https://www.miningweekly.com

Durable camps popular among remote mines

29th August 2014

By: Bruce Montiea

Creamer Media Reporter

  

Font size: - +

Gauteng-based camp solutions provider Dynamic African Projects (DAP’s) mining camps can last for up to 20 years in constant use and are popular among mining companies operating in remote areas, says director Wesley Nel.

He tells Mining Weekly that several clients have benefited from the long-lasting prefabricated structures, including Brazilian mining major Vale, exploration company Base Resources and diversified mining majors Exxaro and Anglo American.

With a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, DAP has completed projects in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Republic of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company is currently upgrading a camp to extend the camp’s capacity from 350 people to 500 people for energy and petrochemicals group Sasol, which is operating a central processing facility in Temane, in the southern province of Inhambane, Mozambique.

In Business
DAP has been manufacturing the mining camps for six years and thereby managed to build and maintain a satisfied clientele.
“We offer several options, including prefabricated modular buildings that comprise Chromadek polyurethane sandwich panels for the walls and structural steel for the supporting structure.”

He adds that the buildings can be used for accommodation blocks, diners, kitchens, recreation buildings, offices and plants. “The buildings can also be mobile and be positioned on a mobile steel chassis, which makes them suitable for temporary use and, therefore, for moving from site to site when required. “In addition, they are also suitable for erecting more permanent structures on concrete.”

Nel tells Mining Weekly that DAP is one of the few companies that offers not only mobile buildings but also related services, such as concrete and sewerage works, as well as water and electrical reticulation.

The company also offers a full turnkey package where it is contracted to design, sup-ply, deliver and install a complete mining camp. “This can comprise even catering equip-ment such as cutlery, trays, plates, tables and chairs,” he concludes.

Edited by Samantha Herbst
Creamer Media Deputy Editor

Comments

The content you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION