10 CONTENTS
AUGUST 2019
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HOISTING TECHNOLOGY
Paul Moore looks at news in hoisting and
winding projects, from a series of major potash
installations to synthetic fibre mine ropes
entering the market
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ROCK REINFORCEMENT
Technology advances in bolting, meshing and
shotcreting are helping to meet new
operational challenges in ever deeper mines,
reports Paul Moore
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EXPLOSIVES & BLASTING
Dan Gleeson looks at innovations in the
explosives and blasting sector, with one eye on
automation and wireless detonation proce-
dures
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GOLD EXTRACTION
The extraction of gold has become increasingly
complex over the last few decades, leading to
the development of several new technologies
able to effectively recover gold while, at the
same time, meeting the needs for more
environmentally friendly processing options.
Dan Gleeson profiles some of these
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HIGH PROFILE – JCHX
In the first of our new series of articles based
on meetings with the key Chinese mining
services, equipment & technology providers,
Paul Moore caught up with Jianzhong Zhang,
MD of JCHX Mining Management operating
subsidiary JMMC
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SLOPE STABILITY MONITORING
Paul Moore reports on the latest in slope sta-
bility monitoring, the importance of which has
again been highlighted by industry events
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HIGH PROFILE – Cummins
Mining operations are embracing the opportu-
nities created by new technology, from automa-
tion and electric vehicles to renewable energy,
but what can traditional fossil fuel power gen-
eration contribute to this technology-led
evolution? Craig Wilkins, Director Prime Power
at Cummins, explains how natural gas is key to
meeting the industry’s power needs in the
coming decades
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HIGH PROFILE – eMining
IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently had
the chance to catch up with Gernot Beutle,
eMining Switzerland Sales Project Manager, to
get an exclusive insight into progress with its
all electric mining truck program
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COVER: MacLean Engineering
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MacLean has been delivering mobile production support solutions for almost 50 years.
The signature MacLean Scissor Bolter is well established in Canadian & global mining,
with over 500 units sold & commissioned to date. The face bolting option on the
MacLean 975 Omnia Bolter joins the company’s fleet-wide battery-electric propulsion
option as another innovation for challenging deeper & hotter mines. The face bolting
option provides a tool to safely & efficiently bolt & screen the working face, as mines
go deeper to chase ore bodies and rock stresses increase. The cover shows
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