Tinguilinta Bauxite Mine

For the first time in Guinea, DTP is mining bauxite – an ore used for the production of aluminium – on behalf of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC). The method used is different from the one used in gold mines and involves “bulk mining”.

KEY FIGURES 

 

  • Up to 1300 employees
  • Daily extraction of 90 000 tons of material
  • 50 000 tons of bauxite daily crushed and loaded into trains
  • ~325M USD Turn Over contract

SCOPE OF WORKS 

 

  • Load and haul
  • Drill and blast
  • Crushing and train loading

EQUIPMENT

 

  • 2 Reich drill + 2x Exploration Drill
  • 100 Renault Haul Trucks 48t
  • 6 WA 800 & CAT 992 wheel loaders
  • 3 WA 600 wheel loaders
  • 9 x 85 t excavator
  • 1 primary sizer
  • 2 secondary sizers
  • 1 stacker

Location

Guinea, West Africa

Duration

2017 – December 2024
(estimated end date)

client

Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC)