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Moma titanium mine – WCP A upgrade and transition project, Mozambique

Image of dredging works at the Moma titanium project

Photo by Kenmare Resources

13th September 2024

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Moma titanium mine – WCP A upgrade and transition project.

Location
North-east coast of Mozambique.

Project Owner/s
Kenmare Resources.

Project Description
The Moma mine contains deposits of heavy minerals that include the titanium minerals ilmenite and rutile, as well as the zirconium silicate mineral, zircon.

Mining is principally undertaken using dredges that float in artificial mining ponds. 

These dredges pump the mineral sands that form the wall of the pond into a floating wet concentrator plant (WCP). Dredging takes place in three separate artificial freshwater ponds where four dredges feed three floating WCPs – WCP A, WCP B and WCP C.

WCP A is the biggest of Kenmare’s three mining plants, representing about 50% of total mining capacity.

WCP A will start its transition from its current mine path, in Namalope, where it has mined for 17 years, to Nataka, in late 2025. Nataka represents more than 70% of Moma’s mineral resources, containing 6.4-billion tonnes of the mine’s nine-billion tonnes of mineral resources.

The transition project is the only move of this kind that is required in WCP A’s economic life, which is expected to extend beyond the existing mine plan that runs until 2045.

The principal components of the project include the replacement of WCP A’s two existing dredges with higher-capacity dredges, the addition of a desliming circuit, and the construction of a tailings storage facility.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
$341-million. Kenmare plans to fund the WCP A upgrade, and transition from cash flow and existing debt facilities.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Kenmare Resources, tel +353 1 6710411 or email info@kenmareresources.com.
 

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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