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CONTENTS
MARCH
11
2020
BATTERY & ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Following success stories at mines such as
Macassa and Borden, the industry is preparing
to go mainstream with its ‘electric mine of the
future’ message, Dan Gleeson discovers
27 WATER MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT
Paul Moore reviews some water management
developments in mining from desalination
investment to dewatering pump news and
water monitoring tools
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38 SURFACE LOADING
Paul Moore looks at some recent orders and
deliveries, technology upgrades and logistical
delivery issues for large mining shovels and
excavators
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48 HIGH PROFILE – SANDVIK
The Electric Mine 2020 keynote speaker –
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
President, Henrik Ager – puts the latest mine
electrification phenomenon into perspective
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50 UTILITY & ANCILLARY
The utility and ancillary market in mining
machines has matured, with many more mines
investing for the long term in equipment that
was designed for mining conditions not just
adapted from a standard construction class
model, reports Paul Moore
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56 ORE SORTING
With the mining industry re-thinking traditional
processing methods, a spot in the flowsheet
appears to have opened for ore sorting.
Dan Gleeson speaks to some of the leading
technology providers in this space to find out
how they intend to fill this gap
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64 MINERAL PORTS & STOCKPILES
Dan Gleeson reports on automation,
customisation and new developments set to
improve operations for material handlers
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HIGH PROFILE – CITIC HIC
Last year Paul Moore travelled to Luoyang,
China, to visit the country’s undisputed leader
in mineral processing equipment supply,
especially in large mills and crushers, with an
impressive reference list from leading mines
domestically and around the world
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Outotec ® Pretium Water Advisor predicts changes in water balance and quality based on
WATER
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changing production and environmental conditions, enabling simulation and
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evaluation of proposed water-treatment investments and process changes. The
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solution combines intelligent water measurement stations and instrumentation with
Outotec’s predictive water balance computing to eliminate the need to rely on time-
consuming manual water-balance and KPI calculations. Benefits include improved
operations management with dynamic predictions of water balance and quality;
accurate, real-time water-data processing based on operating system and
BATTER
Y
VEHICL ELECTRIC
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measurement-point data; transparent and fast access to data with automated data
UTILIT
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CILLAR
MINER
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handling and role-based reporting; and improved process performance with
AL PORT
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HIGH PR
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OFILE:
integrated regional water balance and mineral processing models
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AROUND THE WORLD
3 The Leader
4 World Prospects
72 Forthcoming Events
IBC Classifieds
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MARCH
2020