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Tanzania

Lindi Jumbo Project

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StageConstruction
Commodities
  • Graphite
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotCurrently in final stages of construction, Walkabout’s 100%-owned Lindi Jumbo Graphite Mine is scheduled for first production in spring 2024 and will supply 40,000 tonnes of premium natural flake graphite to international markets, at a time when significant shortfalls are looming.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Walkabout Resources Ltd. 100 % Indirect

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Deposit type

  • Metamorphic

Summary:

The project area is situated in the Usagaran of the Mozambique belt and consists of graphitic gneisses and schists interpreted to occur along the flanks of various anti- and synforms in the area with the lithological units dipping at between 15 and 50 degrees to the NW and SE.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnitsAvg. Annual
Graphite kt 40
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.

Operational metrics

Metrics
Annual milling rate 230 kt *
* According to 2019 study.

Production Costs

CommodityUnitsAverage
Site cash costs (produced) Graphite USD 282 / t *  
Cash costs Graphite USD 347 / t *  
Assumed price Graphite USD 1,515 / t *  
* According to 2019 study / presentation.

Project Costs

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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