【英国】英国alufer mining公司在几内亚铝土矿项目2018年第三季度出矿

    英国alufer mining公司在几内亚铝土矿项目2018年第三季度出矿

英国alufer mining公司在几内亚铝土矿项目2018年第三季度出矿

据外媒《mining review africa》12月5日报道，英国alufer mining公司发布新闻稿，英国alufer mining公司在几内亚博法地区的bel air铝土矿项目基础设施建设进展顺利，有望于2018年第三季度投产出矿。

英国alufer mining公司在几内亚博法地区的bel air铝土矿项目，距离几内亚首都科纳克里120公里，距离维嘉角半岛（cap verga peninsula）15公里，其铝土矿资源储量为：高含量三水铝石1.46亿吨。

按照计划，2018年第三季度投产出矿，第一期年产550万吨铝土矿。

英国alufer mining公司在几内亚博法地区的bel air铝土矿项目采用了一个简单的物流系统：露天开矿，将开采出的矿石用卡车公路运输到码头，在码头储存，处理，再使用传送带装上驳船，驳船运输到距离海岸线32公里远的大型散装船，转装到大型散装船上。

这些铝土矿将出口到中国和大西洋沿岸其他国家。

驻几内亚使馆经商处

2017年12月14日

first bel air bauxite to be shipped q3, 2018

mining review africa

5 december 2017

alufer mining is pleased to report that it is now over half way through its construction schedule and its bauxite project remains on both time and budget.

the bel air mine is located 15 km from the coast near the cap verga peninsula, 120 km north of guinea’s capital, conakry and has a jorc compliant resource of over 146 mt of high grade trihydrate bauxite with low reactive silica.

first ore on ship is targeted for q3, 2018 which will then ramp up to initial steady state production of 5.5 mtpa.

the bel air mine has a simple logistics set up: surface miners will mine direct shipping ore, which is trucked to the export facility, stockpiled and handled by conveyor belt for loading onto barges and transhipped to capesize vessels anchored 32 km from the coast.

this set up ensures efficient freight costs to customers based in china and atlantic markets.

alufer is building and will operate its own dedicated export facility and work here is progressing well.

the build of the major foundations of the causeway has been completed and is 1.4 km in length, including the breakwater.

work will now focus on placing the large rock armour along the sides, finalising the block berth sequence for the barge loading location and completing the top layer of aggregate on which the conveyor belt will be placed.

the haul roads connecting the mining pits are well advanced and camp construction is also progressing with the workforce continuously moving into this permanent accommodation.

alufer is adopting the ifc environmental and social performance standards along with the equator principles as best practice for the bel air project.

comprehensive social and environmental impact assessment studies continue, and will do so for the life of mine, and a number of community projects have been initiated with others planned to start in the coming months.

alufer is fully compliant with guinea’s labour laws and currently 86% of the workforce is guinean with almost half from local villages.

the company is committed to continuing to provide training and development opportunities for the local workforce where possible as the project moves forward.

“it is exciting to see the rapid development of bel air from a greenfield exploration site to an operational bauxite mine, says alufer mining ceo, bernie pryor.

i am pleased to report that we are on track with our plans for first production in q3, 2018 with all critical path items on schedule.

i am also very pleased with our environmental and community projects and employment record as we are striving to createasustainable, best practice business. i look forward to providing further updates in due course.”