Last checked at 21 May 2018 08:02
Kibo Mining Plc (Incorporated in Ireland) (Registration Number: 451931)
(External registration number: 2011/007371/10) Share code on the JSE Limited: KBO
Share code on the AIM: KIBO ISIN: IE00B97C0C31
('Kibo' or 'the Company')
Dated: 21 May 2018
Kibo Mining Plc ('Kibo' or the 'Company')
Duplicate RNS
The RNS announcement numbered 6559O released at 7:00am was a duplicate announcement and should be disregarded. Investors should refer to RNS 6489O titled "Final Lot of EPC Contract Signed on MCPP" published at the same time.
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For further information please visit www.kibomining.com or contact:
Louis Coetzee | louisc@kibomining.com | Kibo Mining Plc | Chief Executive Officer |
Andreas Lianos | +27 (0) 83 4408365 | River Group | Corporate Adviser and Designated Adviser on JSE |
Ben Tadd / Tom Curran | +44 (0) 20 3700 0093 | SVS Securities Limited | Joint Broker |
Jon Belliss | +44 (0) 20 7399 9400 | Novum Securities Ltd | Joint Broker |
Andrew Thomson | +61 8 9480 2500 | RFC Ambrian Limited | NOMAD on AIM |
Isabel de Salis / Priit Piip | +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 | St Brides Partners Ltd | Investor and Media Relations Adviser |
Notes to editors
Kibo is a multi-asset resource development and energy company with a long-term goal of becoming a leading power producer in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Company aims to tackle the acute power deficit which is severely hindering economic development in the region.
Kibo's flagship asset is the Mbeya Coal to Power Project ('MCPP') in Tanzania, which comprises the Mbeya Coal Mine, a 1.5Mt p/a mining operation, and the Mbeya Power Plant, a 300MW mine-mouth thermal power station. The Mbeya Coal Mine has a defined 120.8 Mt NI 43 101 thermal coal resource. A Definitive Feasibility Study has been conducted on the project which underpinned its value and confirmed an initial rate of return of 69.2%. The 300MW mouth-of-mine thermal power station has long term scalability with the potential to become a 1000MW plant. The completed full Power Feasibility Study highlighted a power output target of 1,800 GWh/a based on annual average coal consumption of 1.5Mt. An Integrated Bankable Feasibility Study report for the entire project indicated total potential revenues of US$ 7.5-8.5 billion over an initial 25-year mine life, post tax equity IRR between 21-22%, debt pay-back period of 11-12 years and a construction period of 36 months.
To assist in the execution of this critical power project of the MCPP, Kibo has assembled an international team of advisors and partners including Engineering Procurement and Construction ('EPC') contractors and financial teams that are assisting in the advancement and development of the MCPP. These include ABSA/Barclays as Financial Advisor, China based EPC contractor SEPCO III, General Electric, Tractebel Engineering (Power), Minxcon Consulting (Mining) and legal advisors Norton Rose Fulbright.
Kibo also has an 85% interest in the Mabesekwa Coal Independent Power Project ('MCIPP'), a nearly identical power project in Botswana. The project consists of 300Mt subset of the current in-situ 777Mt Coal Resource and has water and land use permits and environmental certification in place. A Pre- Feasibility Study on the coal mine has been completed, as has a Scoping Study, which highlight the power plant having a maximum capacity of 600MW (4x150MW) based on a coal delivery rate of 3.2Mtpa and a Life of Mine of over 30 years.