Vedanta activities progressing well
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Drilling activities are going very well as the project is expected to concluded on time, according to Skorpion Zinc general manager Irvinne Simataa who provided a brief update on drilling activities at the revival of its Under-17 soccer tournament this week.
“We are in fact ahead of schedule. Am certain you have seen the massive movement of equipment to Rosh Pinah,” he said.
He was very upbeat and said that its partnership with Basil Read would result in the culmination of a very promising mining project.
“Through our partnership with Basil Read Mining Namibia, we are poised to deliver a world-class mining project. Through this partnership we have achieved a smooth and accelerated transition. We have used this opportunity to build a stronger and results oriented team enabled to deliver,” said Simataa.
A launch event to celebrate the start of drilling is also planned for August according to Simataa.
Skorpion roped in the drilling expertise of Basil Read earlier this year after its Rosh Pinah mine had reached the end of its mining life.
Vedanta’s vision to create an integrated zinc business in southern Africa and approved a capital investment of US$782 million over the next three years to create an integrated zinc business in southern Africa which include its Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery in Rosh Pinah, its flagship Gamsberg project
The first phase of the Gamsberg open pit mine, which is expected to have a life of mine of approximately 13 years, is currently on track to begin producing first ore in 2018. This phase will see Vedanta mine 4 metric tonnes per annum of run-of-mine ore, producing 250 000 tonnes per annum of zinc metal in concentrate.
Meanwhile, the refinery conversion at Skorpion will enable Vedanta to extend the life of the Skorpion Zinc Refinery beyond the life of mine, which is expected to close during the 2018/19 financial year.
-additional reporting by Mining Review
Drilling activities are going very well as the project is expected to concluded on time, according to Skorpion Zinc general manager Irvinne Simataa who provided a brief update on drilling activities at the revival of its Under-17 soccer tournament this week.
“We are in fact ahead of schedule. Am certain you have seen the massive movement of equipment to Rosh Pinah,” he said.
He was very upbeat and said that its partnership with Basil Read would result in the culmination of a very promising mining project.
“Through our partnership with Basil Read Mining Namibia, we are poised to deliver a world-class mining project. Through this partnership we have achieved a smooth and accelerated transition. We have used this opportunity to build a stronger and results oriented team enabled to deliver,” said Simataa.
A launch event to celebrate the start of drilling is also planned for August according to Simataa.
Skorpion roped in the drilling expertise of Basil Read earlier this year after its Rosh Pinah mine had reached the end of its mining life.
Vedanta’s vision to create an integrated zinc business in southern Africa and approved a capital investment of US$782 million over the next three years to create an integrated zinc business in southern Africa which include its Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery in Rosh Pinah, its flagship Gamsberg project
The first phase of the Gamsberg open pit mine, which is expected to have a life of mine of approximately 13 years, is currently on track to begin producing first ore in 2018. This phase will see Vedanta mine 4 metric tonnes per annum of run-of-mine ore, producing 250 000 tonnes per annum of zinc metal in concentrate.
Meanwhile, the refinery conversion at Skorpion will enable Vedanta to extend the life of the Skorpion Zinc Refinery beyond the life of mine, which is expected to close during the 2018/19 financial year.
-additional reporting by Mining Review
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