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The deadline for booking technical tours is Wednesday 14 February 2018.
The list of registered participants is available here.
Technical tours are planned for the days immediately after the conference. We are very grateful to the companies that have agreed to host visitors. Costs are still being finalised, and will depend to some extent on the number of participants. Some of the tours will require an overnight stay, as there is quite a bit of travelling involved. We hope to include some scenic stops on the way to the plants, wherever possible. Payment for the technical tours wil be made directly to the travel agent (Dynamic Travel). The listed cost of each tour includes the flights, hotel stays, and bus travel that is mentioned in the description.
Tour 1: Afarak Mogale Alloys (and Mintek)
Thursday 1 March 2018: Early departure by bus from the conference centre to Cape Town Airport.
Fly (2 hours) from Cape Town (CPT) to Lanseria Airport (HLA), and travel by bus to Afarak Mogale Alloys in Krugersdorp / Mogale City.
Technical tour of Afarak Mogale Alloys to see FeCr smelting, AC furnaces, DC furnaces, and a Converter.
(Contact person is Willem Smith.)
Lunch at Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.
Option 1a: Drive to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in time for Thursday evening flight home.
Option 1b: Overnight at a hotel in the Cradle of Humankind area (Cradle Boutique Hotel or similar),
including dinner and breakfast.
Friday 2 March 2018: Morning game drive, followed by a visit to the Wonder Cave in the Rhino and Lion Park.
Travel by bus (less than 1 hour) to Mintek in Randburg to see the pilot-plant furnaces of Mintek's Pyrometallurgy Division.
(Contact people are Markus Erwee and Quinn Reynolds.)
Lunch at Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton City.
Drive to OR Tambo International Airport in time for Friday evening flight home.
Groups of 15 maximum.
Estimated price per person for Tour 1a is ~R3000.
Register your interest for Tour 1a by sending e-mail.
Estimated price per person for Tour 1b is ~R5500.
Register your interest for Tour 1b by sending e-mail.
(Don't forget to press Send in your e-mail program.)
Click here for Tour 1 Itinerary
Tour 2: Richards Bay Alloys
This tour has been cancelled, as the plant is shut down.
Tour 3: Transalloys (and Furncor)
Thursday 1 March 2018: Early departure by bus from the conference centre to Cape Town Airport.
Fly (2 hours) from Cape Town (CPT) to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), and travel by bus to Witbank / eMalahleni.
Visit Transalloys SiMn smelter.
(Contact person is Theo Morkel.)
Lunch kindly provided by Transalloys in their lapa.
Option 3a: After lunch, travel by bus to Middelburg (half an hour).
Visit Furncor and 3D Projects to see their
manufacturing facility for furnace components.
(Contact person is Kylene Schoombee.)
Option 3b: After lunch, drive back directly to OR Tambo International Airport.
Drive to OR Tambo International Airport (~2 hours) in time for Thursday evening flight home.
Group of 20 maximum.
Estimated price per person ~R3000.
Register your interest for Tour 3a by sending e-mail.
Register your interest for Tour 3b by sending e-mail.
(Don't forget to press Send in your e-mail program.)
Itinerary:
04:30 Collection from Century City Conference Centre (12 people)
04:50 Arrive at Cape Town International Airport and check in for flight
05:45 Fly from Cape Town to OR Tambo International, Johannesburg
07:50 Arrive at OR Tambo International
08:15 Collection from OR Tambo International
09:45 Arrive at Transalloys
09:45 Coffee, tea and refreshments at Lapa
10:05 Presentation on Transalloys
10:45 Issuing of PPE: Preparation for plant visit
11:05 Plant tour: 2 Groups
12:45 Washing up; changing and returning PPE
13:05 Lunch in Lapa
14:00 Transfer to Furncor
14:45 Arrive at Furncor and move to boardroom for short presentation
14:45 Divide into groups for the tour of the workshop facilities
15:20 Head back to boardroom for technical questions
15:45 Collection from Furncor to transfer to OR Tambo International
17:30 Arrive at OR Tambo International for your flight home
Click here for Tour 3 Itinerary
Tour 4: Assmang's Black Rock manganese mine
Wednesday 28 February 2018: Late afternoon departure by bus from the conference centre to Cape Town Airport.
Fly (2 hours) from Cape Town (CPT) to OR Tambo Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, and spend the night at a hotel close
to the airport - Metcourt Suites Hotel (Emperors Palace).
Thursday 1 March 2018: Early morning (~6am) flight (1.5 hours) from Johannesburg to Sishen Airport (SIS) near Kathu.
Travel by bus to see Assmang's Black Rock manganese mine in the Northern Cape (Kalahari) area.
(Contact person is Louis Meyer / Henk Bouwer.)
Afternoon (~4:30pm) flight to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) to get there around 6pm.
Estimated price per person ~R9600.
Register your interest for Tour 4 by sending e-mail.
(Don't forget to press Send in your e-mail program.)
Click here for Tour 4 Itinerary
Tour 5: Tronox Namakwa Sands and Saldanha Steel
Thursday 1 March 2018: Early departure by bus from the conference centre northwards along the coast
towards the Saldanha Bay area.
Stop for morning tea at the West Coast National Park or !Khwa ttu.
Visit Tronox Namakwa Sands to see ilmenite smelting in DC furnaces (2 to 3 hours).
(Contact person is Bennet Stofberg.)
Lunch.
Visit Saldanha Steel (Arcelor Mittal).
(Contact person is Chrisna Coertzen.)
Return by bus to Century City in Cape Town by late afternoon.
Group of 10 preferred, 15 absolute maximum.
Estimated price per person ~R1000.
Register your interest for Tour 5 by sending e-mail.
(Don't forget to press Send in your e-mail program.)
Click here for Tour 5 Itinerary