Wouterspan alluvial diamond project, South Africa
Name and Location
Wouterspan alluvial diamond project, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Client
Rockwell Diamonds.
Project Description
The Wouterspan project is located opposite Rockwell’s Saxendrift diamond mine, on the Orange river, and is central to Rockwell’s strategy to process 500 000 m3/m of high-quality gravels from the Middle Orange river region.
The property has estimated inferred resources of 37.77-million cubic metres and indicated resources estimated at 5.026-million cubic metres, grading 0.84%.
Envisaged is a plant with a capacity of 1 200 t/h or 354 000 m3/m, comprising three processing streams – two Bourevestnik Bulk X-ray systems, such as those implemented by the company at its Middle Orange river operations to handle the coarse and midsized gravels, and a dense-media separation stream to process fine material.
Value
$42-million, including a 25% contingency.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The preliminary economic assessment on the project has indicated positive economics, sufficient to take the project to the detailed design stage.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Rockwell Diamonds, tel +27 11 484 4722, fax +27 86 501 6328 or email stephaniel@rockwelldiamonds.com.
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