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De Beers consolidates
mining assets
De Beers Group has announced an initiative to consolidate its mining assets in
South Africa and Canada into one business called De Beers Group Managed
Operations. Edited by Leon Louw
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Mpumi Zikalala, managing director of De Beers
Group Managed Operations.
[8] MINING MIRROR MAY 2019
he new business will streamline
operational management and
identify synergies to create a
more sustainable business in
the two countries.
De Beers Group Managed Operations will
focus on Venetia Mine, Gahcho Kué Mine,
and De Beers Marine under one leadership
team. The restructuring was necessitated by
the company’s reduced mining footprint in
South Africa and Canada due to the closures
of Snap Lake and Voorspoed mines, along
with the imminent closure of Victor Mine
during May 2019.
Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Zikalala will
be appointed to the new role of managing
director for De Beers Group Managed
Operations, based in Johannesburg. Zikalala
will move from her current role as deputy
CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines
(DBCM), to take responsibility for the
restructure. She will be supported by Allan
Rodel, in the newly created role of head of
operations, and a management team based
in Johannesburg, but with additional support
services in Canada.
Zikalala is an accomplished leader with
more than 18 years’ experience in the mining
industry. She began her career as an ore
processing engineer at the Cullinan diamond
mine in 2001, and has held numerous roles
as general manager for De Beers Kimberley
Mines and Voorspoed Mine, and as senior
vice-president for De Beers Sightholder Sales
South Africa. In her role as deputy CEO of
DBCM, she has been responsible for the De
Beers Group South Africa strategy and for
consolidating and simplifying its businesses
in the country.
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