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CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT MAXAM has been implementing continuous improvement programmes targeting cost reduction over the mine-to-mill process

FRANK CONVERSATIONS The Joburg Indaba is a place for frank and honest discussions on issues that are pertinent to the South African mining sector

SWIFT PROGRESSION There is now a need for projects to progress from exploration to production faster and, as a result, obtain funding quicker

KUDAKWASHE MARAMBA The US-China trade war – may result in more gold projects, given the favourable price environment

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ALL THE HYPE Mobile and stationary fuel cell exports are on the increase globally

TRIFECTA The solution at the Agnew gold mine includes solar, wind and battery power which will maintain the mine

LOGICAL The Fluke three-phase energy-loggers are a logical solution to identifying energy waste

MAGNETIC The permanent magnet motor is suited to mine de-watering and is considerably more energy efficient

TOP GEAR The revamped gear units have been welcomed into the industry with open arms

POWER RANGER The concentrator at the DeGrussa mine provides 20% of the mine’s energy requirements

SHAUN COMBRINCK An uptick in gold prices might mean more business from the gold sector soon

DRY SORTING The Telligent Dry Separator technology enables high accuracy coal sorting without the need for liquids

The 2019 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards

JOHN PAUL HUNT Without junior mining companies understanding the uncertainty that the data might reflect, there is a risk of making suboptimum business decisions

Tizert copper deposit, in Morocco

ADVANCING MAINTENANCE Through Metso Metrics, mining companies can expect lower overall maintenance costs

COMPLIANCE GUARANTEE Procuring equipment from an Aspasa associate member will ensure compliance with the Mining Health and Safety Act of 1996, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2009

ACCEPTANCE UNDERTAKING The acceptance trials of the six pumps, for which the mine’s technical management, together with pumps distributor Wellford, travelled from Chile to Hamburg, in Germany, took a week

Worley MM&M senior VP for the EMEA region Denver Dreyer

STANDING STRATEGY SepFluor has always planned to be a vertically integrated fluorspar company

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From left, Krish Iyer, president Middle East Africa, Francois Bosch, business development (BD) sales manager, East Africa, Denver Dreyer, senior vice president Mining Minerals and Metals (MM&M), Europe Middle East Africa, Ian Davies, senior vice president, BD & Growth MEA, Ryan Froude, operations manager, East Africa, Robert Hull, vice president, MM&M, Africa, and Ed Hanbidge, vice president, Energy Chemicals and Services, Southern and Eastern Africa.

EVERY DROP COUNTS Mines need to reduce their water consumption and also take into consideration the increasing need for water as the population grows

ADRIAAN MEINTJES Mining houses, consulting engineers and TSF contractors have refocused on new best-practice principles for design of tailings dams

KAREN KING The environment has benefited from the stricter legislation that governs how mines should treat their water

ANDREW VAN ZYL AND MARCIN WERTZ SRK Consulting acknowledges the growing value of Big Data and technology-focused expertise

CHRIS CAMPBELL Stakeholders must remain hopeful that the mining industry can be resuscitated

LIGHT IT UP Magnitech’s products can be found in factories, power stations and mines

ABANDONED MINE In the case of an unplanned mine closure the implications are significant

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SAFETY FIRST From a consulting engineering and project management point of view, mine safety is a key focus area and a business imperative

REAL-TIME MONITORING Open House Management Solutions can monitor the rock mass response in real time