South African Business 2017 edition

3 600 people.
26 months
turnaround time.
8 million man-hours
worked. The biggest
platinum plant
in the world.
Impossible?
Not for DRA.
With an output of 600 000 tpm, Anglo Platinum’s Mogalakwena Platinum Mine remains the biggest
producer of platinum in the world. From project management to detailed design work, construction
and associated infrastructure, it marks one of the biggest project undertakings for DRA to date.
A first in terms of its size but not experience, DRA has delivered 80% of the world’s platinum plants
over the past 20 years, Mogalakwena not only required us to work around an extremely tight time
frame, its scope demanded our utmost attention to detail, uncompromising quality control and
dedicated, passionate team work. From 2 817 drawings to 27 000 m³ of poured concrete, it’s our
desire to pioneer uncharted challenges that continue to ensure we deliver every time, even when
it’s the first time.
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