August 14. (MiningNamibia)-Anglo American's Skorpion Zinc mine has appointed Dave Bentley as the new general manager.
Bentley replaces Gerald Boting who has been appointed as project manager for the recently approved pre-feasibility study of the Gamsberg zinc project in South Africa, effective 1 September.
Boting served as the general manager since its commissioning in 2002, and has done remarkable work over the past six and a half years in building a world class operation and team. Under Boting's leadership, Skorpion Zinc received the Anglo American Chief Executive Officer’s Safety Award in 2007 as well as achieving design throughput capacity at the operation in that same year.
Bentley has been instrumental in establishing the discipline of continuous improvement within the zinc division.
John MacKenzie, CEO Zinc, commented, “I would like to thank Gerald for his enormous contribution and dedication to Skorpion Zinc and to the Rosh Pinah community, and to wish him well in this new exciting and challenging opportunity. I would also like to welcome Dave Bentley and look forward to working with him in the future.”
Thursday, August 14, 2008
New general manager for Skorpion Zinc Mine
New general manager for Skorpion Zinc Mine
August 14. (MiningNamibia)-Anglo American's Skorpion Zinc mine has appointed Dave Bentley as the new general manager.
Bentley replaces Gerald Boting who has been appointed as project manager for the recently approved pre-feasibility study of the Gamsberg zinc project in South Africa, effective 1 September.
Boting served as the general manager since its commissioning in 2002, and has done remarkable work over the past six and a half years in building a world class operation and team. Under Boting's leadership, Skorpion Zinc received the Anglo American Chief Executive Officer’s Safety Award in 2007 as well as achieving design throughput capacity at the operation in that same year.
Bentley has been instrumental in establishing the discipline of continuous improvement within the zinc division.
John MacKenzie, CEO Zinc, commented, “I would like to thank Gerald for his enormous contribution and dedication to Skorpion Zinc and to the Rosh Pinah community, and to wish him well in this new exciting and challenging opportunity. I would also like to welcome Dave Bentley and look forward to working with him in the future.”
August 14. (MiningNamibia)-Anglo American's Skorpion Zinc mine has appointed Dave Bentley as the new general manager.
Bentley replaces Gerald Boting who has been appointed as project manager for the recently approved pre-feasibility study of the Gamsberg zinc project in South Africa, effective 1 September.
Boting served as the general manager since its commissioning in 2002, and has done remarkable work over the past six and a half years in building a world class operation and team. Under Boting's leadership, Skorpion Zinc received the Anglo American Chief Executive Officer’s Safety Award in 2007 as well as achieving design throughput capacity at the operation in that same year.
Bentley has been instrumental in establishing the discipline of continuous improvement within the zinc division.
John MacKenzie, CEO Zinc, commented, “I would like to thank Gerald for his enormous contribution and dedication to Skorpion Zinc and to the Rosh Pinah community, and to wish him well in this new exciting and challenging opportunity. I would also like to welcome Dave Bentley and look forward to working with him in the future.”
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Energulf completes drilling operations on Kunene
August 7. (MiningNamibia)-EnerGulf today that drilling and logging operations on the Kunene #1 have been completed. The well had significant hydrocarbon shows. EnerGulf believes the results of
the operations to date have enhanced the prospectivity of Block 1711 by demonstrating that hydrocarbons are present. The company said it believes that the Namibe Basin south of Angola, will probably not be a commercial producer. However, Sintezneftegaz Nambia Ltd, which is a partner of the project has determined to test the well for natural gas in a particular zone.
The test is estimated to take an additional 16 days. EnerGulf has elected not to participate in this operation. EnerGulf believes the Kunene well information will allow EnerGulf to evaluate existing prospects and identify new leads and prospects on the block.
Although, EnerGulf has elected not to participate in the testing of the well, per the Joint
Operating Agreement, EnerGulf may elect to pay 100% of its share of the test’s costs it would have incurred had it participated, and an additional sum of the same amount, to reinstate its pro rata rights in a commercial discovery in the interval being tested.
the operations to date have enhanced the prospectivity of Block 1711 by demonstrating that hydrocarbons are present. The company said it believes that the Namibe Basin south of Angola, will probably not be a commercial producer. However, Sintezneftegaz Nambia Ltd, which is a partner of the project has determined to test the well for natural gas in a particular zone.
The test is estimated to take an additional 16 days. EnerGulf has elected not to participate in this operation. EnerGulf believes the Kunene well information will allow EnerGulf to evaluate existing prospects and identify new leads and prospects on the block.
Although, EnerGulf has elected not to participate in the testing of the well, per the Joint
Operating Agreement, EnerGulf may elect to pay 100% of its share of the test’s costs it would have incurred had it participated, and an additional sum of the same amount, to reinstate its pro rata rights in a commercial discovery in the interval being tested.
Namcor to built US$ 105 million fuel storage facility, Afrique en Ligne reports
August 7. (MiningNamibia)-Namibia's state-owned petroleum firm, Namcor, said that it had issued tenders for the construction of a US$ 105 million bulk fuel storage facilities at the coastal town of Walvis Bay, US$ 105 million, Afrique en Ligne reported today.
Construction of the fuel storage facilities, the first ever for the country, is expected to start in 2009, Namcor MD Sam Beukes said Wednesday. Namcor, which is wholly owned by the state, said it would fund the construction of the 118, 000 cubic metres storage facility through debt and equity but did not disclose more details on potential equity investors, Afrique en Ligne said.
State-owned Malaysia oil firm, Petronas is being touted as one of the potential strategic partners in Namcor's storage facilities project and petroleum refinery. “Construction tender is currently running and no appointment made yet. Construction is going to commence in the first half of 2009,” Beukes said. Namcor said the storage facility would become its trump card as it focuses on the down-stream of the petroleum market in Namibia, which also involves petroleum refinery. During the construction phase, the project will create about 1,500 jobs when it starts operation. “This facility will be the first in southern Africa to have vapor recovery systems in order to eliminate any vapours in the areas, Afrique en Ligne said.
It will be a huge chance to train Namibians in field, not just to operate, but also to maintain facilities of this magnitude,” Beukes said. Namibia, a net-oil importer, consumes about 70,000 tonnes of fuel monthly. The government has been bending over backwards to encourage oil exploration, especially along the Kunene Basin and the areas surrounding the massive Kudu gas fields.
Construction of the fuel storage facilities, the first ever for the country, is expected to start in 2009, Namcor MD Sam Beukes said Wednesday. Namcor, which is wholly owned by the state, said it would fund the construction of the 118, 000 cubic metres storage facility through debt and equity but did not disclose more details on potential equity investors, Afrique en Ligne said.
State-owned Malaysia oil firm, Petronas is being touted as one of the potential strategic partners in Namcor's storage facilities project and petroleum refinery. “Construction tender is currently running and no appointment made yet. Construction is going to commence in the first half of 2009,” Beukes said. Namcor said the storage facility would become its trump card as it focuses on the down-stream of the petroleum market in Namibia, which also involves petroleum refinery. During the construction phase, the project will create about 1,500 jobs when it starts operation. “This facility will be the first in southern Africa to have vapor recovery systems in order to eliminate any vapours in the areas, Afrique en Ligne said.
It will be a huge chance to train Namibians in field, not just to operate, but also to maintain facilities of this magnitude,” Beukes said. Namibia, a net-oil importer, consumes about 70,000 tonnes of fuel monthly. The government has been bending over backwards to encourage oil exploration, especially along the Kunene Basin and the areas surrounding the massive Kudu gas fields.
Forsys confirms deeper uranium mineralisation at Valencia
August 7. (MiningNamibia)-Forsys Metals Corp, which is listed in Namibia, Canada and Germany said this week that a diamond drill hole VAL-152 encountered uranium mineralisation to a depth of 499.7 m, 149 m below the proposed pit bottom at the company's wholly-owned Valencia Uranium project located in Namibia.
The deep diamond drill hole was recently completed in addition to the current infill percussion drilling program underway at Valencia, the company said.
Duane Parnham, President and CEO said: “We are further encouraged that this initial deep diamond drill hole confirms the presence of ore to a depth of 500 m, which is well below the previously defined Valencia ore body. It provides additional exploration potential to expand the pit depth later in mine development. It also opens the possibility to extend the mine plan at depth and complements our percussion drilling program which has been successful in expanding the pit shell boundary.”
The deep diamond drill hole was recently completed in addition to the current infill percussion drilling program underway at Valencia, the company said.
Duane Parnham, President and CEO said: “We are further encouraged that this initial deep diamond drill hole confirms the presence of ore to a depth of 500 m, which is well below the previously defined Valencia ore body. It provides additional exploration potential to expand the pit depth later in mine development. It also opens the possibility to extend the mine plan at depth and complements our percussion drilling program which has been successful in expanding the pit shell boundary.”
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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