Modern Mining January 2016

MINING News

Agreement envisages lead production at Kombat

employment and labour to the area.” Kombat Copper expects that its partner will focus on the Kombat East area looking at both underground and surface mining of known occurrences of significant lead mineralisation. They will also be assessing the Gross Otavi deposit located 10 km to the west of the Kombat mine. The Kombat East area has shaft and ramp access, which will allow for a relatively quick start up of operations. The Kombat mill is to be refurbished by its partner to produce lead concentrates. 

Kombat Copper Inc, listed on the TSX-V, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with a Namibian-based company to fast track scaled production of lead minerali- sation from the Kombat mine in northern Namibia. A due diligence period is in effect. Bill Nielsen, President and CEO of Kombat Copper, commented: “This agree- ment represents a positive step forward for the company in what has been a challenging sector leading to a low com- modity price environment. We will benefit from this partnership as we now have the

potential to start generating income from the Kombat property as our partner starts a scaled mining approach while we support the project with our exten- sive infrastructure and knowledge of the Kombat deposit. “It will also be setting the stage for the company to be in a sound financial position to enter detailed technical engi- neering studies on other areas of the Kombat mine. As well, this agreement maintains activity on the mine site, facili- tates our mining licence and brings local

A section through the Kombat mine. Kombat Copper expects that its partner will focus on the Kombat East area looking at both underground and surface mining of known occurrences of significant lead mineralisation.

West Africa back to business at WAMPEX 2016 The West African Mining and Power Exhibition (WAMPEX) and Conference 2016, an international expo for suppliers of equip- ment, technology, services and consumables to West Africa’s rapidly growing power and mining sectors, is to take place from 1 to 3 June 2016 at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana.

sub region,” says Sivnesh Kuma, General Manager of Interplast Ghana, which has exhibited at every WAMPEX for over a decade. “In addition, the collaboration betweenWAMPEX and the Ghana Chamber of Mines gives exhibitors such as Interplast the advantage of direct contact with spe- cific mining projects and the professionals involved.” The Ghana Chamber of Mines is one of several organisations that actively endorse and support WAMPEX. Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minerals Commission of Ghana, the Volta River Authority and the Electricity Company of Ghana are also active endorsers of the event. Further information is available from Serean at Exhibition Management Services, tel (+27 11) 783-7250, e-mail: marketing@ exhibitionsafrica.com or from website www. exhibitionsafrica.com. 

iron ore deposits and hundreds of mining projects underway at any given time, all with heavy electricity demands. The Toronto Stock Exchange currently lists about 150 mining projects in the area.” Regional governments, private sector companies, investors and entrepreneurs useWAMPEX as a platform to broaden busi- ness links, expand supplier and customer networks and access the ever-growing opportunities in West African countries. “WAMPEX enables all stakeholders to develop and strengthen relationships, stay up-to-date with the latest products, ser- vices and technologies – and sign deals! This extraordinary expo has a successful 22-year history of delivering results,”adds Thomson. “WAMPEX is certainly the largest and most effective business platform available for the mining and power sectors in the

Held every two years, the last Wampex in 2014 hosted an impressive 140 exhibi- tors from 16 countries, and the organisers believe the 2016 event could be even bigger. “West Africa is still one of the biggest and fastest-growing industrial, mining and power generation markets in the world,” says John Thomson of Exhibition Management Services, the company which organises WAMPEX (in association with EPI Events and Projects International Limited). “The region has massive gold, copper and

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