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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
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 Secondary & Tertiary Crushing
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 Conveyor Feed to Primary Mill
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 Milling Area
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 Primary & Secondary Mills
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 Elution & Kiln Towers
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 View of CIP Plant
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 CIP Plant - Tower & Bridge
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 Lime Silo Installation
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 View from top of CIP Tanks
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 Tailings Screen
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 CIP Gold Room Tank
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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
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The Saramabila school courtyard
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Children enjoying a day-off school
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Celebrating the Opening with a ceremonial dance
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The Official Opening begins with the Congolese national anthem
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Banro VP Martin Jones presents the keys to a student representative and the school Principal
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Honouring the teachers of the new Saramabila Institute
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Recognizing the skilled workers who built the new school
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Thanking the local Banro Foundation committee which helped guide the project
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Martin Jones of Banro and Territorial Administrator Michel Magenda cut the ribbon
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Slicing the ceremonial cake
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Banro Foundation presents new footballs and workbooks to the school
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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
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School children wait for ceremony to begin
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School children in front of the new Naluhwindja Institute
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Celestin Mbuya, DRC Minister of the Interior, arrives
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Banro President Mike Prinsloo and Exec VP Johan Botha head toward the school
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DRC Minister of the Interior greets tribal chiefs
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Waiting for the speeches to begin
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Celestin Mbuya, DRC Minister of the Interior, addresses the community
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South Kivu Governor Louis Muderwa speaks to crowd
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School children listening to speeches
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Esperance Baharanyi, the "Mwamikazi" of Luhwindja, speaks to her people
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Mike Prinsloo of Banro addresses the gathering
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Colette Makila, South Kivu Minister of Mines
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Banro VP Dan Bansah (far right) leads tour of a classroom
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All desks and furniture were built by local carpenters
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The Mwamizaki leads the way to the community water ceremony
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Interior Minister and Governor cut ribbon to inaugurate water system
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Mwamikazi and Mike Prinsloo help commemorate first potable water system in Luhwindja
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Testing the new water system
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Mike Prinsloo and Banro VP Martin Jones taking a ceremonial taste
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Heading back to the Naluhwindja school
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Luhwindja community elders
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Central water tank for potable water system
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Aerial view of the Naluhwindja Institute
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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 |
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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 |
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| Core from the Namoya drilling program being logged (left) and sampled. |
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| Soil sampling and trenching continues over geochemical and artisinal targets at the prospective Muviringu, Seketi and Filion B prospects. |
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| The Kimbaseke bridge, built by the Banro Foundation, shown under construction (left) and completed, spans the Kama River near Namoya. |
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