Modern Mining March 2015

COVER STORY

with Liviero

Zambia, the DRC and Namibia,” says Cloete. Well established in coal, Liviero is now seek- ing opportunities in hard rock segments that include copper, chrome, iron ore and gold. The Liviero Group has various BBBEE (Broad Based Black Economically Empowered) accreditations, including Level 2 in Liviero Building. The Group is registered with the South African Green Building Council. For the mining segment, key opportunities in

example being the N8 Botshabelo Interchange in the Free State. This contract forms part of a R800 million plus construction order book for Liviero. “Going forward, the intention is to expand our civil engineering niche in South Africa across the surface mining segment, as well as in key cross-border territories, where we are also actively researching contract mining opportu- nities in countries that include Mozambique,

Above: A section of the Vanggatfontein Colliery.

Below: Liviero’s workshop facilities at Vanggatfontein.

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