Modern Mining April 2017

MINING News

Consultants appointed for Kalongwe Feasibility Study ASX-listed Nzuri Copper (previously Regal Resources) has appointed the principal consultants for the Feasibility Study (FS) and Front-End Engineering Design for the Kalongwe project in the DRC. Kalongwe is a significant high-grade oxide Cu-Co near-surface resource which has potential to be developed into a near-term, low capex/low opex mining operation producing approximately 20 t/a of copper/cobalt in concentrate. The project is located in Katanga Province, approximately 45 km south-west of the historic copper mining and processing centre of Kolwezi and 15 km from Ivanhoe’s Kamoa/Kakula copper discovery The overall FS compilation and FEED will be undertaken by Lycopodium. It will be assisted by Knight Piesold (tailings and water management design), Orelogy (mining, reserve estimation and geo- technical review), CSA (geological and resource estimation) and MSA (site-based geological support). African Drilling has been appointed to carry out geotechnical drilling for the FS. The anticipated total cost of the FS, including site-based drilling activities, is expected to be less than A$2 million, with completion scheduled for early in the third quarter of 2017. “The selection of high quality experienced consulting groups with excellent African credentials, a well understood scope combined with a focus of FEED works will facilitate a potential aggressive build and ramp-up of the project. We look forward to completing the fea- sibility study and demonstrating the robust nature of the Kalongwe project,” comments Adams Smits, COO of Nzuri.  Sabodala drill programme extends mineralisation Teranga Gold Corporation, listed on the TSX and ASX, has announced the second round of results from its ongoing 115-hole drill programme at the Niakafiri deposit, situated within 5 km of the mill at its Sabodala mine in Senegal. Drill results from the first 60 holes at Niakafiri extend the mineralisa- tion along strike and at depth, providing potential for re-optimisation of the life of mine plan. Positive drilling success in the Niakafiri Main zone include an inter- section of 4,18 g/t Au over 23 m (including 6,52 g/t Au over 12 m) in MDD17-279; and 2,99 g/t Au over 33 m (including 4,23 g/t Au over 17 m) in MDD17-277. “The drill results confirm our belief that there is considerable opportunity to extend the mineralisation both along strike and to depth at Niakafiri,” said Paul Chawrun, Chief Operating Officer of Teranga.“These encouraging results could result in the re-sequencing of Niakafiri in the current mine plan, filling in the production gaps at Sabodala to extend the life of open-pit mining and to defer the start of underground mining.” “We are very pleased with our most recent results, which repre- sent some of the widest mineralised intervals encountered within the Niakafiri deposit to date,”stated DavidMallo, Vice President Exploration of Teranga. “Our drill programme at Niakafiri will continue to focus on extending the mineralisation along trend and to depth.” 

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