Modern Mining June 2018

MINING News

SSM completes expansion at mineral sands mine provision of civils, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping and platework (CSMEIPP),” says Marius Botes, Managing Director of SSM.

bility planning of KP2 was furthermore provided by seconding senior team mem- bers to work in the client’s Australian offices. “This resulted in complete syner- gistic alignment of all parties involved – enabling improved pre-planning which, in turn, led to significant risk mitigation, time- and cost-savings for the client,”Botes comments. SSM – which is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified, with a NOSA four-star rating – is part of the Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical and Electrical division of Stefanutti Stocks (Pty) Ltd. The KP2 project has been one of sev- eral pan-African projects for the company, which says it is quickly building up a solid pan-African construction and project exe- cution track record. “We are currently leveraging this to aggressively seek and secure further miner- als processing plant construction projects throughout the rest of Africa. As such, the KP2 project has been pivotal in expanding our geographic and operational footprint. We drew on our significant experience in managing pan-African CSMEIPP projects in order to execute it timeously and success- fully,” says Botes. “Unlike working in South Africa, the logistics involved in this project were highly complex, as all the required steel had to be containerised and shipped to Kenya. We knew – based on the nature of the project – that precision and accurate pre-planning would be critical. We there- fore engaged a specialised team with substantial pan-African logistical experi- ence,” Botes adds.  Stephan Theron, President and CEO of Trigon, comments: “The completion of the Feasibility Study is a major milestone for the company and its stakeholders. We are extremely pleased with the positive results and look forward to taking the next steps towards production and further develop- ment. We have submitted the Feasibility Study results to our offtake and project finance partner and expect sign off and the availability of the funding facility in the near term.”  of 103,4 % for the Kombat open pits as pre- sented in the FS confirm the robust nature of the Kombat operations.

Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical (SSM) reports it has demonstrated its ability to compete in the pan-African mining sector by suc- cessfully executing Phase 2 of the Kwale mineral sands mine expansion project in Kenya (KP2). The project was awarded in June 2017 with completion scheduled for April 2018. SSM confirms that it has completed the project on time while adhering to the high safety and quality standards inherent to its operational ethos. “We took the lead in this exciting, multi- disciplinary project, which included the

The scope of work was to complete the civil works for the new plant’s operational areas, including fabrication and instal- lation of steel structures to extend the process building. Also included was the installation of new gravity separation units and the associated piping, Botes explains, adding that the end-client was Australian mineral sands producer Base Resources. Early involvement in the constructa-

Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical (SSM) has successfully executed Phase 2 of the Kwale mineral sands mine expansion project in Kenya.

Positive study on surface mining at Kombat Canada’s TrigonMetals Inc, listed on theTSX- V, has announced the results of its Feasibility Study (FS) prepared by Minxcon on the sur- face mining areas of the company’s Kombat operations located in northern Namibia. The proposed surface mining opera- tions in the Kombat East and Kombat Central areas (the ‘Kombat open pits’) rep- resent the first phase of the company’s life of mine (LoM) strategy as presented in the recently published technical report entitled ‘NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Kombat Copper Project, Namibia’, dated March 22,

2018, including a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). Future phases of the strategy com- prise the recommencement of the various historic underground mines at Kombat, starting with the Asis FarWest underground mine (AFW), as well as surface mining at Gross Otavi, and ultimately back into Asis West to mine the gap area and explore the resource at depth. According to Trigon, the positive after- tax NPV of US$4,6 million (at a base case copper price of US$3,10/lb) and healthy IRR

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