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    I spent nine glorious months at Jabal Sayid, 350 kms NE of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, preparing to start up the Jabal Sayid copper/gold/silver mine. The mine is located approximately mid-way between the holy cities of Macca and Madina, and the religious vibes of millions of Muslims around the world praying and facing this area 24/7 is palpable and extremely peaceful and calming!!!! The presence of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (unto whom be peace) is ever-present. In fact, there are caves just to the north of the mine site where the Holy Prophet rested during his peregrinations through the desert as he explained the principles of Islam to the people. Mining will be by underground method while metals will be recovered by froth flotation. A more challenging and rewarding project in Kazakhstan propelled me to resign my senior position here, the Aktogay mine with the potential to become the fourth largest copper mine in the world. A rare NASA false colour satellite image of the Arabian shield, released in August 2010, shows this area to be richer in minerals than the Congolese/Zambian copperbelt and the Bushveldt complex in South Africa!!! The entire area is volcanic in origin, it is not inconceivable that the metals migrated to surface with the magma. In my nine months in the Kingdom, I spotted at least five possible areas of metallogenic formations during my travels in the Kingdom. Because of the arid and desiccating environment, and in order to protect the water resource of the local Bedouin camel and goat herders, the mine was not allowed to abstract water from within a 50 kms radius of the mine. To mitigate this, a number of astute water conservation measures had to be implemented, namely: 1)...Trucking in water from the holy city of Madina 290 kms away, that water being their sewage treatment plant's effluent. 2)...Filtering the plant's tailings to reclaim as much water as possible, and 3)...Covering all water ponds and tanks to minimise evaporation. It is a shame that the mine did not start up on time. Barrick Gold Corp. breached a number of the Kingdom's regulatory procedures so operations were suspended pending compliance in August 2012. Breaches include: 1)...Storing explosives in a temporary magazine 2)...Inadequate fencing around the property in a politically sensitive country 3)...Transporting hazardous chemicals along the main Macca to Madina pilgrimage route 4)...Transporting concentrate along that same route 5)...Transporting sewage plant overflow water along the same route In retrospect, one can conclude that the arrogance of the expatriate community at the mine was contrived as a subterfuge over the lack of mining knowledge in Saudi Arabia, but it backfired!

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    I spent nine glorious months at Jabal Sayid, 350 kms NE of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, preparing to start up the Jabal Sayid copper/gold/silver mine. The mine is located approximately mid-way between the holy cities of Macca and Madina, and the religious vibes of millions of Muslims around the world praying and facing this area 24/7 is palpable and extremely peaceful and calming!!!! The presence of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (unto whom be peace) is ever-present. In fact, there are caves just to the north of the mine site where the Holy Prophet rested during his peregrinations through the desert as he explained the principles of Islam to the people. Mining will be by underground method while metals will be recovered by froth flotation. A more challenging and rewarding project in Kazakhstan propelled me to resign my senior position here, the Aktogay mine with the potential to become the fourth largest copper mine in the world. A rare NASA false colour satellite image of the Arabian shield, released in August 2010, shows this area to be richer in minerals than the Congolese/Zambian copperbelt and the Bushveldt complex in South Africa!!! The entire area is volcanic in origin, it is not inconceivable that the metals migrated to surface with the magma. In my nine months in the Kingdom, I spotted at least five possible areas of metallogenic formations during my travels in the Kingdom. Because of the arid and desiccating environment, and in order to protect the water resource of the local Bedouin camel and goat herders, the mine was not allowed to abstract water from within a 50 kms radius of the mine. To mitigate this, a number of astute water conservation measures had to be implemented, namely: 1)...Trucking in water from the holy city of Madina 290 kms away, that water being their sewage treatment plant's effluent. 2)...Filtering the plant's tailings to reclaim as much water as possible, and 3)...Covering all water ponds and tanks to minimise evaporation. It is a shame that the mine did not start up on time. Barrick Gold Corp. breached a number of the Kingdom's regulatory procedures so operations were suspended pending compliance in August 2012. Breaches include: 1)...Storing explosives in a temporary magazine 2)...Inadequate fencing around the property in a politically sensitive country 3)...Transporting hazardous chemicals along the main Macca to Madina pilgrimage route 4)...Transporting concentrate along that same route 5)...Transporting sewage plant overflow water along the same route In retrospect, one can conclude that the arrogance of the expatriate community at the mine was contrived as a subterfuge over the lack of mining knowledge in Saudi Arabia, but it backfired!

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    Jabal Sayid Project

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    Ramoutar (Ken) Seecharran
    I spent nine glorious months at Jabal Sayid, 350 kms NE of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, preparing to start up the Jabal Sayid copper/gold/silver mine. The mine is located approximately mid-way between the holy cities of Macca and Madina, and the religious vibes of millions of Muslims around the world praying and facing this area 24/7 is palpable and extremely peaceful and calming!!!! The presence of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (unto whom be peace) is ever-present. In fact, there are caves just to the north of the mine site where the Holy Prophet rested during his peregrinations through the desert as he explained the principles of Islam to the people. Mining will be by underground method while metals will be recovered by froth flotation. A more challenging and rewarding project in Kazakhstan propelled me to resign my senior position here, the Aktogay mine with the potential to become the fourth largest copper mine in the world. A rare NASA false colour satellite image of the Arabian shield, released in August 2010, shows this area to be richer in minerals than the Congolese/Zambian copperbelt and the Bushveldt complex in South Africa!!! The entire area is volcanic in origin, it is not inconceivable that the metals migrated to surface with the magma. In my nine months in the Kingdom, I spotted at least five possible areas of metallogenic formations during my travels in the Kingdom. Because of the arid and desiccating environment, and in order to protect the water resource of the local Bedouin camel and goat herders, the mine was not allowed to abstract water from within a 50 kms radius of the mine. To mitigate this, a number of astute water conservation measures had to be implemented, namely: 1)...Trucking in water from the holy city of Madina 290 kms away, that water being their sewage treatment plant's effluent. 2)...Filtering the plant's tailings to reclaim as much water as possible, and 3)...Covering all water ponds and tanks to minimise evaporation. It is a shame that the mine did not start up on time. Barrick Gold Corp. breached a number of the Kingdom's regulatory procedures so operations were suspended pending compliance in August 2012. Breaches include: 1)...Storing explosives in a temporary magazine 2)...Inadequate fencing around the property in a politically sensitive country 3)...Transporting hazardous chemicals along the main Macca to Madina pilgrimage route 4)...Transporting concentrate along that same route 5)...Transporting sewage plant overflow water along the same route In retrospect, one can conclude that the arrogance of the expatriate community at the mine was contrived as a subterfuge over the lack of mining knowledge in Saudi Arabia, but it backfired!

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    JABAL SAYID PROJECT - KINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA -

    The project is a copper/gold/silver prospect 350kms NE of Jeddah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    Figure 1: Location of the project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS). The sulphide minerals being chalcopyrite and pyrite, with traces of bornite, covellite and chalcocite. Head grade is anticipated to be 1.73% Cu, 0.22ppm Au and 4.7ppm Ag Initial mining will be by underground mining, but a satellite pit will be added subsequently. Roof support will entail rock bolting, reinforced meshing and shotcreting.

    Figure 2: Picture showing rock bolting and reinforced mesh used for roof support Underground ore will be trammed up a decline to the ROM pad, from where processing will commence. After crushing in a single toggle jaw crusher, milling will be by SAG mill, followed by ball mill. SAG mill will be 7.9x4.8m and ball mill 5.5x9.2m. The ore is very hard with a Bond work index of 22.4 kWht-1.

    Figure 3: Single toggle jaw crusher and ROM bin 2

    Treatment rate will be 3mtpa. Anticipated production cost is 150/lb of copper, after gold and silver credits. The deposit is ideally located for smelting in either the east or the west.

    Figure 4: Ideal location for east-west smelting

    Figure 5: Decline through which ore will be trammed Being a clean ore, treatment will be by conventional flotation employing rougher and scavenger flotation, with two stages of cleaning.

    Figure 6: Rock from Jabal Sayid mine showing the copper mineral, chalcopyrite

    Figure 7: Copper being recovered by froth flotation

    Plant recoveries are expected to be as follows: Copper 95.9% Gold 67.2% Silver 69.8%

    Figure 8: Flow sheet, showing conventional sulphide flotation

    Figure 9: Copper concentrate loaded in a ship 5

    Figure 10: Metallic copper being packed

    An entirely new camp and surface infrastructure will have to be constructed to attract multi-cultural and multi lingual workers, of the right calibre.

    Figure 11: Newly constructed camp

    Figure 12: New surface infrastructure

    Figure 13: More new infrastructure being constructed

    Because of the fragile ecosystem in the area of the mine, stewardship of the environment will be paramount.

    Figure 14: The fragile desert environment which demands good stewardship of the environment by mining operations Utilisation of meteoric water is not permitted and drains have to be put in to channel such water from the mine site into the nearby wadi. The Bedouins living in the vicinity of the wadi abstract water for human and livestock consumption using wells.

    Figure 15: A Bedouins water well in a wadi

    Plant design entails filtering of tailings to abstract and recycle the maximum amount of water. Top up water will be trucked in from Madina, being sewage plant overflow. The filtered tailings will be dry stacked in a plastic-lined tailings storage facility/impoundment (TSF). A mist fogging system will be installed in the area of the crusher and at all belt transfer points to suppress dust. Dust and noise monitoring will be an integral part of mining operations. Power will be generated by a contractor on site and purchased at a contracted rate. An incinerator and waste disposal facility will be installed to deal with camp waste. The incinerator will be capable of processing 250 kgh -1 of waste at a temperature of 1,000C utilising the 3T formula of time, temperature and turbulence.

    Figure 16: Proposed waste incinerator Oil collection facilities will be functional as a precursor to recycling. Used batteries will be recycled.

    Figure 17: Plant under construction in September 2011

    Figure 18: Plant under construction in December 2011

    Figure 19: Panoramic view of the plant, looking from the West in December 2011

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    Figure 20: Flotation and dewatering sections under construction in December 2011

    Figure 21: Fuel farm and mining stores yard

    Figure 22: Contractors power station

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