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After making a significant capital investment in the mechanisation of its mining equipment, Redpath Mining South Africa is keen to stay at the cutting-edge of innovation Writer: Emily Jarvis Project Manager: Arron Rampling

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edpath Mining remains led by its Founder’s philosophy to rise up in the face of challenge in order to succeed in a competitive mining environment. In line with these guiding words, the Company recently made the fundamental decision to move away from traditional handheld drilling and blasting methods, embracing worldclass industry practices, in a move towards mechanising all projects within its portfolio to create the desire in the industry for its continued and valuable service offering.

“Substantial capital investment has been put towards trackless mobile machinery to safely execute projects within a faster time frame and reduce total cost of ownership commitments,” highlights Bennie Burger, General Manager of Mining for Redpath Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Established in 1962 by Jim Redpath, the Company has a rich history focused on calculated growth in order to maintain a high calibre reputation of executing mining projects all over the globe. The Group’s steadfast footprint around the world comprises operations on six continents in 19 countries with eight different spoken languages; spanning some of the most remote and extreme environments including arctic, high altitudes, deserts and tropical conditions.

Determined to provide an unrivalled level of service to the mining industry which exceeds accepted standards, Redpath Mining has a controlled growth plan involving both internal and external improvement initiatives to embrace industry trends while staying at the cutting-edge of innovation, safety and mining practices.

“Jim Redpath’s vision for the Company is much the same as it was in the beginning; offering a high level of service to the mining industry which exceeds current standards and provides challenge for employees,” he adds.

Bennie Burger, General Manager of Mining

Mechanisation

With a foundation built on global experience, adaptability and exceptional workmanship, Redpath Mining South Africa has been actively involved in various mining projects across Africa including South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Burkina Faso; ranging from shaft sinking, infrastructure development, highspeed development, contract mining, raise boring and specialised mining work.

Its major projects are located in Zambia - where the Company executes projects on an assortment of mines for Mopani Copper Mines, of which Glencore is the majority shareholder and South Africa, executing projects for Impala Platinum and Northam Platinum.

“Our first step towards increasing our mechanisation came in Zambia, where we launched our first blind boring machine at Mopani. Fitted on tracks, this independently operating machine uses state-of-the-art technology to drill 1.5 diameter holes upwards to a maximum of 50 metres, offering a total solution to our clients,” says Burger.

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SANDVIK AMPLIFYING YOUR POSSIBILITIES CATALYZING YOUR GROWTH As the mining industry demands better productivity to ensure profitability, we are providing the cutting-edge solutions needed to succeed. Our equipment and services help our customers in every corner of the world, mine safer and more productively. Our offering covers rock drilling, cutting and crushing, loading and hauling and materials handling. In an industry where an hour of downtime can cost thousands, Sandvik parts and services can save you millions, with around-the-clock service, qualified engineers and genuine parts on demand.

Burger delivers a presentation on integrated safety systems at the Annual Health and Safety Conference, Lusaka, Zambia

We are driven by a total safety company culture and a set of operating values which have been carefully developed through best practice training schemes

“The quality of execution remains a cornerstone of our business, therefore we have established a solid plan to control and strengthen our concerted effort towards continuous improvement.”

High performance teams

Forming another crucial component of its continuous improvement is Redpath Mining’s focus on establishing highperformance teams to accompany its advanced product range. Burger explains: “This is so that we create an even better level of consistency across our employees by consolidating our resources to create a smaller team with highly effective skillsets.

“By doing so, we can engender better risk management in the daily running of our operations and simplify our other processes alongside this so as to become more efficient.”

Supporting this is the Company’s integrated management system which not only encompasses operational protocols, but also incorporates a document management system and

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global fatal prevention programme to improve health and safety results and endorse our safety slogan of “Safety First, Last and Always”.

Burger says: “We are driven by a total safety company culture and a set of operating values which have been carefully developed through best practice training schemes. Employees remain our greatest assets and we will continue to provide them with reasonable challenge and scope within our organisation.”

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We are always striving to eliminate harm to our people, our customers, our suppliers and to the environments in which we work. That is our Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) vision, and we never compromise on it.

Our people drive our business. They empower Sandvik to develop our industry-leading mining technologies.

Our core values, Customer Focus, Innovation, Fair Play and Passion to win, are built on our rich heritage and support our ambitions for the future and guide us in everything we do.

Our offices in Central Africa are strategically placed to support our customers. To add more value and serve our customers above expectation, we also act in line with our high ethical standards, putting safety first and always show consideration for the environment and the communities in which we operate.

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DRIVING TECHNOLOGY DELIVERING PRODUCTIVITY Our underground loaders and haul trucks are engineered for safety, productivity and reliability in your toughest mining applications. Rugged, compact and highly maneuverable, the ergonomic equipment oers enormous capacity for its size and returns a low cost per ton. Sandvik LH517 is a high-capacity, 17-metric-ton loader designed for three-pass loading of our Sandvik TH551 underground truck to optimize your ore-moving process.

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ounded in 1982, Ramsay Webber has earned a reputation as a leading corporate and commercial law firm comprising diverse, highly specialised teams that provide personal, innovative and robust legal solutions to a diversity of corporate and individual clients.

Ramsay Webber’s ethos is to never compromise on integrity, commitment or reliability when assiting its clients. In doing so Ramsay Webber has built – and continues to develop and nurture – mutually beneficial and purpose-driven relationships.

As the South African member of Mackrell International, one of the world’s premier networks of independent legal firms, Ramsay Webber is able to provide its clients with seamless access to legal services both at home and abroad.

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al Tire Zambia is a global leader in delivering customised mining tire solutions and, as such, has built a strong business relationship with Redpath Mining in the country and worldwide.

Ghaghoo sand tunnel established in the heart of Botswana

Despite the familiar challenge of skills shortages in South Africa, Redpath Mining remains confident in its ability to compete on international projects and remuneration, driven by its passion to provide employment to local South Africans and upskilling these employees where possible. “We are in a unique position where we can leverage the Group’s international expertise to add depth of knowledge

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to our teams and additionally, create highly skilled local individuals through our own academy on the occasions where the right skills do not already exist,” he further adds.

Sustainable partnerships

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A subsidiary of the Kal Tire Mining Tire Group, the Company operates and provides services to customers across both Zambia and DRC from its four offices.

The business’s seven guiding principles - or AIMS - sit at the heart of the Kal Tire Corporation, and forms the basis of the Zambian arm’s success in putting the customer first, and creating a respectful, safe environment in which to work.

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advantage. Redpath Mining has worked hard to create a sustainable partnership with many quality local suppliers where possible, complementing this with its international relationships with key vendors from the wider Redpath Group.

Burger reasons: “We chose to partner with major international logistics vendor who have a large African footprint and the capacity to cater for the large amount of cargo and equipment we procure or rent.

As we often move large amounts of equipment between our regional offices, it lends itself to ex-works Incoterms, this means we require door-to-door services from a single supply chain partner and facilitates the management thereof.

Community Involvement Redpath Group is a strong believer of community involvement to improve not only the lives of civilians, but to focus on a good quality of life for its employees.

In South Africa and Zambia, the Company supports numerous social initiatives across the key areas of youth, education, sports, health and the arts.

Each year on the first day of December, Redpath Mining South Africa helps to fundraise for AIDS orphan homes across the country in recognition of World AIDS Day. The Company has made ample contribution to the healthcare sector over the years, raising awareness of disease and educating others about the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. In going the extra mile, the Redpath Mining has also established a world-class medical clinic for its employees in Zambia.

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“Moreover, most African countries subscribe to withholding taxes for services such as transport and subsequently, we therefore require an international supply chain partner who is able to invoice us locally in the country we are operating in, something the smaller operators cannot offer. At the end of the day it is all about being as cost-effective as possible and balancing this with the right quality to better align our supply chain with our overall business strategy.”

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Survey House • SHAFT SINKING SURVEY • GYROSCOPIC SURVEY • SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND 3D LASER SCANNING • SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND CHECK SURVEY • SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND SURVEY AUDITING • CIVIL AND ENGINEERING SURVEY • SURVEY TRAINING COURSES • CONSULTING • TECHNOLOGY • OUTSOURCING • TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS WILLIE DE BEER MANAGING DIRECTOR +27 79 528 6329 / +2711 472 1527 willie.debeer@eoh.co.za

Redpath’s cardinal rules painted underground at Synclinorium shaft in Zambia

Equipped with a comprehensive strategy that encompasses a highlyskilled team, competitive positioning and a streamlined supply chain, Redpath Mining is continuing on its path to excellence by investing in its core business attributes; to both combat and welcome new challenges along the way.

“Challenge is an important part of life, and this is our core guiding philosophy that drives us forward to achieve more in Africa.

“Going forward, we remain focused on bolstering our safety policies and increasing our brand presence to create a more diversified client base. As a well-recognised name in local South African and Zambian markets, we want to expand our existing and potential client base by demonstrating our ability to execute projects safely, more efficiently and in the most cost-effective manner,” Burger concludes.

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REDPATH MINING SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 18 Industry Road Isando Ext 2 Kempton Park 1600 South Africa T: +27 11 570 4300 F: +27 11 974 2075

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