OVERVIEW

The Contract for handling 9MTPA of iron ore was awarded by Kumba Iron Ore Limited at the end of March 2009. The Plant is situated in the Postmasburg area some 80 km south of the Sishen’s main plant in the Northern Cape Province.

The project consists mainly of several in-plant belt conveyors complete with the associated equipment and controls and handles the ROM iron ore from the offloading pit area, to the export load out station.

The scope includes the design, supply, fabrication, erection and commissioning of 9 new belt conveyors complete with transfer stations, tramp iron removal, sampling stations for material quality control, Moisture and Partical Analysers as well as 3 yard conveyors which interface with the stacker and reclaimer machines supplied by others.

The design and engineering phase is scheduled for completion at the end of January 2010 and fabrication of the structural steelwork is currently underway.