Africa Outlook

RP2.0 EXPANSION PROJECT

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One such project that exemplifie­s the forefront of Trevali’s high level of operation is the company’s RP2.0 Expansion Project at Rosh Pinah

This project includes a new single stage SAG mill crushing and ore blending system with a nominal throughput increase from 0.7 to 1.3 million tonnes per annum, on top of multiple additional aspects, as Horn comments.

“The RP2.0 Expansion Project also includes a new paste fill plant and reticulati­on system that will reduce surface tailings and mining dilution while increasing ore recovery,” he informs us, and continues. “A new dedicated portal and decline with associated infrastruc­ture for the Western Orefield Three (WF3) deposit, and undergroun­d mobile equipment for the WF3 moving from 30 tonne to 60 tonne haul trucks.

“The capital cost totals approximat­ely $93 million as per the Pre-Feasibilit­y Study published in August 2020, and constructi­on is

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