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MODERN MINING
February 2014
MINING News
ASX-listed Tiger Resources says it has
achieved its 2013 production guidance
of 41 000-43 000 tonnes of copper-in-
concentrate at its Kipoi copper project in
Katanga in the DRC.
The company produced 41 255 tonnes of
copper for the 12 months to 31 December
2013 at the Stage 1 heavy media sepa-
Tiger achieves its production guidance
ration (HMS) plant at Kipoi. During the
December quarter, Tiger carried out neces-
sary maintenance work on the HMS plant.
The work included replacing the liners on
the primary crusher, the secondary crusher
and the double deck screens.
Tiger ’s Managing Director, Brad
Marwood, said he was delighted with the
The SX area of Kipoi Stage 2, with ponds containing the first leached solution (photo: Tiger Resources).
2013 performance of the Kipoi plant.
“For the plant to achieve our updated
production guidance of more than 41 000
tonnes – exceeding our initial guidance
by more than 4 000 tonnes – is extremely
satisfying and is testament to the commit-
ment of our staff on the ground as well as
our management team.”
The HMS has been operating well above
nameplate capacity for most of 2013.
Tiger’s 2014 production guidance for the
HMS plant at Kipoi is 39 000 t of copper
in concentrate, up 85 % from the original
guidance of 21 000 t. The HMS plant’s aver-
age operating cash cost for 2014 is forecast
to be US$0,30/lb of copper produced.
In addition to the HMS operation, Tiger’s
Stage 2 solvent-extraction electro-winning
(SX/EW) plant at Kipoi is on schedule to
commence production of copper cathode
in Q2 2014. The company plans to produce
25 000 t of copper cathode in the first full
12 months of production at the SX/EW
plant, and 50 000 t per year from then on.
Heap leach commissioning at the SX/EW
plant began in December 2013.
