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M&R Cementation continues to excel at major Zambian u/g copp
TECHNOLOGY
M&R Cementation continues to excel at major Zambian u/g copper project
Murray & Roberts Cementation reports on progress on its development contracts at Zambia's Lubabmbe copper mine - a jv between ARM, Vale and ZCCM
Posted: Friday , 05 Sep 2014
JOHANNESBURG -
Murray & Roberts Cementation’s has announced that its second contract, for the trackless high speed development at the Lubambe Copper Mine in Zambia, has been extended by a further two-year period. Lubambe Copper Mine is a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals, Brazilian giant, Vale, and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings, and is expected to produce 45,000 tonnes of contained copper at steady state by 2015.
The current contract involves all horizontal development work using trackless high speed technology in Ramps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The Murray & Roberts Cementation team was also requested to undertake the vertical development of return airways, service raises and silos. Maintenance work on the ...
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