Mining starts at Alecto’s Mowana mine

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Africa-focused gold and copper exploration company Alecto Minerals has started mining operations at the Mowana copper project, in Botswana.

“The arrival of our mining contractor and the earthmoving equipment on site marks the beginning of a very exciting three-month period, which will be characterised by production, sales and renewed activity at Mowana,” CEO Mark Jones said in a statement on Monday.

He added that Alecto had established a new approach at Mowana, which will culminate in the existing plant being upgraded and the management of the project refined to deliver greater production at a lower cost than has historically been achieved. 
 
“With grade control drilling due to commence next week, recruitment of key personnel continuing and process plant start-up planned shortly, this project is becoming a tangible reality,” he said.