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South Africa
Koffiefontein Mine

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 Location:
80 km N from Kimberli, South Africa

  Address:
1 Du Preez Street
PO Box 80
Koffiefontein
South Africa
9986
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Diamond
Mining Method
  • Block caving
  • Sub-level caving
Processing
  • Crush & Screen plant
  • Jig plant
  • Dense media separation
  • X-Ray sorting
  • Grease belt/table recovery
Mine Life20 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
Koffiefontein is One of the world’s top kimberlite mines by average value per carat. Regularly produces high-quality white diamonds of between 5 and 30 carats.


Owners

Source: p. 167
CompanyInterestOwnership
Petra Diamonds Ltd. 78.4 % Indirect
Petra Diamonds: 74%
Kago Diamonds (Pty) Ltd: 14%
Itumeleng Petra Diamonds Employee Trust (IPDET): 12%.
The IPDET holds a 12% interest in each of the Group’s South African operations, with Petra’s commercial BEE Partners holding the remaining 14% interest through their respective shareholdings in Kago Diamonds, in which Petra has a 31.46% interest. The effective interest percentages of Petra Diamonds attributable to Koffiefontein is 78.4%.

Deposit Type

  • Kimberlite


Summary:

Wagner (1914) described two main kimberlite varieties, as well as examples of late-stage internal dykes. Clement (1982) recognized three varieties of kimberlite in the main pipe, which he named KOF1-3. These comprised two diatreme-facies (KOF1 and 2) and a hypabyssalfacies kimberlite (KOF3). The KOF-1 variety was a TKB that occupied the main pipe, whereas KOF-2 was a TKB that occupied the “West Fissure”. The KOF-3 variety was the hypabyssal intrusion that occurred as the “East Fissure”. A further notable feature was the presence of a large floating reef comprising various Karoo lithologies in the main pipe. A satellite kimberlite pipe named Ebenhaezer, which also contained diatreme-facies kimberlite, is located close to the main pipe. Clement speculated that these two pipes once coalesced to form a single large crater.

Mapping of deeper levels by Naidoo et al. (2004) found evidence for at least two main volcaniclastic kimberlite varieties in the main pipe, and demonstrated that these were geochemically distinct based on their groundmass spinel compositions. They described the layered nature of the “floating reef” as well as intermixing between layered breccias and relatively lithic-poor volcaniclastic kimberlite. They also demonstrated that the kimberlite between the floating reef and the eastern contact at depth to be geochemically distinct from the main kimberlite variety that had been mined throughout the life of the mine. They called into question the appropriateness of the “TKB” classification of Clement (1982).


Mining Methods

  • Block caving
  • Sub-level caving


Summary:

Production commenced from 56 Level SLC – FY 2015.

Ground handling system commissioned – Q3 FY 2018.

Production from 60L commenced – Q2 FY 2019.

SLC Production Ramp Up:
– FY 2017 – 0.6 M
– FY 2018 – 0.7 Mt
– FY 2019 – 1.0 Mt
– FY 2020 – 1.0 Mt EST
– H1 FY 2020 – 0.56 Mt
– H1 FY 2020 ROM grade of 7.9 cpht marginally below guidance of 8.0 – 8.5 cpht.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Crush & Screen plant
  • Jig plant
  • Dense media separation
  • X-Ray sorting
  • Grease belt/table recovery

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Summary:

Once a diamond operation yields ore, the diamonds must be sorted from the other materials. Excavated ore is transported to a processing plant.

The kimberlite is first crushed and then processed through the plant, which consists of a series of screens, jigs and scrubbers and a gravity pan or DMS plant to remove lighter particles and create a concentrate of heavy material, which includes the diamonds.

Diamonds are then extracted from this material by using an X-ray machine and/or grease table and checked by hand sorting. Most diamonds luminesce under X-rays and can therefore be identified and separated in final recovery. However, some diamonds – particularly more valuable Type II stones – do not respond well to X-rays, so grease tables are used to recover such stones. As diamonds are hydrophobic (meaning they repel water), they stick to the grease while the rest of the wet concentrate runs off.

The treatment of ROM kimberlite ore produces a sink (high den ........

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter2021202020192018201720162015
Diamond Head Grade, carats/t  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required0.080.080.080.08

Production:

CommodityUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Diamond carats  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required52,53751,17362,190
All production numbers are expressed as mineral. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1,000,726 t649,259 t667,821 t
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Reserves at June 20, 2021:
Resource bottom cut-off (Koffiefontein underground and Ebenhaezer): 1.15mm.
Reserve bottom cut-off: 1.15mm.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained carats
Probable 2.3 Mt Diamond 0.082 carats/t 0.19 M carats
Indicated 14.6 Mt Diamond 0.076 carats/t 1.11 M carats
Inferred 124.1 Mt Diamond 0.033 carats/t 4.14 M carats
Total Resource 138.7 Mt Diamond 0.038 carats/t 5.25 M carats

Operating Costs:

Units2021202020192018201720162015
Total operating costs ($/t milled) ZAR 651510450596532317303

Financials:

Units2022202120202019201820172016
Capital expenditures (planned) M USD  ......  Subscription required
Sustaining costs M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2.7   5.5   2.9  
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required12.3   18.8   27.5  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required27.2   28.4   25.7  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Mine Operations Plan 2017
Sustainability Report 2017
Annual Report 2016
Sustainability Report 2016
Other 2008
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