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Posted On: 02/06/2017 2:15:15 AM
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Commissioned Stage One of New Processing Facility at Kilimapesa Gold Mine, Kenya

Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

6 February 2017

Goldplat plc ('Goldplat' or 'the Company')

Commissioned Stage One of New Processing Facility at Kilimapesa Gold Mine, Kenya

Goldplat, the AIM quoted African gold producer, is pleased to announce the successful commissioning of the first stage of the new processing plant at Kilimapesa Gold Limited in Kenya.

The plant has a designed capacity of 200 tonnes per day and will consist of a crusher circuit; mills; a thickener; leach tanks; an elution plant as well as a tailings deposition facility. The project has been split into three discreet stages:

  • Stage One: commissioning of the plant excluding the crusher circuit, which is now completed
  • Stage Two: installation of the crusher circuit and three additional leach tanks
  • Stage Three: installation of a second mill and a further three additional leach tanks.

The decision was taken during 2016 to install a new processing plant and tailings deposition facility, at a site in close proximity to the Kilimapesa Hill underground mine, to increase production volume and gold production, decrease operating costs, optimise overhead costs and to return Kilimapesa to profitability. Due to prevailing capital market conditions at the time, the Company decided to fund the project internally, through inter-company loans primarily from the recovery operations. It was also decided to construct the plant using existing equipment, and management and skills from within the Goldplat plc Group where possible. Accordingly, a processing plant at the Company's recovery operations in Ghana was deconstructed, containerised, and shipped to Kenya. To provide for two production mills and a spare at the new plant, two additional second-hand mills were also acquired in South Africa. All engineering, manufacturing, construction and installation was completed by in-house teams, with the exception of a few critical work streams, including the overall plant layout and design work, and tailings dam design, which were undertaken by outside consultants.

Stage One commissioning began on 23 December 2016 and has progressed on time and on budget. During the latter months of 2016, a stockpile of 6,000 tonnes of crushed ore was created, which is sufficient to feed/supply the plant until the crusher circuit and additional leaching capacity is commissioned.  A key cut for the tailings facility has been constructed and tailings are currently being deposited into a borrow pit contained within the final tailings dam footprint. Plans are underway to increase the size of the final tailings facility in the near term to further reduce costs.

Management is pleased to report, as of the end of January 2017, that production is at the planned Stage One rate of 60 tonnes per day, which if maintained, and together with ongoing production from the existing plant, equates to an annualised 4,600 ounces of gold production, compared to the 2,005 ounces of gold produced during the 2016 financial year. At this production rate the mine should be profitable and in a position to begin repaying loans.

Stage Two installation of the crusher circuit and an additional three leach tanks has begun and commissioning is expected during April 2017. At this stage the new plant is expected to process 120 tonnes per day and once the plant is fully commissioned and producing at steady state, an annualised rate of roughly 4,500 ounces of gold is planned.  The old plant will continue to produce roughly 2,300 ounces of gold per year as long as tailings capacity exists, resulting in a potential total production rate of 6,800 ounces of gold per year.

Stage Three will be planned and commenced based on the performance of the operation once steady state is achieved.

The new processing plant is scheduled to be opened by the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Honourable Dan Kazungu, during an official opening ceremony on site planned for 16 February 2017.

Gerard Kisbey-Green, CEO of Goldplat commented, "I am very pleased with the Board's decision to proceed with an expansion plan at our Kilimapesa gold mine, which represents an investment of the order of US$2million. Although it is modest in terms of production, we believe it will result in the commencement of sustainable profitability at Kilimapesa.  Having achieved a production rate of 60 tonnes per day, following the successful implementation of Stage One, I believe we have already proven that we made the right decision.  The team on the ground has done a sterling job in adhering to schedules and to budget and we look forward to progressing to final commissioning in due course.  Profitability at Kilimapesa has been a long time coming and I would like to thank our shareholders for their patience in this regard!"

*** ENDS ***

For further information, visit www.goldplat.com, follow on Twitter @GoldPlatPlc or contact:

Gerard Kisbey-Green CEO Goldplat plc Tel: +27 (71) 8915775
Colin Aaronson / Daniel Bush Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Andrew Raca / Justin McKeegan VSA Capital Limited (Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 3005 5000
Charlotte Page / Susie Geliher St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

About Goldplat                                                                                                Goldplat plc, is an AIM quoted gold recovery services company with two market leading operations in South Africa and Ghana. The Company's strategy is focussed on utilising its cash flow generated from flagship gold recovery operations in Africa to self-fund sustainable growth and expansion of niche gold recovery business model. The Company also has a small gold mining and exploration portfolio in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Ghana and is evaluating various opportunities to create value or monetise these assets.



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