Developer Canyon Resources is confident Cameroon government approval of the mining commission for its 100%-owned Minim Martap bauxite project is imminent after a BFS confirmed it will be among the world’s highest-grade producers.
The study has lifted the project’s production forecast to 6.4Mtpa over an initial 20 years, 28% higher than in the 2020 preliminary study. It updates Minim Martap’s proved ore reserve to 108.91Mt @ 51.1% Al2O3 and 2% SiO2.
Canyon says the 20-year mining schedule represents only 10.6% of Minim Martap’s current total JORC mineral resource of 1,027Mt@ 45.3% Al2O3 and 2.7% SiO2.