Modern Mining January 2023

Appointment of consultants for Kinusi Copper project

African focused mining and development company Marula Mining has appointed exploration and mining service company Geofields Tanzania to commence cop per exploration work at the Kinusi Copper Project, in Tanzania. The appointment of Geofields follows the commencement of exploration activities by them at the compa ny’s Bagamoyo Graphite Project, earlier this month. Work at the Kinusi Project, where the company has secured a 49% commer cial interest from local Tanzanian company Takela Mining Tanzania in 10 granted cop per mining licenses located in Mpwapwa District in the Dodoma Region of central Tanzania, is to commence in February 2023. Jason Brewer, Marula Mining PLC CEO said: “Copper prices have risen beyond $9,000/ tonne, and copper demand is expected to increase as the transi tion to renewables and electric vehicles accelerates. Copper is one of the major components in electric cars, used in the electric motor, batteries, and wiring, as well as charging stations, and its attrac

Geofields Tanzania to commence copper exploration at Kinusi Copper Project.

tion to investors as a key green metal will drive higher prices in the coming years. We believe that Kinusi has the potential to be the company’s second operating mine in 2023 and we look forward to working with the Takela team in making it a success.” 

New MD for SRK Consulting (SA) Andrew van Zyl has been appointed MD o f SRK Consu l t i ng (SA), the South African arm of the global SRK network of consulting engineering practices. He is also a member of the SRK Global Board

Asante reports 20,7% increase in average monthly gold production

Andrew van Zyl new MD for SRK Consulting (SA).

Gold miner, Asante Gold, has announced a 20.7% increase in average monthly gold production for November and December 2022, as compared with the prior two months, from its Bibiani Gold Mine and Chirano Gold Mine in Ghana. There are no comparable year-earlier results as Bibiani gold production com menced in July 2022 and Chirano was acquired on August 10, 2022. Asante’s fis

cal year ends on January 31, 2023. Dave Anthony CEO, said, “Over the past 12 months Asante has been trans formed from an early-stage exploration company to a mid-tier gold producer. The significant production gains in November and December bode well for the achieve ment of our 400 000 ounce target from Bibiani and Chirano for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024.” 

and Exco. Van Zyl stepped into the role from January 2023, taking over from Vis Reddy who completed a term of almost eight years as MD at the end of 2022. Having joined SRK in 2011, Van Zyl became a partner in the firm in 2015 and was appointed as a director in 2020. “My new role is primarily focused on people, context and strategy, to give SRK’s partners and practices a sounding board and to help build the complementary strengths within the company,” he said. SRK Consulting (SA) com prises about 300 permanent staff and several associate consultants. An important secondary role is ensuring integration within the global group and increased collaboration with the balance of the 1700 staff across the globe – the company is increasingly benefiting from the establishment of niche, specialist technical centres of excellence around the world, the company said. Van Zyl has extensive experi ence in the mining sector, working initially in production and project roles and later shifting his focus into strategy, business development and valuation. 

Asante announces significant increase in production at Bibiani Gold Mine and Chirano Gold Mine.

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