JABAL SAYID PROJECT

- KINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA -

The project is a copper/gold/silver prospect 350kms NE of Jeddah, in the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Figure 1: Location of the project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS). The sulphide

minerals being chalcopyrite and pyrite, with traces of bornite, covellite
and chalcocite.

Head grade is anticipated to be 1.73% Cu, 0.22ppm Au and 4.7ppm Ag

Initial mining will be by underground mining, but a satellite pit will be

added subsequently. Roof support will entail rock bolting, reinforced
meshing and shotcreting.

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 Figure 2: Picture showing rock bolting and reinforced mesh used
for roof support

Underground ore will be trammed up a decline to the ROM pad, from

where processing will commence.

After crushing in a single toggle jaw crusher, milling will be by SAG mill,
followed by ball mill. SAG mill will be 7.9x4.8m and ball mill 5.5x9.2m.
The ore is very hard with a Bond work index of 22.4 kWht-1.

Figure 3: Single toggle jaw crusher and ROM bin

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Treatment rate will be 3mtpa.

Anticipated production cost is 150¢/lb of copper, after gold and silver

credits.

The deposit is ideally located for smelting in either the east or the west.

Figure 4: Ideal location for east-west smelting

Figure 5: Decline through which ore will be trammed

Being a clean ore, treatment will be by conventional flotation employing

rougher and scavenger flotation, with two stages of cleaning.

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Figure 6: Rock from Jabal Sayid mine showing the copper mineral,
chalcopyrite

Figure 7: Copper being recovered by froth flotation

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Plant recoveries are expected to be as follows:

 Copper 95.9%
 Gold 67.2%
 Silver 69.8%

Figure 8: Flow sheet, showing conventional sulphide flotation

Figure 9: Copper concentrate loaded in a ship

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 Figure 10: Metallic copper being packed

An entirely new camp and surface infrastructure will have to be

constructed to attract multi-cultural and multi lingual workers, of the right
calibre.

Figure 11: Newly constructed camp

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 Figure 12: New surface infrastructure

Figure 13: More new infrastructure being constructed

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Because of the fragile ecosystem in the area of the mine, stewardship of
the environment will be paramount.

Figure 14: The fragile desert environment which demands good

stewardship of the environment by mining operations

Utilisation of meteoric water is not permitted and drains have to be put in

to channel such water from the mine site into the nearby wadi. The
Bedouins living in the vicinity of the wadi abstract water for human and
livestock consumption using wells.

Figure 15: A Bedouin’s water well in a wadi

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Plant design entails filtering of tailings to abstract and recycle the
maximum amount of water. Top up water will be trucked in from Madina,
being sewage plant overflow.

The filtered tailings will be dry stacked in a plastic-lined tailings storage

facility/impoundment (TSF).

A mist fogging system will be installed in the area of the crusher and at all
belt transfer points to suppress dust.

Dust and noise monitoring will be an integral part of mining operations.

Power will be generated by a contractor on site and purchased at a

contracted rate.

An incinerator and waste disposal facility will be installed to deal with

camp waste. The incinerator will be capable of processing 250 kgh -1 of
waste at a temperature of 1,000°C utilising the “3T formula” of time,
temperature and turbulence.

Figure 16: Proposed waste incinerator

Oil collection facilities will be functional as a precursor to recycling.

Used batteries will be recycled.

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 Figure 17: Plant under construction in September 2011

Figure 18: Plant under construction in December 2011

Figure 19: Panoramic view of the plant, looking from the West
in December 2011

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Figure 20: Flotation and dewatering sections under construction in
December 2011

Figure 21: Fuel farm and mining stores yard

Figure 22: Contractor’s power station

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