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The Role of Infrastructure

Presented by

Richard LevackCEO OperationsBanlaw Africa Group

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In Mining Terms, Infrastructure relates to all the components required to build and operate a Mine.

Including Facilitation of :

Clearing the Mining and Processing areas

Providing Earth, Civil and Construction Works to Build a Mine

Building Access Roads, Airports, Rail Corridors and Housing

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Gold miners excavate a river bed after the water has been diverted into a sluice alongside the river

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Mundaring Weir under Construction 1901 and the 530 km pipeline as it is today providing potable water to the Eastern Goldfields.

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Klondikers carrying supplies ascending the Chilkoot Pass 1898.100,000 left for the Klondike, 40,000 reached Dawson City, 4000

found Gold.

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Skagway Stampeders on a Train which was introduced by investors just before the Goldrush ended.

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Ore Being trammed from Colton pits to a stockpile nearby

Image Courtesy West Somerset Mineral Railway & Mike Jones Collection

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First shipment of Somerset Mineral Syndicate iron ore being loaded into the Lizzie at Watchet, Circa 1899.

Image Courtesy West Somerset Mineral Railway & Mike Jones Collection

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A Wagon arrives at the top of the Comberow Incline

Image Courtesy West Somerset Mineral Railway & Mike Jones Collection

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A horse dragging one of the winding cables down the incline.

Image Courtesy West Somerset Mineral Railway & Mike Jones Collection

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Two, FMG, 4,400HP Locos and 240 Ore Cars, each loaded with 112 t, 2.4 kms train length, all up weight 32,000 tonnes, hauling 40 mil

tonnes per annum, 250kms from Cloudbreak Mine to Port Hedland.

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Valemax Ore Carrier capable of carrying 400,000 tonnes of Iron Ore

Image Courtesy VALE SA

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Ship loader at Cape Lambert, loading 11,600 tonnes per hour

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Driving a mine access road in DRC

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100 tonne Crane being hauled up a steep mine access road in DRC

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Experience Statement

Tailings Management Facility and Water Retention Dam construction in Sub Saharan Africa.

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Bonikro TMF Construction – Cote d’Ivoire

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Gomde Barrage – Burkina Faso

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Tarkwa Mine TMF 2 - Ghana

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Tiben Barrage – Burkina Faso

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Twangiza TMF – Democratic Republic of Congo