8 CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 2019
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OPERATION FOCUS: Kyzyl
Paul Moore visited the Kyzyl gold mine in East
Kazakhstan, based on a deposit that has had a
remarkable change of fortune under Polymetal
thanks to a robust feasibility process and
sound technical approach
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HIGH PROFILE – Anglo American Unki
With a reputation for forward-thinking mining
practices, Anglo American has, once again, led
from the front when it comes to responsible
operating practices, this time at the Unki platinum
operation in Zimbabwe, reports Dan Gleeson
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ASSET PROTECTION
Tailings dam accidents, climate change con -
cerns and miners’ social licence to operate are
all on the mining insurance company radar, as
Dan Gleeson finds out
22 HIGH PROFILE – Taiyuan Heavy
Paul Moore went to Shanxi Province to visit
Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co Ltd (TYHI) China’s
market leader in electric mining rope shovels, as
well as highly successful in the export market,
to find out what makes this leading OEM tick
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26 FLOTATION
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From coarse particle flotation to more use of
column solutions, the flotation market contin-
ues to evolve both in technology terms but also
in the approach taken by key equipment
providers, reports Paul Moore
34 DRIVES & GEARS
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From huge gearless solutions for the largest
conveyors and mills down to banks of VSDs in
process plants, drive systems are at the heart
of all mining operations, reports Paul Moore
39 HEAP LEACHING & SX
Time, cost and complexity continue to shape
the heap leaching and solvent extraction
space, Dan Gleeson hears
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44 ROCK TOOLS
Drilling consumables in mining are lasting
longer with the latest diamond and cemented
carbide coatings and buttons; and new
products are also appearing across the board,
reports Paul Moore
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