Backfill plant construction close to completion

Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation have almost completed construction of a cemented full plant tailings (FPT) backfill plant at precious metals producer Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine, near Westonaria in Gauteng.

South Africa's largest backfill plant nearing completion

The construction of the largest cemented full plant tailings (FPT) backfill plant in South Africa at gold miner Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine, in Westonaria, Gauteng, is nearing the end of full commissioning almost 30 years after backfill...

Firm to dump ‘traditional’ SA shaft sinking approach in favour of Canadian model

Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation is poised to abandon the traditional South African approach to shaft sinking in favour of a Canadian model.

Global company awarded shaft sinking and equipping contract for Mopani

Zambia-based, mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation has been awarded the shaft sinking and equipping of the synclinorium shaft for miner Mopani Copper Mines, Nkana mine, in Zambia.

Mining contractor 
secures vent shaft 
contract

Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation has secured the contract to deepen the existing ventilation shaft at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine to a depth of 2 990 m.

New milestones achieved by local engineering contractor

South African engineering contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation has amassed a number of accreditations and achievements of late. Most significant among these is its safety record of three million fatality-free shifts at Kroondal Platinum...

Mining contractor awarded multiple shaft sinking projects

Engineering contractors Murray & Roberts Cementation has been awarded a number of new shaft sinking projects in Southern Africa, as well as in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Large South Deep 
backfill contract

One of the deepest backfill operations in the world will soon be upgraded to accommodate advanced mining methods at Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine, says Murray & Roberts Cementation in a media release.

Aquarius’ Kroondal mine reopened after protest action

Production at the central shaft of Aquarius Platinum’s Kroondal mine, near Rustenburg in South Africa, had resumed on Sunday, following the arrest of 34 former contract miners who disrupted production on Friday. The former contract miners had...

Aquarius posts $9,5m profit, output drops sharply

Midtier platinum-miner Aquarius Platinum posted a net profit in the September quarter, despite production falling by almost 25% as a result of industrial action and mine closures. The company, which owns mines in South Africa and Zimbabwe, boosted...

SA contract miner sets up shop in Chile

The mining-contracting division of construction and engineering group Murray & Roberts, Murray & Roberts Cementation, reports that the company has its eye on South America as a major growth area and has established a company, Cementation...

Contractor strike to hit Aquarius output

The Marikana and Kroondal platinum mines near Rustenburg in South Africa, would suffer a 15 000 oz production loss, as a result of an illegal strike by mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation workers. The ASX- and JSE-listed mining company...