New technology ensures progress in opencast mining

摘要

Project management com-pany DRA Mineral Projects reports that it has completed Phase 2, or Khumani Expansion Project (KEP) of manganese ore and alloy company Assmang's Khumani mine, in the Northern Cape, and comis-sioned a new wet, high-intensity magnetic separation (Whims) plant at the site. Testwork programmes on the potential value that Whims adds to the Khumani operations were initiated and completed during 2010 and 2011.