Voorspoed diamond mine to close after search for bidder fails. The voorspoed mine is an open pit diamond mine located about 30 kilometres northeast of kroonstad, in the free state. Voorspoed mine is in the free state province of south africa, about 30 km nort h of kroonstad where the. Voorspoed mine is an airfield in northern free state and has an elevation of 93 meters. The mining operations consist of an opencast with associated infrastructure. Anglo platinum limited dishaba and tumela mines seat report 2009 2011 3 overview of the mines about the mines the mines are 100% owned by anglo platinum, a business of anglo american plc group. Voorspoed mine closure plan voorspoed mine environmental management plan. This helps to plan and carry out effective protection measures. The mine is located within the fezile dabi district of the free state province of the republic of south africa, approximately 30km north of kroonstad and 50km south of vredefort. Venetia mine is situated on the farm venetia 103ms, which lies approximately 80 km west of musina and 36 km north east of alldays in the limpopo province.
Over the mines early years, production was focused on six open pits beartooth, fox, koala, koala north, misery, and panda and three underground operations koala, koala north, and panda. The voorspoed mine is located 30km northeast of kroonstad. Voorspoed mine is renowned for producing large and exotic diamonds. Voorspoed mine voorspoed vendors with expenditure 2010 to h1 20 the socioeconomic assessment toolbox is the cornerstone of anglo americans framework to manage mining impacts, socioeconomic issues, community engagement and sustainable development. Table 1 summarises the key elements of the lifeof mine designs and performance. Modern strategic mine planning, a new research initiative at the colorado school of mines, seeks to advance the field by introducing four major innovations into the existing framework. Cullinan the worlds most celebrated diamond mine 6. We represent a global community from 100 countries involved in all aspects of mining. We shape careers, develop leaders, create communities and uphold standards. Construction management, commissioning and handover management, project closure, design services and management oversight. Ekati diamond mine operations dominion diamond mines. The role of small group communications in a corporate. Voorspoed diamond mine challenges of reopening a historical mine with an inferred resource, in proceedings seventh.
Laubscher, dh 2000, block caving manual, prepared for international. When planning was performed with the aid of the program it was easy to update the original, assumed or estimated data, and. While voorspoed mine, in semiarid southern africa required virtually no dewatering. Stakeholder identification serves as a management tool to assist the mine to plan stakeholder engagement and manage relationships more effectively. Ausimm is the peak body for people working in the resources sector. The company operates the ekati diamond mine in which it owns a controlling interest. Each mine has its own management team, operating and reporting independently.
The australasian institute of mining and metallurgy. Invitation of bids for the appointment of a service provider to render cleaning services, hygiene services, fumigationpest control and food service aid for the department of mineral resources dmr free state. If you continue using our website, well assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website. Based on the results collected, the following conclusions were reached on the current state of the aquatic. Freshwater layers with high quality potable groundwater can be separated from polluted or saline waters, and the possible pathways of manmade pollution or geogenic salt water migration can be analyzed.
The voorspoed diamond mine in the free state is scheduled to close by yearend if the department of mineral resources dmr is unable to secure, in. A key objective is to develop the local mining equipment manufacturing sector. Voorspoed mine alien invasive management plan centre for. Pdf geotechnical risk management for open pit mine closure. The mine will also use services from local suppliers for noncore activities to support regional black economic empowerment. In this past year alone we have provided project support services for several initiatives at voorspoed mine and have completed a scoping study for motete. The management should suspend the implementation of conops and start clarifying us on conops until we reach consensus. The following sections details of the victor and voorspoed minespresent. Please check our privacy policy to see how we protect and manage your submitted data. Environmental management guidelines bestpractice hia reports submitted by cultmatrix and other heritage consultants 1. Top management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 senior management 0 0 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 professionally qualified and experienced professionals and. Adding value to exploration boreholes by improving trajectory survey accuracy.
Basic assessment and environmental management programme report. Cullinan mine plan high level 8 current mining taking place in bcut at 732m and rehabilitation mining commencing on 645m ccut phase 1 new block cave being established on western side of orebody. Purpose of document basis of design, discussions and estimated cost for the implementation of the voorspoed mine vsm pit closure alternatives technical component, including the associated risks and standard operating procedures for sitewide closure. Voorspoed mine map northern free state, south africa. Pit drc kalola prospect zambia kamoto underground drc kamoya mine drc kansanshi. The mine was expected to produce over ten million carats during the life of the mine using standard drill and blast techniques. Mining technology mining news and views updated daily is using cookies. Voorspoed mine is located in the fezile dabi district municipal area and table 2 below reflects the areas from which the majority of the workforce has been sourced. This rehabilitation plan supports the updated final closure plan redco uvuna sustainability, june 2019 and updated closure liability. Voorspoed diamond mine paradigm project management. Rip the covered areas on contour to a depth of 500 mm to mix the cover materials with each other.
Intention of development of selkirk mine as an open pit operation supported by knowledge of down plunge potential for future possible underground operation. The restructuring was necessitated by the companys reduced mining footprint in south africa and canada due to the closures of snap lake and voorspoed mines, along with the imminent closure of victor mine during may this year. Pdf adding value to exploration boreholes by improving. Voorspoed mine committed to improving learners performance. The first is the use of appropriate holistic optimization algorithms. Table 1 summarises the key elements of the lifeofmine designs and performance. Pdf geotechnical risk management for open pit mine.
Voorspoed mine enterprise and supplier development looks. As the proposed mining activity being planned for this project construction of a mine shaft and associated infrastructure will not alter or impede the flow of the rivers or surrounding tributaries within the. Minemanagementbyobjectives the procedure of setting productiontargets isillustrated inappendix iofthe paper. Business school executive mba article critique diamonds in the data mine instructor. The tenure of the mine is 1216 years, including activities such as prestripping, rampup production and closure. The subsequent recovery to the end of august was aided by improved usd. Voorspoed mine enterprise and supplier development looks to the future. While voorspoed mine, in semiarid southern africa required virtually no dewatering, has poor wall performance associated many with mudstone. Aggeneys mine south africa areas 19 south africa central iran exploration iran dutwa mine tanzania epoch minetrojan nickel mine zimbabwe fungurume mine drc gaoua prospect burkina faso inglefield land greenland jacomynspan mine south africa k. They were established to produce platinum group metals. Voorspoed mine map northern free state, south africa mapcarta. Development and voorspoed mine management for giving us the. The mine is located on the farms voorspoed 401, voorspoed 2480, geldenhuys 1477 and morgenster 772 and lies approximately 30 kilometres north east of kroonstad.