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Tschudi copper project, Namibia

29th January 2016

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Tschudi copper project, Namibia.

Client
Weatherly International.

Project Description
Tschudi has mineral resources of 50.1-million tonnes at 0.86% copper and a reserve of 22.7-million tonnes at 0.95% copper.

The bankable feasibility study envisages an openpit mine with an estimated mining rate of 17-million tonnes a year.

The ore will be processed using solvent extraction electrowinning at a rate of 2-million to 2.6-million tonnes a year of ore.

The mine is expected to produce 17 000 t/y over an 11-year mine life.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
Initial capital required to develop the project is estimated at $81-million.

Duration
First copper production is expected to start in the second quarter of 2015.

Latest Developments
The Tschudi mine delivered 4 076 t of copper cathode in the quarter ended December 31 – the mine’s first quarter of commercial production.

The mine also achieved nameplate production of 17 000 t/y in December.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Basil Read Namibia (mining operations); B & E International North (crushing, agglomeration and stacking contract) and Logiman (engineering, procurement and construction).

On Budget and on Time?
The project is ahead of schedule and within budget.

Contact Details for Project Information
Weatherly International, tel +44 207 917 2989, fax +44 207 439 0262 or email info@weatherlyplc.com.
Basil Read, tel +27 21 946 4664 or fax +27 21 946 4669.
B & E International North, tel +264 63 233 229.
Logiman, tel +27 11 011 9260 or email info@logiman.co.za.

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