AMN - TANZANIA: Mining licence process starts for Mahenge

Black Rock Mining has started the formal mining licence application process for the Mahenge Graphite Project in Tanzania.

The application process started on 5 February 2018 with the submission of the draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) of Tanzania.

Black Rock expects to lodge its final application in May 2018 following receipt of comments on the draft ESIA.

The company also aims to have the necessary export approvals in place in the near-term and its transport-to-port plan finalised.

A definitive feasibility study remains on track for completion in the second half of 2018 with construction targeted to begin later this year.

The study began in December following a successful capital raise totalling A$4.74 million to go towards it.

The company has also been preparing to bring a pilot plant online at the project, which contains the largest high-grade flake graphite resource in Tanzania.

Process design criteria, including flow sheets and mass balances, will be finalised once the first pilot plant run is completed.

Black Rock plans to undertake infill drilling and bulk sampling in the near-term in order to further validate the size and amenability of its graphite asset.

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