Modern Mining April 2020

214-million t with a grade of between 6% and 6,5%, in addition to a life of mine of about 30 years. During the first phase of operations, 4-million t of ore will be mined annually from an open pit and 250 000 t of zinc-in-concentrate produced a year at the new concentrator plant. The group also installed an 18,4 km, 324 mm diameter steel raw-water pipeline at Northam Platinum’s Booysendal UG2 North Mine. Moreover, M&D Construction Group success- fully completed the civil works for Coal of Africa’s Mooiplaats operation in Ermelo. This project entailed earthworks and concrete works, including the con- struction of, among others, a water-treatment plant, silt traps, drains and tunnels. The group was also contracted by Mintails Wergo to undertake the earthworks and civil works for a new gold and uranium processing plant, including a wastewater treatment works and thickeners, at Mogale Gold Mine. Multidisciplinary approach Group CEO Rukesh Raghubir says that the compa- ny’s appetite for complex multidisciplinary projects has been a key differentiator. “Whereas many other companies of our size are either general building and roads contractors or have chosen to specialise in a specific field, we generate revenue from a broad spectrum of construction proj- ects that rely on the diverse skills and capabilities

M&D Construction Group is strategically positioned to

compete in the demanding mining and metals infrastructure market.

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