:: South Africa's Sishen Expansion Project

Jigging technology has upped Sishen's iron ore reserves by over 300 Mt. In the September 2006 issue of International Mining (pps. 6-17), John Chadwick explains how Kumba, the world's fifth-biggest iron ore miner, is spending nearly R3.6 billion to expand Sishen's annual output to 38 Mt by 2009 from the current level of 28 Mt.