MINING rain fell at the port where the power stations are being built and 4.2 metres at the mine site itself . The substrate is solid rock , but in places there is 11 or 12 metres of saprolite which is a very viscous soil type . Below that are good basalt structures that provide excellent foundations for the mills , crushers , and stockpile vaults .
Construction is proceeding well , with many milestones being passed this year . In the milling area , all seven mill foundations are in place , which will provide the foundations for the first processing train . The three stockpile vaults , each fed by six feeders , will be ready by the end of this year . The conveyor pylons are also being raised . There are only four of these but they are extraordinarily robust , to carry conveyor spans of 80 metres , with a cantilevered span that goes
Power plant overview
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