Name of the Project
Wet concentrator plant (WCP) B relocation project.

Location
The WCP B will be relocated to the Pilivili ore zone at the Moma titanium minerals mine, in northern Mozambique.

Project Owner/s
Kenmare Resources.

Project Description
Kenmare previously announced three development projects to increase production to 1.2-million tonnes a year of ilmenite (plus co-products of zircon and rutile) from 2021.

The first development project, the 20% capacity expansion of WCP B, was commissioned by the end of 2018. The second development project, the construction of WCP C, is under way, with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019.

The relocation of WCP B is the last of the growth projects required to increase production to 1.2-million tonnes a year.

A definitive feasibility study has confirmed the technical and economic feasibility of relocating WCP B to Pilivili, following the completion of the existing mining path at Namalope in the third quarter of 2020.

Pilivili is the highest-grade ore zone in Moma’s portfolio and is expected to contribute an additional 130 000 t/y of heavy mineral concentrate production.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The total capital cost estimate for the relocation is $106-million, including $15-million in contingency.

Planned Start/End Date
The relocation and re-establishment of WCP B is expected to start in the third quarter of 2020, with commissioning expected in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Latest Developments
The Mozambique government has approved Kenmare’s environmental-, social- and health-impact assessment for the road to the Pilivili ore zone, near its Moma titanium mine, in Mozambique.

The impact assessment for the 23-km-long road, which includes a power line, heavy mineral concentrate pipeline and related infrastructure, was the second of two environmental approvals required for the relocation of the plant.

The first approval for the Pilivili mining area was granted in May.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Kenmare Resources, tel +353 1 6710411 or email info@kenmareresources.com.