Specifications - 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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