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Mine Site Accommodation
Company secures three-year agreement with iron-ore miner’s village
25th March 2022 Australian network solutions provider Swift announced earlier this month that it had secured a new three-year partnership agreement with holding company Roy Hill Holdings to service its “world-class” Roy Hill Mine Permanent Village. Swift’s flagship product, Swift Access, will be installed in 2... →
Site work at Australian gold project begins
26th March 2021 ASX-listed gold exploration company Calidus Resources is pleased to report that site works at its Warrawoona gold project in Western Australia’s Pilbara are under way, following the receipt of an approved Mining Proposal. Calidus Resources had previously received approval for ‘early works’ which... →
Company awarded facility management contract
26th March 2021 Infrastructure service provider Ventia has been awarded a contract to deliver comprehensive facility and asset management services to diversified miner Anglo American’s metallurgical coal operations in the Bowen basin, in Central Queensland, Australia. The four-year contract is expected to... →
Company to boost camp’s network
26th March 2021 Surveying services company Veris’ wholly-owned subsidiary Aqura Technologies has been awarded A$1.1-million to undertake an upgrade of the in-situ accommodation network at iron-ore company Fortescue Metals Group’s Kangi village in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The scope of the 1... →
Accommodation for Aus SoP mine on track
28th August 2020 Work on the Beyondie sulphate of potash (SoP) project’s non-process infrastructure, which includes 60 additional rooms for construction accommodation, has continued apace, notes a press release by ASX-listed exploration and development company Kalium Lakes. The Beyondie SoP project initially... →
Pandemic prevents further engagement on housing draft
28th August 2020 A call for further engagement with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) regarding the 2019 Draft Review of Housing and Living Conditions Standard has stalled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in South Africa. The draft standard requires that mines... →
Dual-purpose building solution benefits mines
By: Halima Frost 27th March 2020 Formwork solution provider Moladi not only offers a fast and effective housing solution to African and South African mines but also uses mining slag as construction material sustainably. The solution entails a reusable, patented, recyclable, lightweight plastic injection moulded formwork system.... →
R2.8bn staff housing project continues apace
By: Halima Frost 27th March 2020 Platinum group metals mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has to date invested almost R1-billion, of a projected R2.8-billion, in the housing project devised for its staff, in line with its aspirational creed to engage in “More than Mining”. The intention with the housing project is... →
Integrated hygiene service gains traction in mining sector
By: Tracy Hancock 30th August 2019 Demand for the integrated hygiene services offered by Kempton Park-based portable sanitation company Sanitech is gaining traction in the mining sector, says Sanitech divisional director Gerhard Britz. The company introduced the service – which places pest control, hygiene, cleaning, portable... →
Draft housing standard calls for clarity on Charter requirements
By: Tracy Hancock 30th August 2019 It is unclear whether the requirements of Mining Charter III for mining companies with regard to the housing and living conditions of their mineworkers will fall away once the Draft Reviewed Housing and Living Conditions Standard, 2019, is finalised and comes into effect, says law firm Fasken... →
Accommodation supplier expands Botswana footprint
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 29th March 2019 Since establishing a footprint in Botswana in 1991 to cater to the site accommodation needs of mines, modular building supplier Speedspace Botswana has expanded its operations by opening a new satellite branch in Letlhakane, in northern Botswana. Operations at the new branch, which Speedspace... →
Sibanye-Stillwater invests in Free State projects
29th March 2019 Precious metals company Sibanye-Stillwater has committed to start building 16 plus one houses for category four to category eight employees which will be used for rentals in the Masilonyana and Matjhabeng municipalities in the Free State. Sibanye-Stillwater owns and operates the Beatrix gold... →
Supplier awarded accommodation project for Guinea gold mine
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 29th March 2019 Mass accommodation and product supplier Ascot Site Solutions has been awarded a contract to supply the necessary equipment for the kitchen, laundry facilities, rooms, dining halls and recreational facilities for the camp at a new gold mine in Guinea, in West Africa. Ascot Site Solutions MD Rhett... →
Cost-effective solution required amid local economic volatility
By: Paige Müller 31st August 2018 Providing mining houses with cost-effective and reliable turnkey modular building solutions is crucial in South Africa’s current economic environment, says modular building solutions provider Afripanel. Afripanel contracts project manager Malcolm McGregor tells Mining Weekly that the local... →
Economic slowdown impacts on modular building demand
By: Paige Müller 31st August 2018 The local modular building industry has been feeling the pinch for the past three months, owing to a slowdown in economic activity in the sectors it serves, states prefabricated modular buildings supplier Kwikspace Modular Buildings. Kwikspace international executive Liam Cafferty is concerned... →
Market expansion met with growth, demand
By: Paige Müller 31st August 2018 Modular building supplier Speedspace is focusing on alternative market diversification and penetration to bolster its Southern Africa operations amid recent declines in product demand from local mining houses. Speedspace MD Hennie Wiggett tells Mining Weekly that the company anticipated hardships... →
Modular buildings supplier aims to expand its African footprint
By: Melissa Zisengwe 30th March 2018 The remote locations of African mine sites represent a significant business growth opportunity for prefabricated modular buildings supplier Kwikspace, says Kwikspace sales executive Roberto Campos. →
Preventive maintenance project for remote site facilities under way
By: Melissa Zisengwe 30th March 2018 Mass accommodation product supplier Ascot Site Solutions will provide preventative maintenance on current and future equipment at a project on a remote copper mine site, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). →
‘Home away from home’ accommodation for mine
By: Melissa Zisengwe 30th March 2018 Prefabricated site accommodation supplier Speedspace completed the installation of a management camp for diversified miner Vedanta Resources’ zinc subsidiary Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg project in February. →
Innovative mobile toilet solutions suit mining industry
By: Melissa Zisengwe 30th March 2018 Cape Town-based premier mobile ablutions and toilets supplier Absolute Ablutions is offering the mining industry an innovative range of toilets, providing the most effective and affordable sanitation for remote mining sites. A variety of high-quality toilet units, including basic non-flush,... →
Service impresses, leads to ongoing work at Balama
By: Nadine James 1st September 2017 Prefabricated buildings manufacturer Kwikspace Modular Buildings expects to complete a multimillion-rand project for Mozambique mining company Twigg Exploration & Mining by the end of next month. Kwikspace CEO Shaun McCormack notes that the company first started work on Twigg’s Balama graphite... →
African market still supplier’s main growth area
By: Nadine James 1st September 2017 Mass accommodation product supplier Ascot Site Solutions affirms that Africa remains its primary market, as it is still its main growth area, with the company particularly focused on the continent’s Copperbelt region, stretching across Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The South... →
Challenges delay miner’s housing project
By: Nadine James 1st September 2017 The Gabonewe Housing Estate Development project, located near the town of Ledig in the North West province, has been delayed by various challenges, including cost constraints and stakeholder integration, says South African platinum group metals miner Wesizwe Platinum. Wesizwe’s Sustainable... →
Housing strategy bears fruit
31st March 2017 Platinum group metals producer Northam Platinum has completed its hostel conversion programme, announcing the achievement in its 2017 half-year results, which were released last month. Northam CE Paul Dunne said the company’s reinvigorated housing strategy is delivering pleasing results. “The... →
Opportunities aplenty for S Africa-based contractor
By: Nadine James 31st March 2017 African buildings manufacturer Kwikspace Modular Buildings will supply a construction camp and site offices valued at R20-million for a Guinean gold project by mid-2017. Kwikspace business development executive Nick Alexander says the 1 400 m2 project includes accommodation for 120 personnel,... →
Slag use in building system offers multiple benefits
31st March 2017 Alternative construction system company Moladi has developed a means of incorporating mine slag into its Moladi mix, offering mining companies a viable method for recycling their waste material and reduced construction costs when developing mine-site accommodation. Moladi founder and CEO Hennie... →
Iron-ore mine builds 1 000-person changehouse at mine
By: Nadine James 31st March 2017 Prefabricated accommodation specialist Speedspace is expected to complete the construction of a 1 000-person change house for Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela project, in Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape, on schedule. As of March 14, the project was on track for completion by the end of March, barring... →
Floating accommodation for oil, mining projects
31st March 2017 UK-based accommodation provider Bibby Maritime believes its floating accommodation barges could be an efficient solution for the housing of mineworkers in the future, as the units are comfortable, cost effective and can be moored alongside any berth or quay, making them ideal for projects in... →
Portable sanitation pioneer acquires hygiene company to spur growth
31st March 2017 Portable sanitation company Sanitech, in its efforts to spur sustainable growth, successfully acquired Johannesburg-based hygiene cleaning company Gem-Care in January. Sanitech, which was the first portable toilet hire company in South Africa, has applied its experience and expertise to develop a... →
Remote mining locations continue to offer opportunity
By: Kimberley Smuts 26th August 2016 The biggest potential in the facility services industry currently lies across Africa. This is a result of the remote nature of many of the mining camps that often do not have access to towns or facilities, states Allterrain Services (ATS), a subsidiary of Tsebo Solutions, CEO Sanjay Narain. →
Zim PGMs producer’s accommodation needs met
By: Kimberley Smuts 26th August 2016 African building manufacturer Kwikspace Modular Buildings provided site accommodation capable of housing about 500 project personnel as part of refurbishment works being carried out at the Selous, Zimbabwe-based base metals refinery (BMR) owned by platinum-group metals (PGMs) producer Zimplats –... →
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