Modern Mining October 2016

MINING News

Civils contractor kicks off at Yanfolila plant experience throughout Africa.

construction has now commenced, and we are on schedule for our first gold pour by the end of 2017 targeting 132 000 oz in the first year.” Hummingbird is developingYanfolila as a low cost, multi-pit mining operation with ore treatment via a simple gravity and CIL processing route. The processing plant will have a capacity of 1,24 Mt/a. 

AIM-listed Hummingbird Resources has announced that following the recent appointment of contractor IMAGRI-SARL, civil works have now commenced at the company’s Yanfolila gold project in Mali. According to Hummingbird, IMAGRI is an established specialist in the con- struction of world class mines in Mali. It was instrumental in the construction and expansion of Randgold Resources’flagship Loulo underground mine power plant and the associated Gounkoto open-pit mine. IMAGRI’s experience also includes work at Robex Resources’ Nampala gold mine (as general contractor), Toguna Agro-Industries’ phosphate mine, the Elephant Vert’s fertiliser plant, as well as a portion of ASX-listed Resolute Mining’s Syama mine. In July this year Hummingbird awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Con­ struction Management (EPCM) contract for Yanfolila to SENET (Pty) Ltd, a leading South African project management and engineering company with extensive gold

“We are now laying the ground work for our first gold mine in Mali with civil works having started,” comments Dan Betts, CEO of Hummingbird Resources. “ This is an important milestone for Hummingbird Resources as full scale mine

The start of civil works at the Yanfolila site (photo: Hummingbird).

EPCM contract for antimony roaster in Oman awarded Strategic Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has contracted WorleyParsons Oman Engineering, with support from WorleyParsons RSA, to execute the engi- neering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the world’s first major antimony roaster outside of China in decades, designed to modern environ- mental standards. The plant location is ideal for the trading facilities available to SPMP. The OAR project will be a commer- cial plant where the feed to the plant will originate from across the globe. The plant involves a roasting, gas treatment and smelting process. The main product streams of the processing plant include high grade antimony ingots, powdered antimony trioxide, gypsum and gold doré. WorleyParsons RSA will execute the The Oman Antimony Roaster (OAR) will be constructed in Sohar, located within the Free Port Zone of the Sultanate of Oman.

engineering and procurement scope from South Africa in conjunction with WorleyParsons in Australia (Adelaide and Perth). The WorleyParsons Oman Engineering team, which played a key role in pursuing this strategic customer and which provided support and advice to the customer throughout the discus- sions leading to the award, will be fulfilling the construction management scope with strong support from both WorleyParsons RSA and Australia. 

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