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7 Steel Metal & Mining

Case Study

Mining & beneficiation solutions for zinc mine in South Africa

Solution:
A combination of
material handling and technology
innovations for recycling waste effectively
helped to manage the manganese dump

What tce did differently?

† †Collaborating and partnering with global
experts/consultancy firms and institutes

† †Alignment of campaign process with † †Engineered layout to protect
marketability bio-diversity hotspots

† †Additional marketable product (Lead) other † †relocation and rehabilitation of flora
than prime metal (Zinc) and fauna unique to Gamsberg

† †Mine option study and beneficiation † †Introduction of global procurement covering
simulation to suit the demand SEA, China and India

† †Mine closure plans for the mine pit area, In effect, the SMM business recommended a
plant area mine planning strategy to reduce capex cost in
excavation, mineral beneficiation strategies to
† †Introduction of impermeable membrane in comply with regulatory standards and ensure
the tailing storage area to prevent ground margins on the end product and technology
water contamination innovations for recycling waste effectively.

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