PROJECTS AND EXPLORATION
EXPLORATION PHASE 2
mineralisation and the lithological units in which it
is contained.
A controlled and modular programme will enable us to test
hypotheses and step up activity quickly if justified,” Bell adds.
• Location: DRC
• Phase: Exploration
AHAFO EXPANDS
• Resource: Copper/cobalt
London-listed Red Rock Resources will undertake a second
phase of exploration drilling at its licensed area in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 65km South East of
Lubumbashi close to the Zambian border.
• Location: Ghana
• Phase: Production
• Resource: Gold
An initial exploration programme of which the results were
announced in December 2018, identified two open-ended
areas strongly anomalous for copper and cobalt. Based on these
results, Mineral Exploration Associates SARL Consultants (Minex
Consulting) has recommended a second phase of exploration.
Stefanutti Stocks Ghana, a subsidiary of Stefanutti Stocks, has
successfully completed a major plant expansion project for
mining client Newmont Gold Ghana.
The project achieved commercial production on schedule
and within budget in October 2019. Ahafo mine, located
in the Brong-Ahafo region of central Ghana, is one of the
largest gold mines in Ghana. The project objective was to
execute the Ahafo Mill Expansion (AME), to increase mill
throughput and production, while lowering life-of-mine
processing costs, as the mine transitions to a harder, lower
grade ore resource.
According to Red Rock chairman, Andrew Bell, follow-up
trenching will be undertaken between pits where mineralisation
is encountered or further lithostratigraphical information can be
obtained. Bell says that geophysics will be undertaken over the
north-west sector west, to be followed by pitting in area Bonce
geophysical results have been interpreted.
"We obtained very promising results from the initial exploration
in a favourable geological setting, suggesting the presence of
copper and cobalt mineralisation at depth,” says Bell.
“In total, we erected 1 200t of structural steel work; and
installed approximately 2 500t of mechanicals and 950t of
platework,” says Neels Uys, project manager, Stefanutti Stocks
Ghana. He adds that the key benefit of the mill expansion
“As the wet season ends, we want to take the opportunity to
follow up these earlier results and find out more about the
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