Firm to dump ‘traditional’ SA shaft sinking approach in favour of Canadian model

Mining contracting company Murray & Roberts Cementation is poised to abandon the traditional South African approach to shaft sinking in favour of a Canadian model.

The Canadian model undertakes all activities in the shaft-sinking cycle in-line, with no two jobs taking place simultaneously.

“Contrary to the assumption that this will slow down the entire cycle, with the full combination of changes we’ve engineered, this approach will improve productivities across the board,” says Murray & Roberts Cementation business development executiveAllan Widlake. Read more here...