Mining
Integrated and sustainable mine infrastructure design
Mining Consultancy Services
Mine geometric planning and design
Mine facility structural design
Bulk fuel storage and plant design
Bankable feasibility studies
Talings Storage Facilities (TSF)
Earthworks platform design (including ROM tips)
Material Handling & Conveyance
Mine services design
Mine optimisation studies
Capital and operational expenditure modelling
Stormwater drainage design and pollution control
Processing Plants
Geotechnical and materials investigations
Owners' team representation
Independent technical reviews
Haul road design and pavement engineering
Prefeasibility studies
Mine Design
Electrical and mechanical engineering
Mining
South Africa remains one of the largest producers of mineral resources in the world and the mining industry is intrinsically linked to the national economy. It has now become critically important to ensure mines are developed and operated in a sustainable manner – environmentally, socially, and financially.
We have undertaken mining projects for junior miners and mining giants alike, both in South Africa and throughout Africa. We have worked with multiple commodities – from coal, manganese and iron ore to tin, platinum, gold, and bauxite. Our key personnel are well versed in the most current mining technologies as well as the sensitivities around mining developments. We always strive to optimise time and costs to improve the viability of any project.
Mining Services include but are not limited to:
- TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITIES (TSF) – TSF and associated infrastructure design to SABS 0286 (Code of Practice – Mine Residue) and Global Industry Standards on Tailings Management.
- MINE DESIGN – Opencast and Underground designs; Life of Mine plans; Mine schedules.
- GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION – Foundation design; Soils investigation; Retaining structures; Soil stability.
- GEOMETRIC DESIGN – Access roads; Haul roads; Platforms.
- PAVEMENT DESIGN – Access roads; Haul roads.
- BULK WATER SERVICES – Bulk pipelines; Pump stations; Reservoirs; Dams; River diversions.
- WATER & WASTEWATER – Reticulation; Purification facilities; Water balance; Stormwater management plans.
- BULK FUEL – Storage; Piping.
- BULK MATERIAL HANDLING – Conveyors; Bulk slurry pipelines; Crushers; Screens, etc.
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – ROM tips; Process plant structures; Workshops; Service bays; Headgear structures.
- CAPEX & OPEX – Financial Models; Cost Estimates.
- OWNERS TEAM REPRESENTATION – Engineering Lead.
Featured Mining Projects Showcase

BEL AIR BAUXITE MINE
Project:
Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) 20211
Nurizon Consulting Engineers was appointed by Alufer Mining Ltd. to undertake a Bankable
Feasibility Study (BFS) for the Bel Air Bauxite Mine development in Guinea, West Africa.
This followed the 2012 Feasibility Study (FS) phase submission done by Nurizon.
Alufer is an independent mining company focused on the development of bauxite resources in
Guinea.
The project is divided into two distinct geographical areas,
1) Mining operation areas and transport corridor, which links the mining areas with the export
facility.
2) Export Facility, encompassing bulk materials handling, port loading and trans-shipping.
Nurizon Scope of Activities included:
• Mining - Conventional drill and blast and truck and shovel operations;
• Haulage - Material is transported from the mine pit to the Mine Support Area at the coast;
• Stacking and reclaiming - A 150,000t bulk storage facility;
• Loading - 2.3km causeway/trestle with longitudinal shiploader for charging transhipment
barges;
• Transhipment - 15,000t, self propelled and self off loading barges transport and load Panamax/Capesize vessels at the transhipment zone;
• Mine Support Area;
• Power and water utilities;
• The area houses all administrative complexes, fuel storage, power generation, stores and
maintenance.

Elandspruit Coal Mine
Project:
Mine Development: Feasibility Study and Owner's Team Representation
Nurizon was contracted by the client to complete a feasibility study, addressing all civil, mining and electrical infrastructure designs, as well compiling a financial model for a new greenfields coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Project Continued:
Front-end Infrastructure Development: Detail Design
A site to the east of Delmas, part of the Central Witbank Coal Field, was identified by the client for the development of a new open cast coal mine. It was estimated that the reserve would yield approximately 3 million tonnes of coal annually, with an estimated lifespan of 20 years.

Rietkuil Coal Mine, Mpumalanga
Project:
Front-end Infrastructure Development: Detail Design
A site to the east of Delmas, part of the Central Witbank Coal Field, was identified by the client for the development of a new open cast coal mine. It was estimated that the reserve would yield approximately 3 million tonnes of coal annually, with an estimated lifespan of 20 years.

Bel-Air Bauxite Mine Guinea
Project:
Bankable Feasibility Study Funding Application
A number of feasibility studies had been completed by Nurizon during 2013 for a bauxite mine development in the Republic of Guinea close to the town of Bel-Air. The project reached a stage where funding was required to complete a further bankable feasibility study (BFS).
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