The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed acquisition of Murray & Roberts by ATON be prohibited. ATON, through Redpath South Africa, provides a range of mining services, including the excavation of vertical or inclined openings from the surface for the conveyance of miners, materials, ventilation and pumped water, and the hoisting of ore and waste rock; operational or maintenance activities; infrastructure development and upgrade; and whole-of-mine operational management, in sub-Saharan Africa.
