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Metallon Corporation

•  Established African gold exploration, development & mining company
• Active in Zimbabwe for 12+ years
• 8Moz world class resource
•  Four gold mines in operation; one in development
•  Delivering on production - 100,000oz in 2014
•  Numerous expansion opportunities
•  Committed to socially responsible mining

 What are the key requirements for Beneficiation and Value Addition

•  Capital Investment
•  Skilled personnel (metallurgists,chemists, etc)
•  Efficient technology
•  Water
•  Electrical power
•  Transport Infrastructure (rail, road, air)

Introduction

•  Zimbabwe has a long history of mineral exploration and mining
•  The Geological environment spanning more than 3000 Ma is highly conducive to mineral occurrence
•  There are more than 60 different minerals of which about 40 have been mined at one time or another
•  Colonization by Europeans in 1890 was a direct result of perceived mineral riches
•  Full mineral potential has not yet been fully realized

What is Natural Gas?
• Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants, gases, and animals are exposed to intense heat and pressure over millions of years. The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of chemical bonds in natural gas.
• Natural gas is a hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly includes varying amounts of other higher alkanes and even a lesser percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and hydrogen sulfide.
• Natural gas is an energy source often used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation. It is also used as fuel for vehicles and as a chemical feedstock in the manufacture of plastics and other commercially important organic chemicals.

ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Established positive correlation between GDP growth and the stock of infrastructure assets (Calderon & Serven, 2005)
• Income and inequality declines with higher infrastructure quantity and quality.
• Infrastructure development - highly effective to combat poverty.
• Infrastructure - a key enabler for efficient resource allocation and export growth.
• Studies established that improved access to safe water for instance has an additional positive impact on income equality.

How Much Geological Potential is There?
Varied Geology:-

•  Approximately 60% of Zimbabwe’s land surface comprises of ancient rocks renowned worldwide for containing rich varieties of mineral resources .
• The country’s diversified mineral resource base is dominated by two prominent geological
• features namely the Great Dyke and the ancient Greenstone Belts.
• Major known minerals include Gold, Coal, PGMs,Diamonds

INTRODUCTION TO THE SAPP

Key Facts

•  12 Countries
•  280 Million people
•  Installed Generation Capacity - 58 GW
•  Available Generation
• Capacity - 51 GW
•  Peak Demand - 54 GW
• Consumption - 400TWh

BACKGROUND

•  Africa has a huge infrastructure deficit:
  • In terms of supply and access, Africa lags behindother regions
    • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has noted that on match day, the Cowboys Stadium in Texas uses more electricity than Liberia
• The little available infrastructure is expensive 
  • Moving freight by road in Africa costs $0.05-$0.13 per tonne-kilometer in Africa.
  • Elsewhere in developing regions: $0.01-$0.04 per tonne-kilometer.

The Powers of the Minister of Energy

• Total responsibility for the energy industry
• Policy development
• Plan for new capacity
• Decide who to build new capacity
• Procure new capacity