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March 2017 MODERN MINING 9
MINING News
SRK Consulting SA has been rated in the top
five companies in South Africa’s consult-
ing engineering (mining and infrastructure)
segment in the recent Top 500 Companies
Awards.
The awards survey over 3 000 businesses
and honour those who excel in their sectors in
terms of best practice standards as well as in
the implementation of strong social, empow-
erment and development policies.
Conducted by Topco Media and the
University of Cape Town’s Development Policy
Research Unit, the survey singles out the five
top firms in each of 100 different economic
segments; the top 500 companies currently
have a collective turnover of R3,5 trillion.
Being ranked so highly among peers was
gratifying and humbling, said SRK Managing
Director Vis Reddy.
“We are certainly known as innovators and
perfectionists in our efforts to create value for
our clients’ businesses, and we work hard to
stay at the cutting edge of what is an increas-
ingly competitive and demanding field,” said
Reddy. “It is also vital that business promotes
equity and social transformation, so it is fit-
ting that the awards recognise this in their
adjudication.”
The Top 500 Companies Awards consider
employment profiles and diversity in man-
agement and control, as well as commitment
to corporate social investment, employment
equity and skill development. As an indepen-
dent network of consulting engineers and
scientists, SRK is owned and managed by
its staff and invests significantly in fostering
Energizer Resources Inc, listed on the TSX,
reports that a Detailed Engineering Study
on its 100 %-owned Molo graphite project in
Madagascar is expected to be completed by
March 31, 2017. The decision to commence the
study was based on the positive results of the
Front End Engineering andDesign (FEED) study,
which was completed this past November.
Energiser has also announced that Johann
de Bruin, former Managing Director of DRA
Africa (DRA), has joined Energizer as a consul-
tant. DRA prepared the Feasibility Study on
the Molo project in 2015 with de Bruin acting
at the time as the primary liaison between
DRA and Energizer. De Bruin also served on
Energizer’s board of directors from 2012 until
SRK rated as a ‘top five’ consulting firm
Vis Reddy, MD of SRK Consulting SA.
Energizer advances the Molo project
2014, when he stepped down to focus on his
increasing responsibilities at DRA as MD.
His mandate will be to oversee all aspects
regarding the operational readiness of the
Molo project as the company prepares for
the commencement of procurement for mine
infrastructure. He will support Energizer’s
Senior Vice-President of Operations, Robin
Borley, and together they will ensure that the
project, post-funding, meets all operational
requirements during the implementation
process. Borley was the former Director of
Mining for DRA before joining Energizer full
time in 2013 as both Senior Vice-President
and Director, and is – among other things – an
expert in project set-up. 
talent in a culture of excellence.
Reddy said the growing social, environ-
mental, financial and legal pressures on
industry have led SRK to broaden its expertise
over the decades from its mining base into
fields including: civil engineering and infra-
structure; water and waste; environmental
management, social impact and governance;
and the energy sector, including renewables.
The SRK approach is to integrate all aspects of
project success to optimise opportunities and
manage risk. 