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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 |
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. |
Twangiza Project, August 2006
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Aerial view of the Twangiza ridge |
One of four drilling rigs deployed at Twangiza |
Drilling high above the Twangiza field camp |
One of Banro's two Eurocopter B2s being used to move equipment |
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Banro plans 18,000 metres of drilling at Twangiza in 2006 |
Core samples from the Twangiza drilling program |
Banro President Peter Cowley inspects drill core |
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Banro President Peter Cowley, Mike Skead, VP Exploration, and the Twangiza team viewing core samples |
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This community road, recently built by Banro, serves the people of Mbwega
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Employees and local residents pose proudly on the new bridge near Luhwinja, built by
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November 2005
Recent photos of Banro's exploration and related activities in the DRC
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Banro begins work at Twangiza, its most advanced project.
Twangiza camp construction in progress |
Trenching in progress |
Baseline in progress |
Establishing the baseline origin point |
Banro Foundation distributing stationery to primary schools in Twangiza |
Supporting basic education is a primary focus of the Banro Foundation |
Previous kitchen facilites at Lubwinja hospital, near Twangiza |
New kitchen facilities being built by the Banro Foundation |
Constructing bridges and roads benefits Banro and its neighbours |
Testing the new bridge at Twangiza |
Kibuti Workings, approximately 3 km north of the main Twangiza Workings, on the Twangiza Anticline Axis |
Looking south from Twangiza |
Photographs from Lugushwa
Aerial view of Lugushwa camp |
Trenches at the G20 - Prospect |
Mapale Prospect |
Kimbangu Trench, Lugushwa (39 m @ 8.67g/t) |
Visible gold in bedding-parallel vein of grey quartz, Kilima Prospect, Lugushwa |
Gold tail, Cariere A Prospect, Lugushwa |
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| Three generations of quartz mineralisation, Cariere A Prospect:, Lugushwa: (i) grey quartz, brecciated and contained within (ii) veins of sugary white quartz, cut by (iii) white glassy quartz. Host metasediment contains disseminated arsenopyrite. |
RBC Capital Markets Gold Conference - November 2005
Banro Chairman Simon Village presents to the RBC Capital Markets Gold Conference in London, U.K., November 10.
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September 2005
In September 2005, management and investors visited the Banro properties. Here are a few photographs of that visit.
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Preparing to leave from Banro's exploration office in Bukavu
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Chairman Simon Village (right) confers with Senior Project Geologist Christian Bawah and Chief Geologist Dr. Howard Fall at the Namoya exploration camp. |
Hiking the newly-cut route to drilling operations at Namoya. |
Diamond drilling at Namoya |
Aerial view of drilling operations at Namoya |
Christian Bawah, Yves Balole, Geological Technician, and Dr Howard Fall inspecting drill core. Murray Grant of Actis Capital LLC is to the right. |
Mike Skead, VP Exploration, Christian Bawah and Dr. Howard Fall discuss the core drilling program at Namoya |
Actis Investment Principal, Dr. Peter Ruxton (centre), inspects drill core at the Namoya exploration camp. Looking on is Banro geologist Bubaka Rudahya and Chief Geologist Dr. Howard Fall. |
Chris Bawah briefs Dr. Peter Ruxton, Murray Grant (seated) and Gillian Arthur (seated) of Actis Capital LLC, while Chief Geologist Howard Fall and Chairman Simon Village look on. |
Mike Skead poses with our Twangiza neighbours. |
Gerald Chuwa, Senior Project Geologist, briefs visitors on developments at Lugushwa |
Lugushwa exploration camp |
The G20 - G21 Prospect at Lugushwa |
Banro Chairman Simon Village and Exploration VP Mike Skead |
February 2005
Five of six Company directors visited the Banro properties in the DRC in February 2005. Here are a few photographs of the visit.
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Directors Richard Lachcik, Peter Cowley (President & CEO), Arnie Kondrat (Executive VP), John Clarke and Simon Village (Chairman) arrive at Bukavu airport, DRC.
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Exploration Manager Mike Skead reviews progress at Namoya, while exploration team and director Dr.John Clarke look on. |
Exploration Manager Mike Skead with Chris Bawah, Senior Project Geologist at Namoya. |
Relaxing after a 12 kilometre hike to view a small portion of the Namoya project area |
Directors arrive at Lugushwa |
Senior Project Geologist Nouho Koné briefs the leadership team on developments at Lugushwa. |
Nouho Koné and Senior Resource Geologist Peter Kersi note a point of interest on the Lugushwa project area |
Chairman Simon Village and President & CEO Peter Cowley with RBC analyst Mark Smith |
Celebrating Banro's progess with a barbeque in Bukavu. |
Logistics Manager Lloyd Kirtley and Mineral Resource Manager Dan Bansah relax after a hard day's work. |
Sharing a joke - it's not all hard work in the mining business! |
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Choose a Gallery:
Banro Foundation Ceremony, February 2010
Twangiza "Phase One" Gold Plant, October 2009
Banro Foundation Ceremony, October 2009
Banro Foundation Ceremony, May 2009
Lugushwa Project, March 2008
Twangiza Project, March 2008
Namoya Project, March 2008
Namoya Project, June 2007
Lugushwa Project, June 2007
Twangiza Project, June 2007
Namoya Project, October 2006
Twangiza Project, August 2006
November 2005
RBC Capital Markets Gold Conference - November 2005
September 2005
February 2005
November 2004
November 2004
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Banro's newly recruited Congolese geologists |
Newly-recruited Banro geologists receiving training at Bukavu |
Lugushwa workings |
Lugushwa workings |
Banro's Exploration Manager Mike Skead participates in welcoming ceremony from the Lugushwa elders |
Banro's Administrative Manager Desire Sangara with Namoya children |
Adit 1065, Namoya |
Banro President Peter Cowley, Mike Skead and Desire Sangara with Banro team in Bukavu |
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