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Robex remains on track for first gold at Kiniero in Q4 2025
Highlights:
• Construction at Robex’s Kiniero Gold Project, Guinea, remains on schedule and budget with first gold pour on track for Q4 2025.
• Project remains LTI free (lost time injury).
• All project engineering and detail design completed.
• Phase 1 grade control drilling of Mansounia pit continues, with 55,430m drilled and 61,520 samples collected. Mansounia drilling to be completed by end of June, with drilling to commence at the Sabali pit.
• SMP (Structural, Mechanical & Piping) works commenced, with 115 tonnes erected in the milling building and pipe racks.
• All purchase orders for mechanical and electrical equipment, piping and electrical materials completed and on track for delivery, including 90% of power station materials collected and shipped.
• Process plant concrete is approximately 95% complete and power station concrete 32% complete.
• Structural steel and platework fabrication at 89% and 90% complete respectively, with 11 shipments of structural steel and four shipments of platework in transit to Kiniero. All fabrication is to be completed ahead of schedule.
• Field tank structures 64% completed. CIL Tank Train A is completed with CIL Tank Train B due for completion mid-July 2025.
• Preparation of Phase 1A of the tailings storage facility base is nearing completion, with 625,607m2 of 800,000m2 liner placed.
• Fuel supply contract was awarded and construction of the fuel storage facility commenced.
• Mill installation contract awarded, and the installation team is mobilising to site.
• Contracts for mining and drill and blast to be signed this month, with mobilisation commenced. ROM pad backfilling completed.
• Geotechnical drilling for a solar farm commenced.