Evander shafts back in operation after R41.5m refurbishment

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. Normal production has resumed. Evander GM Tenda Tendaupenyu noted during a media briefing at the mine last month that the operation was in a much better space following the programme. “We have been going through a period of trauma in this part of the world and out of need, we are trying to make sure that we are sufficiently resourced. This is a very old lady, so you would expect that most of the challenges we have relates to ageing infrastructure, which needs to be maintained.”