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September 2020 RRP $10.00 incl GST A product of SEP2020 australianminingreview.com.au Publications & Exhibitions Australia Pty Ltd NEW STANDARDS FOR ALL SYSTEMS GO PUSHING THE DRILLING P08 TAILINGS MANAGEMENT P36 FOR ADANI P64 BOUNDARIES P06-07 | SHINING A LIGHT ON WINDROWS THELine boring is an essentialHOLE part of machinery HOG upkeep. Every large machine that mine operators depend on, from dozers to excavators, haul trucks to cranes, will require a pin bore refurbishment during its life cycle. Read our 13-page special on some of the best line borers in the business. FEATURE P65-77 IMAGE: Minerals Council of Australia C:70(08) M:60 8995Y:60 K:60 6500 R:47 G:52 B:52 #2f3434 GET THE RIGHT C:15ww M:100w. Y:100no rtK:7herntranspoR:195 G:31 B:37rtables.com.a#C31f25 u TRANSPORTABLE [email protected] THE#1 FIRST TIME Very High Safety Exceptional THE SAFETY KNIFE ergonomics Automatic SPECIALISTS Blade Retraction The ultimate in design and innovation. 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In case of IN THE SPOTLIGHT doubt, consult your lawyer. 86 4 COMMODITIES SNAPSHOT AMR SEP2020 MAJOR COMMODITIES SNAPSHOT $US/oz $US/t GOLD IRON ORE 62% Fe CFR China 1975 130 Uncertainty continues Iron ore prices 1950 125 122.57 have hit to drive the gold price, 1948.56 with concerns about 1900 120 six-and-half year highs, as Chinese economic growth and 1954.00 115 whether central banks 1875 furnaces, where have enough 1850 110 more than half the firepower to fix the 105 108.05 world’s steel is problems, and how 1825 forged, roll out long COVID-19 1800 100 crude steel at a will last. 95 98.74 never before 1775 seen pace. 1750 1769.60 90 85 1725 2 June 2 July 1 Aug 2 June 2 July 1 Aug $US/t $US/t COPPER LME Price COBALT LME Price 6600 34000 Copper prices rose 33045.00 Demand has been as stockpiles in the 6400 33000 good, particularly London Metal 6457.80 from Asia where Exchange (LME) 6200 6559.00 32000 demand for hybrid warehouse system batteries, catalysts fell below 100,000t 6000 31000 and machine tools for the first time 6016.65 has been robust, but since 2007, and 5800 30000 also from OECD 28750.04 the approval of a 29000 markets where coronavirus 5600 super alloys, 28500.00 treatment in the 28000 particularly in USA boosted 5400 aerospace, has equities. been strong. 5200 2 June 2 July 1 Aug 2 June 2 July 1 Aug $US/t $US/oz ALUMINIUM LME Price COAL LME Price Prices are The world aluminum 1800 1772.00 70 market is expected threatened by soft demand in major to slip into a deficit of 1750 60 importers India and about 100,000 - 1720.72 52.49 51.00 200,000t by 1700 50 China. The coal market is set to year-end, based on 49.60 a stronger than 1650 40 continue its expected Asian downtrend recovery and healthy 1600 1621.00 30 pressured by US and European growing natural economies, 1550 20 gas-powered according to production and 1500 analysts. 10 rising share of 2 June 2 July 1 Aug 2 June 2 July 1 Aug renewable energy generation. $US/t $US/t LEAD LME Price NICKEL LME Price 2000 15000 Prices continue to The nickel price rise as supply-side 1976.00 1950 neared the worries, 14500 14478.00 $14,500 mark s compounded by development in mines closing 1900 coronavirus because of 14000 treatment and COVID, support 1850 13762.00 vaccines boosted the market. 1841.65 13500 market sentiment. 1800 1763.25 1750 13000 12757.50 1700 12500 2 June 2 July 1 Aug 1650 2 June 2 July 1 Aug * Prices as at the 1st August 2020 SEP2020 AMR NEWS 5 6 NEWS AMR SEP2020 SHINING A LIGHT ON WINDROWS Overlay of haul road product on a hillshaded DEM surface. DEM has been colourised to 25cm vertical changes. Profile lines generated by the Aerometrex Windrow Analysis Tool have been laid on the surface and colour-coded for compliance values. Here we can see passing (green) and failing (red) windrows above a high eroded drop off. ost mine operators will agree They are established on haul roads, dumps The continuing increase in truck size, slippery roads, dust, obstructions that affect that a strong correlation exists and in proximity to highwalls where there is combined with recent powered haulage lines of sight and wildlife. between well-constructed and potential for mobile equipment to drive off accidents and incident analyses, has maintained roads and safe, an edge. warranted further development of mine To prevent an accident or reduce the Mefficient mining operations. road design guidelines. severity of its consequences, a road should Windrows are an effective guard against the be more accommodating to human error. The haul road design and subsequent road severe consequences of a runaway vehicle Several studies have shown that the major management forms a critical component and their standard design provides enough sub-standard surface mine road design The more that is known about human error of mining transport operations. One of the strength and height so that a serious factors were geometric and functional in the context of mine haulage, the better key safety features for haul roads in open accident may be avoided. design issues, with a lesser, but still a road can be designed to accommodate pit mines is windrows, also referred to as a significant, contribution from inadequate those actions that would, on a poorly safety berms or safety bunds. Well-designed and maintained haul roads structural design. designed road, invariably escalate an error are the key to reducing truck haulage on- into an accident. What Are Windrows? road hazards and costs, as well as increasing While improved mine haul road design Why Are They Critical? productivity. reduces accidents, due consideration needs Challenges and Recommendations From Windrows are typically trapezoidal to be given to human factors which are a Mine Regulators mounds used to redirect drifting vehicles However, practically designing and managing significant contributor to haulage accidents.
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