Current Projects
De Beers has now withdrawn from its joint venture agreement with Bugeco and the remaining licenses revert with immediate effect to 100% Bugeco ownership. The area concerned consists of some 1,100 km2 in Western Kasai, on which 10 kimberlites have been discovered, most of which are known to possess micro-diamonds. Bugeco will be required to relinquish 50% of these licences before the end of 2009, but this will have no effect on its ability to maintain those licences in which the kimberlite cluster is located.
Diamond found in area of first kimberlite discovery
Past Projects
KATANGA REPORT
A report, valid as of end 2006, of the Katanga copper belt, an inventory of orebodies and associated companies involved in their development.
From 2004 to 2006 the following due diligence studies were carried out
- Chirano gold project in Ghana
- Assessment of Pb-Ag-Zn mine (Torepalca) in Bolivia
- Anvil Mining Activities (Dikulushi, Kulumaziba, Kinsevere) in Katanga (DRC)
- Gold occurrences in El Hamman, Morrocco
- Guelb Moghrein copper-gold project in Mauritania
- Tasiat gold project in Mauritania
- Bamba copper project in DRC
- N’Gayu and other gold-bearing greenstone belts in DRC
Bugeco has a long record of consulting on an international basis, and continues to carry out gold and base metals due diligence and analysis on behalf of mining companies and financial institutions as well as international organisations and governments.
The following is a summary of past projects carried out by Bugeco S.A.
Mining Companies and Financial Institutions
|
Client |
Contract Description |
| Umicore (ex-Union Minière) | Rehabilitation of old mine sites in Belgium and France |
| Metaleurop (France) | Rehabilitation of old mine sites in France |
| Trebas (France) | Mine closure rehabilitation in France |
| Anglo American (SA) | In depth analysis of Birimian gold potential in West Africa |
| Anglo American (SA) | In-depth review of base metals metallogeny in Africa |
| Continental Res (Canada) | Technical audit of the pre-feasibility and evaluation of resources on bauxite deposit in Orissa State, India |
| Semafo/Managem (Morocco) | Due Diligence for the exploitation of the gold ore bodies of Jean Gobele in Guinea and Samira in Niger |
| Ashanti Gold Fields (Ghana) | Compilation of archives for Kilo gold ore bodies in Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Care Offshore (Switzerland) | Evaluation of gold exploration programme in Myanmar |
| Colacem (Tunisia) | Evaluation of limestone reserves for dry-process method of cement production |
| Africa Merchant Bank (France) | Evaluation of pre-feasibility study of Sukari gold ore body in Egypt |
| Hollaway & Associates (Zimbabwe) | Review of copper/cobalt potential in Katanga (D.R. Congo) |
| Garrot-Chaillac (France) | Identification of new Baryte ore bodies in Europe and neighbouring countries (Morocco and Turkey) |
| Garrot-Chaillac (France) | Audit of a barite mine in Bulgaria |
| BHP (Australia) | Review of potential mining projects in D.R.Congo |
| Rio Tinto (UK) | Report on negotiations with government of D.R.Congo concerning new mining legislation |
| Naneco (Canada) | Due Diligence on lead-zinc ore body Inner Mongolia (China) |
| Anglogold (SA) | Technical evaluation of Yatela gold ore body (Mali) |
| Damon & Assoc (France) | Evaluation of potential for cassiterite in the north of Niger |
| Faxe & Falk (Denmark) | Evaluation of limestone reserves in a quarry in Denmark |
| Ennex (Iceland) | Due Diligence on oxide zinc ore body in Kazakhstan |
| Africa Merchant Bank (France) | Due Diligence on oxide copper ore body in Sierra Morena and Tuina (Chile) |
| Générale de Banque (Belgium) | Due Diligence on oxide copper ore body in Sierra Morena and Tuina (Chile) |
| Eeximcor (Senegal) | Technical audit of Sabodala gold ore body (Senegal) |
| Campine SA (Belgium) | Economic evaluation of antimony ore bodies in Cebraye (Turkey) |
| Semafo (Canada/Morroco) | Competent Qualified Person report on the exploitation of the Samira-Libiri gold deposit in Niger |
| Africa Merchant Bank (France) | Evaluation of exploration programme on the Segala permit in Mali and Mona permit in Burkina Faso |
| Resources Management (UK) | Audits of gold deposits in Mozambique and Guinea |
| Arc Mining & Investment | Audits of tantalite deposits in Mozambique and South Africa, of two gold deposits in Peru, of a gold deposit in Senegal, of a diamond alluvial deposit in South Africa, and of a gold exploration program in Mali |
| Bugeco RDC sprl | Bugeco has undertaken its proprietary exploration activities for precious stones and metals in DRC (Congo) |
International and Government Institutions
|
Client |
Contract Description |
| Sysmin (EU) | Cost monitoring of Sysmin funds for mine development in Namibia (1994-2001) |
| Monitoring of Sysmin funds for airborne geophysical and geological mapping project in Burkina Faso (1997-2003) | |
| Determine on behalf of EU the eligibility of Gabon to receive Sysmin funds for the development of the mining sector (2000-2001). | |
| Economic appraisal of E.U. funding in the mining sector of Senegal and Mauritania (1999) | |
| European Development Fund | Installation and supervision of a chemical laboratory at ESAMRDC, Tanzania (1997 – 2000) |
| European Development Bank | Elaboration of mineral exploration programme in Adrar des Iforas (Mali) (1997) |
| ORGM (Algeria) | Resource evaluation of zinc ore body at Oued Amizour |
| World Bank (Mali) | Contract for revision and improvement of Mining Code, Fiscal legislation and institutional reforms applicable to mining and exploration in Mali (1996-1999). In addition it carried out an audit of the Sadiola deposit ore reserves on behalf of the IFC. |
| Ministry of Mines (Gabon) | Review of the new Mining Code (2001) |
