Modern Mining November 2017

DIAMONDS

DRC diamond project

gravels in the Tshikapa River,” he states. “Once this is up and running and producing results, the intention is that a suitable sorting solution will be installed at the site as a second phase of development.” The new dredge, which should be on site in the DRC and commissioned by early 2018,

was visited in October 2016 with the purpose of assisting Africa Resources with the overall project strategy and planning. “Arising from discussions we had on site and further discus- sions by Africa Resources back in Sweden, it was decided to develop a mining dredge to undertake the mining of the diamond-bearing

Above: The iDredge will be deployed on the Tshikapa River in the DRC. Some of the existing dredges being used by Clement Leta are visible on the river bank (photo: Africa Resources).

The iDredge in Imilingo’s factory in Centurion.

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