Mining Equipment for the Kilimapesa Gold mine project: Situated in the Migori Archaean Greenstone Belt in south-west Kenya, the Kilimapesa Gold mine project is a joint venture between Goldplat and International Gold Exploration. The project came into production in January 2009. MSloane Consulting provides mining equipment for mining companies.Goldplat made the strategy of developing the ore body for the first year and managing the cost from the development ore. This strategy resulted in increased efficiencies and led to an improvement in the monthly development rate. The end of March 2009 saw the achievement of 70m of mine development. The company is aiming to reach at 100m a month with an expected 500m of vein strike length, and more than 500m of raises being available by the end of 2009.
Goldplat is looking to raise production to 900t per month out of which 750 will be from underground development and the rest from high-grade tailings. It is expected that the average rate will be in excess of 4g/t Au yielding between 4kg (124oz) and 6kg (187oz) Au per month.
