Copper/ Cobalt deposit Deziwa, Province Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Project description:

The copper/ cobalt deposit Deziwa was extensively explored after 2000. Based on these results several consulting companies have developed a deposit model, a mine plan and ore treatment processes. For the further project development and investments HPC was contracted to check the existing studies and to update them. A part of this task was also to verify/ update the Environmental Impact Assessment Study.

Reason:

development project, mine planning
Feasibility Study
Due Diligence

Services:

evaluation of all available data of the deposit
evaluation of the EIA study
updating of the evaluation
observation of the mining and ore treatment processes and their impact on the environment
calculation and assessment of the social impact
GAP analyses
development of a concept for further progress of the EIA

Advantages:

re-assessment of the deposit considering new assessment criteria as a base for further investigations

Additional project data:

about 150 million t of copper ore
site is close to river banks of Lualaba river
intensively fishing area
numerous villages in the neighbourhood

At a glance:

Client:

Gécamines S.A

Project value:

confidential

Project duration:

2015 – 2016

Images:

Detailaufnahme des Deziwa Kupfer-Kobalt-Vorkommens in der Provinz Lualaba, Demokratische Republik Kongo.

Luftaufnahme des Deziwa Kupfer-Kobalt-Vorkommens in der Provinz Lualaba, Demokratische Republik Kongo.

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