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Letšeng Diamond Mine (Kingdom of Lesotho)

PROJECT | Letšeng Diamond Mine (Kingdom of Lesotho) – Detailed Feasibility Study

Client: GEM Diamonds & Letšeng Diamond Mine 
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD160million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a Feasibility Study to transition the open pit operation into an underground operation, including all project management functions, engineering & design, mine design & layout, re-newable energy study, underground logistics, geohydrological study, capex, opex and financial valuation for project scope and schedule, ready for the next phase.

  • Completing a full tender process for a mining contractor to go into execution phase.

  • Project is not going into execution phase due to unfavorable economic evaluation.

Leeuwkop Shaft Project

PROJECT | Leeuwkop Shaft Project – Pre- Feasibility Study & Re-valuation

Client: Implats 
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD200million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a new Pre-Feasibility Study for the project, including all project management functions, contract negotiations, project scope and schedule ready for the execution phase.

  • Re-valuation of the 2014 Feasibility Study completed for Afplats. 

  • The project did not go ahead due to the high capital estimate and the client not not have an appetite for a 10-year project.

Letšeng Diamond Mine

PROJECT | Letšeng Diamond Mine – Desktop Study

Client: GEM Diamonds & Letšeng Diamond Mine 
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD130million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a Desktop Study to transition the open pit operation into an underground operation, including all project management functions, Capex, Opex and financial valuation for project scope and schedule, ready for the next phase.

Egoli Project

PROJECT | Egoli Project – Early Works Phase

Client: Pan African Resources – Evander South Africa 
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD105million

Key achievements:

  • Completing the set-up of all project management functions, contract negotiations, project scope and schedule ready for the execution phase.

Mupfuti Mine Replacement Project

PROJECT | Mupfuti Mine Replacement Project  – Bankable Feasibility Study

Client: Zimplats Ngezi – Zimbabwe 
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD128million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a Bankable Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for Bimha Decline upgrade from 2.0 Mtpa to 3.1 Mtpa

Moatize TSF1 Project FEL 2

PROJECT | Moatize TSF1 Project FEL 2  – Pre-Feasibility Study

Client: Vale Mining Company – Brazil
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD125million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a Pre-Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for a new coal processing plant.

Prieska Zinc-Copper Project

PROJECT | Prieska Zinc-Copper Project  – Bankable Feasibility Study

Client: Orion Minerals – South Africa
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD280million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a detailed Bankable Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for new underground development.

Mimosa Mining Company

PROJECT | Mimosa Mining Company  – Pre-feasibility Study, Zimbabwe

Client: Mimosa Ming Company - Zimbabwe
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD84million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a detailed Pre-Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for the new underground replacement mine.

Sintoukola – Kola Potash Project

PROJECT | Sintoukola – Kola Potash Project, Republic of Congo

Client: MetChem in Montreal, Canada & Technip in Paris, France.
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD170million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a detailed Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for a new underground potash mine as part of the Technip French consortium team.

UMK Intermediate Crusher Project

PROJECT | UMK Intermediate Crusher Project, Sishen, Northern Cape

Client: United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Ltd.
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD16million

Key achievements:

  • Completing a Pre-feasibility and Feasibility Study and Capital Budget Estimate for open pit crushers and related infrastructure within time and budget.

Darwendale Project Feasibility Study

PROJECT | Darwendale Project Feasibility Study – Darwendale, Zimbabwe

Client: Great Dyke Investments (Pvt) Ltd.
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD476million

Key achievements:

  • Completing bankable feasibility study and capital budget estimate on time and within budget.

  • Completing project for the Owner's review and Shareholder submission for the next phase of the project.

Morupule Unit 5&6 Coal Supply Project PFS

PROJECT | Morupule Unit 5&6 Coal Supply Project PFS, Palapye, Botswana

Client: Debswana Diamond Co Pty Ltd.
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD66million

Key achievements:

  • Completing pre-feasibility study and capital budget estimate on time and within budget

  • Completing the project for the Owner's Team Review and Board Submission for the project's next phase.

Leeuwkop Shaft Project

PROJECT | Leeuwkop Shaft Project, Brits, South Africa

Client: Implats Platinum
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD600million

Key achievements:

  • Completing feasibility study and capital budget estimate on time and within budget.

  • Completing the front-end engineering and design phase as EPCM for commencement of sinking activities by sinking contractor.

  • Completing the ventilation shaft headgear and stage engineering and design within time and budget.

Musonoi Project

PROJECT | Musonoi Project, Kolwezi, DRC

Client: Metorex / Copper & Cobalt
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Value: USD80million

Key achievements:

  • Completing engineering, design, costing and financial evaluation of concentrator plant, hydrometallurgical plant and surface infrastructure for underground mine.

Bokoni Platinum Mine Project

PROJECT | Bokoni Platinum Mine Project, Lebowa, South Africa

Client: Anglo Platinum
Role: Project Manager

Key achievements:

  • Completing engineering, design, procurement, and construction of total surface infrastructure and underground mine layout, including handover to the client.

No. 16 Shaft Implementation Project

PROJECT | No. 16 Shaft Implementation Project, Rustenburg, South Africa

Client: Impala Platinum
Role: Project Engineer

Key achievements:

  • Completing the engineering and design for sinking contractor readiness

  • Completing the installation of all services for potable water, service water and compressed air

  • Completing all engineering and design of process flow diagrams for project implementation.

No. 16 Shaft Implementation Project

PROJECT | No. 16 Shaft Feasibility Study, Rustenburg, South Africa

Client: Impala Platinum
Role: Project Engineer

Key achievements:

  • Completing all engineering and design for costing of the services and ore handling process.

Palabora Underground Project

PROJECT | Palabora Underground Project, Phalaborwa, South Africa

Client: Palabora Mining Company
Role: Mechanical Engineer

Key achievements:

  • Construction and commissioning of surface refrigeration plant and water reticulation system into the underground mine

  • Construction and commissioning of service shaft and production shaft ventilation systems

  • Engineering and design of the main underground pump station.

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