ASX Announcement
29 July 2015
Tembang Gold-Silver Project
Plant commissioning commences ahead of schedule
Sumatra Copper & Gold plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce that commissioning of the carbon-in-leach ("CIL") process plant has commenced ahead of schedule at the Company's 100%- owned Tembang Gold-Silver Project located in Sumatra, Indonesia ("Tembang" or "the Project").
The power station at the CIL plant is operational, two of three Motor Control Centres have been energised and the crushing circuit has been operated without ore. Ground support is currently being installed above the portal access at the flagship Belinau underground mine with decline commencement on schedule for early August 2015. Open pit ore is already being delivered to the run-of-mine (ROM) pad at the CIL plant in preparation for wet commissioning.
The overall Project currently is ahead of schedule and the Company expects to commence pouring gold during the first half of the fourth quarter of 2015.
Key points
Operations
• Dewatering of the Belinau open pit is 90% complete. The pumps will be relocated to the Berenai open pit to commence dewatering during August 2015.
• Installation of ground support has commenced above the portal location for the Belinau underground mine and decline development is on track to start in early August 2015.
• Open pit mining at Berenai has commenced with ore currently being delivered to the ROM pad.
• The temporary tailings storage facility (TSF) has been completed and land clearing will commence in August 2015 in preparation for construction of the main TSF.
• Construction of the mining workshop and mining office is complete.
• The illegal action that was blocking road access to the site, as reported on ASX on 15 July 2015, has ceased and traffic is operating normally. The Company will continue to work closely with the local community to maximise employment and other regional business opportunities. Already the Company has trained and employed over 160 workers from the local community.
CIL Plant & Infrastructure
• Concrete works, steel fabrication and installation have been completed.
• Mechanical equipment installation is complete and SAG mill liners have been installed.
• Electrical and instrumentation installation is 86% complete.
• The power station is operational and two of the three Motor Control Centres (MCC) on the plant have been energized.
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Directors
Steve Robinson
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Jocelyn Waller
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Contact
Level 1, 5 Ord Street
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Registered Address
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Non-Executive Chairman
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Non-Executive Director
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West Perth 6005
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39 Parkside, Cambridge
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Western Australia
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United Kingdom CB1 1PN
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David Fowler
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Gavin Caudle
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Managing Director
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Non-Executive Director
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T: +61 8 6298 6200
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Registered No. 5777015
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E: [email protected]
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Adi Sjoekri
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ASX Code: SUM
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Executive Director
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www.sumatracoppergold.com
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• SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) is operational and the control system is being commissioned.
• 52 drives have been direction tested and checked from the SCADA system.
• The complete crushing circuit has been run without ore.
• The third and final MCC is expected to be energized on the 30th of July.
Figure 1. View of the SAG Mill and Cyclone Tower
Figure 2. Power station Figure 3. View of pipe racks and lime dosing tank
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Figure 4. Air services piping Figure 5. Grinding MCC
Figure 6. Belinau pit dewatering showing ramp down to decline access
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Figure 7. Open pit mining team at Berenai
Figure 8. Mining at Berenai cut-back
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For further information please contact:
David Fowler Phil Retter Managing Director Investor Relations Sumatra Copper & Gold plc NWR Communications
+61 8 6298 6200 M: +61 407 440 882 [email protected] [email protected]
About Sumatra Copper & Gold
Sumatra Copper & Gold plc (ASX: SUM) is an emerging gold and silver producer and the pre-eminent precious metals explorer in southern Sumatra, Indonesia. The Company has a significant project portfolio encompassing projects ranging from greenfield exploration projects to brownfield, near-production opportunities.
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