Mopani Synclinorium shaft project, Zambia
Name and Location
Mopani Synclinorium shaft project, Kitwe, Zambia.
Client
Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), which is owned by Carlisa Investments Corporation, a joint venture registered in Zambia comprising Glencore International (73.1%), First Quantum Minerals (16.9%) and ZCCM Investment Holdings (10%).
Project Description
The Mopani Synclinorium shaft project will establish a hoisting and ventilation facility to extract ore from the Nkana Synclinorium orebody, which forms part of the MCM complex in Kitwe.
The new shaft will enable ore production at the Nkana mines to be maintained above four-million tonnes a year by 2017 and increase the life of mine by 25 years.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The main sink began in May 2012 and project completion is scheduled for June 2015.
Latest Developments
Murray & Roberts Cementation was awarded the contract for the shaft sinking and equipping of the synclinorium shaft for MCM in July 2011.
The shaft has now reached the 700 m mark.
The original contract called for the blind sinking, equipping and commissioning of the 7-m-diameter downcast rock-hoist shaft to a depth of 1 277 m.
This main shaft will be equipped as a rock-hoisting shaft on the brownfield mine to service a new area under development.
Murray & Roberts Cementation Zambia has also been awarded the presink contract to a depth of 50 m of an associated 6-m-diameter upcast ventilation shaft that will reach a depth of 1 166 metres.
The shaft is being sunk by drilling and blasting, with mesh and bolts supporting it.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Murray & Roberts (shaft sinking, equipping of the synclinorium shaft and presink of upcast ventilation shaft).
On Budget and on Time?
Yes.
Contact Details for Project Information
MCM, tel +260 1 221023, fax +260 1 221057 or email mcorporate@zccm-ih.com.zm.
Murray & Roberts, Allan Widlake, tel +27 11 201 5000 or email allan.widlake@murrob.com.
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