Mphathi speaks as critics slam 'smelterless' revival for BCL :: Mmegi Online

Former BCL boss, Montwedi Mphathi is spearheading an effort to revive Selebi-Phikwe’s sleeping giant. Concerns have been raised about the bidder’s ability and the fact that the smelter isn’t part of their plans, but Mphathi and his team are unfazed. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI writes

Ever since the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security confirmed that Premium Nickel Resources Corporation (PNR) had been chosen as the preferred bidder for BCL Mine’s revival, scepticism has mounted against the relatively unknown Canadian mineral investor’s plans for the Phikwe mine.

Insiders apparently privy to the process taken to select PNR, have questioned how the Canadian company was chosen from a field of three bidders and whether it will have the financial resources to lift the 65-year old mine from its deathbed.

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