RCPP Update

RNS Number : 7995S

Kibo Mining Plc

29 September 2014

 

Kibo Mining Plc

(Incorporated in Ireland)

Registration Number: 451931

(External registration number: 2011/007371/10)

Share code on the JSE: KBO

Share code on the AIM: KIBO

ISIN: IE00B61XQX41

("Kibo" or the "Company")

29 September 2014

Kibo Moves Closer to Finalising Key Commercial Agreements for Rukwa Coal to Power Project ("RCPP")

Highlights

·           Agreement reached on terms of reference for development of Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") and Grid
 Connection Agreement ("GCA");

·           Agreement reached on initial heads of terms for Coal Sale Agreement ("CSA"); and

·           Detailed financial modelling of Rukwa Coal Mine commences.

Kibo Mining  plc ("Kibo" or the "Company"), the mineral exploration and development company focused on gold, nickel, coal and uranium projects in Tanzania, is pleased to announce the latest progress with regard to the work undertaken during Phase 1, Stage 1, of the Rukwa Definitive Mine Feasibility Study ("DMFS"). After completion of a base case mining model, which confirmed that the Rukwa Coal Mine can be mined efficiently and within acceptable cost parameters, the study has entered the final part of Phase 1, Stage 1, still slightly ahead of schedule. Current study work is focussed on scheduling and integrating the conceptual mine, engineering, processing and infrastructure designs into a financial model that will establish the initial capital and operating expenditures for the mine development.

The rapid progress and positive results from the DMFS work completed to date, have also enabled the Company to further engage with the relevant Tanzanian Government Departments and Utilities to agree the terms of reference within which the PPA, GCA and other related ancillary agreements will be developed and finalized. Over the course of the past week (22 - 26 September 2014) these terms of reference were finalized, following a week of very successful and constructive discussions with the relevant Tanzanian Government stakeholders. The heads of terms for the CSA between Rukwa Coal LTD and Rukwa Power LTD were also finalized during this period.

Louis Coetzee, C.E.O. of Kibo Mining, commented: "We are very pleased with the progress and results from the DMFS to date which continues to increase confidence in the viability of the RCPP at all levels. The successful and constructive discussion with Tanzanian Government stakeholders over the past week is a further major step forward in the development of the RCPP, with a particularly positive impact on reaching final agreement with potential development partners."

Kibo Mining - Notes to editors

Kibo was established in early 2008 to explore and develop mineral deposits in Tanzania. The Company was admitted to AIM in London on 27 April 2010 and the AltX in Johannesburg on 30 May 2011. The Company is developing the Rukwa mouth-of-mine thermal power station and controls one of Tanzania's largest mineral right portfolios, including the  Haneti (nickel, PGE and gold), Morogoro (gold), Lake Victoria (gold), and Pinewood (coal & uranium) projects.

Kibo's projects are located both in the established and gold prolific Lake Victoria Goldfields, the emerging goldfields of eastern Tanzania and the Mtwara Corridor in southern Tanzania, where the Government has prioritised infrastructural development, attracting significant recent investment in coal and uranium.

Kibo's objective is to build shareholder value sustainably. This will be achieved primarily through exploration of its own projects and leveraging the Company's experience in Tanzania to acquire exploration and development assets on competitive terms. The focus is on assets that can be moved swiftly up the value curve whilst benefitting from strategic relationships with industry leaders with special skills and competencies within their chosen fields.

Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website www.kibomining.com   

Technical Data

RUKWA COAL RESOURCE SUMMARY- GEMECS (Pty) Ltd
	SEAM	NI 43-101	IN SITU
SEAM	THICKNESS METRES	CLASS	MILLION TONS
S4	1.14	Indicated	2.17
S3U	2.04	Indicated	6.92
S3L	2.3	Indicated	12.63
S2	3.45	Indicated	23.43
S1U	2.48	Indicated	7.34
S1L	2.92	Indicated	17.4
S0	1.08	Indicated	1.44
Total Indicated Resources			71.34
S4	1.31	Inferred	1.38
S3U	2.24	Inferred	2.94
S3L	2.27	Inferred	3.86
S2	3.42	Inferred	7.94
S1U	2.05	Inferred	6.5
S1L	3.15	Inferred	12.83
S0	1.06	Inferred	2.6
Total Inferred Resources			38.05
TOTAL RESOURCES			109.39

Kibo holds 100% of the Rukwa Coal Project

Review by Qualified Person

The information in this announcement that relates to the Rukwa coal Mineral Resource is taken from a report titled "Independent Technical Report for the Rukwa Coal Project, Mbeya Region, United Republic of Tanzania" dated 19^th April 2012 by CD van Niekerk Director and Principal Geologist with  the firm GEMECS (Pty) Ltd. Mr van Niekerk is a Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), Registration No. 400066/98 and a Fellow Member of the Geological Society of South Africa. He has relevant experience and technical qualifications to be a "Qualified Person" for reporting coal resources to the NI 43-101 Standard. The Company's Exploration Director, Noel O'Keeffe has also reviewed the technical reports and the references to them in this announcement.

            Contacts

Louis Coetzee	[phone]	Kibo Mining plc	Chief Executive Officer
Andreas Lianos	[phone]	River Group	Corporate Adviser and Designated Adviser on JSE
Jon Belliss Abigail Wayne	[phone]	Hume Capital Securities Plc	Broker
Oliver Morse Trinity McIntyre	[phone] [phone]	RFC Ambrian Limited	Nominated Adviser on AIM
Daniel Thöle Lydia Eades	[phone] [phone]	Bell Pottinger	Investor and Media Relations

Johannesburg

29 September2014

Corporate and Designated Adviser

River Group

 

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