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NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION CENTRE AT MINTEK
A new technology demonstration centre called ZenZele (ZenZele = the Zulu word for self reliance), which will assist artisanal and small-scale miners to develop
processes to get their operations started, is being set up at Mintek, after successful application for funding from the Department of Arts, Culture, Science
and Technology, the Department of Trade and Industry, and other stakeholders, assured a grant to carry the project over the next three years.
According to Mintek' s Manager; Minerals processing, Rob Guest, Mintek applied for this grant because of its grass roots involvement in training of small-scale
miners over the years.
'It is planned to assist these small operators assess their deposits; research the
best methods for the extraction of the minerals; source equipment and build plants; draw up business plans, and, in this way, establish between 40 - 50
small to medium fully-functional enterprises, each employing a couple of
hundred people, in various rural areas'.
The ZenZele project will also be hosting a series of workshops and seminars
around the country, at the same time as going out into the field to assess likely
deposits.
For more information on ZenZele, please contact Rob Guest on (011) 709 4445,
or Dr Colin Logan on (011) 709 4429.
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