The SKA Project: Heritage Resource Management

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project is an international initiative to build the world’s largest radio telescope in South Africa and Australia. In South Africa, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), a facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF), is the responsible entity for the SKA Project.. Digby Wells undertook a Heritage Resources Management (HRM) Process for SARAO

The Sun City Complex: Preserving History

Acknowledging the intrinsic archaeological significance of the landscape, Sun International first approached Digby Wells in 2016 to undertake a heritage sensitivity analysis of the northern slopes of the so called “Sun City Mountain” in support of an exclusive property development

Social and Resettlement Services: Artisanal and Small scale Mining Solutions

Conflict with artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) is one of the greatest social challenges facing mining companies in developing world contexts today.

Our team of Social Scientists deliver and add value by facilitating the interactions and partnerships between the client, project host communities, regulators and other stakeholders to develop and ensure mutual prosperity and long term sustainable solutions

First Lithium Project in Mali Goulamina Project

Mali has a proud history of gold mining, and is the 3 rd largest producer of Gold in Africa (WGC 2018). 
Despite Mali’s history in Gold mining, Lithium and Spodumene was a new commodity and process for the mining and environmental authorities.

Digby Wells took on the responsibility of ensuring that the authorities understood and recognized the impacts associated with Lithium Mining

The Kazangula Bridge Project: Environmental Monitoring

The Kazungula Bridge Project was initiated by the two member states, wherein August 2007, the Governments of Botswana and Zambia announced a deal to construct a road and rail bridge to replace the existing ferry.

Digby Wells was appointed and is solely responsible for the monitoring of potential impacts within the selected environmental parameters that could be affected by the construction activities of the two border posts and the bridge.