Mining demands multifaceted teams

As the mining sector gathers again for the 2023 Investing in African Mining Indaba, there is likely to be both excitement and apprehension in the air, mining and engineering consultants SRK... 

Andrew van Zyl

This week we profile Andrew van Zyl, MD of SRK Consulting South Africa and director of SRK Global, a firm of consulting engineers and scientists 

Hermosa zinc/lead/silver project, US – update

South32 is progressing plans to potentially produce battery-grade manganese at its Hermosa project. 

Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update

Kore Potash has said that the financial proposal for the full construction cost of the project will be finalised soon. 

Premier gold project, Canada – update

Ascot Resources has finalised a financing package for the construction of the project. 

Lake Maitland uranium/vanadium project, Australia

A scoping study has proposed the development of a standalone uranium operation with vanadium by-product as a potential viable alternative to the Toto’s previously proposed greater Wiluna uranium... 

SRK Consulting SA appoints Andrew van Zyl MD

Independent consulting practice multinational SRK Consulting has appointed Andrew van Zyl MD of SRK Consulting (SA), which is the South African arm of the global SRK network of consulting... 

Why project sponsors should be wary of fine-grained sand

When engineers need to improve the in-situ density, the occurrence of very fine-grained sand can present a serious challenge. In fact, developers and contractors need to specifically check for this...