JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Government officials from the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have endorsed the development of Alphamin Resources’ 10 000 t/y Bisie tin project.
Construction on the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year, with the mine to reach full production in 2019.
The provincial government has established a committee, comprising persons with high-level technical and specialised skills, to assist and guide Alphamin during the mine’s construction period and initial operations.
“The provincial government is committed to providing a favourable environment for private investment in a win-win partnership,” North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku Kahongya noted in a statement issued by Alphamin on Tuesday.
Some 700 people will be employed during the mine’s construction. Once operational, the mine will employ 450 permanent employees.
It is estimated that the mine will produce 10 000 t/y of tin in concentrate over the 12-year mine life.
“North Kivu has many assets and industrious people, from which past events have diverted investors’ attention. This is a very encouraging sign and helps us in our role as ambassadors for North Kivu to global investors to convey the support of government - nationally, provincially and locally - which will assist Alphamin with the development of our project,” Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra commented.