Efficient emulsion supply helps double platinum ore output

AEL Zimbabwe, a member of the international AEL Mining Services group, has partnered with Zimplats at its Ngezi Mining Division to provide an explosives solution for the expansion project for the development and production at three portals – the Ngwarati, Rukodzi and Bimha underground mines. The premature closure of the open pit at Ngezi due to the worldwide economic recession in 2008 shifted ore demand to the underground operations with annual production ramping up from 2.1 Mt to an expected 4.2 Mt by 2010. (more…)

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Efficient emulsion supply helps double platinum ore output