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WORLD PROSPECTS_visuals 26/10/2016 09:55 Page 1 WORLD PROSPECTS amdeb operates a Samson® mobile surface feeder at its diamond mining operations in Namibia which is handling raw sands at the rate of 1 Mt/mth per operating continuously 24/7.  To minimise the haulage costs in total it is necessary to maximise the relative benefits of both haul trucks and the continuous belt conveyor. Truck haulage is more economic in short runs and has the benefit of complete flexibility, there is no fixed plant to move as the working face develops and the dump truck can simply follow the excavator. Manufacturer SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd says its concept provides the critical mobile link allowing material to be loaded easily at any point