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Commercial Coal Production Update

14 Aug 2018 07:00

RNS Number : 6762X
Edenville Energy PLC
14 August 2018
 

14 August 2018

 

EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

("Edenville" or the "Company")

 

 

Commercial Coal Production Update

 

Edenville Energy plc (AIM: EDL), the company developing a coal project located in southwest Tanzania, is pleased to provide an update on recent developments in relation to the Company's commercial coal production.

 

The Company's Rukwa Coal Project (the "Project") has continued to develop over the last several months. Notable events since the update provided with the release of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017 on 5 June 2018 include:

 

· From 25 May 2018 (the date of the previous update) to 9 August 2018 approximate numbers show that Edenville has processed 17,530 tonnes of Run of Mine ("ROM coal"), producing 5,259 tonnes of washed coal and 7,639 tonnes of fine coal. Of the 5,259 tonnes of washed coal, 3,231 tonnes have been sold and shipped.

 

· This equates to an average daily (calculated on a calendar day basis) throughput of ROM coal of 230 tonnes per day from 25 May 2018 to 9 August 2018 and average daily sale shipments of 43 tonnes. For July 2018 the average daily sale shipments were 51 tonnes and the amount shipped on an average daily basis in August 2018 is expected to increase further based on the current order pipeline. This compares to the average daily throughput of ROM coal of 143 tonnes from 1 January 2018 to 24 May 2018 and average daily sale shipments over this period of 22 tonnes.

 

· A Lamella clarifier water treatment plant is nearing assembly stage completion and will be installed on site for commissioning later this month.

 

· After reviewing a number of options for acquiring a pre-screening plant to remove the majority of coal fines before they reach the washing circuit, both in Tanzania and overseas, a suitable configuration has been selected. The equipment is already in Tanzania, negating the need to ship and import. Construction and commissioning is expected to be completed on site over the next 6 to 8 weeks.

 

· The Company is targeting the plant upgrade tasks to be completed by the end of September 2018, allowing increased throughput and production.

 

· A second excavator is now working in the Namwele area of the Project, in addition to the excavator working in the Mkomolo area. Approximately three thousand tonnes of coal have already been mined or exposed at Namwele. The Company believes the results of on-site laboratory analysis are encouraging, showing material with a high calorific value of over 6,000kcal/kg on a washed basis. Initial wash results are also looking positive, with a washed yield of over 50 per cent.

 

· Work is progressing with our mining consultants, Sound Mining, to delineate the next areas for development at Mkomolo. We expect to have an updated mining plan completed in September 2018 which will allow work to start on opening up new seams located to the north of the current excavation.

 

· Following previous deliveries to certain customers, the Company is now at an advanced stage of negotiating several longer term contracts for coal supply. Although no guarantees can be given that these long term contracts will be secured, the plant upgrade will allow this future production to be guaranteed to customers and we will update the market on progress in this area as it occurs.

 

Relinquishment of Exploration Licence

 

Following the completion of mapping work carried out over the area of exploration licence PL6098/2009 at Muze, the Company has decided to relinquish this licence. After geological interpretation it was concluded that all the likely economic coal measures in the Muze area are contained within the Company's primary mining licences which lie approximately 2km to the south of PL6098/2009 and cover the Namwele and Mkomolo areas. Relinquishment of this licence will result in an annual saving to the Company of approximately US$30,000 for licence fees and work requirements.

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 

Edenville Energy Plc

Jeff Malaihollo - Chairman

Rufus Short - CEO

+44 (0) 20 3934 6630

 

Northland Capital Partners Limited

(Nominated Adviser and Broker)

David Hignell

Rob Rees

Jamie Spotswood

 

+44 (0) 20 3861 6625

 

 

IFC Advisory

(Financial PR and IR)

Tim Metcalfe

Graham Herring

Heather Armstrong

 

+44 (0) 20 3934 6630

 

 

 

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