Mining Operations

DRA Mining, which was established in 2006, extends the services offered by DRA to include the needs of clients below ground level

Booysendal UG2 North Project On The Go
16 July 2010
Early works procurement for the major construction packages for the Booysendal UG2 North Project is complete...Read more
DRA's BOOT Project Is A Go
10 May 2010
DRA has commenced construction of a new 240tph export coal washing facility at Hakhano Colliery in Mpumalanga...Read more
Miner Makes New Moves With Merger
29 April 2010
With the re-organisation of its mining division and acquisition of consultants, Lower Quartile Solutions ...Read more
Winder Refurbishment Reduces Costs And Delivery Times For South African Gold Mine
17 December 2009
Johannesburg-based winder consulting company, DRA Technical Services (DRATS), has secured a contract ...Read more
Volclay Under Construction
04 November 2009
The sand processing plant for the Volclay 100tph chromite foundry is currently in the construction phase....Read more
Project On Ice, Literally
04 November 2009
The two 150tph diamond DMS plants destined for Alrosa's Mirnyi Mine in Siberia are ready to go. ...Read more
Getting Ready For Dorstfontein
02 November 2009
DRA is currently designing a 400tph coal washing facility for Total Coal South Africa’s Dorstfontein project in Kriel. ...Read more
Smooth Going With N'komati Nickel
02 November 2009
The N'komati Nickel project has been successfully commissioned ...Read more
Mimosa Upgrade
29 June 2009
The 14 day test of Phase 5.5 of the expansion project at Mimosa Platinum Mine, has been completed...Read more
Pilanesberg Platinum
29 June 2009
During the first half of 2009 commissioning of the Pilanesberg Platinum Concentrators progressed well...Read more
New Winder System for Platinum Mine
29 June 2009
Winding specialist company, DRA Technical Services, was contracted by a platinum mine to provide an automated incline friction winding system ...Read more
Turnkey Projects
15 June 2009
DRA's Small Projects (Turnkey) has now become an integral part of the DRA Mineral Projects profile...Read more
DRA Quarterly Newsletter
01 March 2009
Current Project Progress...Read more
DRA acquires Holley & Associates
01 April 2009
DRA Group acquires all shares in Holley & Associates...Read more
Vhumbanani Concentrator Projects ceded to DRA
01 April 2009
As a result of Anglo's curtailment of capital expenditure...Read more
Pilanesberg Platinum goes ahead
16 January 2009
DRA is on schedule with the construction of a Platinum concentrator and associated infrastructure for Boynton Investments’ new Pilanesberg Platinum Mines project....Read more
Mimosa Platinum Mine Growing Despite Challenges
16 January 2009
Zimbabwe’s Mimosa Platinum Mine, a joint venture between Implats and Aquarius, is located about 160kms east of Bulawayo....Read more
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