Marropino

The Marropino mine is the Group’s most developed project and is located approximately 350km northeast of the provincial capital, Quelimane. Marropino is the only industrial scale tantalum mine in operation in Mozambique. The mine is accessed via an airstrip at Morrua approximately 40km north of Marropino while port facilities are available at Quelimane and Nacala.

Open pit mining using conventional truck and shovel method is undertaken at the Marropino mine. Electrical power is generated on site. An electrification programme to provide grid power to Marropino and Morrua has been initiated and is targeted for completion by end of the second quarter of 2008.

Commercial quantities of Morganite are also mined at Marropino.