30 June 2016

Kibo Mining plc (“Kibo” or the “Company”) (AIM: KIBO; AltX: KBO), the Tanzania focussed mineral exploration and development company is pleased to announce completion  of  the independent,  integrated  Water Availability Study for the Mbeya Coal to Power Project (“MCPP”).

The Water Availability Study (“the Study”), to determine sustainable groundwater  yields  and  pit inflows through aquifer testing and numerical flow modelling, was performed by Shangoni Management Services, the consultants appointed to execute the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment  for the MCPP. The following activities  formed part of the Study:

  1. Geophysics (resistivity surveys) within the vicinity of the Study area, with focus  in and around the pit area to determine geological anomalies  or lineaments and preferential flow paths for the movement  of groundwater.
  2. Drilling of boreholes into identified anomalies.
  3. Aquifer testing (slug and pump testing) to  determine aquifer hydraulics for flow modelling (pit inflows)  and sustainable  borehole yields.
  4. Water sampling for hydro chemical and biological analyses (and general borehole surveys including GPS surveying (XYZ) and static water levels for model calibration).
  5. Numerical modelling inclusive of steady- and transient state flow models to determine pit inflows for the Life of Mine (“LoM”) and dewatering strategies.  The  numerical  model aimed to:
    • estimate the groundwater seepage rate to the pit over the Life of Mine (LOM); and
    • estimate the  sustainable  yield  of the aquifer(s) in the area with a view  to meeting the bulk water supply to the proposed project.

The Study concluded that ground water would be available in sufficient and sustainable quantities throughout the life of plant, to adequately supply the power station with water in accordance with the power plant design specifications,  stated in the MCPP Power Feasibility Study.

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