6 000 jobs saved through 'cash-burn-avoidance' strategy - Merafe

Ferrochrome producer, the Xstrata-Merafe Chrome Venture, was sticking to its policy of not retrenching any of its 6 000 permanent workers through the successful implementation of a "cash-burn avoidance" strategy. On presenting a spectacular set...

Major miners resisting self-generation, but juniors step up to the power plate in SA

Major South African deep-level miners want to stick to mining and avoid generating their own electricity – except when it comes to emergency power. However, emerging junior miners are taking self-generation in their stride, examples being South...

Major miners resisting self-generation, but juniors stepping up to the power plate

Major South African deep-level miners want to stick to mining and avoid generating their own electricity - except when it comes to emergency power. However, emerging miners are taking self-generation in their stride, examples being South...

Merafe’s 40-MW cogen plant to be operational by end ‘09

JSE-listed Merafe Resources, which has a ferrochrome joint venture (JV) with Xstrata, has pulled the trigger on projects to cogenerate up to 40 MW of power by the end of 2009, it said on Wednesday. “We should be up-and-running by the end of...

SA ferrochrome firm eyes 500 000 t/y target

South African Chrome and Alloys remains on course with its plans to double its high-carbon ferrochrome output to nearly 500 000 t a year from 240 000, a senior executive said.