Sahamamy FLAKE GRAPHITE Project
Through its subsidisary, Establissement Rostaing, the Company operates the Sahamamy Graphite Project.
- The project constitutes 8 km2 mining permit issued for 40 years, environment clearance, additional applied permit applications.
- The company discontinued a previously operated plant and built a modern 18,000tpa, commissioned in 2022.
- The project is located at an aerial distance of 8 km from the Vatomina Project.
- Reviews for expanding production at Sahamamy are underway while it is under care and maintenance since late 2024.
Plant 1 of 18,000 tpa production capacity
- Superior product basket – 50% Jumbo, 35% Large and 15% Small Flakes
- Produced >97%C purity, consistently achieving >85% recovery.
- A lean process flow sheet planned, used and proven – provides comfort for further modules planned to be set up at both the projects.
- Markets established, selling across the globe into various applications with a major focus on Europe, USA, India and parts of Asia.
- Mining fleet deployed, free-dig mining continues with systematic mine development.
graphite Resource
- Exploration activities include auger drilling, pitting, trenching, mapping, surveys and mining.
- In-house owned drill-rigs used for exploration and resource expansion.
- Maiden 2020 JORC Resources (by SRK Consultants):
- Indicated – 1.4mt @ 4.1% GC
- Indicated – 5.7mt @ 4.2% GC
- Exploration target of between 5 to 7 million tonnes of flake graphite with an average grade of 4-5% TGC
- Resource upside potential on both lateral and vertical axis of identified mineralised bodies as well as unexplored zones.
- The currently defined Mineral Resource Estimate under JORC (2012) implies total contained graphite of 296,800 tons resulting in a mine life of over 14 years based on the original 21,000 tpa intended production capacity.
Infrastructure & other facilities
Project Infrastructure development
- Admin and residential area for project management team
- Engineering centre established, supporting production activities
- Tailings dam constructed for enabling recycling and reuse of processing water
- Laboratory facilities for quality control and testing
- Feasibility studies for the redevelopment of hydropower generation
- Approach road and internal roads widened and made all-weather
Lab & Quality Control:
- Industry best practice and frequent quality control & analysis techniques systems in use at onsite laboratories
- Product marketed and sold into for various industry segments
