Zijin Mining says Porgera gold mine suspends some production
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Zijin Mining (02899) said the Porgera gold mine project, which is a joint operation between Zijin Mining and Barrick Gold Corporation, is now operating on back-up power and some production activities have been suspended to conserve power after an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 on the Richter scale occurred in the Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands. The mine itself appears to have been unaffected by the earthquake, but the mine's primary power generating facility in Hides has sustained damage and is now offline, due to its proximity to the earthquake epicentre. No employees of the Porgera gold mine were injured during the earthquake or during the subsequent aftershocks. Zijin Mining also said the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, being a joint investment between Zijin Mining, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. of Canada and the government of the DRC, has recently announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the Kakula Discovery. At a 1% cut-off, Kakula's indicated mineral resources now total 585 million tonnes at 2.92% copper, with contained copper of 17,100 kTonnes; and inferred mineral resources total 113 million tonnes at a grade of 1.90% copper, with contained copper of 2,150 kTonnes. The new estimate boosts the total tonnage of Kakula's indicated mineral resources by 50%, compared to the previous Kakula resource estimate issued in May 2017 that covered a strike length of 7.7 kilometres. Kakula's strike length now extends to 13.3 kilometres. |
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