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COVER STORY
March 2015
MODERN MINING
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with Liviero
Below:
Liviero’s workshop
facilities at Vanggatfontein.
Above:
A section of the
Vanggatfontein Colliery.
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,
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