Samapleu nickel/copper project, Côte d’Ivoire
Name of the Project
Samapleu nickel/copper project.
Location
Côte d’Ivoire.
Project Owner/s
Sama Resources.
Project Description
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) has highlighted the value of Samapleu.
Over the life-of-mine, the project is expected to produce an average of 3 900 t/y of carbonyl nickel powder, 8 400 t/y of carbonyl iron powder and 14 100 t/y of copper concentrate.
The mineral processing plant is designed to process 2.4-million tonnes a year of run-of-mine mineralised material to produce 39 000 t/y of nickel concentrate at 10.34% nickel grade and 15 000 t/y of copper concentrate at 23% copper grade.
The copper concentrate will be a saleable product and the nickel concentrate will be fed to the carbonyl refining plant to extract nickel and iron.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
The project has a pretax net present value, at 8% discount rate, of $615-million and an internal rate of return of 32.5%.
Capital Expenditure
Initial capital expenditure is estimated at $282-million, including contingency of $37-million.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
DRA Global (PEA).
Contact Details for Project Information
Sama Resources, tel +1 514 747 4653 or email info@samaresources.com.
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