BISIE TIN PROJECT be liberated from us , it effectively economically sterilises it from the world at large ,” says Kamstra .
Only the beginning Looking ahead to the future , the Bisie Tin Project will begin construction in early 2017 with a minimum construction phase of 11 months . Kamstra and Alphamin has outlined the production reaching full capacity in 2019 . The project has a 12-year mining licence , but Kamstra is firmly of the belief that there is
Soil sampling program potential to go on beyond that . “ The only reason we have 12 years is simply because we decided that ’ s enough and we stopped drilling ,” says Kamstra .
“ There ’ s plenty more tin deeper underground , but at the time the drill rigs we had on site were fairly light . As soon as we start producing capital we will get larger equipment to begin drilling further ,”
Looking back , Kamstra highlights a level of momentum , enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the project . The support of investors , the local community and government has been and will continue to be instrumental in the development of the Bisie Tin Project .
“ There is an excitement and enthusiasm around the project that ’ s infectious . For the first time everyone in East Africa can almost taste a future that ’ s going to be a better future for their children and families than it ever was for them . It ’ s a wonderful backdrop to be working against .
“ It is quite extraordinary . There haven ’ t been many projects that have achieved this kind of general momentum , enthusiasm and excitement .” He concludes .
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