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ODERN MINING
CONTENTS
June 2013
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MINING NEWS
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Moma expansion now in commissioning phase
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Sylvania Platinum to resubmit Volspruit MRA
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Mining operations start at Mansa in Zambia
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Drilling at Lethlakane defines 107 Mt coal resource
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Diamcor recovers its first ‘special’ diamond
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Rockwell reports on a “challenging” quarter
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DRA reports good progress at Kibali site
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SGS to build pilot plant for graphite project
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FLSmidth opens new Supercenter in Delmas
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Bell donates computer facility to secondary school
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Record number of mining students at Wits
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Waterberg step out hole returns excellent grades
ARTICLES
Cover
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Belaz ready to go big in local mining market
Platinum
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Significant milestone for Platreef project
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Successful rope-up at Impala’s No 16 Shaft
Copper
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Cementation wins second Lubambe contract
Companies
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Master Drilling leads the way in raiseboring
FEATURE – SAFETY IN MINING
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Balance needed in quest for Zero Harm
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Harmony/UP launch rock engineering initiative
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Innovative safety bolt to be launched locally
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Asset management solution optimises safety
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Senmin service enhances safety in process plants
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Caterpillar forms alliance with Seeing Machines
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Tiger Resources reaches safety milestone
PRODUCT NEWS
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Mining contractor sold on Bell machines
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Boom lift delivers a height of over 40 m
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Pilot Crushtec enjoys brisk sales of Sandvik range
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Pumps ordered for West African project
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Latest version of Micromine launched
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BME steps up manufacture of MMUs
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TeePee™ panel to improve diamond processing
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Tega offers customised panel solutions
