PROJECTS


Studies

Our repeat work track record is of note as we can boast of over 400 projects and assignments undertaken for Anglo Platinum, 71 contracts with Impala Platinum, 30 for Goldfields SA, 25 for AngloGold and some 20 projects for Lonmin.

Our current / recent project experience includes:
 

STUDIES


 

1. Karee 3 Shaft UG2 sub decline

Client Project Period
Lonmin Platinum Limited TBA
Site/Location Value
Marikana R1,512 Billion
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasability Study & EPCM
Project Scope
The project entails the sinking of a conveyor/material decline with four levels and to establish the infrastructure of the decline bottom. Parallel to the conveyor/material decline will be a chairlift decline. Both the declines will be at -9 degree to the horizontal and levels will be 36 meters vertically apart. A 250 kW single drum winder will be installed above the main level which will be the main access level to the decline. The winder will be equipped with the Gondola system for material transport. All services will be installed between the conveyor and the material sides in the decline and will form a barrier between the two systems. An ore pass system will be linked from the decline to the main level from where the rock will be transferred into the vertical shaft main ore pass system.

2. Impala No. 16 Shaft

Client Project Period
Impala Platinum September 2004 – August 2011
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg – Impala No 16 Shaft R3,65 billion
RSV Scope of Work  
From Study phase through to EPCM Implementation
Project Scope
No 16 Shaft is the first of Impala’s fourth generation shafts and will utilise a conventional mining layout. The infrastructure both on surface and underground has been designed to support mining operations that follow Impala’s best practice and are fit for purpose using known and proven technology.

The project scope consists of the construction of two concrete lined vertical shafts to access both the Merensky and UG2 reef horizons, together with the necessary infrastructure to support the mining of 256 500 tons (reef and waste combined) per month.

As the appointed EPCM RSV is responsible for the full management of the project implementation including the design, construction and commissioning of all surface and underground infrastructure and services, as well as the management of the appointed Sinking Contractor and various other Impala appointed sub contractors.

3. Turffontein Cluster Development Project

Client Project Period
Anglo-Platinum RPM - Rustenburg Section January 2003 to July 2008
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg - Turffontein Shaft R530 million
RSV Scope of Work  
From Feasibility Study phase through to Implementation
Project Scope
The Turffontein Cluster Development Project is an underground mining operation comprising the following sub projects:

- Merensky Decline Cluster Development (33 to 35 Level landing)
- Refrigeration & Ventilation
- Geological Surface and Underground Drilling Programme
- Existing Infrastructure Upgrade associated with 33 to 34 levels
- Back area upgrade above 33 level to suit proposed mining and ventilation layouts

4. Frank UG2 Ore Replacement

Client Project Period
Anglo-Platinum RPM - Rustenburg Section July 2005 to July 2009
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg - Frank Shaft R1, 98 billion
Kopano JV Scope of Work  
From Concept Study phase through Feasibility Study
Project Scope
The overall objective is to deliver a Feasibility study based on a mechanised XLP mining method for the Frank UG2 Ore Replacement Project – fully compliant with both the Anglo Platinum Study Requirements Guideline and the Anglo American Group Project Development and Technical Review Guidelines (i.e. latest revisions) while also incorporating all possible value-adding requirements that may exceed these guidelines as may be indicated by industry best practice and lessons learnt from past project studies. Delivery of the feasibility study shall be affected within the authorised timeline and budget while observing all applicable Anglo Platinum and Anglo American capital projects standards, procedures and guidelines as may be amended from time to time.

5. Turffontein UG2 Ore Replacement

Client Project Period
Anglo-Platinum RPM - Rustenburg Section January 2003 to July 2008
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg - Turffontein Shaft R1, 98 billion
Kopano JV Scope of Work  
From Feasibility Study phase through to Implementation
Project Scope
The overall objective is to deliver a Feasibility study based on a Hybrid mining method for the Turffontein UG2 Ore Replacement Project – fully compliant with both the Anglo Platinum Study Requirements Guideline and the Anglo American Group Project Development and Technical Review Guidelines (i.e. latest revisions) while also incorporating all possible value-adding requirements that may exceed these guidelines as may be indicated by industry best practice and lessons learnt from past project studies. Delivery of the feasibility study shall be affected within the authorised timeline and budget while observing all applicable Anglo Platinum and Anglo American capital projects standards, procedures and guidelines as may be amended from time to time.

6. TURK

Client Project Period
Anglo-platinum RPM – Rustenburg Section 21 February 2008 to 17 November 2008
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg- RDTs (Rustenburg Deeps Turk Shaft) R1, 337 billion (Tax shield, Q3-GA’s-October 2008)
Kopano JV Scope of Work  
Concept study
Project Scope
The Rustenburg Deeps (Turk) Shaft Project Extended concept study (April 2008) was required to be correctly positioned and progress with a further L2c study based on the following considerations:

1. The incorporation of Elandsheuvel into the study;
2. An extended L2c evaluation of upside potential of mechanised mining methods;
3. Elandsheuvel resource area yields potential value to the Paardekraal No. 2 shaft operation.
4. Elandsheuvel/RDTS interface based on removing any constraints posed by farm boundaries:
5. Considerations given to 2 or 3 new shaft clusters to cover the entire ore reserve and their optimal geographic positioning;
6. Determining the logical/optimal boundary between PK2 and the Rustenburg Deeps (Turk) West Shaft, ignoring the farm boundary.
7. Exploring the phasing of the capital for the West and East Shafts by delaying the East Shaft complex;
8. Realignment of production schedules in accordance with the Rustenburg LTP09 strategy and phasing, including a gap analysis;
9. Cost alignment of the Capex and Opex Figures to 2008 terms; and
10. HSF modelling based on latest available GA’s, pursuing opportunities identified with the previous
review (i.e. indirect & concentrator cost allocation etc);

Shaft sinking capital optimization at a L2c confidence level, based on the aspects above

7. Pandora 240ktpm project

Client Project Period
Pandora JV Till October 2009
Site/Location Value
Lonmin R5 billion
Kopano JV Scope of Work  
Feasability
Project Scope
Bankable feasibility study to extract 240 ktpm UG2 from Pandora Resource

8. Union Deeps

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum (Rocco Adendorf) 21 Feb 2008 to 17 Nov 2008
Site/Location Value
Union Mine R5, 8 million
Kopano JV Scope of Work  
Concept study
Project Scope
The Project team has been tasked to conduct a concept study to exploit, both the UG2 below 20 level and Merensky reef below the current working levels on Union Mine.The concept study mandate is to establish the viability of mining these extensions to the optimal mining plan the mining study component will be focused on the profitability, sustainability and synergy of the resource within the Union Section.
The study will consider various mining methodologies,boundary issues and strategies to ascertain whether additional value can be attained for Union Section. The study will be completed within a period of ten months from the placement of an order

9. Spitzkop Mine

Client Project Period
Eastern Platinum Limited (Eastplats) June 2007 to December 2010
Site/Location Value
Steelpoort, South Africa R5, 8 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study through to EPCM
Project Scope
The Spitzkop mine consists of two decline systems, one to extract Merensky ore and one to extract UG2 ore. Both decline systems consist of a conveyor belt decline and a truck decline. The proposed steady state monthly production is 90,000 tons of ore and 17,000 tons of waste per reef horizon, for an anticipated life of mine of 20 years. The deeper reserves will be mined from the vertical shaft system at Kennedy’s Vale, situated approximately 6km away from Spitzkop. A concentrator plant, managed by K’Enyuka, is being constructed at Kennedy’s Vale and will be fed with ore from Spitzkop mine via an overland conveyor.

10. Impala No 12 Shaft Lower UG2

Client Project Period
Impala Platinum September 08-March 09
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg R10.66 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study
Project Scope
Infrastructure and mine design for exploitation of the lower UG2 orebody.This is a Brownfields project and must be accomplished with due consideration for current lower, trackless Merensky mining conveyor declines, endless rope haulage systems, chairlifts and trolley line rail systems all form part of study. Mine 2-4D planning from mine supplied resource simulation will also be carried out to test design parameters.

11. Crocette Decline

Client Project Period
Eastern Platinum (Pty) Limited 12 months on surface infrastructure for RSV
Site/Location Value
Brits R600 million
RSV Scope of Work  
The definitive estimate and Project Management of surface infrastructure
Project Scope
A scoping exercise on the ore reserves located at Crocette has indicated the ore body to be viable for mining the UG2 reef from the surface outcrop to a depth of approximately 260m below surface. Mining on all 6 levels to the extremity of the reserves was considered. The first 6 levels are considered to be phase 1 of the Crocette project and an optimization study is to be done to access the remaining and deeper ore body (phase 2).

A feasibility study was conducted with the assistance of Read Swatman & Voigt and Murray and Roberts Cementation, a construction and sinking company. The results are favorable and the project requires board approval.

12. Akanani

Client Project Period
Lonmin June 2007 to June 2009
Site/Location Value
Mokopane, Limpopo Province R600 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Pre- Feasibility Study
Project Scope
The Project area consists of certain farms that together cover some 4000 ha. The objective of the work is to undertake an evaluation, conceptual design and costing of all technical aspects required to mine and support the mining operation at a pre-feasibility level of study.

13. Penjom mine Feasibility Study

Client Project Period
Momentum rescources 2003
Site/Location Value
Malasia, Kuala Lipis R200 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Engineering portion of feasibility study
Project Scope
Determine the feasibility of expanding operations at the Penjom Gold mine in Malasia from an open pit into an underground operation.

14. Boschfontein 10 - 14 level Project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2005 - 2007
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg , Boschfontein Shaft R800 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Conceptual and pre-feasibility study
Project Scope
Investigate the feasibility of expanding the UG2 operations downdip at Boschfontein Shaft including the Drilling Project

15. Waterval phase 3 Project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2005 - Current
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg Waterval Shaft R123 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study and construction
Project Scope
Expansion of the UG2 mining at Waterval Shaft

16. Waterval phase 4 Project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2005 - Current
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg Waterval Shaft R560 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study
Project Scope
Expansion of the UG2 mining at Waterval Shaft

17. Waterval phase 5 Project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2007 - Current
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg Waterval Shaft R2 billion
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study
Project Scope
Expansion of the UG2 mining at Waterval Shaft

18. Frank 37 level Project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2005 - Current
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg Frank 2 Shaft R700 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study and construction
Project Scope
Expansion of merensky operations at Frank 2 Shaft to fill the existing shaft capacity at the Frank shaft complex.

19. Turfontein project

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2004 - Current
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg Turfontein Shaft R800 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study and construction
Project Scope
Expansion of merensky operations at Turfontein Shaft from 32 to 36 level including refrigeration of the deepening operations.

20. Styldrift feasibility study

Client Project Period
Anglo Platinum 2006 - 2008
Site/Location Value
Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum mine R8.5 million
RSV Scope of Work  
Feasibility study
Project Scope
Feasibility of a new mine at Styldrift North of BRPM mine.

21. K4 Shaft Project

Client Project Period
Lonmin Platinum Limited 1999 - November 2007
Site/Location Value
North West Province R 3,2 billion
RSV Scope of Work  
Concepts, Feasibility studies and EPCM
Project Scope
Situated a few kilometres East of Rustenburg Lonmin's Karee mine has been in operation since 1989. The latest development on the site is the No 4 Shaft project, an endeavor that ultimately aims to replace ore reserves for the mine.

No 4 Shaft is a twin shaft complex, consisting of a 1,350 metre deep main shaft and a 1,170 metre deep ventilation shaft. The main shaft will access Merensky and UG2 reef, both bearing platinum-group metals. In addition to hoisting ore, the main shaft will serve as the primary means of egress for all personnel, while the ventilation shaft will be equipped with a winder to serve as a secondary outlet in case of emergency. The design capacity of the shaft system is 230, 000 tons per month (tpm) of ore and 35,000tpm of waste.

The shaft consists of ten operating production levels, followed by a pump and loading level and the shaft bottom sump and spillage handling facility. Each station will be equipped with three tips to accommodate ore conveying.

22. RPM-R UG2 Phase 2(275 ktpm) Project

Client Project Period
Anglo-Platinum RPM - Rustenburg Section Jan 2000 to March 2009
Site/Location Value
Rustenburg R1,42 billion
RSV Scope of Work  
From Study phase through to EPCM
Project Scope
The Rustenburg UG2 Phase 2 project was envisaged to increase production of refined platinum ounces from the UG2 reef by 193koz p.a. from 2008 until 2019. The project was an expansion of the UG2 Phase 1 project, which during 2002, was in the process of ramping-up production and plant commissioning. The UG2 Phase 2 project planned to mine UG2 ore from three areas namely, the existing vertical Merensky shafts at Townlands, Frank and a new ramp decline at Boschfontein shaft. The capital requirements of the project are being employed to create the underground mining production capacity, upgrade and supply the required surface infrastructure, and expand the existing Waterval. Concentrator. All components are currently completed with only some ventilation change of scope work remaining at Boschfontein.

 
     
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