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April - May 2015
MODERN QUARRYING
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AT THE QUARRY FACE
WITH MIDMAR
Midmar Crushers has been the
enabling factor in allowing the
directors to expand and grow
the company into what is now
the Midmar Group.
positive contact’ –
Initially when the lintel beds
were put down, the idea was to
produce brick lintels. However,
the bed size has been increased
as demand in the area is for
concrete blocks.
established Midmar Concrete Products, a block
yard to include a lintel and kerb production line.”
On
MQ
’s visit some four years back, the forma-
tion of Canton Quarry, near Taylors Halt, was on the
cards, and Fourie was waiting for the mining right
approval. The mining licence was issued shortly
afterwards but as everyone in the industry knows,
it takes a long time before implementation and
the first sale to take place, which incidentally for
Midmar was two days before
MQ
’s recent visit.
Canton Quarry, which has a reserve in excess
of 80 years, has significantly exceeded the 26%
BEE ownership requirements. The local com-
munity is also one of the key beneficiaries in this
structure, and they have been faced with a number
of challenges through this process of community
consultation.
“We believe that involving the community will
create mutual benefit, provided that it is structured
correctly and that the trustees have a holistic view.
DMR assisted us to resolve a situation where cer-
tain members of the community were acting for