Media Release SRK Consulting’s four-decade anniversary book – ‘SRK: 40 years in the deep end’ – was launched to clients and media during the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week, at a special event held at Shimmy Beach Club. The book captures a roller-coaster journey from SRK’s early days in 1970s …
Mining Indaba Comment Gone are the days when mines in Africa could afford to ‘go it alone’ by building their own infrastructure, according to global engineers and scientists SRK Consulting; survival and growth now needs a foundation of collaboration with governments. Speaking on the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, …
New Appointments William Joughin has been appointed to the board of SRK Consulting (SA) Marcin Wertz has been appointed head of the Mining Business Unit at SRK Consulting (SA) Adriaan Meintjes has been appointed head of the Environmental Engineering Business Unit at SRK Consulting (SA) Ends. About SRK Consulting www.srk.co.za SRK Consulting is a leader …
Executive Appointments SRK Consulting (SA) has announced a number of new appointments within the firm, including a new chairman, board member and heads of business units. Taking on the chairmanship from January 2016 is partner and principal engineer Graham Howell, filling the role formerly played by Roger Dixon – who retired at the end of …
Opinion Piece The last years of the commodity boom were littered with mining projects doomed to failure by their champions’ headlong rush to fast-track them into production; but as the slump drags on, time and skills are available to do the job right first time, according to global consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting. “Frankly, …
Exclusive Media Release Botswana will host the Diamonds Still Sparkling Conference, for the second time in six years. The sixth in a series of triennial diamond conferences, Diamonds Still Sparkling 2016 will be held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre form March 14 to 17, and targets the full spectrum of the diamond pipeline, from …
News Appointment Graham Howell has been appointed chairman of SRK Consulting (SA) effective 1 January 2016. Ends. About SRK Consulting www.srk.co.za SRK Consulting is a leader in natural resource and development solutions, providing independent technical advice and services through over 45 offices on six continents. With an African presence in Angola and Cameroon, and practices …
Opinion Piece From game-changing innovations like remote sensing using photogrammetric methods including the use of drones in open pits – to under-the-radar tools like niche software that drives ground-breaking scientific approaches, consultancies are drawing on a range of powerful technologies to help drive efficiencies in the African mining sector. Many highly specialised software packages have …