PALABORA MINING COMPANY ( PMC )
The Concentrator facility at the mining site cake . The main contractors are encouraged to source and outsource locally , employing as many skilled people as they can rather than bringing in workers from other states or abroad .
Environmental management has always been a part of Palabora culture . “ We live side by side with vulnerable fauna and flora ; we need to look after that as well as the safety of our employees . For example we need to look after the Limpopo river that runs through our mine – it provides sustenance to many communities in South Africa and through into Mozambique .”
PMC has a total demand of 110MW across its site . In 2012 Palabora Copper engaged
“ If you do not pay attention to what is happening around you may not survive long as a business !”
– Maboko Mahlaole , Acting CEO
50 August 2015