office units for Tsumeb project
the end of July 2013, and provides valuable
space for key decision makers working at
the mine. Kwikspace office units are loaded
onto trucks in Cape Town and transported
2 000 km to Tsumeb where they are offloaded
and commissioned within three hours.
The smelter is one of only a few in the
world which is able to treat arsenic- and lead-
bearing copper concentrates and is a major
custom smelter with brownfields expansion
potential.
Leon du Plessis, Kwikspace,
tel (+27 21) 905-9093
