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New Luika Mine

Metallurgical plant

March

March 2011 - Surveying of profiling trench March 2011 - Surveying of profiling trench March 2011 - Surveying of profiling trench March 2011 - Test pit soil profiling March 2011 - Test pit soil profiling March 2011 - Test pit soil profiling Plant site clearance Plant site clearance timber-harvesting

April

Temporary haulage road Topsoil clearing at plant site April 2011 - Top soil stripping April 2011 - Plant site clearance April 2011 - Topsoil heaping April 2011 - Plant site clearance April 2011 - Plant site clearance

May

May 2011 - Final topsoil stripping May 2011 - Final topsoil stripping May 2011 - Plant site leveling and compacting

August

Mill foundations excavation 23 August 2011 - Fabrication workshop construction 23 August 2011 - Mill foundations leveling 25 August 2011 - Mill foundation and workshop 25 August 2011 - Preparation for tank excavation

Mining

April

Cleared forest at Bauhinia Creek Topsoil stripping Topsoil stripping Topsoil stripping Topsoil loaded on ADT Topsoil safety berm Topsoil stripping

May

Topsoil stripping Topsoil stripping Topsoil stripping Topsoil stripping Dozer exposing of subsurface outcrop Topsoil stripped Final topsoil stripping Bauhina Creek TSF western wall establishment - picture taken from Ilunga hill TSF western wall construction - picture taken from Ilunga Hill looking south Topsoil removal

June

Bauhina Creek Bauhina Creek New Luika Mine First Blast New Luika Mine First Blast

July

New Luika Mine First Blast New Luika Mine First Blast

August

Bauhinia Creek Bauhinia Creek

General

February

Patemela National Forest Reserve tree counting

March

Water well drilling at New Luika Mine Water well drilling at New Luika Mine Water well drilling at New Luika Mine Lake Rukwa nearing end of rainy season Luika Falls downstream of New Luika Mine

April

First arrivals 20 April 2011 Komatsu 85 dozer

May

TSF cleared area and SW wall TSF cleared area and SW wall End of shift - early evening Start of shift - early morning

August

August 2011 - Production drill rig night shift 20 August 2011 - ADT parkade lunch break 26 August 2011 - TSF looking west to main wall 20 August 2011 - TSF western wall
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