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New stone-dust barrier is in the bag Restricted

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A new method of building stone-dust barriers to provide a highly cost-effective method of inhibiting coal-dust explosions is now available following extensive testing both in South Africa and abroad. The design of the new stone-dust barrier was...
2nd July 1999
 
 
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19 additional exploration holes to be drilled Restricted

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THE underground drilling of 19 additional exploration holes at Target begins this month. The R1,9-million six-month contract to drill the 60 mm diameter holes has been won by Cementation Mining, of Johannesburg, whose R50-million 32-hole...
25th June 1999
 
 
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Impressive 4,9 m face advance Restricted

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A combination of new technologies has helped Target gold-mine to achieve impressive face advance. AECI Explosives Limited (AEL) underground bulk systems technology (UBST) acting business manager Mike Pledger tells Mining Weekly that a combination...
25th June 1999
 
 
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Ekati Project Canada Restricted

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Name: Ekati Project Location: The mine is located in a remote tundra region near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories (NWT), about 200 km south of the Arctic Circle. Brief description The mine is situated on a 853 000-acre claim block (which...
14th May 1999
 
 
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Explosives group is bang on target Restricted

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The drive by the Sasol group of companies towards the goal of becoming a leader in the global explosives market is spearheaded by a market-focused commitment to product and service innovation, states Sasol Mining Explosives’ (SMX) MD Dewet...
14th May 1999
 
 
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Hi-tech advances a blast Restricted

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The release of Sasol Mining Explosives’ (SMX) new electronic detonator in mid-1998 by Sasol Mining Initiators (SMI) – the developer, manufacturer and international marketer of the product – was brought forward because the company...
14th May 1999
 
 
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New detonators a hit Restricted

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The introduction of electronic detonators into the existing detonator market can only enhance operating productivity for mines, reports Ensign-Bickford South Africa (Ebsa) MD Ray Gibbison. He explains that, although the company controls most of...
14th May 1999
 
 
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Haulers for coal mine Restricted

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Diesel-engine flameproof specialist Explosion Protected Equipment (EPE) of Wynberg, Gauteng, has supplied three dry-system flameproofed underground-hauler engines to Ingwe Coal’s Khutala mine in Mpumalanga. EPE is the sole South African...
7th May 1999
 
 
 
 
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