Modern Mining April 2020

MINING News

Resolute Mining pours more gold

Resolute. The challenges presented by Covid-19 continue to change on a daily basis. We are working closely with our employees, contractors and stakehold- ers, including our host governments, to safeguard our people and our operations. Our collective response to Covid-19, and our performance in the March quarter, has allowed us to maintain our previous production and cost guidance for 2020 for Syama and Mako. At the group level, we have updated our 2020 guidance to

Resolute Mining Limited (ASX/LSE: RSG) reports that gold production for the March 2020 quarter increased relative to the December 2019 quarter by 5 470 ounces (oz) to 110 763 oz. The Syama Gold Mine in Mali poured 57 531 oz of gold comprising 21 430 oz from the sulphide circuit and 36 101 oz from the oxide circuit. The Mako Gold Mine in Senegal (Mako) poured 42 186 oz

of gold. At the Ravenswood Gold Mine in Queensland (Ravenswood), 11 046 oz was poured and attributed to Resolute prior to the successful transfer of ownership. MD and CEO, JohnWelborn, commended the Resolute team on the company’s response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pan- demic and the focus on maintaining and improving operational performance. “Across our business we remain

A record 519 898 t of ore was mined at Syama, an increase of 33% over the December 2019 quarter.

New research on tailings shows mining industry response still weak New research by the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) reveals that more than one year after the Brumadinho tailings disaster in Brazil that killed 270 people, the mining industry is still dragging its heels on the step-change measures required to pre- vent such catastrophic tailings failures in the future. The recently released RMI Report 2020 reveals that while investor-led action, trig- gered by the Brumadinho disaster, has resulted in improved transparency on com- panies’ tailings storage facilities (TSF), the vast majority of companies are still unable to demonstrate that they are reviewing how effectively they are managing TSF-related risks and taking responsive actions where necessary.

And critically, very few mine sites show evidence of having informed local com- munities about what to do in the case of a tailings-related emergency. A new global standard on tailings man- agement, currently being finalised, is a welcome initiative but could be significantly strengthened to become a real game- changer in terms of tailings safety. 

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