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Mutamba Consortium Commissions Pilot Plant
Mutamba Consortium Commissions Pilot Plant.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7346Y Savannah Resources PLC 07 December 2017 \n\n \nSavannah Resources Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: SAV / Sector: Mining\n7 December 2017 \nSavannah Resources Plc\nMutamba Consortium Commissions Pilot Plant\n \nSavannah Resources plc (AIM: SAV) ('Savannah' or 'the Company'), the AIM quoted resource development company, is pleased to announce that the Mutamba Consortium has completed the commissioning of a pilot processing plant at the Mutamba Mineral Sands Project ('Mutamba') in Mozambique (Figure 1). In celebration of this, the plant was officially opened today by His Excellency, the Governor of Inhambane, Daniel Chapo, in the presence of national, provincial and district officials and members of the local community. The 20 tonne per hour plant will be used to produce concentrates as part of the Pre-Feasibility study for Mutamba, which began earlier this year. To view the press release with the picture included please use the following link: \nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7346Y_-2017-12-7.pdf\n \nDavid Archer, Savannah's Chief Executive Officer said \"We have been delighted to see the continuing strong support for the Project both from the Governor and all levels of government and local communities. The commissioning of the pilot plant is an important step forward for our studies on Mutamba, which our fully owned subsidiary AME is conducting on behalf of the Mutamba Consortium. The pilot plant will allow us to process samples and conduct tests on the extraction of minerals from the deposits. While things are still at a very early stage, a pilot plant is an important part of any project study and we look forward to the work ahead.\"\n \nFigure 1. Photograph of plant at the Mutamba Project\n \nAbout The Mutamba Consortium \n \nThe Mutamba Consortium was formed late last year and is made up of the Savannah Resources plc, which is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, its wholly owned subsidiary AME East Africa Ltd ('AME'), and Rio Tinto plc, an international mining and metals company, which is dual listed in Australia and the UK.\n \nAME, a wholly owned subsidiary of Savannah, operates the project on behalf of t...