Job cuts loom as Lerala halts mining

The news of the temporary cessation of all pit operations at LDM possibly for three to four months was broken this week by the project manager at Basil Read Mining Botswana (BRMB), the company contracted to conduct mining operations at Lerala.

A letter authored by the BRMB project manager, Gabriel Monyatsi in Lerala to all heads of departments and section heads and all Basil Read employees reads in part: “The company received a letter from LDM authorities informing it that the ramp up in production has been significantly slower than was planned due to the inability of the plant to process head feed at the desired rate.