Last Accounts - Royalty on ALL processed materials30 Jun 2021 14:27
Includes the copper processed at Sable:
Jubilee is the sole operator of the Kabwe Project and has full control of the execution methodology. In addition, Jubilee has agreed to fund the Kabwe Project by way of debt finance without dilution to BMR's shareholding which amounted to a fixed 11%, as Jubilee's total capital investment to fully execute the Kabwe Project exceeded US$15 million.
Jubilee announced on 23 August 2019 that it was seeking through the Kabwe Project to establish a fully integrated metal recovery and refining operational footprint in Zambia following its acquisition of the Sable Zinc Refinery which significantly reduces the implementation time lines and project capital equipment. The Kabwe Project combines access to large surface material with the adjacent multi-metal refining capability and its resource comprises an estimated 6.4 million tonnes (3.2 million JORC compliant) of surface assets containing 356,843 tonnes of zinc, 351,386 tonnes of lead and 1.26% equivalent vanadium pentoxide. This excludes further third-party sourced copper and zinc rich mined material for further refining. The adjacent Refinery is to be expanded to include a copper, zinc, vanadium and lead refining circuit based on Jubilee's extensive process development and optimisation works program.
Jubilee has stated that it is fully funded to execute the Kabwe Project which will be implemented over three phases: Phase 1, the upgrading and commissioning of the copper refining circuit with a targeted capacity of 3,000 tonnes of refined copper per annum; Phase 2, the implementation of both the zinc and vanadium refinery circuit with an initial targeted capacity of 8,000 tonnes per annum of zinc contained in a high grade zinc concentrate suitable for the market and 1,500 tonnes per annum of vanadium pentoxide; and Phase 3, the implementation of the lead refining circuit with an initial targeted capacity of 11,000 tonnes per annum of lead contained in a high-grade concentrate.
Subsequent to the year end, Jubilee acquired the balance of Enviro Mining Limited from BMR and, in September 2020, Jubilee announced that it had received notification from the Minister of Mines and Mineral Development in Zambia of the approval of its application for the renewal of Small Scale Mining Licence 7081-HQ-SML in Kabwe, Zambia (the "Licence"). The Licence is in respect to the minerals lead, zinc, copper and cobalt. The Licence renewal was approved for a period of ten years and is subject to a number of customary conditions specified by the Minister of Mines and Mineral Development.
As a consequence, BMR's interest in the Kabwe Project has converted to an 11% royalty and we are awaiting the formal royalty certificate from Jubilee.