SPECIAL FEATURE of the
SPECIAL FEATURE of the bushveld, the Magaliesberg Mountains and the Pilanesberg National Park. Rustenburg has a varied manufacturing sector, although most of it is mine-related. Large-scale platinum smelters operate in Rustenburg. One of Orbit TVET College’s campuses is in Rustenburg, Unisa has a regional office, and the Agricultural Research Institute’s industrial crops unit and the Seda Platinum Incubator are located in the city. Health facilities are good in the city, with Netcare and Life Healthcare having a presence, in addition to the provincial hospital. Rustenburg's population is about 596 000. Klerksdorp (City of Matlosana) With a population of over 400 000, Klerksdorp is an important regional centre and the town where several important companies' headquarters are located. These include Senwes, through whose silos a large proportion of South Africa's grains move every year, and a number of engineering enterprises which serve the mining industry. Matlosana is situated on the N12 Treasure Route and is marketing itself as a potential logistics hub. An intermodal facility based in the town’s airport has been developed. The city council has set aside land for the development of industrial and commercial enterprises. Break-bulk facilities, storage space and distribution centres are needed, offering concrete opportunities for investors in those fields. Bloemhof Bloemhof is a centre of maize growing and cattle raising on the southern boundary of the province, and DairyBelle has a large milkproduction facility in the town. The Bloemhof Dam is one of the three large dams on the Vaal River that supply bulk water to surrounding areas. The Bloemhof Bonanza is the biggest and most lucrative inland-angling event in South Africa, with more than 2 000 anglers trying to win R1.5-million in prize money. The nearby SA Lombard Nature Reserve has a fine herd of black wildebeest. Municipalities in North West Province Limpopo BOTSWANA Ramotshere Moiloa Moses Kotane Bojanala Madibeng Moretele Molopo Mafikeng Kgetlengrivier Rustenburg Kagisano Ratlou Ngaka Modiri Molema Ditsobotla JB Marks Gauteng Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Tswaing Dr Kenneth Kaunda Naledi Matlosana Mamusa Maquassi Hills Northern Cape Greater Taung Lekwa-Teemane Free State Metropolitan/District Municipality Boundary Local Municipality Boundary District Municipality Local Municipality Bojanala Naledi NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2019 30
Modi Mining PROFILE Modi offers differentiated contract mining services in a variety of fields across three provinces. About Modi Mining Modi Mining is a 100% black South African owned company founded and owned by mining engineer and entrepreneur Mr Samuel Molefi and a female entrepreneur, Christina Motlapele Molefi. Modi Mining started operations in 2011 and has grown to be operational in three provinces. In the North West Province, Modi Mining serves corporate mining houses in the platinum sector (RBPlats, Impala Platinum and Lonmin). In Mpumalanga Province, Modi works with South32 in the coal sector. The company also manufactures and supplies products for mines such as Sibanye Gold, Gold 1 and Harmony Gold, all of which are based in Gauteng Province. Vision To be the preferred service provider and supplier in the mining industry. Services Modi Mining is a multi-faceted company within the mining industry focusing on contract mining services (surface and underground), civil and bulk earth works, crushing and screening, load and haul, mine rehabilitation, manufacture and supply of blasting barricades. A detailed breakdown of services is as follows: Underground mining services • Conventional mining method: stoping; developing; vamping and sweepings • Equipping and reclamation • Mechanised mining method: capital development (TMM); board and pillar • Hybrid mining method Open cast mining services • Top soil and overburden stripping • Coal seam mining • Rehabilitation, dump/stockpile management Manufacturer and supplier of: • LDPE blasting barricades and pipes Civil services • Civil and bulk earth works • Screening and crushing • Load and haul www.modimining.co.za 31 NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2019
