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In August 2009, Banro announced the purchase of a gold plant with capacity to process 100,000 oz of gold per year. The plant is being refurbished in western Australia and will be shipped to site in the new year and assembled. Here are photographs of the plant in operation.

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Crushing Station
Secondary & Tertiary Crushing
Conveyor Feed to Primary Mill
Milling Area
Primary & Secondary Mills
Elution & Kiln Towers
View of CIP Plant
CIP Plant - Tower & Bridge
Lime Silo Installation
View from top of CIP Tanks
Tailings Screen
CIP Gold Room Tank

On October 3, 2009, the Banro Foundation and the Saramabila/Namoya community celebrated the Official Opening of the new Saramabila Institute Secondary School.

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The new Saramabila Institute Secondary School


The Saramabila school courtyard


Children enjoying a day-off school


Celebrating the Opening with a ceremonial dance


The Official Opening begins with the Congolese national anthem


Banro VP Martin Jones presents the keys to a student representative and the school Principal


Honouring the teachers of the new Saramabila Institute


Recognizing the skilled workers who built the new school


Thanking the local Banro Foundation committee which helped guide the project


Martin Jones of Banro and Territorial Administrator Michel Magenda cut the ribbon


Slicing the ceremonial cake


Banro Foundation presents new footballs and workbooks to the school


On May 8, 2009, the Banro Foundation and the Luhwindja/Twangiza community celebrated the official handover of the new Naluhwindja Secondary School and a potable water system serving 18,000 people in four villages.

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The new Naluwindja Secondary School - with six class rooms, office, library and staff common room


School children wait for ceremony to begin


School children in front of the new Naluhwindja Institute


Celestin Mbuya, DRC Minister of the Interior, arrives


Banro President Mike Prinsloo and Exec VP Johan Botha head toward the school


DRC Minister of the Interior greets tribal chiefs


Waiting for the speeches to begin


Celestin Mbuya, DRC Minister of the Interior, addresses the community


South Kivu Governor Louis Muderwa speaks to crowd


School children listening to speeches


Esperance Baharanyi, the "Mwamikazi" of Luhwindja, speaks to her people


Mike Prinsloo of Banro addresses the gathering


Colette Makila, South Kivu Minister of Mines


Banro VP Dan Bansah (far right) leads tour of a classroom


All desks and furniture were built by local carpenters


The Mwamizaki leads the way to the community water ceremony


Interior Minister and Governor cut ribbon to inaugurate water system


Mwamikazi and Mike Prinsloo help commemorate first potable water system in Luhwindja


Testing the new water system


Mike Prinsloo and Banro VP Martin Jones taking a ceremonial taste


Heading back to the Naluhwindja school


Luhwindja community elders


Central water tank for potable water system


Aerial view of the Naluhwindja Institute


Lugushwa Project March 2008

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Field assistant Deogratius Kyakwimi (right) with Lugushwa core shed team


Senior project geologist Abakari Jumanne with geologist Risasi Ombeni and project geologist Mulonda Matata


Examining core samples at the Lugushwa core shack
 

Twangiza March 2008

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Vice-President Exploration, (fourth from left) and Exploration Manager Dr. Howard Fall (centre) briefing their senior team


Examining core samples at the drill site


Splitting the core with a core saw


Drill crew at one of six rigs deployed at Twangiza


Checking core in one of the three Twangiza core shacks


A bird's eye view of drilling in Twangiza

Namoya March 2008

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Field crew members Innocent Mbilzi and Jules Kilauri checking core a drill site: there drill rigs are currently deployed at Namoya


Namoya Drilling Operations : 13,000 metres of drilling are planned for the project in 2008


Geologists inspect an adit on the Namoya property


Technician recording rock chip samples

Namoya June 2007

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Operations & Field Work



Earlier this year, Banro completed a geophysical survey of its four projects


Stream sampling at Namoya


Exploration Manager Dr. Howard Fall checks on drilling operations


Drilling continues at Namoya to add and upgrade resources


Checking and logging core


Checking drill core


Working on the Namoya scoping study


Drilling at Namoya

Community Relations



The Governor of Maniema Province and dignitaries visit the Namoya project


Banro participates in the DRC Independence Day Celebrations


Namoya children enjoy some free time after receiving school supplies and clothing


Hosting a community visit at Namoya


Martin Jones of Banro meets with Namoya community leaders and local Banro staff


Touring the Namoya medical clinic - rehabilition of the clinic is a Banro Foundation priority

Twangiza Project, June 2007

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Resource drilling on the Main Twangiza Deposit


Nearby rivers have the potential to generate hydro-electric power for Banro's projects and local communities


Financed by the World Bank, this new road through the Twangiza-Namoya gold belt is an example of the region's improving infrastructure


Dr Peter Ruxton, Actis Capital, Banro founder Arny Kondrat, director Dr John Clarke and President Peter Cowley arriving for a visit at Twangiza


Senior Project Geologist Chris Bawah discusses the 2007 drilling program with Banro investors and directors


Banro's chief geologist Dr Howard Fall with Dr Peter Ruxton, Actis Capital


Banro's two helicopters immediately below one of the four drilling sites at Twangiza


Helicopter assisted drilling at Twangiza


Senior project geologists Chris Bawah (l) and Mark Hannam (r) with geologist Manya Nyamukere examining drill core


Four drilling rigs produce a lot of drill core!


View of the Twangiza hills from the exploration camp


Up, up and away!


Senior project geologist Chris Bawah with Rob Edwards, Renaissance Capital, Chris Wozniki of RBC Capital Markets and director Richard Lachcik


Banro director Bernard van Rooyen with Company founder Arny Kondrat

Lugushwa Project, June 2007

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Aerial view of the Lugushwa field camp


The "meeting place," heart of the Lugushwa field camp


Diamond drilling at the D18 prospect


Drilling at D18, as seen from a distance


Checking core at the Carriere A prospect


Logging core at the Lugushwa base camp


Geologist Yogolelo Mukokya presents to Banro directors and investors


President Peter Cowley with Lugushwa geologists and logistics staff

Namoya Project, October 2006

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Drilling continues to expand and upgrade the Namoya resource


Core cutting at Namoya
Core from the Namoya drilling program being logged (left) and sampled.
Soil sampling and trenching continues over geochemical and artisinal targets at the prospective Muviringu, Seketi and Filion B prospects.
The Kimbaseke bridge, built by the Banro Foundation, shown under construction (left) and completed, spans the Kama River near Namoya.

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