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CONTENTS
AUGUST 2017
10 OPERATION FOCUS: Belaruskali
Paul Moore visited one of the world’s giants of
potash mining, Belaruskali, in the city of
Soligorsk, Belarus, to see how it has embraced
new technology to maintain record production
levels
21 HOISTING TECHNOLOGY
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Paul Moore spoke to some key suppliers of
hoisting and winder technology in the mining
hubs about new projects and designs as well
as upgrades to existing shaft equipment
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34 GOLD EXTRACTION
John Chadwick reports on advances in gold
recovery, including cyanide-free and some
other innovative new processes
50 EXPLOSIVES AND DELIVERY
John Chadwick examines the latest in blast
initiation, explosives delivery and blast
management
60 GROUND SUPPORT
Paul Moore reviews some new technology and
successes of existing solutions in both
rockbolting and shotcreting
66 SLOPE STABILITY
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Paul Moore reports that the latest radar
offerings are taking slope stability monitoring
to another level both at surface and
underground; while there are new
developments in other areas of scanning
72 HAUL ROADS
Paul Moore reviews some advice on haul road
management and reasons for poor roads such
as truck overloading, as well as looking at the
effect on costs from phenomena such as
rolling resistance
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76 HIGH PROFILE – E-DUMPER
Paul Moore reviews how the first all electric
mining haul truck is coming to fruition, and
interviewed the CEO and Member of the Board
of KUHN Holding, one of the two key
companies in the E-Dumper venture
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78 HIGH PROFILE – SIEMENS
Paul Moore found that lignite extraction is now
more efficient at a mine in Slovenia thanks to a
modernised mine winder solution from
Siemens; plus spoke to Christian Dirscherl,
Vice President for Mining, Excavation &
Transport at Siemens, about recent
developments in mine winders
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COVER: Breaker Technology Inc
AUGUST
2017
Breaker Technology Inc.'s (BTI) Mine Runner, shown on this month’s front cover, is
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gaining popularity as mines look to increase their utility truck’s life cycle and
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payload, while decreasing operating costs. With a 6,000 lb payload capacity, the
LIVERY
Mine Runner currently offers one of the largest payloads for underground utility
trucks on the market. It operates using BTI’s patent pending hydraulic wheel
drive system, making operation of the Mine Runner more economic and efficient
than using a mechanical powertrain. The ever increasing payload requirements
GOLD EX
TRACTI
and tramming distances have exceeded the capabilities of the typically
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repurposed highway 4x4-style truck. Unlike many over the road type vehicles
SUPPOR
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CUS:
Belaru
being modified for use underground, the Mine Runner is purpose designed
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and built for the underground environment. www.rockbreaker.com
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