Project
Kasbah looks at
small-start option
The ups and downs of the international tin market have been determining the fate of Kasbah Resources’
Achmmach Tin Project in Morocco.
Edited by Leon Louw
According to Russell Clark, CEO of
Kasbah, Achmmach’s primary attraction
is its advanced status. “The project has all
major approvals in place and is one of the
most advanced tin development projects in
the world,” says Clark. In response to low tin
prices, in mid-2017, KAS decided to revise
the scale and the scope of Achmmach and is
currently undertaking a definitive feasibility
study (DFS) on a ‘small start’ lower-cape
option, with the results expected to be
released later on this year.
KAS holds a 75% stake in the Achmmach
project. Other partners are Toyota Tsusho
Corporation (20%) and Nittetsu Mining
(5%). The mine is about 140km south-
east of the Moroccan capital of Rabat and
consists of two exploitation permits (PE
No. 2912 and PE No. 193172), which
cover an aggregate area of 32km².
The project was discovered by the
Moroccan government agency, the Bureau
des Recherches et de Participations
Minières (BRPM), in 1985. BRPM
explored Achmmach until 1992,
subsequently completing more than
14 000m of diamond core drilling and
excavating a shallow exploration shaft.
KAS started exploration work at
Achmmach in 2007, with the objective of
S
ince its listing on the Australian Stock
Exchange (ASX) in 2007, Kasbah
Resources’ (KAS’s) ambition has been
to commercialise its Achmmach Tin Project
in Morocco, but the company has battled
against persistent tin price weaknesses. More
recently, though, tin prices have finally begun
to work in the company’s favour.
The mine is about 140km south-east of the Moroccan capital of Rabat and consists of two
exploitation permits (PE No. 2912 and PE No. 193172), which cover an aggregate area of 32km².
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