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Brikor breaks ground at new Nigel-based Grootfontein mine

2nd June 2022

By: Donna Slater

Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer

     

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Building and construction materials manufacturer and supplier Brikor broke ground at its Grootfontein mine, in Nigel, Gauteng.

The mine is adjacent to the company’s fully-owned Ilangabi coal mine.

The Grootfontein mine, owned by Kopanela Mining – a subsidiary of Brikor – is expected to create around 300 new jobs over the next five years and is expected to produce 50 000 t of bricks a month with the potential to increase production further.

Kopanela Mining is a Level 2 broad-based black economic empowerment vehicle formed in accordance with the 2018 Mining Charter to secure future prospecting and mining rights in South Africa.

Brikor also operates two brick-making plants in Nigel, with production capacities in excess of 160-million bricks a year, including clay semi-face and stock bricks for the construction industry. 

Ilangabi has a mining capacity of about 800 000 t of clay and 700 000 t of coal a year.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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