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A.C.A. Howe International Limited

Geological and Mining Consultants



African Projects
Staff geologists and engineers from A C A Howe International Limited have worked on numerous mineral exploration and development projects in Africa covering a wide variety of commodities, cultures and climatic environments over the past twenty years. Through this work, the company has developed both an enviable technical expertise for working in Africa and an understanding of the solutions to potential operating problems.

Angola

Satellite imagery interpretation, data compilation and exploration planning of alluvial diamond licences as part of AIM listing (2003)


Botswana

Due diligence study of copper development project for AIM listing (2004)


Burkina Faso

Satellite imagery interpretation with two separate blocks of gold exploration licences (2004-05)

Planning and field management of extensive exploration programme for Birimian-hosted gold and base metal mineralisation on eighteen separate occasions. This programme lead to the discovery of the Nyafe gold deposit (1995-9)

Geological assessment of BRGM results, planning and supervision of drilling programme, reserve estimation and regional exploration (1994-6)


Central African Republic

Area selection, mapping, pitting and bulk sampling of diamond-bearing terrace alluvials (1993-6)


Congo

Review of mineral potential of large concessions (1994)


Egypt

Data compilation for gold mapping and sampling programme (2003)

Evaluation of an extensive gold exploration project (1998)


Ghana

Geological due diligence of gold exploration project for AIM listing (2004)

Geochemical surveying, trenching, reverse circulation and diamond drilling of two large concessions on the Ashanti trend (1995-7)

Field evaluation of past producing Birimian gold deposit (1995)

Digital compilation on database and CAD system of all known gold occurrences (1994)

Geological and financial evaluation of operating alluvial gold mine (1994)

Field study of alluvial diamond property (1994)

Geotechnical and financial evaluation of gold tailings treatment project (1994)

Area selection, mapping, pitting and bulk sampling of diamond-bearing terrace alluvials (1993-6)

Field assessment and extensive pitting and sample treatment for alluvial gold (1990)


Guinea

Geological assessment, reserve evaluation and exploration for reserve extensions at operating alluvial diamond mine (1996)

Geological mapping, trenching, geochemical sampling, diamond drilling and reserve estimation of greenstone belt gold deposit (1995-6)

Field assessment of Birimian-hosted gold deposit (1994)

Evaluation of alluvial diamond concession (1994)

Alluvial gold sampling programme (1982)


Ivory Coast

Area selection and exploration leading to the establishment of a new gold mine (1980-88)


Malawi

Field assessment and reserve estimation of eluvial and hard rock sapphire and ruby deposit (1996-2002)


Mali

Monitoring of extensive gold exploration drilling programme for UK stockbroker (1995)


Morocco

BLEG geochemical sampling programme (2002)

Due diligence review on a silver deposit (1999)

Due diligence valuation of gold properties (1997)

Geological evaluation of operating lead-zinc mine (1995)


Mozambique

Due diligence of gold exploration project for AIM listing (2004)


Niger

Independent geological review and recommendations for exploration of gold concession (1996)


Senegal

Assessment of gold concession for public prospectus (1996)


Sierra Leone

Technical due diligence of diamond exploration company for AIM listing (2004)

Field assessment of alluvial gold and diamond concessions (1989)


South Africa

Assessment of alluvial diamond mining operations for AIM listing Field assessment of emerald deposits for potential production (1995)

Geotechnical and financial evaluation of operating open-pit andalusite mine (1995)

Geological mapping, bulk sampling, product valuation and reserve estimation of operating emerald mine for Stock Exchange listing followed by extended period of mine geology advice (1982)

Technical due diligence of platinum mining company for AIM listing


Sudan

Geological assessment and reserve estimation of underground gold mine for major UK bank (1988)


Tanzania

Field assessment of a number of greenstone belt gold deposits in the Lake Victoria and Chunya Goldfields (1996)

Geological, engineering, mineral processing and financial evaluation of developing graphite / gemstone mine (1994)


Uganda

Field assessment of gold licence (1996)


Zambia

Evaluation of Zambian emerald projects for potential AIM Listing (2005)

Full geological, mining and due diligence of operating copper cobalt mines and processing facilities for major financing and AIM listing (2000-01) Geochemical and drilling programmes over a copper prospect (2000)

Assessment of resource potential of a Zambian emerald mining project (1998)


Zimbabwe

Geological study and reserve estimation of a number of gold exploration projects and historic mines (1989-1990)

Other projects extensively covered in data reviews include:
Botswana

Due diligence study of copper exploration project (2000)


Congo

Target modelling of the mineral potential and predicted economic viability of East Kasai Province (1983)


Gabon

Review of geological and historic exploration data and exploration planning for concession applications (1995-6)


Madagascar

Assessment of heavy mineral potential of beach sands (1990)


Mozambique

Assessment of potential of small operating hard rock gold mine (1994)


Namibia

Geology and reserves of oxide copper deposits (1993)

Study of the potential of offshore and onshore alluvial diamond deposits (1993)


West Africa

Review of the geology, controls of gold mineralisation, current exploration and development and exploration potential (1993)


Zimbabwe

Review, critique and recommendations concerning diamond exploration programme (1995)

 
 

 
 

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