Name of the Project
Moeijelijk mine chrome spiral circuit wash plant and primary crushing circuit.

Location
Limpopo, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Bauba Platinum.

Project Description
The project will upgrade Moeijelijk’s current chrome ore run-of-mine (RoM) saleable product into lumpy- and then foundry-, chemical- and metallurgical-grade concentrates.

The crushing circuit will have a capacity of 41 000 t/m of chrome ore RoM. Lumpy chrome ore, which also attracts a pricing premium to RoM, will be screened during this crushing process.

The spiral wash plant will have a planned feed capacity of 35 000 t/m.

This plant allows for increased production when Bauba’s underground mine is at stable production of 30 000 t/m. Stable planned underground production is still on track to be achieved by the first half of Bauba’s 2019 financial year.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
R18.4-million.

Planned Start /End Date
The plant is expected to be commissioned by July 2018.

Latest Developments
Bauba Platinum’s new wash plant at the Moeijelijk chrome mine is producing at its planned throughput levels, boding well for the company to improve its profit margins, the company has reported in its half-year results.

The new plant, which was commissioned and started production in November, has been producing according to its planned throughput levels since January, with spiral feed at about 35 000 t/m.

During November and December, when the plant was still in ramp-up phase, it produced about 29 000 t of chrome concentrate.

The wash plant enables Bauba to upgrade Moeijelijk’s run-of-mine (RoM) chrome ore saleable product into foundry, chemical and metallurgical grade concentrates for the Chinese market.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Bauba Platinum, tel +27 11 699 5720, fax +27 11 388 3962 or emailinfo@bauba.co.za.