ANGLOGOLDASHANTI
Expression of Interest (EOI)/ Request for Information (RFI):
Underground Production, Exploration and Grade Control Drilling Services for AngloGold Ashanti Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML).
Introduction:
AngloGold Ashanti Limited Global Supply Chain is managing the EOI/RFI Process on behalf of Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML).
Headquartered in Johannesburg. South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AGA”) has a globally diverse, world-class portfolio of operations and projects. AGA is the third largest gold mining company in the world, measured by production. It has 14 gold mines in 9 countries Our exploration programme is aimed at establishing an organic growth pipeline to enable us to generate significant value over time. Greenfields and brownfields exploration is conducted in both established and new goId-producing regions, through managed and non-managed joint ventures. strategic alliances and wholly-owned ground holdings.
The purpose of the EOI/ RFI is to explore the Drilling market for competent service providers with the requisite technical skins and financial capacity to undertake Production, Exploration and Grade Control drilling services at our Geita Gold Mine in accordance with the RFI documents
The responses to this EOI/RFI will be used to shortlist capable Service Providers that will be invited to respond to the Main Tender For Underground Production, Exploration and Grade Control Drilling Services for Geita Gold Mine (GGM). The details and data for the issue of the Main Tender will be communicated to shortlisted Companies only. it is necessary to respond to this EOI/ RFI in order to be pre-qualified to be considered for the Main Tender.
Scope of work:
Underground production exploration and grade control drilling services
The primary purpose of the service Is to provide underground geological drilling services comprising:
(a) Exploration-Diamond Drilling;
(b) Grade Control Reverse Circulation/ Diamond Drilling;
(c) Long Hole Drilling and Slot Rises. for the purpose of drilling accurate drill holes within the client’s specifications and in the case of Exploration and Grade Control Drilling obtaining accurate and complete drilling samples, property related to the depth of the drilling.
Drilling service: (hereinafter referred to as “the Services”) are to be performed at Geita Gold Mine underground operations in a safe. productive and efficient manner.
Table 1: Estimated indicative drill meters by type from Q3/2020 to end of Q2/2023
Please view table attached below
The Services will be performed at AngloGold Ashanti’s wholly owned Geita Gold Mining Limited (‘GGML’) lease, located in Geita District, Geita Region, approximately 910km from Dar es Salaam and 120km west of Mwanza City respectively, within the Lake Zone of northern-western Tanzania. The GGM lease area falls within the Archaean Sukumaland Greenstone Belt of the Lake Victoria goldfields and the mine is one of the largest open pit operations in Africa. Underground activities have commenced at the Star & Comet deposit in 2016 and at Nyankanga in 2017 and preparations are now underway for Geita Hill underground operations.
The lease is at a mean attitude of +/- 1200m above sea level with a mean monthly temperature 22°C. Total annual rainfall is in the region of 1000m with a dry season between June and September. The landscape comprises steep hilly areas along the southern and eastern areas with saveral river systems flowing from the hills across low lying ‘mbuga’ plains towards Lake Victoria in the northwest.
Request for Information (RFI)/ (EOI) Electronic Documents
Interested companies/ Respondents are required to obtain electronic copies of the EOI/ RFI documents by e-mailing [email protected] in Johannesburg by no later than Tuesday, 05 November 2016 at 16:00 hours (Johannesburg, South African time Zone).
The dosing date for the submission of EOI/RFI documents from interested companies is Friday, 08 November 2019 at 12:00 (Johannesburg, South African Time Zone).
