Modern Mining March 2015

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SURFACE MINING
CONTRACTING
ture
Construction of an interface
layer. Concor Opencast
Mining is diversifying into
tailings dam construction.
pack in addition to an induction into the way
we work and how we do business. A corollary
of this is a harmonised system with alignment
between client and contractor expectations.”
In addition, Concor Opencast Mining is
developing its skills base internally, such as its
participation in the Construction Management
Programme (CMP) hosted annually at the
University of Stellenbosch. “There is an
ongoing and stronger focus on project man-
agement excellence to enhance our project
delivery performance,” Buitendach says. In
conjunction with the University of Pretoria’s
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), a
leading business school, Murray & Roberts has
also developed a number of leadership pro-
grammes to develop its future leaders.
Photos courtesy of Concor Opencast Mining