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Article: Botswana : South African contractor clinches shaft sinking contracts at Botswana mine.
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- Article date:
- July 11, 2009
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Byline: shiv03
South African construction and engineering group Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has secured two contracts related to the deepening of Bamangwato Concessions (BCL s) Selebi north shaft, in Botswana.
The project is being undertaten to access an orebody that is at a deeper elevation, and M&R is responsible for the planning, logistics, construction and quality assurance of the 14-month contracts.
Currently, access to the orebody is through a vertical shaft and a vehicle ramp system. Over the next two years, the vehicle ramp system will reach a depth below the current ore-handling system, where the present mining methods will ...