When Impala Platinum (Implats) paid Platexco R1-billion for the
Winnaarshoek property in 2000, it did not anticipate some of the
difficulties it would experience underground at its Marula
mine.
However, after a complete rethink of itsmining layout, Marula looks to be back on track to achieve its ramp-up targets.
Marula general manager Pieter Sandilands, who was transferred from Implats’ Impala mining operations near Rustenburg with a brief to bring Marula back on track, explains: “In the beginning, the mine design was based on the Kroondal UG2 type layout, and it was decided that both mining and mineral processing would be run bycontractors with a small owner’s teamoverseeing the management of the oper-ation.
“The orebody at Marula has a strike of some six km and an average dip of 13
However, after a complete rethink of itsmining layout, Marula looks to be back on track to achieve its ramp-up targets.
Marula general manager Pieter Sandilands, who was transferred from Implats’ Impala mining operations near Rustenburg with a brief to bring Marula back on track, explains: “In the beginning, the mine design was based on the Kroondal UG2 type layout, and it was decided that both mining and mineral processing would be run bycontractors with a small owner’s teamoverseeing the management of the oper-ation.
“The orebody at Marula has a strike of some six km and an average dip of 13
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