By Alois Vinga NICKEL miner, Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) has completed the first re-deepening phase of Trojan Mine paving the way for improved productivity. In an update last week, BNC chairperson Muchadeyi Masunda said the re-deepening works at their subsidiary, Trojan Nickel Mine was completed and successfully commissioned after an eight-week shutdown. The project involved two major components, the shaft re-deepening and Tie-in, and involved deepening of the existing sub-vertical shaft system by 244 meters. This was to enable access to known ore resources below the then existing shaft bottom. “The benefits of the project on mining, mineral resource and mobile equipment efficiency for the business include improved productivity – due to significant reduction of trucking distances underground and elimination of double handling of material,” Masunda said in his report.