CBG Bauxite (Aluminium Ore) Mining Operations, Guinea

 

Key Data:

Producer of
Bauxite
Location
Boké, Western Guinea
Ownership
Guinean state – 49%; Halco partnership – 51%
Geology type
Bauxite formed by tropical weathering
Mineral type
Massive, clayey and sandy bauxite mineralisation
Reserve base
300Mt in current reserve area
Annual production
11.5Mt/y to 12.5Mt/y shipments at a nominal 3% moisture
Mining method
Open pit
Processing method
Crushing and drying run-of-mine ore for shipment

Key Equipment:

Open pit
4 x Demag H185 hydraulic excavators
11 x Caterpillar 992C and 992D wheel loaders
17 x Caterpillar 777B and 777D haul trucks
5 x Ingersoll-Rand DM 45, DM50 and T-4 blasthole drills
6 x Caterpillar D9 and D10 dozers
Kamsar plant
Strachan & Henshaw rail wagon handling system
Fives-Cailles-Babcock bucket-wheel stacker-reclaimers
Krupp Fördertechnik belt conveyors
Fuller kiln driers
PWH shiploader
Rehabilitation contractors
Plant - Tractobel
Mine equipment – J A Delmas Export


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