Koumbia bauxite project, Guinea
Name and Location
Koumbia bauxite project, Guinea.
Client
Alliance Mining Commodities (AMC).
Project Description
The Koumbia project concession, which covers an area of 728 km2, is located in the world-renowned Boké bauxite belt of Guinea, with a total resource of 2.2-billion tons, grading 43.5% aluminium oxide.
A definitive feasibility study (DFS) completed on the Koumbia project has confirmed the financial and technical viability of a world-scale, long-life bauxite operation.
The DFS proposes a mine producing ten-million tons a year of high-quality direct shipping ore, with an overall projected mine life of more than 40 years.
Ore mined will be transported on a new 96 km rail line to a proposed river port site on the Rio-Nuñez. Barges will then transport the bauxite 100 km down river to deep water in the outer estuary, where the bauxite will be offloaded to a marine transshipper.
Value
$812-million.
Duration
Production is expected to start in 2016, ramping up to ten-million tons by 2018; however, development timelines are dependent on finding support for the project, with several funding options being progressed.
Latest Developments
AMC planned to lodge its final environmental- and social-impact statement in November 2012, for which it expected a three-month approval timeframe.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Proteus EPCM Engineers (DFS).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
AMC, tel +61 8 9420 6700.
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