MINE EXCURSION
The tailings dam at Nokeng encompasses an area of about 45ha and was built by Teichman construction and is operated by contractor Stefanutti Stocks.
The vertical diff erence between the tailings dam and the plant is 117m and therefore Nokeng has two very specialised Weir positive displacement
tailings pumps, imported from the Netherlands, of which a single pump is able to pump water back to the tailings dam.
The ore body at Nokeng outcrops on surface at various places in the mining area.
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