AVZ Discussion 2022

[Dave Evans]

no surprise at all ...

"... these decisions follow the failure by certain titleholders to comply with legal obligations, particularly regarding the payment of annual surface rights, in accordance with the regulatory provisions in force. ..."
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PS: Why not PE13698???
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So looks like we've paid 4030 and not 4029

Bizarre

I guess it makes some sense as 4030 is the one mostly around RD and 4029 is the one around CDL

Pretty sure Zijin developed the three areas shown below around CD. The area in the middle on the eastern most part borders 4029 and you can see in the last photo where their construction meets the border

 

[Rechnerhand]

Pretty sure Zijin developed the three areas shown below around CD. The area in the middle on the eastern most part borders 4029 and you can see in the last photo where their construction meets the border

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To me it looks like ZiJin is extracting from the tailings (#13698) for their announced start in Q2 ...

 

[Sangster]

To me it looks like ZiJin is extracting from the tailings (#13698) for their announced start in Q2 ...

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Looks to me as though they're using the tailings as aggregate for the road surface. I can't say for certain and perhaps it's an absurd suggestion (I don't know the properties of the tailings), but having spent a lot of hours looking over aerials of the DRC, mapping roads and rail, I can say a similar pattern appears all over the country. Unpaved roads need ongoing maintenance and must be built up so that water will run off. They scrape material from nearby areas wherever the material is suitable.

My memory is a bit foggy on this but some years ago there was an interview with AVZ staff holding the fort at Manono. During the interview a Chinese bulldozer attempted to enter our site and was turned back. The operator claimed to be trying to get material for road maintenance. Again, my memory is foggy on this so take it or leave it.

 

[Sangster]

Looks to me as though they're using the tailings as aggregate for the road surface. I can't say for certain and perhaps it's an absurd suggestion (I don't know the properties of the tailings), but having spent a lot of hours looking over aerials of the DRC, mapping roads and rail, I can say a similar pattern appears all over the country. Unpaved roads need ongoing maintenance and must be built up so that water will run off. They scrape material from nearby areas wherever the material is suitable.

My memory is a bit foggy on this but some years ago there was an interview with AVZ staff holding the fort at Manono. During the interview a Chinese bulldozer attempted to enter our site and was turned back. The operator claimed to be trying to get material for road maintenance. Again, my memory is foggy on this so take it or leave it.

I should add that our interpretations are not mutually exclusive. The road goes straight to the tailings so we could both be accurate.