RSV MINERALS

RSV Minerals is a leading engineering design and project management and consultancy firm, specialising in the Coal and Uranium mining, Thermal Energy and Infrastructure sectors.
We are a single source project service provider, offering solutions for individual customer needs from resource estimation to final commissioning and production ramp-up.
RSV Minerals is registered with the SABS in terms of ISO 9001: 2008.

Tel: +27 10 109 9190
e-mail: enco@rsvenco.com
Related Projects
Project Name | Client Name | Project Location | Project Description | Scope of Services | Project Value | Duration |
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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 | Undisclosed | 2010-2011 |
Waterberg Coal Project | Umbono Capital Partners | Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa | Waterberg Coal Project | Undertake a conceptual study on the Waterberg Coal Project | ZAR1 million | 2011 |
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 | ZAR40 million | 2010 - 2011 |
TNC Project | Optimum Coal Holdings | Witbank, South Africa | Pre-feasibility study | Pre-feasibility study for the TNC Mining Block | ZAR1.5 million | 2012 |
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 | ZAR300 million | 2008 – Current |
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 | ZAR2.2 billion | 2008-2009 |
Sterkfontein Coal Project | Keaton Energy | Mpumalanga, South Africa | Conceptual study | Mine design and mine planning for an underground mine | ZAR 500,000 | 2012 |
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 | ZAR20.0 million | Current (2012) |
Marapule South Coal Project | Hodges | Botswana | Conceptual study | Undertake a complete conceptual study | ZAR | 2012 |
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 | ZAR8.5 million | 2010 - 2011 |
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 | Undisclosed | 2009 – 2010 |
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 | ZAR2.2 million | 2011-2012 |
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 | Undisclosed | 2012 |
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 | ZAR1.2 billion | 2011 |
Koornfontein Coal Mine Project | Siyanda Resources | South Africa | Study work | Feasibility study | ZAR7 million | 2007-2008 |
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 | US$1.56 billion budget managed by consultant | In progress |
Kangwange Anthracite Project | Siyanda Resources | Komatiepoort, Mpumalanga, South Africa | Kangwange Anthracite Project | Conduct a feasibility study on the Kangwange Anthracite Mine | ZAR32 million | 2011 – Current |
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 | ZAR14 million | 2008-2009 |
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 | ZAR247 million | 2009 – 2014 |
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. | Capital expenditure managed by the consultant amounts to ZAR 2.2 billion | 2008-2010 |
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 | ZAR1.2billion | 2010-2011 |
Dorstfontein East Mine Project | Total Coal SA | South Africa | EPCM | EPCM | ZAR1.2 billion | 2007-2011 |
Dorstfontein Coal Mine Project | Total Coal SA | South Africa | Study work | Pre- and feasibility studies | ZAR1.2 billion | 2007-20008 |
Braakfontein Coal Project | Keaton Energy | KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | Conceptual study | Mine design and mine planning for a combined opencast and underground mine | ZAR 500,000 | 2012 |
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 | Undisclosed | 2011 – 2012 |
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 | Undisclosed | 2011 – 2012 |
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 | Undisclosed | 2008 – Current |
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 | Undisclosed | 2010-2011 |
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) | ZAR50 million | 2007/2008 |