Kayelekera Uranium Mine (the Project) is located in northern Malawi, approximately 650 km north of the capital city of Lilongwe and 52 km by road to the west of the lakeside town of Karonga.
The Kayelekera Mine was initially constructed by Paladin in 2007 and open pit mining and processing commenced in May 2008. Due to continued low uranium prices the Project was put in care and maintenance in 2015.
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In 2020, the Project was acquired by Lotus Resources with the intention to restart mining activities, initially focusing on higher grade materials (both mined from the pit and contained on historic surface stockpiles). The Project has a projected mine life of approximately 10 to 12 years.
SUMMARY
Dhamana has been involved with the Kayelekera Uranium Mine since 2021 providing Environmental support for the restart of production by Lotus.
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In 2024, Dhamana was engaged by Lotus with project management services and to manage the FEED for the project refurbishment, modifications and recommissioning. This work included scoping and managing the front-end engineering and design program along with detailed planning of the early works construction and main construction phases.
Following completion of the FEED, Lotus commenced refurbishment of the facilities. Dhamana continued to assist with restart planning and also providing recommissioning and ramp-up assistance.​
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KEY SERVICES
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Project management of FEED program for refurbishment, modifications and recommissioning including management of project activities including:
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Mining.
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Geotechnical design for both the mine and plant stabilisation.
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Process plant refurbishment and modifications.
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Tailings storage facility expansion.
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Site groundwater and surface water modelling and management.
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Power supply, including grid connection, renewables and diesel power station and site power distribution.
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Site infrastructure refurbishment.
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Restart planning assistance.​
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Commissioning assistance and on-site support with commissioning team members.
LOCATION
Malawi
YEAR
2021 - Present
