Mining Global - November 2014

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How to: Invest in Mining Stocks AngloGold Ashanti & Mine Site Infrastructure Exploration Technology

by De Beers

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Rio Tinto: Mine of the Future An interview with Andrew Harding, CEO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Division

editor’s comment

in this issue

“Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement” – Daniel H. Pink While the mining industry

continues to approach automation with a grain of salt, Rio Tinto is taking the technology by the horns. The company, which is set to unveil its autonomous rail system sometime next year, sat down with us to discuss its Mine of the Future and how the company is progressing.

Also this month: we examine how De Beers is leveraging proprietary technology for diamond exploration; how AngloGold Ashanti Limited handles mine site infrastructure; and the top 10 mining innovations set to turn the industry upside.

Lastly, we introduce our beginners guide to investing in mining stocks including how to get started, the risks and rewards, and tips for analyzing stocks through market data and metal prices.

Enjoy the issue!

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Contents

Features

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OPERATIONS

Finance How to Invest in Mining Stocks Exclusive

Andrew Harding, the CEO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Division, discusses the Mine Of The Future

MACHINERY AngloGold Ashanti & Mine Site Infrastructure

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30 Top 10 Mining Innovations of the Future

24 36 Technology Exploration Technology

by De Beers

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Contents

72 Lundin Mining

Liebherr Australia

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Company Profiles

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EUROPE 44 Assoc.: Euromines

Compass Minerals UK Ltd

94 Grande Côte Operations

54 Compass Minerals UK Ltd 72 Lundin Mining

AFRICA 94 Grande Côte Operations

CANADA 118 Dundee Sustainable Technologies 126 IMERYS Talc – Penhorwood Mine 134 Mega Precious Metals

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142 ArcelorMittal Canada 170 ArcelorMittal Canada (French version)

IMERYS Talc – Penhorwood Mine

198 Assoc.: Mining Association of British Columbia

204 Brahma Group

USA 204 Brahma Group 212 DRA Taggart

Australia 222 Liebherr Australia

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246 CITIC Heavy Industries

ArcelorMittal Mines Canada

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BMD Group

262 BMD Group

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Rio Tinto: Mine Of The Future

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Exclusive interview with Rio Tinto’ chief executive Andrew Harding on how the company is progressing with its Mine of the Future™ program, including the introduction of automated rail systems Writ ten by: Robe rt Spe n c e

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Op e r at i o n s Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future™ is no ordinary mine strategy. In fact, it’s like nothing the mining world has ever seen. Unveiled in 2008, the futuristic program aims to change the face of mining through the use of autonomous equipment and technology only witnessed in science-fiction films.

The Mine of the Future™, however, is no sci-fi fantasy film.

Rio Tinto is putting the finishing touches on a group-wide initiative that involves next-generation technology and big-data utilization which will ultimately alter mining operations forever.

Mining 2.0 The goal behind the Mine of the Future™ isn’t necessarily to build one autonomous mine but rather a holistic approach to find new ways to mine and extract minerals more efficiently, while also reducing environmental impact and improving safety.

“Focusing on two key themes – achieving efficiency in surface mining through autonomy and improving recovery practices – the Mine of the Future™ program is aimed at mining safer, better and faster,” says Andrew Harding, chief executive 10

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Rio Tinto utilizes Komatsu for its driverless trucks of Rio Tinto’s iron ore division.

The Mine of the Future™ program develops step-change technologies, which include: a centralized operations center for remotely managing operations, autonomous truck haulage, autonomous train operations (AutoHaul™) and autonomous drilling.

The company, which first unleashed its autonomous vehicles in 2008, currently has 54 autonomous trucks operating across three Rio Tinto mine sites in Western Australia.

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Andrew Harding, CEO of Rio Tinto’s iron ore division “We commenced trials in December 2008 at West Angeles and in June 2011, five autonomous haulage trucks were moved from West Angeles operations to Yandicoogina mining operations and combined with five new trucks,” says Harding.

“In July 2012 the autonomous fleet reached a milestone of hauling high grade iron ore at the Yandicoogina mine.”

Rio Tinto launched its operation center in 2009, quickly progressing

to autonomous drilling and its revolutionary rail system trials in 2012.

Rio Tinto’s AutoHaul™ system is expected to be up and running in 2015.

The future leads to technology The key behind Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future™ isn’t just the approach but the technology behind it. The company has compiled some of the brightest and forward-thinking minds in the industry to develop new ideas for the company’s mission.

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Autonomous drill rigs are used at Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore mines

Rio Tinto’s centralized control center in Perth

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Rio’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) group has been vital to the autonomous project, partnering with leading institutions such as the University of Sydney and Imperial College London to innovate new ideas and improve the program’s environmental performance.

“Innovation is the key to improving recovery rates of minerals from rock, mining difficult resource bodies, finding new resource bodies, reducing energy use and restoring landscapes when mining is finished,” says Harding.

The company’s Research and Development is another vital chapter of the program. In addition to innovating new ideas, the R&D team thrives on continuous improvements and finding new ways of making operations more efficient.

“We have a centralized team of specialists focused on step change improvements in current technologies and operations, but it is not a solo effort: the Mine of the Future™ program is built on strong R&D partnerships,” says Harding.

The biggest advantage to creating the Mine of the Future™ is data.

The company’s global operations generate vast amounts of data and

Rio Tinto is working to harness the value of that data to increase productivity and become more efficient across all operations.

What’s next?

Rio Tinto is currently engaged in its AutoHaul™ program, the world’s first fully-autonomous heavy haul, long distance railway system – a key initiative in the Mine of the Future™ program.

According to Harding, AutoHaul™ is a critical enabler of Rio Tinto’s strategy to become the world’s best iron ore producer, allowing the

“Innovation is the key to improving recovery rates of minerals from rock, mining difficult resource bodies, finding new resource bodies, reducing energy use and restoring landscapes when mining is finished” – Andrew Harding, CEO of Rio Tinto’s iron ore division 13

Op e r at i o n s company to achieve production at the right cost and value-driven growth.

“AutoHaul™ contributes to Rio Tinto meeting increasing production targets, as we expand to produce 360 million tons a year, and it improves

“AutoHaul™ contributes to Rio Tinto meeting increasing production targets, as we expand to produce 360 million tons a year, and it improves the efficiency of our business”

the efficiency of our business.”

Although Rio Tinto declined to provide technological details to the project (due to patents and commercial sensitivities), the company says people are at the center of the AutoHaul™.

“Developing, testing and eventually operating this new technology, AutoHaul™ provides opportunities to be trained in new roles and obtain new skills that will be at the forefront of mining in the future,” says Harding.

“AutoHaul™ brings significant benefits to the safety and wellbeing of our people and the community, through the implementation of safer systems, new processes and by reducing or removing hazards

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and high-risk work factors.”

Along with increasing productivity and safety, the Mine of the Future™ has the ability to assist the mining economy.

“As we invest in innovation in the mining industry, there are substantial flow-on benefits for the broader economy. Innovative suppliers to the mining extractive industries have the opportunity to grow, create new jobs, and build smart exports through collaborative technological innovation,” said Harding.

“We remain focused on optimizing productivity through autonomous technology. These technologies are a key part of the Mine of the Future™ program, which is designed to find

new ways to mine and extract minerals more efficiently while reducing environmental impacts and most importantly, further improving safety.”

Overall, the program is making breakthroughs in advanced mineral recovery, extracting a higher purity mineral from smaller amounts of ore and reducing waste. State-of-the-art automation is transforming productivity and safety for Rio Tinto, making mining better for the entire industry.

“Our Mine of the Future™ program has shown positive outcomes in the Pilbara region and showcases the potential of the technology across other operations and commodities,” says Harding.

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M ac h i n e r y

AngloGold Ash and Mine Site Infras

We take a look at mine site infrastructure with A company is working to build better infrastructur

hanti structure

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AngloGold Ashanti Limited and how the re beyond just the life of its mining operations 17

M ac h i n e r y Mining companies live and die by mine site infrastructure. It’s the backbone to any successful operation and has the ability to either enhance productivity or harm it. It also has the ability to impact surrounding communities.

To achieve maximum mining production, companies must effectively design and implement infrastructure that meets the needs for (underground or surface) mines including processing plants, miner facilities, and rail and port structures.

One of the best in the business in achieving maximum results is AngloGold Ashanti Limited. The South-African mining company has mastered the art of incorporating its ‘big picture’ into designs, executing them to near perfection and getting the most out of its mines from beginning to end.

The basics of mine site infrastructure The success of mining infrastructure is hidden in three facets: planning, designing and execution.

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Above ground infrastructure of the G mine and infrastructure needed to evacuate the mineral bearing ore to the processing site or port. Infrastructure required at most mining sites includes: • Bulk materials handling • Fuel facilities • Tunnel engineering • Control Systems – including automation and remote control of mining equipment • Rail and port infrastructure • Water infrastructure planning and resource management

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Geita open pit • Dams – water supply and tailings • Pumping and piping for liquids and slurries • End to end power generation, transmission, distribution and management • Airstrip planning, approvals and design • Environmental solutions • Community development, social planning and facilitation • Site and off-site infrastructure – roads, bridges, buildings,

Underground at Great Noligwa camps, utilities • Borefields and dewatering AngloGold implements an array of options when it comes to mine site infrastructure. The company has been known to utilize its own contractors as well as outsource duties to highly recognized and skilled contractors.

AngloGold also utilizes sophisticated software to explore, design and develop mine site infrastructure, plants and mills, and mine equipment.

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M ac h i n e r y The big picture Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti has over 20 gold mining operations in 10 countries. The majority of the company’s mining operations consist in developing countries where existing infrastructure is little to none.

A lack of access to power, clean water and transport infrastructure is a significant barrier to economic

development for these countries.

When engineering operations, AngloGold incorporates the ‘big picture’ for mine site infrastructure.

The company not only integrates infrastructure for the mining and processing aspect of operations but also for the mine reclamation.

AngloGold works to implement infrastructure that will benefit communities in which it operations Above ground infrastructure of the Geita open pit

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long after its mines have closed.

For example, AngloGold Ashanti Limited has obtained partnerships with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo to upgrade the 53 miles of road between the district capital, Bunia, and the company’s mine site in Mongbwalu. In the past, the road took three days to travel. Now it only takes three hours, giving the UN and local communities the ability to move freely around the area.

Because AngloGold understand mining operations will eventually cease, the company is dedicated to integrating mine site closure in the designing and implementation of its mine site infrastructure. ​​​“Through improved integration of closure considerations throughout disciplines and with daily operations, we can strive for effective and efficient closure in accordance with our company values, and deliver on our commitment to stakeholders and communities to establish a sustainable future,” the company’s website states.

In addition, social infrastructure plays a significant importance in mine site planning and design.

According to AngloGold Ashanti,

Establishing local infrastructure to help support the future of local communities

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窶連ccording to Accenture research, metals and mining expenditures for capital projects is expected to reach $1.5 trillion from 2011 to 2025

SAG medical centre

Fetching water from the communial tap

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there is no gainsaying the importance of social infrastructure.

“Irrespective of whether the mines are large or small, equipment in use is high-tech or not, social infrastructure in the mode of housing facilities for the workers, schools in the nearby locality for the children of the workers and other types of social infrastructure which will play a crucial role in meaningfully contributing to the socioeconomic lifestyle of the working section in the mines is very important.”

The future According to Accenture research, metals and mining expenditures for capital projects is expected to reach $1.5 trillion from 2011 to 2025.

“The potential savings and returns through effective management and delivery of a capital project investment AngloGold Ashanti working together as one community

can be huge,” said Jose J. Suarez, managing director for Accenture’s North American Mining industry group and the research lead. “Keeping on budget and within planned timelines across a portfolio of multiyear projects can save millions for a company – in today’s environment strong project management can be an important competitive advantage.”

To maintain its high standardization of mine site infrastructure, AngloGold has implemented various engineering programs and schooling through its operations in Ghana, Guinea, Mali and other countries.

Earlier this year, the company held a graduation ceremony for 73 apprentices at its Engineering Training Center at its Obusai Mine.

The students were trained in various application such as electrical, mechanical, instrumental, mobile equipment, welding and fabrication.

Kwaku Awuku, Senior Manager, Human Resources of the Obuasi Mine said: “Training and development is a priority for AGA to ensure that we have the right people with the right skills and knowledge for the right roles to execute work safely, responsibly and effectively.”

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TE C HNOLOGY

Exploration Technology

by De Beers

Discover how mining giant De Beers is leveraging its own ‘DebTech’ division to utilize and excel in its own exploration technology Writ ten by: Robe rt Spe n c e

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TE C HNOLOGY De Beers has built a prestigious reputation over the years, derived primarily from one attribute: quality diamonds. The company, which has been the leader in diamonds for more than 100 years, has notoriously remained silent about its exploration tactics…until now.

De Beers recently opened up about its exploration strategies and how the company’s technology division ‘DebTech’ is giving it a competitive advantage for diamond exploration, mining and ore treatment.

Added value The role of DebTech is to provide cost effective and value adding technology that will ensure a sustainable competitive advantage to the value of De Beers.

The company’s innovative products are developed by marrying De Beers’ diamond industry knowledge along with its technical expertise to provide world-class services. De Beers’ R&D function helps manage the entire DebTech innovation process and aims to identify, create and demonstrate the feasibility of new technologies in order to further the company’s Exploration and Ore Processing divisions.

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According to the DebTech website, the R&D function is to make use of key technologies suppliers in the relevant fields of interest, while implementation is completed as a collaborative process between DebTech and relevant De Beers’ business partners.

“The Product R&D function manages the entire product acquisition process from requirement analysis, concept generation to final design and operates alongside the Product Supply and Support function. Together, these two functions collaborate with internationally recognised technology component suppliers and combine their unique understanding of operational requirements, within the diamond industry, to deliver the products appropriate to meet those unique needs.”

To ensure quality and innovation is maintained among all of its products, the division employs a large number of specialized technicians. Core functions are performed by this team throughout the product lifecycle, including the provisions of specialized skills during the manufacturing, assembling and testing of products.

Scheduled inspections are

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BWX 1112 High Throughput Large Diamond X-ray Sorter performed to ensure a high standard of efficiency as well as serving as a standardize plant audit. This provides management with an unbiased view of the performance of the diamond technology.

Products and services Until 2008, the division’s products and services were only made available to the De Beers’ family of companies around the world. According to DebTech marketing manager Nico van Zyl, the availability of its products on the open market coincided with the fall in world financial markets, with many operations significantly reducing

output during 2009.

“Even though this has been the case, DebTech has managed to achieve all its financial targets for the past two years and was able to sell the first sorting units to outside companies. Electronic sorting remains our main focus and is supplemented by magnetic separation and security technologies.”

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The benefits of the Ultra Violet diamond Scavenging Sorter • Optimum diamond scavenging with minimum gangue material at high feedrates • Spillage free, low yields • Operator and maintenance friendly • Complete operator safety • Low operating costs • Low Capex • Complimentary technology to X-ray sorting • Commercially available 2015

Tracers are an essential component in setting up X-ray based diamond sorting machines

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sorters and laser Raman diamond sorters. The division can also supply equipment that can analyze and define diamond production.

“We can provide sorting solutions that can deliver a 99% concentrate by weight in an automated mode, and this can be done for the entire size range,” said Van Zyl. “From a large range of products, only a number have been selected for display. These will include diamond X-ray sorting technology, the Scannex low dose X-ray body scanner, the magnetic roll separator, dense-medium controllers and the metallurgical service.”

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The company’s portfolio of products includes: • CDX113C and CDX116C Single or Dual Wavelength X-ray Sorters • CDX118CD and CWX118CD Dual Wavelength X-ray Sorters • Dense Medium Controller (DMC) • MagRoll-Single Stage • Osprey Ultra Violet Diamond Scavenging Sorter • BWX 1112 High Throughput Large Diamond X-ray Sorter • Tracers & Simulants • Metallurgical Services The future of diamond exploration According to Bruce Cleaver, executive head at De Beers group, new technological advances is vital for the future of diamond exploration to be successful.

“Technology advancement is critically important to support the whole value chain, including in sustaining the supply to meet growing demand. As supply from existing mines decreases, mining will become increasingly complex and remote, and increasingly costly. Investment in operational innovations will be required to drive productivity”

The DebTech division is continuously working to develop the latest technological advances for diamond exploration. During the last two years, the division has placed emphasis on filling a gap in the suite of diamond sorters, launching an array of new products to fulfill this need including the Rhovol Densimetric Profiler, the BWX1112 and BWX118 large diamond sorters, and a new diamond sorter utilizing XRT technology.

Last month the company launched its airborne magnetic SQUID system (Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device) for faster execution of work programs and reducing mining exploration costs. The new technology has significant benefits over existing exploration methods, especially as it is the first device of its kind that can operate on a fixed-wing plane.

With diamond reserves slowly being depleted from existing mines, the industry is in good hands with DebTech as the De Beers’ division is continuing to search for new technological advancements to assist in diamond exploration.

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Finance

How to Invest in Mining Stocks Beginners guide to investing in mining stocks including how to get started, the risks and rewards, and tips for analyzing stocks through market data and metal prices W r i t t e n b y: R o b e r t S p e n c e

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Finance The mining industry is chalked full of opportunities. The billion dollar sector, which consists of rising and declining commodity prices in everything from gold and silver to iron ore and potash, is a highly volatile market.

Fortunately for those who invest in mining stocks, it creates prosperous buying opportunities for those who understand what volatility offers.

We break down the best ways to get started in mining stocks and how beginners can analyze stocks through market data and metal prices to better understand how they can earn a return.

How to get started Investing in the mining sector is similar to playing fantasy football. You draft the best players available for their price and you bet every weekend they’re going to do well. During the season it’s up to you whether or not you to drop or trade them.

Investing in mining stocks consists of two groups: majors and juniors. Companies like Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, corporations with decades of history, worldspanning operations and a slow 32 November 2014

‘Investing in the mining sector is similar to playing fantasy football.

You draft the best players available for their price and you bet every weekend they’re going to do well.’

Quantify the volume of recoverable assests in any mining operation will provide a reliable forecast for future returns on your investment and steady cash flow, represent majors. Juniors are essentially the exact opposite; little capital and little to none business history.

According to Investopedia.com, the first step to investing in mining stocks is valuing your options. “Although majors and juniors are very different, they are united by the one fact that makes all mining stocks unique: their business model

is based on using up all the assets they have in the ground. The catch is that mining companies don’t know exactly how much is in a given deposit until it is all dug up. Therefore, the value of mining stock roughly follows the market value of its reserves, with a premium paid to companies with a long history of successfully bringing those reserves to market.�

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Finance should consider a company’s reserves. These are typically evaluated through feasibility studies, which verify the worth of a mining deposit.

A feasibility study generally takes the estimated size and grade of the deposit and balances it against the costs and difficulties of extracting it all. If the deposit will earn more money on the market than it costs to dig up, then it is feasible.

The next question to consider is what kind of person are you? Are you willing to take a risk and throw money

at a chance to make a lot of money or would you prefer a more certain option? These questions will help you answer what types of investments and stocks you should invest in.

Risks Like most things in life, investing in mining stocks includes a certain amount of risk. If a mining major has a lot of deposits being staked and mined, the contents of any single deposit aren’t likely to alter the stock value too much. For a junior, however,

‘If a mining major has a lot of deposits being staked and mined, the contents of any single deposit aren’t likely to alter the stock value too much. For a junior, however, the company lives or dies on the results of its feasibility studies’

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How to Invest in Mining Stocks

the company lives or dies on the results of its feasibility studies.

If the feasibility is positive, then the value of the company may shoot up. Often times a junior miner won’t mine a feasible deposit to the end, rather selling the deposit to a larger miner and move on to its next big thing. In this sense, junior mining stocks form an exploration pipeline that feeds the major miners in the end. With this being said, the big risks and rewards typically reside at the junior mining level.

To keep risks down, it’s best not to be exposed to only one type of asset. Instead of putting all your money in one small company, it is better to be diversified across several different sectors, commodities and companies. Being invested more broadly lessens the risk of losing all your money at any one time.

Tips As a beginner investor you should first decide whether you want to invest in junior mining stocks or major mining stocks. Juniors have the potential to offer a lot of appreciation in the right market, which makes them ideal for risky players. If you’re

looking for lower-risk stocks with the potential for dividends and some decent appreciation, then major mining stocks are right for you.

Investing in a broad market, especially one that gives some international exposure is a smart move for first time investors. A portfolio consisting of plenty of diversification provides the steadier performance of large companies along with a bit of international companies and small caps.

According to Jim Mueller, a selftaught investor and financial writer for Nasdaq, before you start investing it is best to spend some time thinking about what you want to accomplish and how to do that while staying within your risk tolerance levels.

“Doing this before committing those first dollars will go a long way toward protecting you from the emotional rollercoaster of investing first one way, then another, never really knowing why you are changing your mind.

Careful thought before and during your investing career will do more to help your results than trying to chase the latest hot stock. After all, it’s your money - you should know what you are doing with it and why.”

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Mining Innovations of the Future We rank the top mining innovations set to turn the mining industry upside down Written by: Robert Spence

More mining companies are investing in simulation technology

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top 10 As the world’s largest automated tunnel boring machine, Bertha is 326 feet long and 57.5 feet wide, weighing over 7,000 tons

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Automated Tunnel Borers

The concept of automated tunnel borers isn’t new. Since 2012, Rio Tinto has been working with the Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) to build shafts and tunnels at a faster rate as part of Rio’s Mine of the Future initiative. Together, the two have designed a new tunnel boring system that is currently being implemented at Rio’s Northparkes Mine in Australia.

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The future of autonomous boring is anticipated to be seen regularly in coming years.

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Ore Processing

In addition to eco-friendlier ways, the mining industry is pushing for newer and more improved methods for ore processing.

One new process, which has the potential to be maximized across the mining sector, is

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Copper NuWave™. Designed and implemented by Rio Tinto, the technology maximizes mineral recovery while reducing waste. It also has the ability to cut water and energy consumption. The company is currently testing the technology at its Kennecott Utah Copper mine in the U.S.

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Simulation Technology

The use of mining equipment simulator systems is on the rise in recent months as companies utilize the innovative technology to train operators.

The use of simulation technology has a wealth of advantages including aiding in recruitment processes, improvements in productivity and reaction times in emergency situations.

Within the next few years, the use of mining simulation technology could very well be utilized across the mining spectrum. (See picture on opening spread).

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Revitalized Excavators

One of the more anticipated innovations for the mining industry is the revitalization of excavators. Companies like Volvo and Doosan are helping to make the excavator of the future bigger, smarter, safer and more powerful. Together, the two have designed some of the most futuristic concepts that could very well come to fruition in the next few years.

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Automated Rail System

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top 10 automated, long distance, heavy haul rail network for the mining industry, but it won’t be the last.

The benefits of an automated rail system include enhanced safety and efficiency as mining companies can rely on the innovative technology to safely and securely transport minerals to their required destinations.

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X-ray Diffraction Equipment

Already being utilized by a small group of mining companies, including diamond miner ALROSA, x-ray diffraction equipment is on path to become a global necessity. The equipment, which is currently used in diamond recovery, is an important method for the identification of phases in raw materials, for process control during ore beneficiation, and for the quality control of final mineral product.

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3D Mapping

3D mapping is another technological advancement that is expected to make a big splash in the mining industry within the next few years. Companies like Rio Tinto, which has already implemented the software at its West Angelas mine in Western Australia, are using the innovative

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Rio Tinto has already implemented 3D mapping software at its West Angelas mine

technology for their advantage to improving the way they dig up commodities as well as cut cost.

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Alternative Energy

Utilizing alternative energy is something most industries are working to implement on a larger scale.

The mining sector is no different.

Harmony Gold has been on the forefront of using alternative energy, most notably solar.

The company is working to use mine-impact land and tailings to pilot biocrop procreating in the form of giant king grass and sugar beets to generate natural gas as a fossil fuel substitute.

The initiative could lead to more companies utilizing innovative sources for alternative energy.

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Safety Equipment

Safety equipment in the mining industry has progress considerably in the last decade.

As the sector moves towards automation, companies are implementing more advanced technology to secure employees remain as safe as possible.

At this year’s NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation award ceremony, the top

The mining boot is designed to provide ankle support and sole stability

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honor for innovation went to Centennial Coal for their Fit-forPurpose Underground Boot.

The mining boot is designed to provide ankle support and sole stability, comfort and full prevention of water ingress.

Another safety innovation that has the potential to sweep the industry is the SmartCap. The technology, which works to combat fatigue, utilizes sensors on the wearer’s forehead to monitor signs of fatigue and assess their level of alertness.

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Rio Tinto has already launched initiatives towards its Mine of the Future

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Autonomous Mine Site Infrastructure

The number one mining innovation set to turn the industry upside down is autonomous mine site infrastructure.

Rio Tinto, which is the first company to envision the idea, has already launched initiatives

towards its Mine of the Future.

The three main components of mining include drilling, haulage trucks and long distance railway systems. Rio Tinto is working to automate all three in unison with operations. The system, which is set to be controlled by one main operational facility, will allow miners, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location.

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Conference field trip, Aitik mine, Sweden

“We should be doing exploration and mining and processing and supplying to the people that need those raw materials� – Mark Rachovides, President

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nder the Presidency of Mark Rachovides, The European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals (Euromines) is striving to lay to bed assertions of the past to encourage its members about the potential of the future.

Mining in Europe, and indeed across the world, has often come in for criticism but through a strong focus on external industry collaboration and internal optimism, the association is well on its way to changing industry standards and consequently, public perceptions.

Existing as a not-for-profit organisation in its current form since 1996, Euromines represents more than 40 different metals and minerals, more than 100 companies and about 350,000 jobs across its member states, and

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Mark Rachovides President

Rachovides is positive that Europe can become a partner of choice within the mining industry.

“The important thing through what we do is to point out where mining fits in the value chain and to get away from those old stereotypes,” he said.

“We need a balanced, responsible approach to keep the value chains in the EU because it won’t contribute to our renaissance or our future if part of the value chain is being sourced outside when we have the ability to do it here.

“We should be doing exploration and mining and processing and supplying to the people that need those raw materials.

We can do the whole thing and that should make us the partner of choice because we should be showing ourselves as the leaders in terms of sustainable use of our resources.

Mark Rachovides is a consultant to Eldorado Gold Corporation and until recently was Chairman of Deva Gold, Eldorado’s subsidiary in Romania. He was formerly an Executive Director of European Goldfields which was acquired by Eldorado in early 2012. Rachovides is a well-known specialist in South East Europe and Chairman of the Euromines Gold Group.

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“That’s what we want to achieve; to set the standard that’s higher than everyone else.”

Present virtues Manufacturing in Europe currently accounts for 75 percent of the EU’s exports and many of these manufactured products depend on raw materials. It is figures like these which the Association aims to make clearer to the business world moving forward.

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“Europe is surprisingly underexplored and underinvested for exploration, but in terms of technology, we’re very advanced, so we are increasingly developing the ability to mine more complex deposits and have more automated machinery,” Rachovides said. “We ultimately look to a future of stateof-the-art modern mining in Europe.”

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conferences at high profile events, to start getting that positive industry message across.

This can only come with a collaborative and integrated drive among its members too though, and Rachovides is adamant that all are responsible in that push and none are burying their heads in the sand.

“Most of our members need and do talk more about our good stewardship and the added value that we bring across the spectrum of our activities,” he added. “A lot of the criticisms are the sins of our past and we need to talk more about the virtues of our present and our future.

“Our performance today in Europe speaks for itself. We have excellent health and safety records, very low numbers of fatalities and rank very highly in terms of productivity. We invent a lot of technologies used worldwide because we are constructive, responsible, intelligent people.”

Globally competitive Structured through a series of committees, comprising a decision-making steering committee, a think-tank policy committee, and some more specialised sector committees – environment, health and safety, emission training standards, communication, gold mining and magnesia production – Euromines is set up to be the recognised representative for mining in Europe; a voice and point of reference in relation to the European institutions, and a sounding board for members regarding

Key Personnel

Corina Hebestreit Director Dr. Hebestreit is the Director of Euromines.

She has 20 years of experience in the mining sector, from primary raw materials to marketing of end products. Over the years she has built an extensive network in the industry and academia.

Johannes Dreilsma Deputy Director of Euromines

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policy matters and technical issues.

The main goal as a consequence of these ongoing discussions, forums, collaborations with global organisations and monitoring of international trends, is to ensure that the EU maintains and builds upon its position as a responsible and balanced source of minerals.

Complementing the effective stewardship, innovation and people that the EU mining sector can boast is also a wealth of deposit opportunities where the industry can expand its footprint, and this is what Euromines will be smoothing the pathway towards

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over the coming months and years.

“There is certainly a lot of money in Europe and we also have a tremendous amount of intellectual capital and industrial capital in terms of making and inventing things,” Rachovides concluded.

“If you look at our competitive positioning, we are heavily regulated, have a large population, not a lot of land mass, but still manage to compete in an international market on a company-by-company basis successfully.

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Advanced Mining Technologies and Expanding Deepstore Division Maintain Compass Minerals UK’s Continuous Improvement Ethos

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The company known as Salt Union Ltd until recently is ensuring the ongoing development of a business which can be traced back to the 1840’s through its commitment to flexibility, safety and value-added operations

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ompass Minerals UK Ltd’s levels of annual success may be dependent on factors out of its control, but has for the past two decades ensured that its flexible approach, highquality mining techniques and commitment to continuous improvement keeps the company prepared for any eventuality.

As one of the UK’s primary miners, storers and distributors of rock salt to de-ice the country’s roads each winter, the unpredictable nature of the industry means that the ability to remain entrepreneurial and innovative is imperative, and this is something that Compass Minerals UK has been able to achieve amid the core backdrop of key customer collaboration, employee

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improvement and service diversification.

In such a niche market, building a reputation is paramount, but Compass Minerals UK, formerly known as Salt Union, has certainly been around long enough to boast such acclaim.

Director of Compass Minerals UK’s Salt Business, Ian Gordon explained: “We have just recently changed our name from Salt Union Limited to Compass Minerals UK Ltd. Unifying ourselves as one Compass Minerals allows us to build on our long history of which Salt Union has helped build.

“We have been owned by Compass Minerals since 2001 and Compass Minerals floated on the New York Stock Exchange in 2003. We are able to leverage the expertise that they have in the US and Canada in areas of salt and agricultural specialty fertiliser products, while carrying on the same good work we’ve always done as Salt Union under various ownerships.”

In the UK, the company now consists of the one salt mine in Winsford, Cheshire where it has the capability to mine 1.5 million tonnes a year to a customer base comprising local authorities as well as the highways agency to ensure the safety of UK roads.

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C ompa s s M i n e r al s U K Lt d Minerals is certainly not a brand to rest on its laurels and has subsequently invested heavily into the ongoing development of its equipment, mining techniques and overall sustainability.

“We currently mine almost exclusively with Joy Global’s heavy duty continuous miners, moving on from the drill and blast method that was used in the past,” said Managing Director, Gordon Dunn. “As mining has developed it has been an ideal application in the salt mine to use continuous miners and we’ve recently purchased our third which we’re building now.

“We’ve also spent the past two years developing into new reserves, 100 metres below where we’ve historically worked, in a lower bed of salt, and we will be in those reserves for the next 30 years.”

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Setting up now for long-term sustainability is a hallmark of Compass Minerals’ success in the UK, and the benefits of the continuous miners has not gone unnoticed, with the parent company replicating the investments and operations in Canada to strive for the same results.

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UK than it had done in the previous 15 years.

“We’ve put in the new continuous miner and a new hoisting system, we’re installing the new heavy duty drift conveyor that is a mile long and can pull 1,800 tonnes per hour for a mile, and we’ve also invested heavily into crushing and screening.

“Compass Minerals is investing heavily into the sustainability of the overall facility here in the UK.” DeepStore Safeguarding the future of the company even further, one of Compass Minerals’ key areas of growth in recent years has been the initiation and development of its vast storage space with its DeepStore business.

Established in 1998 at its Winsford site before acquiring two further locations in London in 2007, the concept behind DeepStore is to fill the void left behind after mining has occurred to store archives, documents and possessions 150 metres underground in what has been a highly complex and successful initiative.

Gordon explained: “We effectively create rooms in the space left behind when the salt has been taken out of the mine, and we store documents for some very well-known customers.”

These customers include financial institutions, police departments, universities and hospitals making the operation not only highly significant but also massive in its stature; the area equivalent to that of 700 football pitches.

The mine has a long and successful history

“Compass Minerals is investing heavily into the sustainability of the overall facility here in the UK” – Gordon Dunn, Managing Director, Compass Minerals UK Ltd

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is family owned and operates as a bulk haulage business, which was established in the 1950’s. The company went Limited in 1967 and moved from its riverside location in the heart of Lancaster to its purpose built 4 acre site adjacent to the M6 at Junction34 in 1982.

We are pleased to have been associated with compass minerals as a prime haulier since the year 2000.

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C ompa s s M i n e r al s U K Lt d The idea behind DeepStore was to create a storage facility naturally free from the dangers of ultraviolet light, vermin or flooding, and as the mining operation expands, so too will the areas of space left behind to develop the business further.

“It’s a very green re-use of mined areas of the mine, so essentially a great way of getting further value out of it,” Dunn said. “We currently have around two million boxes stored underground, with customers such as The National Archives, capitalising on the ideal temperature and humidity, which is an ideal environment for long term archives and especially paper records.”

Having been awarded ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications already as a result of its fourpronged security, technology, quality and sustainability model, Compass Minerals is keen to push forward DeepStore even further in the future as a much more consistent and stable source of value to support its salt operations.

Dunn added: “DeepStore is part of our plan to expand the alternative uses of the mine, which

“We currently have around two million boxes stored underground, with customers such as The National Archives, capitalising on the ideal temperature and humidity, which is an ideal environment for long term archives and especially paper records”

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We are a dynamic service driven organisation whose overarching aim is to ensure that we prosper by virtue of long term client relationships with our business partners based upon trust, quality and on time delivery.

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Bulmans Bulk & Haulage Ltd has over 30 years experience in the bulk haulage tipping industry collecting and delivering throughout the UK.

C ompa s s M i n e r al s U K Lt d isn’t just records management, to grow and support the mine so it is less weather effected.”

Flexible business model DeepStore is just one example of the levels of flexibility that Compass Minerals has historically had to engrain within the fabric of the organisation, stemming from the simple fact that weather is uncontrollable and unpredictable.

Severe winters in the UK can lead to excessive need for rock salt on the roads, sometimes even beyond what’s available and stored within each local facility. Conversely, mild winters can lead to too much salt being stored over that year.

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“DeepStore is part of our plan to expand the alternative uses of the mine, which isn’t just records management, to grow and support the mine so it is less weather effected” – Gordon Dunn

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around 1 million tonnes,” Gordon said. “However, over those 10 years we’ve never had an average year. It’s either at one extreme or the other which requires a very flexible business model.

“We therefore run a steady state model where we produce a fixed amount each month, and let the stocks on the surface float depending on the demand to ensure we can supply our customers.”

This strategy is not only dependent on the weather at the end of the yearly cycle, but is also dependent on close collaboration with the company’s key customers and them setting their own demand levels correctly.

Gordon continued: “We encourage customers to hold a certain level of stock.

We provide guidelines on holding a certain

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number of days’ worth in the event of a winter or snow crisis kicking in.

“We help to make sure they are adequately stocked and ready for the next winter period from December into January and February, because severe weather limits how much we can dispatch from the mine each day and can cause logistical challenges on restocking customers to their needs on a timely basis.

“That’s why it’s so important that we have the right equipment in place and the flexibility of man power contracts too for when these events occur.”

“We encourage customers to hold a certain level of stock. We provide guidelines on holding a certain number of days” – Gordon Dunn

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C ompa s s M i n e r al s U K Lt d Continuous improvement Complementing Compass Minerals UK’s flexible business model, diverse service range and proactive capital investment strategy, is arguably its most important internal facet in the form of its own continuous improvement ethos and forward-thinking approach.

Having invested a lot into continuous improvement programmes across the company in the search for incremental development, there is special focus turned to the bottom line and the progression of the people within the business.

“We invest very heavily in training and monitor, as a KPI (Key Performance Indicator), the amount of training per employee and the value to make sure we’re putting the right amount in,” Dunn said. “In regards to the new equipment, all the

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“We’re always focused on improving and we aim to run more equipment simultaneously in the future to be more flexible…”

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craftsmen that would be using the equipment will have been sent to the manufacturer in the US to have hands-on experience with them, ensuring better maintenance performance for the company in the future.

“We make sure the workforce feels part of the incremental improvements in efficiency and have a say in all of it, and they’re happy to do so because they can see the improvements being made in their methods of work which are now safer, cleaner and less labour intensive.”

Looking forward and Compass Minerals UK plans to have moved completely into the new mining area over the next five years, as well as enjoying a new power supply to the mine to enforce even more flexibility and safety in matching demand.

Dunn concluded: “We’re always focused on improving and we aim to run more equipment simultaneously in the future to be more flexible dependent on the weather.

“Part of the value we provide is this guaranteed level of service. Our customers know we will be here for the next 30 years and that we will be able to provide for them for at least that length of time.”

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The mid-tier producing copper, zinc and nickel specialist has just commenced production from its $715 million investment at the Eagle Mine in Michigan and is reviewing expanding zinc production at its long-life NevesCorvo mine in Portugal

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undin Mining is bolstering its presence across Europe and beyond with a number of promising expansions, along with exploration and mine construction projects which will see the company head towards its 500,000ton production target in the next two to three years.

Such ambition is amply demonstrated by the drive to more than double zinc output at Lundin’s Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal, while a $715 million investment into a new nickel-copper mine in Michigan, USA, is now operational.

The American acquisition from Rio Tinto extends the company’s reach beyond its European heartland, where mines in Portugal, Sweden and Spain are also performing well and have life ahead of them.

Away from wholly-owned operations, Lundin Mining also holds a 24 percent stake in joint ventures with Freeport in a high quality coppercobalt operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in a cobalt refinery in Finland, granting vertical integration into the world of cobalt mining.

While current performance and growth has been steady, CEO Paul Conibear is aware that the business needs to keep exploring for the next high-grade copper discoveries and bring more assets on board. “Our metal production is around 300,000 tons this year and I would like to get us up to 500,000 tons in the next two to three years which means

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“Our metal production is around 300,000 tons this year and I would like to get us up to 500,000 tons in the next two to three years” – Paul Conibear, CEO

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‘Approximately 220 kilometres southeast of Lisbon in the Alentejo district of southern Portugal lies Neves-Corvo, Lundin Mining’s most significant European asset’

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an additional one or two more mines,” he said.

“This will lift Lundin Mining to the sort of scale we want to be at, operating five or six strong mines.”

Neves-Corvo Approximately 220 kilometres southeast of Lisbon in the Alentejo district of southern Portugal lies Neves-Corvo, Lundin Mining’s most significant European asset run by its native subsidiary Somincor, and one which could have up to 30 more years of life ahead of it.

Already producing 50-60,000 tons of copper and 60-65,000 tons of zinc annually from five separate ore deposits, the company is conducting a feasibility study which could see it more than double zinc output by 2017.

“The study is not complete yet but we are optimistic,” Conibear added. “The global resource is more than 100 million tons of better than six percent zinc and only 1.2 million tons a year is being processed.

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“There is huge potential if we can get the capital investment right. Worldwide there are very few western companies who have an asset base like this, so it is a unique opportunity for us to look at something which has been underexplored over the past decade.”

The study should be completed by the end of Q1 2015, with Lundin keen to get construction underway which would involve deep bottlenecking, improving shaft capacity and doubling the zinc plant above ground. The company is also looking to expand tailings management storage and advanced water treatment facilities.

Despite the upcoming focus on boosting zinc production, copper will continue to provide 50 percent or more of revenues from this asset, home to 2,000 of Lundin’s 3,000 global workforce.

Into the Americas Lundin Mining’s newest Michigan asset fits perfectly into Conibear’s plan to find new deposits of the highest quality.

Having acquired the nickel-copper site from Rio Tinto in July 2013 for $315 million, a further $400 million has brought the project to operational status ahead of schedule with a view to it becoming the company’s eventual biggest earner.

Conibear said: “This is an extremely high-grade deposit, and nickel has taken a big step forward recently as a highly valuable commodity so we are hitting the cycle at an ideal time.

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Established: Early 1980’s Industry: Construction Services: EPOS - Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas, S.A. is a leading Portuguese company for large underground construction contracts of all types, holding an extensive experience in this type of work.

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“Currently the life is eight years and there is a satellite deposit we are drilling now to see if we can expand the life beyond this. There are not many new mines being built these days so we are very pleased with how this has developed.”

The CEO said that Lundin should be able to produce at around $2 per pound of nickel, and with prices currently sitting at roughly $8, the margins are extremely encouraging, especially given annual production is expected to reach respective amounts of 23,000 and 20,000 tons of nickel and copper.

The 300 metre long, 85 metre wide and 340 metre deep high grade deposit will also produce some cobalt, platinum, palladium and gold byproducts.

Just recently announced is Lundin Mining’s acquisition from Freeport of an 80 percent stake in the renowned Candelaria copper/gold mine in Chile. This $1.8 billion acquisition vaults Lundin up into the top 20 copper producers, more than doubling 2015 copper production.

Lundin is pursuing upside opportunities at Candelaria with an aggressive exploration programme to extend the life of the large open pit and three existing underground mines that make up the Candelaria Mine Complex.

‘Just recently announced is Lundin Mining’s acquisition from Freeport of an 80 percent stake in the renowned Candelaria copper/ gold mine in Chile’

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decade of life to run.

This was the company’s first major asset following the Lundin Family’s discovery of its first mine at Storliden, in northern Sweden. The business started out as a junior explorer in the 1990s before making this high-grade zinc and copper breakthrough in 1999, which went into production in 2002 and provided essential capital for acquisition of additional mines.

At Zinkgruvan, in the central-south region of the country, Lundin Mining has managed to ramp up extraction of ore from 700,000 annual tons to 1.2 million, with Conibear looking to gain another five to 10 percent by maximising current capabilities.

“Each year we have been successful in discovering more than we’ve milled,” Conibear added. “And as well as producing 75-80,000 tons

Operations in Zinkgruvan mine

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of very clean zinc, the 30-35,000 tons of lead and 3-4,000 tons of copper by-products makes this mine very cost effective.”

Elsewhere in Europe, Lundin is looking to shift production from seven years of open pit to underground extraction of better-quality nickel and copper at Aguablanca in southern Spain.

This will commence at the turn of the year for an initial life of three years with the option to go deeper.

Lundin Mining also holds a 24 percent interest in a joint venture with Freeport at Finland’s Kokkola cobalt mine.

A similar stake of a Freeport partnership at Tenke Fungurume in the DRC, one of the world’s largest known copper-cobalt resources, has also been established and it delivered $140 million to Lundin in cash flow last year.

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‘Eagle Mine is also home to pioneering techniques. “Water treatment is an area which the company is stepping up its activity” – Paul Conibear

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Advancing techniques As well as developing its portfolio of high-grade assets, Lundin Mining is also eager to make the most out of both tried and tested and new innovations to help see it reach future production targets.

The company is trialling two enormous 60-ton Atlas Copco underground haul trucks at NevesCorvo, where advanced dewatering of tailings is also being put into practice alongside smart technologies to help give enhanced visibility of important mining processes.

Eagle Mine is also home to pioneering techniques. Conibear added: “Water treatment

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is an area which the company is stepping up its activity. At Eagle Mine we have two state-ofthe-art water treatment plants which I have not even seen in the base metals industry before.

These have reverse osmosis capabilities and cost around $60 million. “Over in Sweden heat recovery has become a priority and something which has helped us conserve energy – we are looking into deploying this in other locations too.�

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benefit of the localities in which it is based.

The company’s corporate goals include ‘development of a high performance, motivated culture, achieving a safe, productive and healthy work environment, and to conduct business activities ethically and transparently’.

Each year Lundin Mining publishes a detailed Sustainability Report, outlining achievements and areas for improvement in sectors from environment and corporate governance to social and health and safety.

During 2013, overall safety record for the year included a Total Recordable Incident Frequency (TRIF) of 2.01, which represented an improvement of 20 percent over the prior year TRIF of 2.50. The target for 2014 is 1.8.

The company has a strong reputation as being a good corporate citizen, underlined by its support of social programmes including the Zinc Saves Kids initiative.

Zinc Saves Kids is a scheme designed to improve the survival, growth, and development of undernourished children by funding UNICEF’s zinc supplementation and treatment programmes.

This was one of many schemes funded by Lundin Mining, with overall company spend on social programmes exceeding $9 million for 2013.

As of January 2013, 0.1 percent of company revenues are being channelled into the Lundin Foundation.

Conibear explained in the Sustainability Report

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2013: “In addition to the provision of traditional community investment programs in the areas of health, education and community infrastructure, the Lundin Foundation provides seed grants, technical assistance and risk capital to highpotential small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises with a view to generating wealth and employment needed to alleviate poverty on a sustained basis.”

Such ongoing work will only continue to strengthen the company’s reputation as a sustainable miner, something which the CEO is determined to preserve and enhance moving forward.

Looking forward As well as helping to improve the lives of others, Lundin Mining also invests heavily into developing its own base of employees and prospective workers. This often involves offering work to locally-based people, providing an instant economic boost to the areas operated in.

Equally as important as adopting the latest proven mining techniques and training existing workers is nurturing the mining engineers and directors of tomorrow, something which the company’s successful graduate scheme is actively pursuing.

“We hire a lot of young people; last summer we had 58 students and when they come on board we cycle them through our mines to gain on the job training,” Conibear said. “It has been

The company takes on graduates from Portuguese and Swedish universities

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extremely successful, as every new grad has been deployed and we don’t get them back as they really demonstrate their value to the operations.

“Quite a lot of our graduate hiring comes from Portuguese and Swedish universities and we will attract American and Canadian students with the Eagle Mine. We are based in some outstanding locations for young people to start their working careers.”

Uncovering new high-grade deposits is also key to future growth, with Lundin Mining spending $35-50 million a year on exploration, primarily in

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pursuit of copper.

Around half of this is spent around the company’s existing sites with the rest being invested in the likes of Peru, Chile, Turkey and Romania.

The outcomes of these works could be pivotal to Conibear’s ambitions. He concluded: “Being growth oriented brings its challenges, the greatest of which being to find quality investment targets.

There are plenty of affordable exploration projects but the grades are hard to find.

“That said the group has a great exploration record over the past 15 years but Mother Nature is tough – it takes time.”

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Grande Côte’s 36MW power station

The TiZir Limited and Senegalese Government-owned company has spent much of the past decade planning for one of the world’s biggest mineral sands mining ready to bring the fruits of its success to the local region

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rande Côte Operations has begun production in one of the world’s largest dredging operations as it aims to achieve economic prosperity, not only throughout its 15 year-plus lifecycle of the mine, but also far beyond that to Senegal and the local population.

Stretched four kilometres wide and 100 kilometres long, the Grande Côte site has been a long time in the planning under the guidance of owners, TiZir Limited, and the Senegalese Government who owns the remaining 10 percent; both of which have played an integral role in supporting all stages of the operation’s development.

The origins of what is now a globally significant mine, goes back to 2006 when

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Mineral Deposits Limited gained the tenure, followed quickly by a similar successful tender for a gold project, also in Senegal.

While the gold mine took off immediately, Grande Côte was slowly developed in the background in regards to logistical planning, locating resourcing and carrying out feasibility studies; all of which culminated in the key ownership agreement which has funded the project to where it is today.

Chief Executive Officer, Simon Finnis explained: “Mineral Deposits Ltd (MDL) signed an agreement with ERAMET, a large industrial company with an ilmenite smelter in Norway, as a joint venture partner.

“MDL then merged the Grande Côte project

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G r a n d e C Ô te O pe r atio n s This map shows the existing rail currently being refurbished and the new 22km rail spur link to the mineral separaton plan

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into this joint venture, forming the company, TiZir Limited which now owns the smelter in Norway and 90 percent of the project here in Senegal.

“Now that the construction effort is over we can look towards producing what some people have reported as six percent of the world’s mineral sands products from this Grande Côte mine.”

Ramping up production Located 50 kilometres north of Dakar, Grande Côte runs parallel with the ocean for the entire 100 km length of the mining concession, making it a globally significant mineral sands deposit.

The mine itself was constructed over a two year period, at a cost of $650 million, finishing

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in March 2014 and will mine relatively low grade 1.7 percent heavy mineral sands.

Now in the “ramping-up”, commissioning phase of the project, Finnis is eager to start seeing the fruits of the organisation’s labour.

“The project itself is fully integrated and starts off with us mining a large sand dune with our dredge.” he said. “We then process that sand through a mineral concentrator - a floating wet concentrator – which separates the sand from the heavy minerals using gravity techniques, creating a heavy mineral concentrate.

“This concentrate is pumped to a storage area, and we place the clean sand, using pumps, pipelines and stackers, behind us.

“What you end up with is a big pond where we take from the front and put it in the back, so the whole pond continues to move along the mine path following the ore body.”

The mining operation will, at full production, mine and process at a staggering production rate of 55 million tonnes per annum. Over a projected lifecycle of at least 15 years, this equates to more than a billion tonnes of resources, with nearly 800 million in reserve.

The heavy mineral concentrate is then trucked to the operation’s mineral separation plant where it is put through further stages of processing, all of which culminates in approximate annualised production of 575,000 tonnes of ilmenite (two grades), 80,000t of Zircon (two grades) and smaller amounts of Rutile and Leucoxene.

Grande Côte Operations With construction complete and mining underway, the Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project is one of only a few major new projects globally that is set to take advantage of the supply-constrained mineral sands sector.

Grande Côte is located in Senegal, west Africa. Having gained independence in 1960, Senegal enjoys a stable and investor friendly political and social environment.

The government of the Republic of Senegal is a valued partner and holds a 10% free carried interest in the project.

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G r a n d e C Ô te O pe r atio n s Reaching new scales While inevitable that each of these products will ebb and flow in regards to market demand over the course of the mine’s lifecycle, the flexibility of Grande Côte means that the range of products available from the operations will allow a rise in certain customer interest in one mineral to offset any shortcomings from another.

This is also testament to the sheer scale of the project, as Finnis explained. “The project is of such a scale that using equipment that had been previously used elsewhere wasn’t an option. Everything we built was brand new and purpose designed.

“It’s a brand new industry in Senegal but not in Africa necessarily. The processes we’re using are common and the same goes for the equipment. However, the scale is not common.

“From a mining perspective, it’s twice as large as any single dredging operation in the world so it’s a very significant project.”

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a pivotal component of the mine’s potential success, and has recently lent itself to dealing with early challenges and teething problems.

Minor redesigns of the project and the implementation of new equipment is something that Grande Côte has been able to respond to quickly and effectively to ensure that optimum productivity is returned to within as short a time as possible.

Finnis continued: “It’s very important to us that

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we are self-sustaining so we built everything ourselves to make sure everything is catered for onsite, to be as efficient as possible. “We’ve built a large facility at the port to store our finished products and load the vessels, as well as building a power station onsite to provide our electrical needs.

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Supply chain management Continuing in this vein, Grande Côte has also taken the same internal approach to its supply chain, and especially its distribution channels via rail.

“From this point of view, we have also installed a brand new railway from the mine to Mecke to connect in with the national rail network, and have refurbished the line from there to Dakar Port, which we are also managing as we transport minerals to the port,” Finnis said. “It’s 108

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been quite difficult because we’re introducing brand new trains and brand new roads and a different culture from the point of view of maintaining that rolling stock in Sengeal.�

As a consequence, $50 million has been invested into the rail builds and refurbishments with the operation having received a concession from the Government to manage it internally.

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a lot better than in other African countries but it is still quite difficult from a traffic and efficiency standpoint. 700,000 tonnes per year heading to port is not feasible via trucks.”

For such a large scale operation, supply chain considerations have played an integral role from the outset, with Grande Côte requiring the correct skills and equipment throughout the construction phase.

In regards to the large amounts of steel, pipework, cables and dredges being purchased, availability simply isn’t there in Senegal, so a lot of the essential components were imported. However, the operation’s dedicated local focus was accounted for in terms of labour via nearby contracting companies.

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“From a purchasing perspective now, we try and purchase locally as much as possible, keeping availability and price in mind,” Finnis added.

Employ and train The theme of local commitment and corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one that resonates throughout everything that Grande Côte does, and becomes especially prevalent in regards to employment and people management over the entire lifecycle of the mine.

Similarly to the supply chain situation, the skill sets aren’t available in a lot of key operational areas, but this certainly does not mean that Grande Côte has cast aside the premise of local workers, and is instead devoting much

Grande Côte’s philosophy is to employ and train

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G r a n d e C Ô te O pe r atio n s of its efforts to developing and promoting the best that the surrounding region has to offer.

“It is true that in some areas the skill sets just aren’t there; there aren’t the people who can operate certain items of plants, so our philosophy is to employ and train,” Finnis said. “We have a highly skilled set of expats here doing the training for us and there are very well educated people here who will continue to grow in the organisation.

“Skill sets in areas like some trades, instrumentation and high tech plant aspects we don’t see exist, so we have to make sure we tailor our training and expatriate support for areas like that.

“We are looking long term and building for the future so that in a couple of years the local guys will have received the high levels of guidance and mentoring required to take over from the expats and to run things themselves.”

Local focus CSR and sustainability doesn’t just stop at employment opportunities either, with a tailored sustainability department set up to cover areas of environmental considerations, health and safety procedures, community initiatives and corporate aid.

“Beginning with the Grande Côte workers, in a perfect world we employ people locally rather than from Dakar so they can go home every night to their families, get plenty of rest

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G r a n d e C Ô te O pe r atio n s and come to work refreshed and happy,” Finnis said. “We have therefore started a housing scheme so our workers can afford to buy and own their own home over a number of years.

“We have set this up with BHS, a Senegalese institution that specifically targets the support of housing projects, where they will purchase land and we will assist in getting our people approved for mortgages which is usually a difficult process. We will look out for them and do what we can to help them get their own home in the local area, close to where they work.”

A strong health and safety adherence promotes this ethos further, with hazard identification a pivotal factor not only for the organisation’s direct employees, but also the local population in general.

Finnis continued: “It is not uncommon in Senegal to see things like people riding around on the roofs of buses, and other hazardous behaviours but of course we can’t accept that because of the safety risk to our people.

“We therefore spend a lot of time training and planning to make sure that everything is not just as environmentally efficient as possible, but is also as safe as possible.”

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Sending out trial samples

“Every time you introduce a new product, customers need to get used to that and we’ve sent some trial parcels to various places like China and North America over the past year” – Simon Finnis

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Finnis anticipates being a relatively smooth transition, based on feedback already received.

“Every time you introduce a new product, customers need to get used to that and we’ve sent some trial parcels to various places like China and North America over the past year,” the CEO explained. “We have seen acceptance of the products on a trial basis and we hope to do long term business with them, on ilmenite especially. From a zircon perspective we already have some long term partnerships in place.”

There will inevitably be a period of time now while prospective customers assess the products coming out of Grande Côte but there is likely to always be a product among the range which is performing well to ensure

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the ongoing success of the overall operation.

“The products we’re going to make are high quality and they will gain market acceptance,” Finnis said. “There will always be periods in the industry when the market is soft and then times where it’s good. It’s just a case of getting from one period to the other as smoothly as possible.

“For instance, the market is robust on the zircon side of the business right now but soft in the ilmenite market.”

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World class business While many companies have short and medium term goals, the lifecycle of this mine means that Grande Côte can look even further ahead at the bigger picture, and Finnis believes that much of the organisation’s overall targets will be visible within just five years, especially in regards to its influence on Senegal.

“In five years’ time we will be a well-known and well understood business in Senegal,” the CEO concluded. “We’ll be an integral part of the community, providing a continuous revenue stream and providing jobs to local people.

“In just a few years, the number of expats will be reduced, the expertise of the locals will be increased and we will be providing a platform for the people of Senegal to go on to bigger and better things in the future as well.

“We’ve come in and built a world class business and it deserves to be managed to the highest levels possible.”

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Over the last 10 years, Dundee has tested over 50 different gold deposits using chlorination instead of cyanide and tests have consistently shown gold recoveries are in excess of 90 percent. In addition, tailings from the process have proven to be de-voided of toxic substances and as a result meet environmental standards.

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Dundee Sustainable Technologies has also tested a large variety of oxide and sulfide materials for extraction of nickel, cobalt, copper, zinc, gold and silver, in presence of high amount of magnesium, arsenic, and others,” says Lemieux.

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regulations.”

The success of the company’s sustainable technology has been catching on in the mining industry.

Earlier this month, the company entered into an agreement with the Government of the Province of San Juan for the implementation of the green metallurgical technologies in Argentina.

“Signing the MoU to implement the technology in Argentina is a great sign for the mining industry,” says Lemieux.

“If you have the minister of mines

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agreeing with the technology then the industry should really open up and listen. It will help force the mining sector to focus on sustainability.”

Construction of plants The partnership with Argentina is expected to bring great thing for Dundee. The company has been awarded $5.7 million in grants by the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada for its demonstration plant at the Thetford Mines in Quebec.

“The big thing here is two governments have stepped in and helped us initiative green technologies within the mining industry,” says Lemieux. “That really gives our green technology a stamp of approval.”

The facility, which began in 2010 as a pilot plant, is currently being constructed to establish the optimal operating conditions for minerals to be treated. The $25 million demonstration plant, which will operate on a continual basis, will be used for testing materials from potential partners who are considering the application of Dundee Sustainable Technologies.

“We’re using the facility to demonstrate new ideas,” says Lemieux. “It will be a place to empower industry partners to test new technologies.”

When the plant becomes operational in 2015, the company will take up to 15 tons of gold concentrate per day from the mine operator over a 12-month period and over 300 tons of ore per day.

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Imerys Talc Continues to Be Canada’s finest The company’s Canadian division is finding success at its Penhorwood Mine by empowering employees, leveraging health and safety, and utilizing a worldclass deposit Written by: Robert Spence

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Imerys Talc is the world’s leading producer of talc. The company operates on five continents (nine deposits) and supplies roughly 15 percent of the global talc demand.

As the company continues to grow, its North American division is leading the way.

Location, location, location The group is currently enjoying success at its Penhorwood Mine and concentrator along with the Timmins Micronizing Facility in Canada, increasing talc production at record paces. Canada, which is renowned for exceptionally high 128

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quality talc, has become a jackpot for company.

“The talc in Canada is different than talc found in other regions around the world,” says Jeff Errett, operations manager at Imery’s Canadian division. “Talc from Canada does something radically different then other places. A lot of the deposits around the world are very pure, here in Canada the deposits are less Pure but the concentrator enables the operation to create a unique quality unmatched in the industry.

The mineral possesses a unique combination of properties

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that improve performance in a wide range of industrial applications including paper, paints, plastics, rubber, ceramics, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

“Our Canadian Operations are consistently producing world -class products,” says Errett.

“The talc that comes from Canadian deposits provides a lot of strength characteristics that other talc can’t match.”

“We’re pushing the limits now, doing around 350 tons a day of Concentrate while feeding over 1000 tons a day of Ore,” says Errett.

Through drilling and proven and probable recordings, the Penhorwood Mine is expected to produce for approximately 50 years.

“Our company is focused on continuous improvements.

In everything we do, we’re always looking to improve,” says Errett. “Our employees see the value in it and its lead to some pretty amazing developments” – Jeff Errett, Canadian Operations Manager

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Health and safety According to Errett, another major component to Imerys’ success at its Canadian Operations is health and safety.

“We have a bunch of safety programs in place not because we have to, but because we believe in them.”

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program in place that promotes it,” says Errett.

“Our view is if we can get those incidents in, report them and analyze them, it will better assist us in increasing safety.”

He adds, “The employees have really bought into the reporting process and it’s helping us make things safer.”

Empowering employees to speak up and provide insight on day-today operations has only made things safer at Imerys Talc.

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“Our employees have a contagious attitude towards safety. We’ll have contractors come here and employees will actually talk to them and encourage them to use safety precautions in every aspect of the job,” says Errett.

The company recognizes employees are at risk for stresses and strains associated with mining and has implemented a pre-shift stretching program.

“We started to get people to stretch before each shift with different employees leading the stretching. I’ve seen it go from something so formal and rigid to now where everyone participates. We care about the health of our employees,” says Errett.

Company culture Although success for the Canadian Operations has been largely attributed to its location, the mine, Mill and Micronizing plant is a shining example of how company culture (when implemented effectively) can impact mining operations for the better.

“Our company is focused on continuous improvements. In everything we do, we’re always looking to improve,” says Errett. “Our employees see the value in it and its lead to some pretty amazing developments.”

The company strives to employ great people, continuously working with recruiters and human resources to integrate a strong staff.

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“Our hiring process is great,” says Errett. “We’re very careful who we hire because they have to have the right attitude and passion. One of the reasons are turnover rate is so low is our internal feedback process.”

Imerys allows employees to provide feedback on the hiring process as well as day-to-day operations.

“It allows us to hear what they think and the problems associated,” says Errett. “It allows us to obtain feedback and get better.”

Thanks to the company’s safety record and safety programs, Imerys Talc has become a workplace of choice.

“One of the big things we’re known for is our safety record. 10 years without a loss time accident. That’s very attractive for employees,” says Errett.

With the right people in place, the company has been able to build a strong and reliable company culture that promotes open communication.

“Our teams have to rely on each other and communicate,” says Errett. “Their actions impact everyone else.”

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Mega Precious Metals: Creating value through innovation

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Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Mega Precious Metals is an exploration company with a pipeline of high quality gold and copper project throughout Canada. The company has a record of delivering rapid resource growth through their focused and low cost approach to exploration and resource development.

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new and innovative ways to do things, the company is moving forward successfully, no matter the circumstances.

Monument Bay Project Located northeast of Winnipeg near Manitoba, the Monument Bay Project. The 100 percent-owned property, which was picked up in 2010, consists of high grade gold and tungsten.

“We kick-started the project with the help of the University of Manitoba including professors and students,” says Glen Kuntz, CEO of Mega Precious Metals.

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“We brought in a bunch of heavy equipment and determined there was large deposit. From there we started processing and found we had a million ounces in reserve. At first, no one knew about tungsten but the combination of gold and tungsten on average has increased the grade equivalent by 30 percent.”

Earlier this month, the company announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the project with a significant increase in grade and resources. The increases in grade at surface appear to be amenable to open-pit mining, assuming the viability of the project is established by a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) study. Upcoming PEA analysis will further assess the potential to establish economically viable mineral resources of both gold and tungsten can

“I’ve got a really creative board around me that helps gives us direction” – says Kuntz

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“We’re still in exploration but the next stage of work is to de-risk the project,” says Kuntz. “We still have some environmental work to do and more drilling. It should be ready in the next few years.”

Partnerships The success of the Monument Bay Project can be contributed to the company’s ability to build strong partnerships.

“We started the project by engaging with Red Sucker First Nation community,” says Kuntz.

“Having a partnership with First Nation is a huge component to the success of the project.”

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One of the reasons for the project’s success is utilizing local people.

“Sixty percent of our workforce is First Nation. Most of our employees are from Manitoba so it’s a local, home-grown team,” says Kuntz.

“They want to see this project move and do well. They’re much more willing to work together which helps create a team environment that is united.”

He adds, “We hire people that want to work here and be here. It’s their attitude and willingness to work here that makes us successful.

Another major advantage for Mega Precious Metals is their relationships with contractors. The company strives to maintain close working relationships with all their contractors, keeping vision and communication transparent.

“Partnerships are like a marriage, it takes a lot of work and a lot of communication,” Kuntz explains.

“The goal is to find a company that aligns with the same core values of your business.”

The company’s willingness to build solid partnerships and relationships has helped Mega

Precious Metals to continue moving forward with the project.

Innovation Mega Precious prides itself on creating value through innovation.

It’s been instrumental in de-risking projects and lowering costs and the company is continuously looking to find new ways of doing things.

Helping Precious Metals continue to move forward is its motivation to prove itself. By having the right people in the right places, the company’s problem-solving ability has been crucial to continuing the project even when many people doubted its talent.

“I’m surrounded around smart people,” says Kuntz. “We’ve partnered with the right people and companies that have helped us facilitate the success of this project.”

He adds, “A lot of gold mining companies stopped doing work because the gold prices became quite restrictive. We’ve adapted to the market and we’re making it work for us. We have a unique deposit and it gives us a chance to push on even though gold prices are low.

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is something Mega Precious Metals excels at. The company maintains an optimistic attitude and is continuously looking to find constructive and innovative solutions to problems, no matter the situation.

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reduce and improve our greenhouse footprint and because fuel drums are very environmentally unstable, we removed 95 percent of them at our work site.”

Kuntz adds, “By doing all this work, it gives us a chance to showcase our creativeness. The various innovations we use have paid for themselves in how we do our business. We’ve dropped our operating costs so it’s paying off big time.”

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Along with partnerships and innovation, the success of the company is based on having the right approach. Thanks to the company’s board of directors, Mega Precious Metals has been able to use creative solutions to problems, implementing new and innovative ideas to get the job done.

“I’ve got a really creative board around me that helps gives us direction,” says Kuntz. “Our board members are engaged in the project at different times and I’m very humble and blessed that we have a board willing to have faith in us. Their contribution has been vital for our success.”

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Expansion projects in the mining industry are no easy task.

Successfully implementing new objectives into operations requires the successful planning, integration and execution. Under the helm of Steve Wood, ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. is currently perfecting the skill.

Founded in 1957, ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. is the largest mining division of the multinational

corporation, ArcelorMittal. The company has become the leading supplier of iron ore and steel in Canada, producing approximately 60 percent of the country’s total production.

Expansion of the future ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. currently operates two large openpit mines: Mont-Wright Complex and Fire Lake.

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a is a highly systematic operation comprised of an open-pit mine, an ore crusher and concentrator facility along with a train loading system.

The mine is linked by a companyowned rail to the Port-Cartier industrial complex. Located roughly 55 kilometers from Mont-Wright is the Fire Lake mine. Because of the high demand for iron ore, the mine has become an additional deposit for the ArcelorMittal to operate at.

In 2011, the company undertook one of the largest expansion projects in Quebec. The project, which was completed last year, entailed expanding infrastructure at the Mont-Wright mine to increase production from 16 to 24 million tons of iron ore by end of 2013.

“We hit the run rate of 24 million late last year in November and things look good to make 24 million again this year,” says Steve Wood, president of ArcelorMittal Mining

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Canada G.P. He continues, “It’s pretty phenomenal to get those rates right after an expansion project. It’s an exciting time in terms of expansion and maximizing benefit of our investment.”

Part of the latest expansion involved the commissioning of new spiral lines and a concentrating plant with additional upgrades to the railway and port in Port-Cartier.

Wood believes with a few minor improvements ArcelorMittal can reach an even higher production rate. “We can see a day where with a few minor tweaks we can go above name plate capacity,” says Wood.

Overall, the expansion project included: • Commission of new spirals line at concentrator • New trucks and maintenance shop operational • Additional rail sidings completed • New concentrator completed

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a • New stacker-reclaimer and shiploader in commissioning • Concentrate production exceeded 2Mt in December 2013 • Shipments of 1.987 Mt in December 2013 • Costs benefiting from scale The province of Quebec is benefiting from the expansion as well. Income taxes and mining rights revenues will account for over $3 billion, which will assist the government through 2039. Quebec will also profit from increased export capacity of goods overseas, consolidation of the mining sector in general and community development.

Job creation in Canada is another benefit of the expansion. Over 8,000 jobs were created during the construction of the project and another 600 permanent jobs

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have been implemented since the completion of the expansion.

Investments To get the project rolling ArcelorMittal has invested significantly to the tune of $1.6 billion, including an array of new equipment and technology to expand the production rate and increase efficiency.

“We purchased new equipment; hired additional people; increased our processing capacity; added another large line, increased our capacity for concentrate by 50 percent, and put in a new processing mill and more spirals,” Wood continues, “We also purchased 13 Caterpillar 797 400 ton trucks to assist in moving larger volumes in less time.”

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According to Wood, part of the expansion also included investing in its rail line to streamline production.

The company railway transports iron ore concentrate from Mont-Wright to Port-Cartier and is renowned throughout the North American rail industry for its reliability and innovation.

“We also wanted to amplify the capacity of our rail line so we purchased more locomotives and

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cars, extended some siding that allows us to haul more to port, expanded our capacity to load ships by putting in a new ship loader and stacker as well as a modified conveyor. The future is all about cycle times and reliability,” says Wood. “We want to replicate what we’ve done in the past. We have some of the smartest people in the industry.”

Along with acquiring the best equipment possible, technological investments were also made.

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and monitoring progress on a daily, hourly and real-time,” says Wood. “We’re in the process of perfecting it. We know where we can be and we’re working towards it.”

Continuous improvement According to Wood, ArcelorMittal is continuously looking to improve in all phases of operations.

“Our job here is to get world class levels of performance in every aspect of the business in terms of productivity, maintenance, and reliability of equipment.”

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Established on Québec’s North Shore since 1953, Porlier Express offer different services such as: terminal operations, stevedoring, railcar transloading and heavy equipment services. From our installations located at Mont-Wright, Labrador and various ports (Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier and HavreSaint-Pierre), our local and specialized teams offer you direct or intermodal integrated solutions adapted to the specific needs of the region and the industries (mining, smelter, petroleum and chemical).

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Wood comments, “We believe there’s an opportunity to do even better. By applying some world class management techniques, training and improving productivity, we think we can hit

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Though the company can’t control certain things, such as ore grade, it still provides superior service in everything it can control.

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a The company works toward ambitious goals, including their zero-thirty-thirty goal. Wood explains that this goal, “entails zero harm, 30 million tons a year and 30

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a don’t think we’ve reached our potential yet.”

Transforming tomorrow As a leading supplier of iron ore, ArcelorMittal is also committed to setting global standards for future generations.

The company strives to provide the leadership, quality and sustainability that will transform tomorrow’s steel and mining industries for the better. ArcelorMittal’s focus on sustainability reaches far beyond just Canada and the company is firmly committed to minimizing its environmental repercussions.

The company has developed a sustainable development policy aimed at maintaining its international leadership position and being a strong advocate of Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), a Mining Association of Canada (MAC) initiative.

In doing so, the company works to implement corporate Environmental Management System in line with ISO 14001; actively communicate and cooperate with governments, the public and communities of interest; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s commitment to sustainable development derives from five fundamental principles: health and safety, profitability, improvement, commitment, and respect.

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Guided by a philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel, it is the leading supplier of quality steel products in all major markets including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. ArcelorMittal is present in more than 60 countries and has an industrial footprint in over 20 countries.

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Fondée en 1957, ArcelorMittal Mines Canada G.P. est la plus grande division minière de la multinationale ArcelorMittal.

L’entreprise est devenue le fournisseur principal de minerai de fer et d’acier du Canada, produisant environ 60 pour cent de la production totale du pays.

Agrandissement de l’avenir ArcelorMittal Mines Canada G.P. exploite actuellement deux grandes mines à ciel ouvert : le complexe de Mont-Wright et Fire Lake.

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Located in Quebec (Canada), The Castech-Plessitech Group is a young, dynamic and experienced team that contains over 200 employees.

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a composée d’une mine à ciel ouvert, d’un concasseur à minerais et d’une installation de concentration avec un système de chargement par train.

La mine est reliée par une ligne de chemin de fer qui appartient à la société au complexe industriel de Port-Cartier. À environ 55 kilomètres de Mont-Wright, on trouve la mine de Fire Lake. En raison de la forte demande de minerai de fer, la mine est devenue un dépôt supplémentaire où ArcelorMittal exerce ses activités.

En 2011, la société entreprise a entrepris l’un des plus grands projets d’agrandissement de Québec. Le projet, qui a été complété l’an dernier, a impliqué l’expansion des infrastructures à la mine de Mont-Wright afin d’augmenter la production de 16 à 24 millions de tonnes de minerai en fer avant la fin 2013. « Nous avons atteint le rythme

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annualisé de 24 millions en fin d’année dernière en novembre et les choses se présentent bien pour atteindre 24 millions cette année encore » a indiqué Steve Wood, le président d’ArcelorMittal Mines Canada G.P. Il continue, « C’est assez phénoménal d’obtenir ce rythme tout de suite après un projet d’expansion. Ce sont des moments passionnants sur le plan de l’expansion et de la maximisation des retombées de nos investissements ».

Une partie du dernier agrandissement a permis la mise en service de nouvelles lignes en spirale et d’une usine de concentration et a apporté des améliorations supplémentaires à la voie ferrée et au port de Port-Cartier.

Wood estime qu’avec quelques améliorations mineures, ArcelorMittal peut atteindre un taux de production encore plus élevé. «

“Notre travail ici est d’obtenir des niveaux des niveaux de performance de niveau international dans chaque aspect des activités en termes de productivité, entretien et fiabilité des équipements ” – Steve Wood, Président d’ArcelorMittal Mines Canada G.P. w w w. a r c e l o r m i t t a l . c o m

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a Nous voyons se profiler le jour où avec quelques ajustements mineurs nous dépasserons la capacité nominale » indique Wood.

Dans son ensemble, le projet d’expansion comprenait : • la mise en service de nouvelles lignes en spirale au concentrateur • de nouveaux camions et un atelier de réparation opérationnel • la réalisation de voies de garage ferroviaires supplémentaires • l’achèvement du nouveau concentrateur • la mise en service de nouveaux engins de mise et de reprise au tas et chargeurs de navire • la production de concentré a dépassé 2 Mt en décembre 2013 • des chargements de 1.987 Mt en décembre 2013 • des économies d’échelle La province de Québec profite

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également de l’expansion.

Les impôts sur le revenu et les revenus des droits miniers représenteront plus de 3 milliards de dollars, qui profiteront au gouvernement jusqu’en 2039. Le Québec bénéficiera aussi d’une augmentation de sa capacité d’exportation d’articles à étrangers, de la consolidation du secteur minier en général et du développement de la communauté.

La création d’emplois au Canada constitue un autre des avantages de l’expansion. Plus de 8.000 emplois ont été créés pendant la construction du projet et 600 autres emplois permanents ont été mis en place depuis l’achèvement de l’expansion.

Investissements Pour débuter le projet, ArcelorMittal a investi de manière significative aux

“C’est assez phénoménal d’obtenir ce rythme tout de suite après un projet d’expansion. Ce sont des moments passionnants sur le plan de l’expansion et de la maximisation des retombées de nos investissements ” – Steve Wood, Président d’ArcelorMittal Mines Canada G.P. w w w. a r c e l o r m i t t a l . c o m

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a environs de 1,6 milliard de dollars, y compris un éventail de nouveaux équipements et technologies pour développer le taux de production et augmenter l’efficacité. « Nous avons acheté de nouveaux équipements ; engagé des personnels supplémentaires ; augmenté notre capacité de traitement ; ajouté une autre grande ligne, augmenté notre capacité de concentré de 50 pour cent et installé de nouvelles usines de traitement et plus de spirales », ajoute Wood. « Nous avons acheté aussi 13 camions Caterpillar 797 de 400 tonnes pour permettre de déplacer

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de plus grands volumes en moins de temps ».

Les camions 400 tonnes sont équipés d’un escalier de 18 marches pour atteindre la cabine du conducteur et chaque camion est utilisé pour transporter du minerai en fer brut vers un concasseur où il subira sa première transformation.

Selon Wood, une partie de l’expansion a également consisté à investir dans sa ligne ferroviaire pour rationaliser la production.

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a ferroviaire nord-américain pour leur fiabilité et leur sens de l’innovation. « Nous avons en outre voulu amplifier la capacité de notre ligne ferroviaire, aussi avonsnous acheté plus de locomotives et de wagons, étendu certaines voies de garage qui nous permettent de plus transporter vers le port, augmenté notre capacité de chargement des navires en installant un nouveau chargeur de navires et empileur ainsi qu’un convoyeur modifié. L’avenir portera sur les durées des cycles et la fiabilité » précise Wood. « Nous voulons reproduire ce que nous avons fait dans le passé.

Nous avons certaines des personnes les plus intelligentes du secteur ».

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Established on Québec’s North Shore since 1953, Porlier Express offer different services such as: terminal operations, stevedoring, railcar transloading and heavy equipment services. From our installations located at Mont-Wright, Labrador and various ports (Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier and HavreSaint-Pierre), our local and specialized teams offer you direct or intermodal integrated solutions adapted to the specific needs of the region and the industries (mining, smelter, petroleum and chemical).

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Our reputation is that of a company that meets the initial conditions and timing of contracts awarded. Business confidence, Kilotech Control Inc. strives to continuously improve its standards and remain leaders from different donors item.

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ont également été réalisés. « Nous avons installé la meilleure technologie disponible sur le plan de la planification, de la répartition des équipements aux mines et du suivi des progrès sur une base quotidienne, horaire et en temps réel », ajoute Wood. « Nous sommes en train de perfectionner le processus. Nous savons ce que nous pouvons être dans l’avenir et travaillons à le devenir ».

Amélioration continue Selon Wood, ArcelorMittal cherche constamment à améliorer toutes les phases des opérations. « Notre travail ici est d’obtenir des niveaux de performance de classe internationale dans chaque aspect des activités, en termes de productivité, entretien et fiabilité des équipements

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We develop, import and distribute a full assortment of scales to service all types of scale dealers, under the Kilotech brand name. Furthermore, we also carry other quality brands such as Tanita. We focus solely on weighing and measurement products, allowing us to concentrate on a more personal level in servicing our dealers’ needs. Our front line team is ready and able to answer any questions you may have regarding weighing and measurement products. After all, they’ve combined over 50 man years of sales experience and 40 man years of technical support experience between them. We have an established network of distributors across Canada and the U.S. Website: www.kilotech.com

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Après l’achèvement de l’expansion, les rapports quotidiens montrent le potentiel du système pour une plus ample croissance : • Premièrement en maintenant le niveau de 24 Mt et en faisant la chasse aux « goulots d’étranglement » pour maximiser le potentiel du système • Investissements progressifs en tant que de besoin pour désengorger : • Optimisation de la mine de Mt Wright, expansion de Fire Lake (minerai plus riche) et désengorgement du concasseur • Récupération de la capacité ferroviaire en hiver, capacité de trains longs, voies de garage supplémentaires • Capacité supplémentaire de convoyeur au port • Importantes économies d’échelle pour les coûts

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a atteindre un plus haut taux, potentiellement 27-28 millions de tonnes et par la suite encore plus ».

Il ajoute « En avançant, nous continuons à résoudre les problèmes et devenons donc plus fiables et plus cohérents dans notre production ».

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À l’aide de ses employés et d’une formation approfondie, l’entreprise conduit un nombre d’équipes dans des processus d’excellence opérationnelle. Selon Wood, « cela aide à impliquer les employés.

Ce sont eux qui ont les idées et savent comment les choses doivent fonctionner. Nous voulons suivre leurs suggestions et les exécuter.

Nous ferons du recyclage, de la réorganisation du travail et des méthodes de travail, de façon que notre productivité soit la meilleure de

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From pit to port Helping our clients realize maximum value from their investments

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a sa classe et que tout fonctionne de manière fiable ».

Bien que la société ne puisse pas contrôler certaines choses, comme la teneur de minerai, elle fournit toujours le meilleur des services pour tout ce qu’elle peut contrôler. « Nous évaluons notre performance en termes de disponibilité d’équipement, utilisation, productivité de la maind’œuvre et meilleures pratiques, » dit Wood. « Nous ne pouvons pas changer le corps de minerai mais nous planifions d’être de niveau international pour tout de que nous

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pouvons contrôler ».

La société s’est fixé des objectifs ambitieux, y compris son objectif zéro-trente-trente. Wood explique que cet objectif « implique zéro blessure, 30 millions de tonnes par an et 30 dollars la tonne. C’est une aspiration vers laquelle nous travaillons tous les jours. C’est ce que nos équipes d’excellence opérationnelle font -– identifier le potentiel et impliquer les équipes pour y parvenir. Nous ne pensons pas avoir déjà atteint notre potentiel ».

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Expanding the horizon with the highest quality railway products.

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A r celo r M ittal M i n e s C a n a d a Transformer demain En sa qualité de fournisseur principal de minerai en fer, ArcelorMittal s’engage également à établir des normes mondiales pour les générations futures.

La société s’efforce de fournir le leadership, la qualité et la durabilité qui transformeront les secteurs de l’acier et minier de demain vers le mieux. La concentration d’ArcelorMittal sur la durabilité va loin au-delà du seul Canada et la société s’est fermement engagée à minimiser ses répercussions écologiques.

La société a développé une politique de développement durable visant à maintenir sa position de leader international et à être un ardent défenseur de Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), une initiative de l’Association minière du Canada (Mining Association of Canada - MAC).

Ce faisant, la société travaille à la mise en œuvre d’un système de gestion de l’environnement de l’entreprise en conformité avec la norme ISO 14001, à communiquer et coopérer activement avec les gouvernements, le public et les communautés d’intérêt et à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. L’engagement de la société au développement durable dérive de cinq principes fondamentaux : la santé et la sécurité, la rentabilité, l’amélioration, l’engagement et le respect.

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ArcelorMittal is the world’s leading steel and mining company.

Guided by a philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel, it is the leading supplier of quality steel products in all major markets including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. ArcelorMittal is present in more than 60 countries and has an industrial footprint in over 20 countries.

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Mining is an essential part of the provincial economy and the Mining Association of BC (MABC) is committed to supporting the future growth and development of this important industry. BC’s mining sector, one of the province’s largest and oldest industries, is a resilient job creator and economic engine that benefits all British Columbian’s.

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development and mining, the sector made up nearly 30% of all B.C. exports and directly employed more than 10,000 people in 2013.

The Mining Association of BC focuses on actively representing the BC mining industry on several key issues of public policy including aboriginal and community relations, environment, health and safety, human resources, competitiveness

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The mining industry continues to represent significant economic opportunities for B.C., with an estimated $30 billion in investment in 30 projects currently in varying stages of the feasibility and environmental assessment processes.

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number of initiatives underway to ensure B.C. is prepared, including training and support services available through the Aboriginal Mentoring & Training Association. MABC’s website also provides useful and practical information to support career development and growth, including information on the over 120 mining related occupations, featured educational institutions, and an online job board.

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ways to make things better whether it’s safety or productivity,” says CEO Sean Davis.

“We’re always asking ourselves ‘what could we do better? What did we do right?”

Those traits embody the spirit of the Brahma Group, helping the company grow and improve efficiencies.

Beyond zero As an industrial contractor, the Brahma Group is adamant about safety. The company believes setting a precedence of safety will not only improve the welfare of its employees

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but other aspects of the company as well. And it’s showing.

The Brahma Group is one of the safest industrial contractors in the United States with a current experience modification rate (EMR) of 0.32. The company’s motto ‘beyond zero” is more than just a catchphrase, but rather a mission to cultivate an organization of safety conscious people.

“We actually created an app for our employees to use as a personal risk assessment tool for safety,” says Davis. “One of the purposes of the app is to see what types of hazards our employees are encountering on a

daily level.”

Since February 2014, the app has been implemented among employees, tracking tasks and the risks associated with those tasks.

“We wanted to see which hazards continuously occur and if there’s a new way of approaching those safety risks,” says Davis.

The app, which is available for iPhones, is just another step in the right direction for the company as it continues to strive for enhanced safety precautions.

Continuous improvements In addition to improving safety,

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the Brahma Group is steadfast on continuing to improve its core business services.

As one of the major cornerstones of the company, continuous improvements have helped the company identify how it can improve and get better, assisting the Group become one of the leading general maintenance companies in the US. “We have a system for employees that rates individual skills and assesses them on a scale,” says Davis. “It’s one of the many ways we work with our employees to let them know how they can improve and get better.”

According to Davis, each crew has its own individual foreman who rates

them based on work performance.

The assessment also helps to put the right people in the right jobs.

“It’s one of the many ways we work to maximize efficiency. By assessing employees based on their individual skills, we have a better idea of where to utilize our employees and get the most out of them. It has been a winwin for us.”

The company’s management team maintains an active participation in the planning and execution of projects, helping to align employees with the right tasks at hand.

Investment Although continuous improvement is

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the main theme among the Brahma Group, major and minor investments have been vital.

“We’ve invested approximately $5 million on equipment and tools in just the last three years,” says Davis. “By investing and developing new pieces of equipment, we have not only increased safety for our employees but made jobs easier.”

According to Davis, a majority of accidents are caused because the wrong equipment is used.

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“We strive to ensure employees have the right training, safety precautions and tools for the job.

Having the right tools not only cuts down on accidents within job sites but helps our employees work faster and more efficiently.”

Along with having the right tools for the job, the company communicates with equipment manufacturers to ensure employees are using the latest and most effective tools possible.

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“As part of our commitment to continuous improvements, we’re constantly in contact with safety manufacturers to provide feedback and make equipment safer. We have great relationships with our manufacturers and we strive to keep a clear line of communication.”

As the Brahma Group continues to maintain the strictest standards of quality on every project, the company will continue doing so through its undying commitment to investments, continuous improvements and above all else safety.

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stablished in 1984, DRA Group Holdings Proprietary Limited (DRA) began as an electrical and control company. Over the past 30 years the company has narrowed its focus on its strong engineering capabilities and has since become a leader in the African mining industry for its project management and mine design. The company is now known as a multi-national, multi-disciplinary organization with the experience and expertise to offer an entire spectrum of mining services to customers. The organization is one of the largest

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project management enterprises in Africa and this South African founded group of companies is composed of professional engineers who manage, design and construct mines for clients in various mining areas around the world. DRA prides itself on its commitment to safety and operates under ISO standards.

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Air Pollution Control Solutions.

IWI Incorporated has over 44 years experience providing solutions for air pollution control systems. Our friendly customer service department delivers superior engineered system solutions, an extensive line of high quality products, professional project management, and 24/7 on-call emergency services.

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specializes in many of the same fields as DRA. Taggart supplies similar engineering, construction and project management services to clients in the mining industry and has office locations around the world as well, thus expanding DRA’s global footprint.

DRA is excited to be combined with Taggart and looks forward to the new areas in the industry that the acquisition will take them. For example, Taggart has experience in the coal industry which DRA is eager to become involved in. “Taggart has an excellent reputation in the global coal preparation and clean coal technology markets, and has expanded its skill set into the power sector, ports and terminals, bio fuels, mineral sands, as well as the mining and aggregate industries. We are excited to

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IWI Incorporated, Since 1972 has been providing solutions for a wide variety of industries. We have a extensive line of products, including Dust Collectors, Overhead Cranes, Hoists, Conveyors, and Control Panels.

We provide complex engineered solutions for air purification and material handling. We work with Private and Public Companies, Universities, and the Government. Our projects have an installation base throughout the world.

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partner with Taggart and accelerate their growth in the worldwide coal preparation and material handling markets,” said Paul Thomson, CEO DRA Group. Overall, DRA is looking forward to the new opportunities that will be presented as the businesses work together and combine markets.

An additional benefit from the acquisition is that almost all of the Taggart employees will remain on board, as the management team within Taggart will not be changing, only the ownership of the company, and these Taggart management group will also share an equity stake in the new union of businesses.

Moving forward, all DRA business that takes place in the Americas will be consolidated with Taggart and the company will be conducting business known as “DRA Taggart”.

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Alpha Control

Alpha Control Fabrication & Manufacturing has built a reputation as a premier provider of custom steel fabrications. For serious projects and critical applications, our customers have come to rely upon our quality workmanship. Alpha Control has assembled two shops and a staff with over 100 years of combined steel fabrication to provide unlimited capabilities. Alpha Control Fabrication & Manufacturing serve the needs of nearly every industrial market segment, with exceptional knowledge of our clients requirements.

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Keep an eye out for next month’s edition where DRA’s CEO, Rick McCormick, discusses in detail how the acquisition came about and what this means for the future of DRA.

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Liebherr-Australia:

Technology and Innovation Driving Manufacturing for Mining

The company’s high quality, 100 percent Liebherr-made Liebherr’s company culture.

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earth moving, mining and crane sales, leading to an expansion of their facilities, including a recently completed, dedicated remanufacturing location in Adelaide.

Liebherr-Australia, part of the global, family-owned company

Liebherr Group, began its tenure in Australia in the 1970s with the dealership network. In 1981, the Australian affiliate of the company was officially incorporated, and the commencement of their own operations under the Liebherr name.

Liebherr-Australia Head Office moved to the current location in Adelaide in the 90s.

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International Lubricant Distributors (ILD) is an Australian based lubricant marketing company that exclusively distributes Sinopec premium lubricants to Australian and International markets.

Sinopec is the world’s second largest oil refiner, China’s largest corporation, and the third largest company in the world. Sinopec are engaged in the full spectrum of energy exploration globally from exploration to finished end-user products.

In just a few years, the partnership between ILD and Sinopec has impacted the Australia’s lubricant industry. With impressive credentials and an array of enviable experiences gathered from the world’s most reputable oil and lubricants companies. The ILD team leads the way in delivering a fresh new approach to doing business in today’s extremely competitive environment.

ILD is Australia’s fastest growing Tier 1 supplier using the Sinopec branded products. ILD is specialised in the mining and earthmoving sector, particularly with companies that have a high expectation of technical support and innovative, flexible and cost efficient supply solutions.

It continues to differentiate itself through the securing of large and sophisticated mining operations that require a level of service, technical support, product performance and innovation that the Australian market does not currently enjoy.

ILD has a track record of providing truly tailored, innovative lubricant supply solutions to a number of premier Australian mining companies in remote locations across Australia, which includes its unique solution for bulk lubricants supply by using a combination of shipping/ logistic systems and on -site tanking/storage.

ILD prides itself in being the market leader in the scope and quality of its Technical Service Offer. The service comprises a sophisticated set of analytical tools that will deliver outcomes including; asset health assessments, lubricant equipment surveys, delivery of extended component life, tracking of equipment performance and early warning of impending issues.

ILD is here to give the lubricant industry a shake-up!

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L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia a reduced cost. Liebherr promotes a vertical integration model which allows l control of our cost and component life, in turn reducing costs for the end-user.

“Our key customers that LiebherrAustralia predominately work with are tier-one mining houses which largely deal in iron ore and coal said David Pichanick, the general manager of sales and marketing at Liebherr-Australia. “The company

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has been very successful with the likes of BHP, Glencore, Fortescue Metals Group, Leighton Group, and Downer to name a few. We’ve put such a big installed population of machinery out in those two commodities of late, and that machinery is working even harder now, despite the price of both coal and iron ore dropping. Both our parts and support business will continue to grow”

“The location will be a total rebuild centre for all of our major components for our mining operations in Australia and New Zealand,” said Pichanick. “All of the spare parts and components from the machinery will be sent back to Adelaide for remanufacture and then go back into the distribution outlets around Australia. We used to use various subcontractors to take care of this process, but now we will be able to do everything in house.”

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SJ HIGGINS GROUP IS PROUD TO HAVE PARTNERED WITH LIEBHERR AUSTRALIA TO DELIVER THE NEW WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE FACILITIES IN NEWMAN AND REDCLIFFE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. SJ Higgins Group is a leading mid-tier commercial building contractor with a reputation for excellence, quality and reliability in the delivery of construction services.

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L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia New Facilities Liebherr-Australia recently invested over $170 million to complete new support facilities in Sydney and Newman Western Australia.

Existing properties in Mackay, Mt. Thorley, and Perth were expanded to accommodate the company’s goal of continuing to meet our customer needs.

The crowning jewel of the company’s expansion efforts is the remanufacturing facility in Adelaide.

Construction started in January of 2013 and was completed in August of this year to a cost of around $80 million. The facility will be hiring

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around 138 new employees over the next year and a half out of the South Australian job market.

“The rebuild centre focusses on all of our major components for our mining operations in Australia and New Zealand,” said Pichanick. “All of the spare parts and components from the machinery will be sent back to Adelaide for remanufacture and then go back into the distribution outlets around Australia. Our business had a very decentralised model previously; however we are now consolidating everything under the one roof. The disassembly area includes a wash-bay, shot-blast,

SJ Higgins Group

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Our portfolio covers various industries and geographical localities, demonstrating our technical expertise and strong reputation within the construction industry.

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a paint booth, another quality check station, 12 wall-travelling cranes and four overhead gantry cranes.

100 Percent Liebherr Vertical integration is one of Liebherr Group’s strategies. As

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the Liebherr family built the brand and the business, they have consistently found ways to develop the company’s own technology in house; the machinery the company offers is much more efficient and cost-saving for the end-user

because of this business strategy.

“The most important thing for us is controlling the quality and reducing the cost where we can,” shared Pichanick. “We can do this because of our vertical integration model.

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Tooth & Lip System MORE PRODUCTIVE. SAFER. LESS MAINTENANCE. ESCO products are trusted at mines worldwide for productivity and safety, and the Nemisys tooth and lip system is engineered to deliver those same benefits. The optimized lip is better sized for today’s machines and the streamlined profile maximizes production. The hammerless tooth and shroud systems help reduce maintenance costs through improved reliability, faster and safer replacement, and improved lip coverage. Available as a complete lip system or a stand-alone tooth system.

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L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia customers with the lowest cost per tonne on the market through the product lifecycle You’ve got to have a good quality machine that’s reliable, but to maintain our reputation it has to be the most cost-effective machine on the market. Liebherr-Australia has built that reputation.”

A way the company successfully reduces costs is through their innovation process. When a prototype is made, it’s already been well designed and engineered that it goes to work right away.

With research and development undertaken in house, and a high

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regard for innovation, LiebherrAustralia are able to produce the right machinery the first time around, instead of needing several prototype models. This success is only possible with direct customer feedback and input through the research and development process phase.

Partnership with Detroit Diesel Although the goal of Liebherr is to design and produce 100 percent company-made products, they still work with outside suppliers on some components. Detroit Diesel is a major supplier for engines, and

supplier profile ESCO ESCO products and services help leading Australian mines lower their cost per ton. We offer a comprehensive range of G.E.T, lip systems, buckets and truck bodies that increase safety and productivity, and are supported by our network of local supply and service facilities across the country.

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GREAT PARTNERSHIPS ARE BUILT ON SOLID CONNECTIONS.

Dexion速 is a registered trademark of Dexion (Australia) Pty Limited. FSA/DEX1049

Dexion partnered with Liebherr to provide a storage solution that delivered uninterrupted availability and maximised reliability performance across their business. To find out how Dexion can provide tailored storage solutions for your business, please visit dexion.com.au or call 1800 100 050.

L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia supplies the engine for the previous generation of the company’s electric powered mining truck; the largest in the world.

“This specific truck is very dependent on the engine,” commented Pichanick. “The reliability and the innovation that Detroit Diesel supports us with is incredible. They make a very good product, and are on the same wavelength as LeibherrAustralia when it comes to making sure we are delivering what we need to for our customers.”

Evolution of Product Life After fourteen years in production

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and over 350 units globally, Liebherr ensures its T 282 Series Haul truck continues to provide business partners the latest in technology, through strategic investment in product evolution. The highly efficient IGBT Drive System and its class-leading payload to weight ratio ensure maximum productivity and performance.

In May 2014, Liebherr proudly launched the next exciting evolution for the T 282 Series Haul Truck: the T 282 C Extended Life Profile, which is the result of an extensive Liebherr international collaboration project, focussed on enhancing

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Services: Dexion provides specialist storage solutions to support retail, health, education, security, art and artefacts, FMCG and distribution industries.

Management: Paul O’Keefe – Chief Executive Officer, Stuart Macnab – General Manager, Integrated Systems, Craig Landon – General Manager, Racking Solutions, Andrew Angus – General Manager, Commercial Solutions

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and increasing the T 282 C product life cycle. This delivers increased economic machine life, resulting in substantial reductions in total cost of ownership for Liebherr business partners.

when talking about how the company treats its employees.

Liebherr-Australia has many employees that have length of service dating 10 to 20 years at the company, and one man who just celebrated his 50 years of service A Passion To Work with the company this year!

“The most important thing in any “You know what sets Liebherr business is you have to value your apart? We have a culture where people. A lot of companies forget everyone is driven by the customer’s they are successful only by the great needs and passion for the long people they have. You have to give term outcome. It’s all about our them a career and an exciting and Core Values! “Our employees just enjoyable place to work. Liebherrwant to be people that serve their Australia does that.” customers” said Pichanick. They Pichanick was very passionate want to do a good job and are

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Power Step has been associated with Liebherr Australia for the past 10 years providing safety access systems for its Shovels, Excavators and Mining Trucks.

Several mining houses have opted for the Power Step access system because of its performance and committed product support.

There are over forty Liebherr machines in Australia with the Power Step access system and we expect to increase this number of systems over the next few years.

Power Step also exports its products to Africa, North and South America, South East Asia; and are supported by a number of appointed distributors in several locations around the globe.

Power Step provides safety, efficiency, comfort and cost savings with its 100% commitment in after-market support.

A Power Step system is one step in the right direction.

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MTU – Lowers your cost per tonne

Industry heavy-weights rely on MTU’s Series 4000 engine platform, when investing in new mining equipment or to extend the life of their established mining fleet.

With proven reliability, greater efficiency and optimised engine life, the MTU Series 4000 is rugged and tough, continuously delivering in extreme conditions, no matter what – which all equates to lower per tonne costs.

MTU Detroit Diesel Australia backs all of this through its unparalleled onsite service and product support excellence, to ensure maximum ROI, performance and uptime.

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Power. Passion. Partnership.

L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia very proud of what they do. We all build trust in, and we respect each other for who we are and what we can bring to the company.

If everyone’s committed 100 percent every day to giving the customer what is promised, and people enjoy what they’re doing, we consider it a success.”

The Liebherr Way Like any successfully run company, Liebherr is in the business of meeting the high expectations of

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their customers. The company is not only selling a product, but the support and maintenance of the product for its lifespan. To keep their customers coming back, Liebherr provides not only exceptional service but also high-quality customer support and interaction.

The company provides almost complete visibility into the design process for the customer, allowing them to provide feedback throughout the process.

“We listen to the customer and

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L ie b h e r r - A u s t r alia develop a product they really want,” said Pichanick. “There’s so much passion in the business, and that’s a big part of the reason we’ve become so successful and enjoy what we do. Everyone that works at the company is proud and really wants to become part of that journey to become successful. The customers really enjoy it as well; they get great visibility into our business. They see the simplicity: if there’s a problem, it gets fixed very quickly. That’s just the way the business works.”

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Liebherr-Australia doesn’t offer the whole range of products their competitors have. Although they manufacture for the niche market of digging and hauling dirt, it’s one of the most important parts of the mining process. Their goal throughout is to offer the most cost efficient and effective model that produces throughout its entire lifespan. By developing their products alongside their customers, they produce the product that the customers need and want, not a

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Bosch Rexroth, the Drive and Control Company, is a leading global manufacturer for all facets of industrial, mobile and automation applications.

This is demonstrated by our partnership with Liebherr as an OEM and locally for critical component refurbishment.

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product the customer must adapt to.

As for growth, the Liebherr organisation thinks long-term for the strategic plans.

“The third generation of the Liebherr family is now coming through the business,” said Pichanick. “. We must continue to build our reputation in order to grow and continue our success. If the family continues to invest the way they do, we will always be one step ahead of the pack. All of the company’s research and development is self-funded.

For an innovative, technological efficient company like us, this strategic plan will carry us far.”

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For the Future Liebherr’s goal is to be the best leading supplier and to support business for mining equipment. This goal isn’t just for Australia, either.

“We want to not only to continue to supply the Australian market, but grow our product and position from a global perspective Australia is somewhat of a benchmark for the rest of the world in mining, so if we get it right here we can get it right for the rest of the world. As there are a lot of Australian mining companies that are mining and other parts of the world. That’s why we put so much energy into doing so well in Australia.”

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$600-700 Million p r o d u ct s / s e r v ice s X Since its inception in Australia in 1981, LiebherrAustralia has expanded rapidly, with offices throughout Australia and New Zealand. The company sells and supports a range of inhouse designed, produced and maintained products include crawler cranes, mobile cranes, deep foundation machines, earthmoving equipment and mining equipment.

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CITIC HIC Continues to Dominate as a Heavy Machinery Manufacturer

CITIC HIC is a market leader in China with equipmen successfully in China and around the world (includin America, Africa and Australia).

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CITIC HIC BEGAN its stellar track record of success back in 1958.

After more than 50 years of evolution and development it has become a significant global supplier of mining, cement and metallurgical equipment. Their manufacturing facilities are located in Luoyang, China, and Pontevedra, Spain.

CITIC HIC has offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, South Africa and Spain. CITIC HIC is the second-largest manufacturing facility in China. As part of this, the Company is especially proud of its 18,500t forging press, which is the world’s largest, capable of handling 248

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a 400 tonne single piece forging. In addition, their large casting workshop can pour one of the world’s largest single steel castings. “We have a melting capacity which is virtually unheard of in the western world, equaling 900 tonnes of molten metal that we can pour,” says Citic Heavy Industries CEO Rajiv Kalra.

These robust and comprehensive facilities help enable the HIC to produce over 200,000 tons of quality equipment annually.

“We design equipment according to both standard designs and made-toorder designs,” says Kalra. “The madeto-order designs usually include large

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grinding equipment for applications in the mining industry, mainly copper, gold and other base metals.”

CITIC HIC also produces premium grinding mills, scrubbers, crushers, kilns, coolers, hoists, reducers, steam turbines and compressors.

CITIC HIC also manufactures heavy castings and forgings, as well as electric/hydraulic control and lubrication systems. Their factory in Luoyang covers more than 3 million square meters, of which 2 million square meters is under cover. It has a total workforce of approximately 10,000 employees of which more than 1,200 are engineers.

Major Mining Equipment “The largest of the grinding equipment that we have supplied so far are 12.2 metres in diametre and 11 metres long,” says Kalra. “Each of these has 28 megawatt drives (28,000 kilowatts). There are six of these being supplied in Australia, two of these lines are in operation right now, and the other four are set for operation by the end of this year.

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Reliability, Longevity & Low Cost of Ownership come standard with every WEG. WEG employs 3,000 engineers to make sure the products and solutions sold to customers in more than 100 countries are not only high efficient and low cost, but most importantly that the products currently installed in factories, mine sites, hospitals, ships, oil and gas platforms and refineries, water treatment plants and providing savings that they have been designed and tested for.

We are seriously committed to your business by committing to constant research and development.

WEG Australia Pty Ltd

www.weg.net/au

Tel: 03 9765 4600 MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | BRISBANE | ADELAIDE | PERTH

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WEG Australia Pty Ltd Employees: Over 28,000 Worldwide Established: 1961 Industry: WEG is a global player in the supply of electric motors & machines, control and automation products, and within the power distribution sector, with global sales now exceeding US $3-billion.

Product lines include LV/MV and HV motors, the latest generation of transformers, LV control gear, generators, geared motors, inverter drive systems, soft starters, LV and HV explosion proof motors and smoke extraction motors.

Services: WEG employs a large team of sales and engineering professionals, and along with a dedicated service team will ensure your project receives the highest level of technical support, from inception right through to the critical commissioning stage.

Ongoing Projects: Our experience and references covers all Industry segments, and we are currently involved in Iron Ore, LNG, Coal, & Sugar projects throughout Australia.

Keys to success: WEG’s vertically integrated business model ensures that we control all aspects of the manufacturing processes, ensuring the highest levels of quality from the copper wire to the paint. In conjunction with that, a continuous commitment to research and development provides a constant stream of product innovation that guarantees products that customers want.

Future Developments: The WEG growth will continue with the ongoing expansion of its global manufacturing facilities, which are currently based in 10 countries across South America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and the United States.

Apart from emerging manufacturing capabilities, the company remains focused on new product developments through its R&D program, and will continue to expand the product ranges in Motors, Machines, Automation, and Energy.

Management: Romo A. R. Herzog – Managing Director Richard Walker – Sales and Marketing Director

Website: www.weg.net/au

C itic Hea v y I n d u s t r ie s Mining Industry Jaw Crushers

“As far as the standard equipment is concerned, we also produce giant jaw crushers. These are used after the mining companies complete their blasting. They bring their blast material to giant dumpers, and the dumpers feed directly into our giant crushers. On average, the blast material is approximately 1 - 1.5 metres in size. Our giant crushers process the materials down to approximately eight inches in size,” explains Kalra.

The Company also produces the highly impressive CITIC-HIC AJ (Auto Jaw) Range of single toggle jaw crushers. These incorporate the use of a hybrid cylinder (patent pending) toggle system. The new design of toggle system has made the operation and maintenance

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of the jaw crusher is simpler and safer than other jaw crushers currently available in the market.

The traditional tension rod system has been eliminated and replaced by a hybrid cylinder, the toggle arrangement not only allows for the equipment to be easily adjusted.

This design also provides tramp relief for the equipment which adds another level of protection to the machine and minimises potential damage to the crusher when tramp material enters the crushing chamber.

An added advantage of this system, the crusher is able to be adjusted while the machine is running reducing which improves the availability and productivity of the crusher. The toggle system has also been designed with maintenance in mind, the toggle system pivots outward to create easy access to the toggle area for maintenance purposes.

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BGRIMM MACHINERY & AUTOMATION

China’s Top Supplier of Mineral

BGRIMM MACHINERY & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD is one of the top players in the world ushering in advanced technology and equipment serving the industries of mineral processing and metallurgy. The company is not only the major research undertaker in National ERC in area of metallic & non-ferrous metallurgy, but also a trust supplier offering packaged solutions integrating design, equipment as well as engineering service.

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www.bgrimm-mat.com/en/

Turning Rock into Gold by Delivering Efficient Solutions Creating Value to Achieve Reciprocal Benefits with Clients

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BGRIMM MACHINERY & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD Employees: 216 Established: 2010 Industry: Industry: BGRIMM-MAT is one of the top players in the world ushering in advanced technology and equipment serving the industries of mineral processing and metallurgy. The company is not only the major research undertaker in National ERC in area of Metallic & Nonferrous Metallurgy, but also a trust supplier offering packaged solutions integrating design, equipments as well as on site service.

Services: Equipment, technology and solutions for industries of mineral processing and metallurgy.

In addition to the worldwide leading products like large-scale flotation cell and magnetic separator, the company provides a complete range of equipments for mineral processing from fine grinding, separation by gravity, flotation, magnetic separation to de-watering process.

- Underground vehicles and equipment - Engineering Service

Ongoing Projects: XTOROMOCHO Copper Mine Project in Peru: offered 28 units of KYF300 (300m3 in volume) flotation cells and 33 units of other flotation equipments.

SINO Iron Mine Project in Australia: offered totally 312 sets of equipments including magnetic separators, agitator tanks and flotation cells.

LUMING Molybdenum Mine Project in China: offered 18 units of KYF-300 flotation cells.

Keys to success: BGRIMM-MAT employs lots Chinese famous experts, who are dedicated to developing various high-efficiency and energy-saving equipments for mineral processing and metallurgy.

With ISO 9000 quality system certified, BGRIMM-MAT places the first priority on quality management.

BGRIMM-MAT always takes care of every detail requirements, and customizes equipment design.

Future developments: World Leader in Technology and Equipment for Development and Utilization of Mineral Resources

Management: Liang Dianyin,

General Manager of BGRIMM-MAT and Secretary of BGRIMM-

MAT Party Branch; Luo Xiujian, Vice General Manager of BGRIMM-MAT and Deputy Secretary of BGRIMM-MAT Party Branch; Liu Yongzhen, Vice General Manager of BGRIMM-MAT; Committee Member of BGRIMM-MAT Party Branch.

Website: http://bkjd.xmfeel.com/cn/

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largest company in the world in our specific industry who does the design and the manufacturing�.

CITIC STIRRED MILL (CSM):

CITIC STIRRED MILL (CSM) 3D MODEL CITIC has developed a range of vertical stirred mill with advanced features to handle wide range of regrind and fine grinding applications. Three units of CSM1200 are currently under manufacture for project in South America, there units will replace the existing conventional regrind mills in copper mine.

About Sino Iron Project: The massive Sino Iron project is being developed at Cape Preston, 100

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Liquid Resistance Starters + Slip Energy Recovery Drives + Variable Speed Drives + Soft Starters + Motors + Power Compensation

CSE-Uniserve High Performing Power and Motor Control Solutions for Mining CSE-Uniserve has been providing high performance electrical equipment and services to Australian and international mining infrastructure projects for more than 35 years.

Our extensive range of products and depth of applications expertise delivers complete project solutions across power system protection, automation, motor & drive technologies.

Products offered include our Australian manufactured Liquid Resistance Starters, Slip Energy Recovery Drives, LV and HV Variable Speed Drives, LV and HV Soft-Starters, Active & Passive Harmonic solutions, Power Factor Correction and High Voltage Motors.

CSE-Uniserve is committed to the ongoing support of the mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, transport, utilities, energy/renewables, defence and government sectors.

We are your partner for advanced motor control, protection and industrial communications solutions.

Design + Supply + Installation + Commissioning + Training + Service

CSE-Uniserve has sales and engineering offices in locations across Australia.

Sydney

Melbourne

Perth

Brisbane

10 Columbia Way Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 Tel: 02 8853 4200

Unit 19, Level 1 75 Lorimer Street Docklands VIC 3008 Tel: 03 9245 1700

45 King Edward Road Osborne Park WA 6017 Tel: 08 9204 8002

Unit 2, 56 Lavarack Avenue Eagle Farm QLD 4009 Tel: 07 3861 7777

Visit our website: www.cse-uniserve.com.au

C itic Hea v y I n d u s t r ie s kilometers south west of Karratha in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. It is the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia. The Sino Iron project is focused on delivering a world class magnetite iron ore development

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which will add value to the Western Australian economy through significant downstream processing, employment, community benefits and international technology transfer while balancing social and environmental considerations.

CSE-Uniserve Pty. Ltd

CSE-Uniserve provides high quality equipment and engineering services to all electrical industry sectors, including mining and minerals, utilities, transport and process industries.

Our core values are technical competence and customer focus, delivered under global quality standards. Our goal is the provision of world leading products and solutions, implemented by our highly experienced teams.

Our Power Conversion technologies deliver equipment and solutions for power quality, motor starting and speed control; our Protection and Automation technologies provide protection and data management systems across industries and our Tetra Radio solutions provide high availability voice and data communications.

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Technical Centre

Once operating, the project will mine about 140 million metric tons each year and the processing plant will handle approximately 80 million tons of material. This material goes through in-pit crushers before being transported to the concentrator.

The crushed ore then enters giant grinding mills, the most powerful in the world. There will be six grinding mill lines, each using an autogenous (AG) mill 12.2 m (40 ft) diameter Ă— 11 m (36 ft) long with a 28 MW gearless 260

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motor followed by a 7.9 m (26 ft) diameter Ă— 13.6 m (44.6 ft) long ball mill, each with two 7800 kW motors (44 MW in each of six lines) and standing more than 17 meters high.

The final product from these large regrind ball mills using small grinding media will be approximately 28 microns. The mills will produce a fine ore stream which enters magnetic separators to become a concentrate. The concentrate will be thickened and

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stored before being pumped 25 kilometers to the port, where it is filtered to reduce moisture. From there, the concentrate will be exported for use in steel making.

The world’s largest AG mills (12.2 m diameter × 11 m long with 28 MW drives) and six 7.9 m diameter × 13.6 m long ball mills with dual 7.8 MW drives which are design and manufactured by CITIC HIC. CITIC SMCC Process Technology CITIC SMCC Process Technology Pty Ltd (CITIC SMCC) is a newly formed subsidiary company of CITIC HIC Australia, following the exclusive 100 percent acquisition of SMCC Pty Ltd and its IP by CITIC HIC Australia (100% owned by CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. China (listed on the Shanghai stock exchange) on 6th July 2012.

CITIC SMCC is based in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, and has commenced to provide technical services to various mining projects since January of 2013, mainly in the area of comminution circuit design, technology and equipment selection, and optimization of mineral processing plants.

The formation of CITIC SMCC will expand the CITIC HIC’s current technical services and provide more complete solutions to its customers with the best suited solutions for milling technology selection, comminution circuit design and plant optimisation.

Company Information Industry

Mining h ea d q u a r te r s

Luoyang, China founded

1965 employee s

+10,000 revenue

$2 Billion p r o d u ct s / services CITIC Heavy Industries Company Ltd (CITIC HIC) began in 1956 under the name of Luoyang Mining Machinery Plant, in Luoyang China. In 1993 it was merged into the CITIC Group to become CITIC Heavy Machinery Company Ltd. CITIC HIC was one of 156 “Important Projects” initiated under the Chinese Governments first “Five Year Plan”. Now more than half a century later, CITIC HIC has become the largest mining machinery manufacturer and one of the largest heavy machinery manufacturers in China.

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BMD Group: Award-Winning Service in Infrastructure

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BMD Group began as an urban development company in Brisbane, Queensland in 1979. The company’s head office remains there, but the business has expanded in both location and services offered. With a full presence in each capital city and state and several smaller regional offices particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, BMD Group has garnered the title of a national business in Australia.

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including transport, mining, ports, airports and highways. However, they’ve still maintained their rich history in urban development. Their award-winning service and current high-profile projects are supported by its engaged and valued staff, which BMD Group considers its greatest asset.

Award-Winning Service BMD Group has won several awards recently. Its standout award is for its work on the third expansion of

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the Hay Point Coal Terminal, which was originally build in the 1980s and is owned by the BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Alliance, BMA. BMD was originally award a $49 million project for the reclamation contract, which included civil work for the expansion of the coal terminal footprint area.

There were 10.2 hectares of land to reclaim; the work also included developing an on-site quarry, involving excavation, processing and hauling 1.3 million tonnes of engineered fill material.

The company was then awarded an additional $125 million of additional scope. This included onshore civil works and general services contracts which involved concrete foundations, underground services, site facilities, maintenance and management. BMD Group was able to deliver the project in three years with 650,000 hours losttime injury (LTI) free with 81 percent of the workforce on the Hay Point Coal Terminal expansion project being local.

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“BMD Constructions delivered the project successfully in a challenging physical environment and coped admirably with complex regulations which showed a critical understanding of risk, and the importance of excellent project management.�

BMD Group Time-Saving Initiative—was for the construction of a temporary wharf through which the company unloaded preassembled modules coming on a barge from China.

One judge for the award commented that “BMD Constructions delivered the project successfully in a challenging physical environment and coped admirably with complex regulations which showed a critical understanding of risk, and the importance of excellent project management.”

BMD Group has also won several other awards this year, including: - The Young Professional Engineer of the year, Michael Vollbon; Project Infrastructure Over $50 million, Cairns Connect; and Environment, New Parallel Runway, Phase 1 Works at the Engineers Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence - The Civil Contractor’s Federation Earth Award for the Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade for projects valued at more than $75 million - The Civil Contractor’s Federation (QLD) Industry Leaders and Training Awards

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for outstanding Commitment to Training and Skill Development - The International Road Federation Awards, awarded through Transcity Joint Venture for Environmental Mitigation - Indigenous Apprentice of the Year, Mature Age Achiever and First Year Apprentice of the Year Awards from Civil Contractor’s Federation (NT) Industry Leaders and Training Awards - And the Construction Skills Training Centre Award for Employee of the Year and Trainee of the Year Current Projects BMD Group is currently undertaking a range of projects across Australia, one of which is the Grosvenor project in Queensland. The company finished its first contract on the Grosvenor project, the Pioneering Roadworks and Boxcut Excavation for the drifts, in April of 2013. A further contract for the site started in September this year and includes 8,000m3 of structural concrete consisting of extensions to the existing coal wash plant, extension to the existing train load out tunnel, footings for new w w w. b m d . c o m . a u

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conveyors and transfer towers and rail foundations for a new stacker and reclaimer. It also includes, minor road and drainage works, 80,000m3 of earthworks consisting of a new product coal stockpile pad and a new High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) lined water storage dam will also be constructed.

Both projects were awarded for approximately $30 million. The approximate completion date on the second Grosvenor project is early 2015.

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the award of the Tiger Brennan Drive contract in Northern Territory.

Empowering Employees BMD Group values its employees, acknowledging they are a pivotal part of the business.

“We understand the valuable role staff play in our success, so much so, on the number plates of our vehicles, we’ve got a motto: our business is our people,” said Colin Mitchell, General Manager – Strategic Market Development.

“We certainly invest a significant amount of time and money into training and developing our people.

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Our investment in people is a large part of the continuous improvement of the company.”

The company has several key initiatives to assist employee development, including a graduate development scheme, with a number of the participants going on to become Senior Managers at BMD. There is also the 20 Year Club comprising members who have worked for the company for 20 or more years as well as a leadership development program. BMD Group also encourages good health through health initiatives and participation in sporting teams, and rewards their long-term employees for their service.

Company Information Industry

Mining h ea d q u a r te r s

Queensland, Australia founded

1979 employee s

Striving To Be A Partner Of Choice For the future, BMD Group wants to continue developing its management systems to make sure they remain robust and exceed the industry’s legislative requirements. Developing a team of empowered, capable staff—who, most importantly, are happy—is also high on the company’s list. And although their diversification strategies have already taken them into several different industries, BMD Group is looking to have a further penetration into the oil and gas sector, the defence sector and asset maintenance sector.

“We always want to be held in high regard throughout the construction industry, and really recognised as a partner of choice,” said Mitchell.

“So our goals for the future align with ensuring we are always top of mind for our clients and potential clients.”

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BMD Group began urban development construction in Brisbane in 1979. Since then, the company has grown consistently, with offices in every capital city in Australia. The company has also diversified its offerings, moving into infrastructure for transport, mining, ports, railways, airports, defence, oil and gas and more in the construction industry.

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