This document provides details about an opencast mining project in Postmasburg, Northern Cape, South Africa. Murrob Construction was awarded a R722 million contract in November 2011 to jointly mine 5.5 million tons of iron ore over 34 months with Basil Read at the Beeshoek mine for client Assmang Iron Ore. The project involved removing 48 million tons of overburden to a depth of 190 meters to access the iron ore reserves.
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Project-sheet beeshoek
1. www.construction.murrob.com
BEESHOEK
Northern Cape, Postmasburg
PROJECT TYPE: OPENCAST MINING
CLIENT:
Assmang Iron Ore
VALUE:
R722 Million
CONSULTANTS:
None
PROJECT DURATION:
34 Months
DATE OF PROJECT:
1 November 2011
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
50% Joint Venture with Basil Read for the
contract mining of iron ore.
Approximate volumes for the project:-
Total mining depth will be 190m.
• Total over burden 48,000,000 tons
• Total iron ore 5,500,000 tons