Oskar Steffen travels world as specialist

SRK co-founder Dr Oskar Steffen travels the world as a specialist. At one stage he did so with such frequency that it was said of him that, “if it was Tuesday, Oskar was in Australia, and if it was Wednesday, he was in Chile”. Mining Weekly...

SRK preparing for surging African demand

The wellspring of one of the world’s largest mining-focused professional practices – SRK Consulting South Africa – is preparing itself for an exponential increase in demand from the continent of Africa, where it has operated highly...

Oskar Steffen believes company has just scratched the surface

SRK Consulting founding partner Dr Oskar Steffen has relinquished his directorship of the company, after 32 years at the helm of one of the most respected consulting engineering firms in the mining sector worldwide.

Trend is production up, safety down – Steffen

Gazing into a metaphorical crystal ball, Dr Oskar Steffen, outlined his vision of future world trends in mining and, from these, defined a range of challenges facing mining companies in South Africa and abroad.