SMEC has been awarded a project to select suitable sites for sewerage effluent ponds and a landfill, to prepare a detail design and environmental impact assessment for a landfill for “Jwaneng Diamond Mine” in Botswana.
The Jwaneng diamond mine is said to be the richest diamond mine in the world and is located in south-central Botswana about 120 kilometres west of the city of Gaborone, in the Naledi River Valley of the Kalahari. The open pit mine produces 9.3 million tonnes of ore per year and an additional 37 million tonnes of waste rock, and is located on three kimberlite pipes that converge near the surface, covering 520,000 square metres at ground level.
The mine is planning to extend the current pit to 650m below ground level and increase its workforce from 1,500 to 2,500 staff. This increase requires additional infrastructure including sewerage treatment and landfill facilities.
This strategic win provides SMEC with a good opportunity to assist in other aspects of the mine expansion, and to win other work in the industry as well as enabling SMEC to expand its business in the solid waste management sector.
21 December 2009
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