Modern Mining January 2016

MINING INDABA

Professional services provider WorleyParsons will be joining mining stakeholders from over 100 countries in Cape Town from 8 to 11 February this year for the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. Part of the global Worley­ Parsons group, the South African operations act as a primary execution hub for mining activities and provide the expertise needed to support full pit-to-port development activities. Wesizwe’s Bakubung PlatinumMine (BPM), one of WorleyParsons’ current South African projects. WorleyParsons to showcase its skills at Mining Indaba

T he company’s Mining Centre of Excellence in Johannesburg will be showcasing services reflecting all the mining disciplines and ca- pabilities for developing mining projects, including orebody assessment (en- compassing geology and geotechnical assess- ment), mine design, mine planning, mineral processing, engineering and design, as well as project management, incorporating quality, risk and safety management. The project delivery company will also be demonstrating its ability to assist in miti- gating risks inherent in African projects.

“Of course Africa is attractive with all its mineral resources but there is still an element of risk

Henry Jonker, GM – Minerals, Metals & Chemicals, WorleyParsons RSA.

of investing in Africa,” says Serge Ngandu, Business Development Africa Portfolio for WorleyParsons RSA. “We can assist in reduc- ing those risks by drawing on our deep level expertise and experience gained over many projects, while also providing technical solu- tions that will bring projects to fruition quicker, with reduced costs to the customer, as well as addressing environmental issues.” Ngandu cites a feasibility study for an iron ore plant in Mauritania which posed an

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