Applied Mineral Technologies (Amtec) specialises in the project management, design, engineering, fabrication and construction of materials handling systems and processing plants.

The company, which was established in 2001, employs a number of key people, each having more than 20 years’ experience.

As project management is a specialised service which requires a well-disciplined and systematic approach to project execution to ensure successful completion on time, within budget and to the required quality standards, Amtec uses a task force approach under the leadership of a project manager, combined with appropriate control systems and standards.

In addition to having a number of employees with the required background, proven ability and experience on major multi- disciplined projects, Amtec has also developed proven in-house management systems to ensure client satisfaction.

Amtec, through its key people, has the ability to design and engineer processing systems to suit most applications.

The company, further, through its site construction division provides clients with structural, mechanical, platework and piping services. Amtec is especially proficient and experienced in brownfield and shutdown construction activities, having successfully undertaken many “difficult” projects in the industry.

Amtec is also able to undertake technical and economic feasibility studies, as well as complex rigging and equipment installation projects, and can install high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes for overland applications as well as plant appli- cations.

Recent contracts that the company has been awarded include the construction of the rail load-out terminal at Glencore Coal’s Tweefontein Optimisation Project and construction assistance for three stackers, commissioning construction at the coal preparation plant and various smaller projects on site. Amtec was also awarded the mechanical and HDPE piping installations on the BHP water reclamation plant, near Middelburg, in Mpumalanga.

In terms of brownfield projects, Amtec recently successfully completed Phase 2 of the Vandyksdrift materials handling systems upgrade project.

Amtec employs over 200 people and is located at 4 Willow Crescent, Die Heuwel, Witbank.