"The successful backfilling of the test pit has confirmed our understanding of the Kasiya orebody and provides valuable data for our Optimisation Study. Now we have moved on to rehabilitation, demonstrating to local communities how we will progressively mine, backfill and rehabilitate land during operations. This was an important objective of the Pilot Phase. The successful return of farmers to their land within such a short space of time and without missing a single planting season after mining and backfilling 170,000m3 will build on our positive community relationships. These farmers will be direct beneficiaries of our ongoing conservation farming initiatives to develop successful smallholder farmers."

Frank Eagar, Managing Director, Sovereign Metals