Dreams do come true:
One of the things in mining I hate most is when people design a couple of big, fancy words and start throwing them around as if it is the best thing since sliced bread. Talking to them is frustrating, highly irritating, and plainly annoying. Since I know mining in depth and detail, I cannot talk to them because they don’t understand me, and we usually cannot match ideas.
This brings me to the big word NetZerO mostly used in connection with climate change, but I personalized it to mining and came up with the following mission statement.
Mission:
Mining: Net zero for us mean:
Processing: Net zero for us mean:
You will find the whole shebang over here: TANZAMZAR INVESTMENTS – NET ZERO IS OUR AIM IN EVERYTHING WE DO (tanzaminvest.com)
To summarise this, we would like to do mining and rehabilitation at the same time.
To be successful you need:
1.????? A high grade preferrable multi metal orebody.
2.????? A mining method that can extract the ore.
3.????? An environmentally friendly processing technology for several metals and minerals
4.????? Open mind which can delve into minute detail.
5.????? The will to make it work.
This last month, my geologist visited the orebody I was looking for. He confirmed the basics on which we could build. He spends 600Km on the back of a motorcycle to return from the mine. Bearing in mind it is the height of the rainy season in Africa and the road was last maintained when Belgium was raping the DRC. It was epic.
Anyhow, the results were what I expected.
Now the journey can start.
Test work and preparation, exploration, mine design, backfill, rehabilitation, must be done, validated and peer reviewed.
Oops, almost forgot, we have to fix a part of the road.
I think we will start producing gold by 2026, followed by copper, silver, lead, and maybe a couple of interesting by-products.
It is not going to be a walk in the park, but the journey is going to be very satisfying in the end.
Managing Director at BEE Right Not Left - Management Consultant
1 年Well done. Keep pushing forward.
Self Employed at Pothas BK
1 年Mooiso Jan
Group Chief Executive Officer At APA GROUP PTY ( LTD ) || (A)dvancement & (P)rogression Of (A)frica/ns || Pan-Africanist || Youth Policy Advocate || Mental Lifestyle Coach || Public Speaker || ???? || IT’S POSSIBLE ||
1 年The article is so hilarious , I love the mission statement of Net Zero well done Jan King , I am looking forward to 2026 and beyond, and I wish you success in the early phases
My opinions are my own and may not reflect the views of the organisations who make use of my services as a consultant! Independent Consultant at Gurumanzi (Pty) Ltd
1 年…..all the best Jan, with the ideals you espouse, I am sure you will make your project a success!