Kenmare Resources Environmental Permit Approved For Road To Pilivili
November 29 2019 - 1:00AM
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Kenmare Resources plc ("Kenmare" or "the Company")
29 November 2019
Environmental permit approved for road to Pilivili
Kenmare Resources plc (LSE:KMR, ISE:KMR), one of the leading global
producers of titanium minerals and zircon, which operates the Moma
Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique, is pleased to announce
that approval has been received for the Environmental, Social and Health
Impact Assessment ("ESHIA") for the purpose-built road to Pilivili by
the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development in Mozambique.
As part of its growth strategy to increase production to 1.2 million
tonnes per annum of ilmenite from 2021, Kenmare is relocating its Wet
Concentrator Plant ("WCP") B to the high grade Pilivili ore zone in Q3
2020. The ESHIA for the road, which includes the power line, Heavy
Mineral Concentrate pipeline and related infrastructure, was the second
of two environmental approvals required for the relocation of WCP B. The
first approval for the Pilivili mining area was received in May 2019.
Kenmare had commenced construction of the road from within the existing
Namalope permit area in late Q3 2019 and following receipt of the road
ESHIA approval and forthcoming environmental licence, construction will
commence along the remainder of the 23-kilometre route. The project
delivery timeline for the relocation of WCP B remains on track.
Statement from Michael Carvill, Managing Director:
"The road ESHIA is the second and final environmental approval required
for the relocation of WCP B to Pilivili. We are on track to relocate WCP
B in Q3 2020 and begin commissioning in Q4 2020. Pilivili is the highest
grade ore zone in Kenmare's portfolio and from 2021 we expect to have
increased production and become a first quartile margin producer."
For further information, please contact:
Kenmare Resources plc
Jeremy Dibb / Katharine Sutton
Investor Relations
Tel: +353 1 671 0411
Mob: + 353 87 943 0367 / + 353 87 663 0875
Murray (PR advisor)
Joe Heron
Tel: +353 1 498 0300
Mob: +353 87 690 9735
About Kenmare Resources
Kenmare Resources plc is one of the world's largest producers of mineral
sands products. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Euronext
Dublin, Kenmare operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in Mozambique.
Moma's production accounts for approximately 7% of global titanium
feedstocks and the Company supplies to customers operating in more than
15 countries. Kenmare produces raw materials that are ultimately
consumed in everyday "quality-of life" items such as paints, plastics
and ceramic tiles.
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