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Deputy Minister of Minerals Site Visit
Deputy Minister of Minerals Site Visit.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9102F Edenville Energy PLC 26 February 2018 \n\n26 February 2018\nEDENVILLE ENERGY PLC\n(\"Edenville\" or the \"Company\")\n \nDeputy Minister of Minerals Site Visit\n \n \nEdenville Energy plc (AIM: EDL), the company developing a coal project in southwest Tanzania, is pleased that on Friday 23 February 2018, the Company's Rukwa coal project (the \"Project\") was visited by the Tanzanian Deputy Minister of Minerals, Mr Doto Biteko. Mr Biteko was accompanied by a number of other officials from different sectors of the Tanzanian Government.\n \nMr Biteko and the delegation were welcomed at site by Edenville's CEO, Rufus Short and Tanzanian Director and Partner, Cassiano Kaegele, together with various Edenville employees. \n \nThe main purpose of the visit was to inspect the mine and plant, along with assessing the impact that the Project has had on the local population and to hear the views of the workforce and local people. The visit underpinned both the Tanzanian Government's commitment to the Project and the Company's progress in establishing itself as a coal supplier in the area in a relatively short time frame since development began in early 2017. \n \nThe Government were encouraged that Edenville had carried through on its plan to start the Project and indicated that the Company were the type of investors that Tanzania wanted to attract to further grow the local resources industry. \n \nEdenville looks forward to continuing to work with the Government on the further development of the Project and the planned development of the mine mouth power plant. \n \nA photograph of the visit can be seen at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9102F_1-2018-2-26.pdf \n \nCommenting, Rufus Short, CEO of Edenville said, \"It was only a year ago that we commenced construction of our Rukwa Coal Project. One year on it makes me immensely proud to be standing alongside our employees to welcome the Deputy Minister to our operations.\n \n\"It was a period of eight months from funding to switching on the wash plant and we are now producing and selling a variety of washed coal products. Additionally, opening up the coal deposit has given us invaluable information and experience on the coal characteristic...