Project Archives

Commodity	Capability	Project Name	Client Name	Project Location	Project Description	Scope of Services
Zinc	Mining Infrastructure	Admiral Bay Project	Kagara	Australia West, Broom	Pre-feasibility	To establish all surface and u/g services and infrastructure requirements necessary for the exploitation of the Admiral Bay ore body – includes the facilities to treat the ore
Uranium	Engineering & Technology	Ranger 3 Uranium	Energy Resources of Australia Ltd	Northern Territory, Australia	Study work	Geotechnical review and design work
Uranium	Water Treatment	Chemwes Pipeline Project	First Uranium/Simmer & Jack	Buffelsfontein, South Africa	EPCM	Re-mining of the Buffels tailings dumps for the extraction of gold and uranium
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	12 Shaft Lower UG 2 Decline	Impala Platinum	South Africa	Control budget estimate	Control budget estimate
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	Frank Underground 2 Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Underground expansion	Concept phase to EPCM
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	K3 Sub Decline Shaft	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	Middelpunt Hill Underground 2 Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Underground development	EPCM
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	Turffontein Decline Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Underground expansion	Feasibility to EPCM
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	Rowland Merensky Sub-decline Shaft	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Platinum	Access to the Orebody	Turffontein Merensky	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Decline extension 34 Level and feasibility study – CIV	Prepare pre-feasibility upfront
Platinum	Engineering & Technology	Brakfontein Merensky Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Engineering, design and procurement	Engineering, design and procurement
Platinum	Geology	Akanani Feasibility Study	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	Feasibility study for a 240ktpm mine	Feasibility study for a 240ktpm mine
Platinum	Geology	Akanani Infrastructure Project	Lonmin	South Africa	Study work	Pre-feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	Akanani Project	Lonmin	South Africa	Study work	Study phase (scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility and detailed design)
Platinum	Geology	Bathopele Phase 5 Feasibility Study	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	Boschfontein Shaft	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Study work	Conceptual and pre-feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	BRPM Phase 3 Feasibility Study	Royal Bafokeng Holdings	Rustenburg, South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	Kareespruit Project	Eastern Platinum	South Africa	Study work	Continue with feasibility study and develop a control budget estimate
Platinum	Geology	Kroondal Mine Project	Aquarius Platinum	South Africa	K6 partial pre-feasibility study	K6 partial pre-feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	Limpopo Phase 2 Project	Lonmin	South Africa	Study work	Study phase (scope determination of Limpopo Phase 2 feasibility and Baobab optimisation)
Platinum	Geology	Magazynskraal Project	Boynton Investments	South Africa	Design and study work	Surface infrastructure and underground engineering design for pre- and feasibility study for Magazynskraal/Sedibelo East Platinum
Platinum	Geology	Pandora 240ktpm Project	Pandora Joint Venture	South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Platinum	Geology	Pandora E3 60kton Feasibility revision	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	Pandora E3 60kton feasibility revision	Amend existing study report to establish the strategic fit and attractiveness of the business case for the business unit
Platinum	Geology	Sedibelo Feasibility Study Review	Barrick	South Africa	Study work	Study review
Platinum	Geology	Zandfontein Decline Project	Eastern Platinum	South Africa	Design review	Design review and development of EPCM contract and a control budget estimate
Platinum	Geology	Khomanani 37-41L Merensky Concept Study	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Concept study	Concept study
Platinum	Geology	Khomanani UG2 26 Level	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Concept study	Concept study to detail and establish whether or not there is a business case that could meet the investment criteria hurdle rates
Platinum	Geology	Khuseleka 1 Merensky 28 – 30 Level Concept Study	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Concept study	Concept study
Platinum	Geology	Re-statement for Khuseleka Ore Reserve Development Project (KORP)	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Re-statement for Khuseleka Ore Reserve Development Project (KORP)	Re-statement of the work to complete the remaining project scope
Platinum	Geology	Rowland Middelkraal	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	Feasibility study Phase 1 and pre-feasibility study (Phase 2 & 3): engineering design	Feasibility study Phase 1 and pre-feasibility study (Phase 2 & 3): engineering design
Platinum	Geology	Styldrift No 2 Shaft Merensky and UG2	Royal Bafokeng Holdings	Rustenburg, South Africa	Concept study	Conduct a review and assistance with the concept study for the exploitation of Styldrift No 2 Merensky and UG2 resources
Platinum	Geology	Siphumelele No 1 Shaft UG2	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Exploitation concept study	Provide a comprehensive project management service. Includes management of nominated sub-consultants from initiation of the project to handover of the study documents
Platinum	Instrumentation & Control	BRPM North Shaft Project - click here for more	Royal Bafokeng Holdings	Rustenburg, South Africa	Electrical and instrumentation design and equipment	Electrical and instrumentation designs, procurement, technical and commercial adjudicating, E&I equipment required in accordance with the piping and instrument designs, factory acceptance testing and site supervision of the E&I contractors
Platinum	Mining Infrastructure	Magazynskraal / Sedibelo East Project	Boynton Investments	Rustenburg, South Africa	Surface infrastructure and underground engineering design for the Magazynskraal/Sedibelo Project	Surface infrastructure and underground engineering design for the Magazynskraal/Sedibelo Project
Platinum	Power & Electricity	Emergency Power Supply System Project - click here for more	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Power and electricity	Commisioning of 21 containerised 3MW General Electric diesel generators rated at 11kV or 6.6kV depending on the plant system voltages
Platinum	Process Plant	Impala Flash Dryer Plant	Impala Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Feasibility study, EPCM services	Feasibility study and EPCM contract for the implementation phase of the Flash Dryer Project, including engineering (all disciplines), procurement, construction management, safety management, commissioning and overall project management
Platinum	Project Management	12 Shaft UG2	Impala Platinum	South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Platinum	Project Management	9 Shaft Lower UG2 Decline	Impala Platinum	South Africa	Control budget estimate	Control budget estimate
Platinum	Project Management	BRPM Phase 3 Implementation	Royal Bafokeng Holdings	Rustenburg, South Africa	Project implementation	Project implementation
Platinum	Project Management	K4 Ore Reserve Development Project	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Kennedy’s Vale & Spitzkop	Eastern Platinum	South Africa	Programme management	Programme management of both Kennedy’s Vale & Spitzkop Projects
Platinum	Project Management	Khuseleka Mine (Townlands) Ore Replacement Project	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Khuseleka Mine (Townlands) Ore Replacement Project - design	Khuseleka Mine (Townlands) Ore Replacement Project - design
Platinum	Project Management	Main and Ventilation Shaft Feasibility Study to EPCM No 16 Shaft	Impala Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	Main and ventilation shaft feasibility study to EPCM	Main and ventilation shaft feasibility study to EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Pandora JV Plan 4 Project	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM	EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Spitzkop Project	Eastern Platinum	South Africa	Feasibility study to EPCM	Feasibility study to EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Waterval Bathopele Phase 4 Project	Anglo American Platinum	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM services
Platinum	Project Management	Waterval Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	EPCM	EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Brakfontein Implementation	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Platinum	Project Management	Hossy Shaft Execution Project	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Platinum	Winder Technical Services	Amandelbult Mine Project	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Main and ventilation shaft	EPCM
Platinum	Winder Technical Services	K4 Shaft	Lonmin	Rustenburg, South Africa	Main and ventilation shaft	EPCM
Nickel	Geology	Kabanga Nickel Project	Falconbridge	Tanzania	Study work	Scoping study
Manganese	Geology	Emang Manganese Project	Segue Resources	Northern Cape, South Africa	Detailed geological and mineral resource study	Detailed geological and mineral resource study at the PFS and DFS levels, which must be JORC compliant. Siting ofdrillholes to ensure maximum value is derived in order to increase confidence in the resource estimates
Manganese	Process Plant	M14 Furnace Project	BHP Billiton	Meyerton, South Africa	81 MVA furnace	Largest operating furnace of its kind in the world allowing BHP Billiton to beneficiate close to 30% of the manganese ore it mines locally. 81 MVA furnace, built in 16 months, has a capacity to produce 120 000 t of high-carbon ferromanganese a year
Gold	Engineering & Technology	Gosowang Expansion Project	Newcrest Mining Australia	Gosowang Province, Indonesia	Development of the K2 and K link high grade epithermal gold deposits located 350 m below surface	Develop designs and procedures for the manufacturing and installation of self-supporting concrete brattice wall and concrete lining of the shaft
Gold	Engineering & Technology	Driefontein Ya Rhona Shaft	GoldFields	South Africa	Shaft barrel failure contingency measures	Design engineering and inspection services
Gold	Geology	Eureka Gold Project	Mmakau Mining	Zimbabwe	Geological evaluation and re-appraisal of the Eureka Gold Mine in Zimbabwe	Confirmation drilling of the resources in compliance with the requirements of the SAMREC code with respect to QA/QC assay protocol
Gold	Geology	Driefontein 9 Shaft	GoldFields	South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Gold	Geology	Evander Harmony Number 8 Shaft Project	Harmony Gold Mine	South Africa	Study work	Feasibility study
Gold	Geology	Kibali Gold Project	Randgold Resources Ltd and AngloGold Ashanti	Democratic Republic of Congo	Feasibility study	Project management services engineering and design capital and working cost estimates
Gold	Project Management	Ezulwini Gold Mine	Simmer & Jack	South Africa	Study work and EPCM services	Study phase and EPCM
Gold	Project Management	Transvaal Gold Mining Estate	Simmer & Jack	South Africa	EPCM services	EPCM
Diamonds	Geology	Jwaneng Underground Early Access Shaft Project	Debswana Diamond Mine	Botswana	Study work	Pre-feasibility for transition from surface to underground mining
Diamonds	Mining Infrastructure	Argyle Diamonds UG Expansion Project	Rio Tinto Diamonds	Australia, West Kimberley region	Argyle has completed a feasibility study for the development of an underground block cave mining operation	Includes power station upgrades, surface secondary crusher circuit, u/g MHS and conveying system, two u/g crushing stations, two u/g dewatering pump stations, all surface and u/g services, power station works and overhead line and portal sub station
Copper	Access to the Orebody	Shaft ore handling System Phase 1 and 2 of No 9 and 10 Shaft	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Shaft ore handling System Phase 1 and 2	Consulting services for the shaft ore handling System Phase 1 and 2 for No 9 and 10 Shaft
Copper	Engineering & Technology	Design of Shaft Foundations for No 10 Shaft	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Design of shaft foundations for No 10 Shaft	Civil design of shaft foundations for No 10 Shaft
Copper	Engineering & Technology	Design Services Refrigeration Plant	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Design and engineering services	Detailed design and engineering services for the refrigeration plant, including design of piping support structures, civil structures, and, electrical and instrumentation for the first water cooled plant
Copper	Engineering & Technology	LOM Compressed Air	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Engineering, design and drafting services	Engineering, design and drafting services for the LOM compressed air design which will support the overall pre-feasibility study
Copper	Engineering & Technology	LOM Hoisting Study Update	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Engineering services	LOM hoist and shaft pre-feasibility study
Copper	Engineering & Technology	Number 10 Shaft Double Drum Auxiliary Hoist Civil Design	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Number 10 Shaft double drum auxiliary hoist civil design	Number 10 Shaft double drum auxiliary hoist civil design
Copper	Engineering & Technology	Ventilation and refrigeration design required for the Resolution Copper 10 shaft project	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Ventilation and refrigeration design required for the No 10 shaft project	Ventilation and refrigeration design required for the No 10 shaft project
Copper	Engineering & Technology	Shaft Boring Systems (SBS) – Detailed Engineering	Rio Tinto – JS Redpath	Phoenix, Arizona, North America	Shaft Boring Systems (SBS) – detailed engineering	Develop the technology in order to test and prove the concept on a pilot project. Assist with design input for the sinking stage and headframe portion of the project
Copper	Geology	Mashitu Principal & Sud Geological & Mining Study	ENRC	Kolwezi District, DRC	Geological and mining study in support of ENRC's business strategy	Geological re-modelling of the deposits and resource estimation to a PFS level, geotechnical and hydrological assessments
Copper	Mining Infrastructure	Dukwe Project	African Copper	Botswana	Infrastructure and opencast mining project	EPCM
Copper	Mining Infrastructure	No 10 Shaft Head Frame Design	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	No 10 Shaft head frame design	No 10 Shaft head frame design
Copper	Mining Infrastructure	Number 10 Shaft Head Frame Construction	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Number 10 Shaft dead frame construction – approval of construction queries, methods and drawing details	Number 10 Shaft dead frame construction – approval of construction queries, methods and drawing details
Copper	Power & Electricity	Cable and Pipe Rack Design	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Cable and Pipe Rack Design	Design of a ground pipe and cable rack system for the Number 9 and Number 10 Shafts.
Copper	Project Management	Professional Services	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Project management	Project management and design services
Copper	Water Treatment	Design, engineering and implementation of the dewatering of the Magma Mine workings	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Design, engineering and implementation of the dewatering of the Magma Mine workings	Design, engineering and implementation of the dewatering of the Magma Mine workings
Copper	Water Treatment	LOM Dewatering Study	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Engineering, design and drafting services	Engineering, design and drafting services for the LOM dewatering and compressed air design which will support the overall pre-feasibility study
Copper	Winder Technical Services	Lift II Project	Palabora Mining Company	Phalaborwa, South Africa	Order of magnitude study and early works engineering	Order of magnitude study and early works engineering
Copper	Winder Technical Services	Lift II Project	Palabora Mining Company	Phalaborwa, South Africa	Pre-feasibility study	Pre-feasibility study
Copper	Winder Technical Services	Palabora Lift II Project	Palabora Mining Company	Phalaborwa, South Africa	Lift II Order of Magnitude Study	Lift II order of magnitude study
Copper	Winder Technical Services	Consulting services required for the skip loading conceptual design for the rock handling system	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	Consulting services required for the skip loading conceptual design for the rock handling system	Consulting services required for the skip loading conceptual design for the rock handling system
Copper	Winder Technical Services	LOM Hoist Study Phase 1 and 2	Resolution Copper Mining	North America	LOM hoist study Phase 1 and 2	LOM hoist study Phase 1 and 2
Copper		Kinsevere Mine	MMG	DRC
Coal / Coke	Project Management	Benga Coal Mine Project	Riversdale Mozambique Limitada	Mozambique	Greenfields development of a 10.6 million tons per annum opencast coal mine with supporting infrastructure for the export market	Design engineering and construction management of surface infrastructure, and construction of the coal handling process plant (CHPP)
Coal / Coke	Project Management	Benga Coal Mine Project	Riversdale Mozambique Limitada	Mozambique	Greenfields development of a 10.6 million tons per annum opencast coal mine with supporting infrastructure for the export market	Design engineering and construction management of surface infrastructure, and construction of the coal handling process plant (CHPP)
Coal	Access to the Orebody	Magdalena and Aviermore	Forbes Coal	KwaZulu Natal, South Africa	Conveyor upgrades	Scope of work involved designs for the upgrade of conveyors at Magdalena and Aviermore
Coal	Access to the Orebody	Zibulo Project – Zondagsfontein	Anglo American Platinum	South Africa	Shaft sinking and quality control management	Project management, management and control of the overall plot plan, civil, mechanical and electrical design, process flow diagrams for the provision of potable, fire and service water, SLD for electrical reticulation, detailed engineering drawings and layouts
Coal	Engineering & Technology	Boikarabelo Coal FEED Project	Resource Generation	South Africa	Front-end engineering design	Front-end engineering design for the development of an open-pit mine to support both the export and domestic power generation markets
Coal	Engineering & Technology	Makhado Coal Project	Coal of Africa	South Africa	Feasibility study and front-end engineering design	Project management, engineering design (civil, structural, mechanical and electrical) and drafting services, management of mine design for three open-cast pits, scoping study for underground mining upside potential, procurement, peer reviews and review of cost estimates
Coal	Engineering & Technology	Tweefontein Optimisation – FEED Project	Xstrata Coal	South Africa	Front-end engineering design	The RSV Enco/Parsons Brinkerhoff Joint Venture was appointed for the completion of the front-end engineering design for 10% capital estimate. Services included project management, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation design, drafting services, quantity surveying services, drafting services and geotechnical investigation
Coal	Geology	Dorstfontein Coal Mine Project	Total Coal SA	South Africa	Study work	Pre- and feasibility studies
Coal	Geology	Kangwange Anthracite Project	Siyanda Resources	Komatiepoort, Mpumalanga, South Africa	Kangwange Anthracite Project	Conduct a feasibility study on the Kangwange Anthracite Mine
Coal	Geology	Koornfontein Coal Mine Project	Siyanda Resources	South Africa	Study work	Feasibility study
Coal	Geology	Leandra Project	BHP Billiton (BECSA)	Leandra District, South Africa	Conceptual study	Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Capital Budget Estimate (CBE) at conceptual level for the Leandra Project
Coal	Geology	TNC Project	Optimum Coal Holdings	Witbank, South Africa	Pre-feasibility study	Pre-feasibility study for the TNC Mining Block
Coal	Geology	Waterberg Coal Project	Umbono Capital Partners	Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa	Waterberg Coal Project	Undertake a conceptual study on the Waterberg Coal Project
Coal	Mining Infrastructure	Ngaka Coal Project	Atomic Resources	Southern Tanzania, Australia	Study work	Feasibility study and mining infrastructure design
Coal	Mining Infrastructure	Braakfontein Coal Project	Keaton Energy	KwaZulu Natal, South Africa	Conceptual study	Mine design and mine planning for a combined opencast and underground mine
Coal	Mining Infrastructure	Eloff Coal Mine Project	Total Coal SA	South Africa	Greenfields development of 7 million tons per annum open-cut and underground mine with the coal processing plant and supporting infrastructure for the production of both export and Eskom products	Scope of work involves conducting a conceptual study which covers the mining operations, the coal processing facilities, product dispatch options and all surface support infrastructure and supply of bulk services.
Coal	Mining Infrastructure	Marapule South Coal Project	Hodges	Botswana	Conceptual study	Undertake a complete conceptual study
Coal	Mining Infrastructure	Sterkfontein Coal Project	Keaton Energy	Mpumalanga, South Africa	Conceptual study	Mine design and mine planning for an underground mine
Coal	Power & Electricity	Boikarabelo Power Plant Desktop Study	Resource Generation SA	Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa	Power plant desktop study	Investigation into the commissioning of a coal fired power station to meet the project milestones and requirements
Coal	Power & Electricity	Boikarabelo Power Station Feed Investigation	Resource Generation SA	Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa	Power station feed investigation	Investigation into alternative power supplies for the green fields coal project, culminating in the formulation of a Power Plan
Coal	Process Plant	Palesa Project	HCI Khusela Coal	Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa	EPCM	EPCM services for the project, including engineering (all disciplines), procurement, cost control, construction management, safety management, commissioning and overall project management.
Coal	Project Management	Boikarabelo Coal Project	Resource Generation SA Ltd (ResGen)	Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa	Boikarabelo Coal Project	Pre-feasibility study for the development of an open-pit mine to support both the export and domestic power generation markets
Coal	Project Management	Dorstfontein East Mine Project	Total Coal SA	South Africa	EPCM	EPCM
Coal	Project Management	Dorstfontein West Mine Project	Total Coal SA	South Africa	Project management, design and procurement	Project management, civil, mechanical and electrical design, provision of functional specifications and equipment data sheets, discard dump design, drafting services and procurement services
Coal	Project Management	Impumelelo Mine Project – EPCM	Sasol Mining	Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa	EPCM services	The 8.5 mtpa Impumelelo Mine Project is to be designed and constructed such that it can accommodate the first production section in July 2013 and build-up to full production with 13 continuous miners and six stonework sections in 2014
Coal	Project Management	Impumelelo Techno-Economic Study	Sasol Mining	South Africa	Establishment of a greenfields mine including 28km overland conveyor, shaft area, supporting infrastructure, shaft system	Techno-economic study
Coal	Project Management	Kestrel Mine Extension Project	Rio Tinto Coal	Australia, Queensland, Bowen Basin	Kestrel Mine Extension Project	Increasing mining lease by entering 400 series mining domain via new mine access and associated infrastructure to the west of the existing mine - includes performance review of EPCM consultant, value engineering and opportunity analysis
Coal	Project Management	Koornfontein Mine Project	Optimum Coal	South Africa	Feasibility study	A revision of the previous feasibility study to cater for additional reserves identified by Koornfontein Mines
Coal	Project Management	Majuba Care and Maintenance Project	Eskom	Amersfoort, Mpumalanga, South Africa	Care and maintenance project	Investigate the potential of acid mine drainage from the old Majuba Colliery
Coal	Project Management	Mbila Project	ZYL	KwaZulu Natal, South Africa	Feasibility study	Responsible for overall project management and infrastructure design of Mbila Anthracite Mine. Scope includes capital estimating and financial modelling
Coal	Project Management	Thubelisha Mine Project – EPCM	Sasol Mining	Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa	EPCM Services	Development of the complete mine complex including the shaft systems (service, ventilation and decline shaft), materials handling systems (surface 18km overland conveyor, surge bunker and underground conveyors and surge bins) together with all supporting mine infrastructure (offices, workshops, change house, water supply and power supply
Coal	Project Management	T-Project Capital Budget Estimate Revision	African Mining Exploration Finance Corporation	South Africa	Greenfields development of a coal mine exploiting both the No 4 and No 5 seams with the No 4 seam product targeted for the Eskom market and the No 5 targeted for the torbanite to oils and export market	Scope of work involves conducting a techno-economic bankable feasibility study which covers the mining operations, the coal processing facilities and all surface support infrastructure and supply of bulk services
Chrome	Geology	Bokfontein Feasibility Study	Henric Ferrochrome	South Africa	Feasibility study	Feasibility study
Chrome	Geology	Trade-off Study and Bankable Feasibility Study for Chrome Mine	Cronimet Chrome Mining Co SA	North West Province, South Africa	Feasibility study	Trade-off study and bankable feasibility study