DRA Mineral Projects: Press Releases
DRA Americas Builds its North American Footprint
DRA Americas is involved in a number of North American mining projects. In the iron ore sector, DRA is completing an iron ore processing plant for Labrador Iron Mines near Schefferville in...
DRA Returns to Russia
DRA Mineral Projects is currently constructing two new 150t/h automated DMS plants at Alrosa's Mirnyi Ore and Processing Complex, Plant No. 3 Main Building in the North Eastern region of...
DRA – Bridging the Olifants River
The Dorstfontein project in Kriel, South Africa, is DRA Turnkey division’s largest project to date and includes 10.5kms of overland conveyor traversing a 160m long bridge over the Klein...
DRA Mineral Projects Appoints New MD
Angus Fynes-Clinton has been appointed managing director for DRA Mineral Projects, replacing Leon Uys, who remains CEO of the DRA Group of companies. The new appointment is the result of the...
DRA Technical Services Breathes New Life into Old Winders
DRA Technical Services, the specialist South African winder engineering company, has handed over two refurbished winders to the Great Basin Gold's Burnstone gold mine near Balfour. The project...
Mining Company Makes New Moves with Merger
With the re-organisation of its mining division and the recent acquisition of consultants, Lower Quartile Solutions (LQS), South African-based global minerals processing group, DRA, is ready...
Winder Refurbishment Reduces Delivery and Costs for Gold Mine
Johannesburg-based winder consulting company, DRA Technical Services (DRATS), has secured a contract for the refurbishment and delivery of two winders for the Burnstone gold mine near Balfour...
DRA Increases Turnkey Project Offering
DRA's small projects (turnkey) have now become an integral part of the DRA Mineral Projects profile. This is in response to a need in our clients' mineral processing requirements, which...
Volclay Under Construction
DRA, a specialist in coal mining and washing projects, is currently in the construction phase of the sand processing plant, designed for the Volclay 100tph chromite foundry. Located in...
DRA Designs Dorstfontein Coal Washing Facility
DRA is currently designing a 400tph coal washing facility for Total Coal South Africa's Dorstfontein project in Kriel. The project will include an export stockpile and withdrawal facility as...
Mimosa Mine Upgrade Completed
The 14-day test of Phase 5.5 of the expansion project at Mimosa Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe, a joint venture between Implats and Aquarius, has been completed. This stage included the second...
UG2 Circuit Commissioned Ahead of Schedule
During the first half of 2009, commissioning of the Pilanesberg Platinum Concentrators progressed well with the completion of the cold commissioning of the UG2 section. This milestone...
DRA Acquires Holley & Associates
As of the 1st March 2009, the DRA Group acquired all the shares in Holley & Associates (H&A). From a strategic perspective this extends and strengthens DRA’s offering to include in-house civil...
BKM – Khumani Iron Ore Project
The BKM project, near Kathu in the Northern Cape, was a R4 billion greenfields project with an original design capacity of 8.4 million tpa export product. The mine consists of an open pit mine...
Meet DRA MD at Mines and Money from 20 – 22nd November
DRA Mineral Projects will exhibit at the Mines and Money Exhibition at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London from the 20 – 22nd November. Brian Dowding, DRA MD, along with Andy...
We Need Engineers for Our African Projects
South Africa needs engineers. If you have experience in chemical, metallurgical, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical or instrumentation engineering then we need you in South Africa to help...
DRA's Skills Employed at Mototolo Platinum
As one of the world's most experienced EPCM consultants for PGM plant, DRA Mineral Projects has once again been employed for its expertise, this time in the Mototolo Platinum joint venture....
SA-Built Diamond Recovery Plant For Canadian Mine
DRA Mineral Projects has been appointed the EPCM contractor for a modular recovery plant for De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project located 220km north east of Yellowknife in the Northwest...
DRA Oversees R1.6 Billion Platinum Mine Project
South African firm, DRA Mineral Projects has been appointed as the Managing Contractor for the Two Rivers Project on the Eastern Platinum Limb, near Lydenburg. DRA is directly responsible for...
DRA In Backfill Upgrade At Driefontein
South African firm, Dowding, Reynard & Associates (DRA), has secured a contract for the upgrade of the backfill plant at the No 1 Gold Plant of the Driefontein Gold Mine, and will...
South African Company To Provide Specialised Electrical Consulting To Mining & Heavy Industry
Dowding Reynard & Associates (Pty) Ltd (DRA), a leading electrical and instrumentation engineering solutions provider, and Rapha Pretorius Associates (RPA), a group of specialist...
DRA’s First Plant in China
South African firm, Dowding, Reynard and Associates has begun its move into China, with the award of a contract for the design and construction of a 300tph plant for XinWen, near Jinan in...
DRA: The Complete Mining Solution
For the past 21 years, South African company, Dowding Reynard and Associates (DRA), has specialised in project management and process plant design. In what has been described as a “logical...
DRA Truimphs in the Tundra
DRA (Dowding, Reynard and Associates) has been at the cutting-edge of diamond recovery technology for the past 17 years. The company has designed and supplied a variety of diamond plants,...
DRA Projects Performs Well
DRA Projects, a division of DRA, was formed last year to handle fixed price contracts of less than R50 million. The team distinguishes itself from others within the DRA stable by offering...
Pooling & Sharing Agreement
Aquarius Platinum and Anglo Platinum have reached a 'pooling and sharing' agreement around the UG2 ore reserves bordering Aquarius Platinum’s existing Kroondal Mine. In doing so, Aquarius...
60tph Fine Coal Flotation Plant for Greenside Colliery
AngloCoal has awarded the contract for a 60tph fine coal flotation plant at Greenside Colliery to Dowding, Reynard & Associates (DRA). The contract, valued at R30M, was awarded in September...
Marula PGM Plant Commissioned
South African company, Dowding Reynard and Associates (DRA), completed construction work on the 233,000t a month Marula PGM concentrator at the end of 2003 and finalised hot commissioning of...
Outsourcing to a Professional Organisation
DRA, through its sister company Minopex (Pty) Ltd, specialises in managing the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the beneficiation process for mining companies. The decision to outsource...
DRA Upgrades Winders in Central Africa
Dowding, Reynard and Associates Technical Services (DRATS), specialising in all areas of winder engineering, has developed a sound reputation, both locally and internationally, for rebuilding...
Kalana Gold Mine
Dowding, Reynard and Associates (DRA) has almost completed Phase 1 of the re-opening of Kalana Mine 300km south of Bamako in Mali. This plant, much of which is housed in enclosed buildings,...
DRA Exhibits at Extemin, Peru and the International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town
Dowding, Reynard & Associates (DRA) will exhibit in Arequipa, Peru from the 15th -19th September at Extemin 2003 and at the International Mineral Processing Congress in Cape Town from the...
Marula Platinum on Track
Dowding Reynard & Associates (DRA) is responsible for the engineering procurement and construction management (EPCM) of the concentrator and surface infrastructure at Marula Platinum, a...
EPC and K4 Commissioned in Record Time
The two new concentrators, Eastern Platinum (EPC) and Karee (K4) at Lonmin’s Eastern Platinum and Karee Platinum Mine near Marikana, have been commissioned, as planned 18 months ago, during...
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