Evander Mines consists of 8 Shaft underground mine, a tailings retreatment operation Elikhulu.
8 Shaft
Mining method: Conventional breast, scraper mining.
An underground complex consisting of vertical and decline shaft systems. Gold-bearing reef is mined from the 8 Shaft pillar, approximately 1.6km below surface and from 24 Level, some 2.4km below surface. Ore is transported through the decline shaft systems to 15 Level. From there, the ore is transported across to Evander Mines’ 7 Shaft (7 Shaft), where it is hoisted and conveyed to the Kinross metallurgical plant.
The 8 Shaft pillar mining, however, only covers approximately 0.3km2 of the total 8 Shaft area. During the reporting period, mining occurred in the 2 Decline area on the western side at a depth of 2,300m to 2,500m below surface as well as at the 8 Shaft pillar at a depth of 1,600m below surface.
All underground mining development and infrastructure placement for the mining of 24 Level progressed, with initial mining on 24 Level commencing during the reporting period. Furthermore, an independent environmental engineering contractor commissioned phase 1 of the underground refrigeration plant within the mined excavation area created on 24 Level during the reporting period. Phase 2 of the refrigeration plant construction is expected in the following reporting period. Phase 1 of the project enables mining of both the 24 Level F line stopes and mining of the 24 Level B, C ........
