Nkwe Platinum & South Africa Zijin Platinum Partners With MTN & Huawei
Nkwe Platinum & South Africa Zijin Platinum Partners With MTN & HuaweiNkwe Platinum and South Africa Zijin Platinum, subsidiaries of the multinational Zijin Mining Group, have announced their partnership with MTN and Huawei, the companies have agreed to build the southern Africa region’s first 5G-enabled smart metal mine.
MTN and Huawei will provide the Zijin Garatau Platinum Mine in Limpopo with 5G broadband as well as smart mining technologies such as vehicle remote control and internet-of-things tools. “Once complete, the mine will mark a significant step forward in the digital transformation of the local mining industry. It will effectively demonstrate how a number of emerging technologies can be combined with 5G to improve functions across the mine,” Huawei said in a statement.
“For more than 20 years, the Zijin Mining Group has regarded scientific and technological innovation as its primary driving force, becoming one of the few multinational mining companies in the world to be equipped with autonomous system technology and engineering management capabilities, with a well-established scientific research system and practice platform,” says Fan Zhiyu, MD and CEO of Nkwe Platinum told IT-online.
Zhiyu continued to say, “In May 2021, at the mine launch, we stated that we would build the Zijin Garatau Platinum Mine into a project with advanced technology, solid safety, and environmental protection practices. The adoption of this 5G smart mining solution will certainly enable the Zijin Mining Group to deliver on that promise, and to establish the mine’s technology-led global competitiveness.”
Nkwe Platinum Limited (a company incorporated in Bermuda) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Zijin Mining Group. Nkwe Platinum Limited is the holder of a 74% undivided share in the Mining Right in respect of the Zijin Garatau Platinum Mine, the remaining 26% undivided share is held by Genorah Resources (Pty) Limited.
