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The final stage of the Twangiza processing facility construction took place in Q4 2011 with a first gold pour in October 2011
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 Tailings management facility in the valley immediately below Twangiza Oxide mine
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 Historic artisanal workings in the foreground with Twangiza Tailings Management Facility & access route in the background
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 Raw and process water tanks at the Twangiza processing plant
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 Plant overview - September 2011
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 Feed conveyor to Ball Mill #1
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 Cyanide solution storage tank at Twangiza processing facility
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 Q4 2011 gold pour
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 Banro founder, Arnold Kondrat (left) & CEO Simon Village (right)
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 Mining operations
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 Secondary and tertiary crushing circuits
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 Scrubber and screen
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 Secondary crusher
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 Classifier and Knelson concentrator
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 Founder & Executive VP Arnold Kondrat
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 Mineral sizer
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 Pipe rack providing services to the Scrubber
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 Detox tanks & carbon recovery screen
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 Raw and Process water as seen from the carbon-in-leach (CIL) tanks
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 Gary Chapman, Vice President, Operations at the top of the Tailings Management Facility during construction
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On April , 2011, the community of Kibiswa, located near Banro's Namoya Project, and the Banro Foundation celebrated the opening of the new Kibiswa Primary School, serving 300 students. The Opening was celebrated by the South Kivu Minister of Education, Mr. Matwara, and tribal chief, Mr. Wakabango. Koos Nel, Banro's Vice President of Non-Technical Services, led the Banro delegation.
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 The new Kibiswa Primary School
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 Kibiswa Primary School
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 Kibiswa Primary School
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 Kibiswa Primary School
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 The community presents the gift of a goat to the Minister of
Education and to the Banro Foundation
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 A traditional ceremonial dance marks the occasion
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 A church choir entertains the guests
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 Banro VP Koos Nel and Foundation administrator Victor Basira hand
over the keys of the new school to the Minister
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 Mwami Wakabango, chief of the Kibiswa community, addresses the crowd
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 The ribbon-cutting and champagne mark the Official Opening
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 Minister of Education Mr. Matawara tours the new school
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 Inside one of the new classrooms
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 The Minister of Education speaks to the community
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 A student representative thanks Banro on behalf of the students
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 The ceremony closes with a community lunch
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 The old Kibiswa school
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On November 29, 2010, the community of Luhwindja and the Banro Foundation celebrated the opening of the new Chirburhi Primary School. With 12 classrooms serving almost 600 students, a conference room and library, the Chiburhi primary school is the largest of the three schools built to date by the Banro Foundation.
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 Aerial view of the Chiburhi primary school (blue roof) and the Naluhwindja high school, also built by the Banro Foundation
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 Crowds gather for the opening -- the Naluhwindja high school is in the background
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 The Chef de Poste addresses the gathering
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 Children enjoy a day off school
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 Pupils of the Chiburhi school
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 Members of a local church choir, which entertained the guests
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Peter Matabishi, the local contractor for the school, speaks to the guests
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The Mwamikazi, or area chief, holding the keys to the new school
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A gift of blankets and mattresses is made to the residents of the new community of Cinjira
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Victor Basira, the Banro Foundation administrator who oversaw the project, opens the ceremonial champagne
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The provincial Minister of Education cuts the ribbon with help from Martin Jones, head of the Banro Foundation
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The Mwamikazi at the teacher's desk
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Distinguished guests and Banro Foundation representatives pose for a photo
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Chiburhi school courtyard
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The principal of the school thanks the community leaders and the Banro Foundation for the school
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On February 26, 2010, the Banro Foundation and the Lugushwa community celebrated the Official Opening of the new Kigumo Health Clinic.
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 The Kigumo Health Clinic
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 Waiting for the Official Ceremony to begin
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 A local church choir entertains the guests
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 Among the honoured guests were these Territorial nurses
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 Local leaders attended from across the Lugushwa Territory
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 The Official Ceremony begins
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 South Kivu Deputy Governor Jean Claude Kibala introduces local MP and traditional Chief Honorable Longangi Byemba Tsonga Yaya
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 The Lugushwa community and Banro President & CEO Mike Prinsloo presented each other with the traditional gift of a goat
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 Mike Prinsloo presents Deputy Governor Kibala with the keys to the Clinic while Banro Foundation Coordinator Willy Mushagalusa looks on
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 The Deputy Governor hands the keys to Chief Christian Longangi Byemba Kampangalasa
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 Chief Christian Longangi Byemba Kampangalasa holds up the keys to the applause of the crowd
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 The Chief hands they keys to Dr. Edouard Muzito Basubi, Territorial physician
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 Dr. Edouard Muzito Basubi addresses the crowd
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 The guests head for the ribbon cutting ceremony
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 Deputy Governor Kibala and Banro's Mike Prinsloo cut the ceremonial ribbon
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 Banro Foundation Coordinator Victor Basira leads Deputy Governor Kibala on a tour of the facility
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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 in May 2010 will be shipped in 90 forty-foot containers and 60 break bulk items to the port of Mombassa, Kenya. Additional containers and construction items are being prepared for shipment from South Africa. The plant will begin arriving in Twangiza in July 2010. Below are photographs of the plant in operation in Australia.
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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 |
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