Name of the Project
Mokala manganese mine optimisation project.

Location
The project is situated on the remaining extent of the farm Gloria 266, located 4 km north-west of Hotazel in the Joe Morolong local municipality, in Northern Cape, in South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Mokala Manganese, in which Ntsimbintle Holdings owns 51% and Glencore 49%.

Project Description
The Mokala mine is currently in the construction and operational phase of the project.

Current approved activities and infrastructure at the mine site include the expansion of opencast activities in a westerly and northerly direction; a dry crushing and screening plant; waste-rock dumps; product and run-of-mine (RoM) stockpiles; topsoil stockpiles; and mine related facilities, such as workshops, stores and various support infrastructure and services.

Additional approved activities include the realignment of the R380 road, upgrading the intersection to the mine and realigning a section of the Ga-Mogara drainage channel within the existing river channel.

Mokala Manganese is now proposing to amend the approved mine layout to optimise its mining operations.

It proposes to expand the openpit, increase the capacity of the waste-rock dumps, establish additional stockpiles, relocate stormwater management infrastructure, increase the capacity of product stockpiles (RoM – lower- and higher-grade), and mine the barrier pillar between the Kgalagadi and Mokala mines.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
None stated.

Capital Expenditure
None stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Phase 3 environmental-impact approval and environmental management programme reports, as well as the integrated water-use licence, are under way and are expected to be completed in February 2022.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
SLR Consulting (environmental authorisation process).

Contact Details for Project Information
Ntsimbintle Holdings, tel +27 87 845 1368.
Glencore, tel  +41 41 709 2000 or email info@glencore.com.