Normal production resumes at Pan African’s Evander after shaft refurbishment programme

South African gold miner Pan African Resources has completed the R41.5-million stoppage and refurbishment programme for the 7 and 8 shafts at its Evander gold mine, in Mpumalanga, and normal production has resumed. During a media briefing at the mine this week, Pan African group mining engineer Bert van den Berg explained that the “mammoth” 55-day programme required a number of infrastructure items to be replaced, including 7 shaft’s pump column support infrastructure, a damaged section of the main pump column at the 7 shaft and the water reticulation system between 7 and 8 shafts.