MDM Engineering Group Ltd (AIM: MDM) said it has commenced work on the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase of the Kalagadi Manganese (Proprietary) Ltd's Umtu Sinter plant project at Hotazel, South Africa.
To date MDM Engineering has completed a bankable feasibility study for Kalagadi Manganese, and the FEED project represents a continuation of that process.
Chief executive Grant Lowman commented: “This is a significant step forward in the development of the Kalagadi Manganese project. We look forward to assisting Kalagadi Manganese with the development of this major project which will be the first black economic empowerment grass roots mining project developed and controlled by women in South Africa.”