Quarterly Activities Report - 1 July to 30 September 2011 - Discovery ...

2. Boseto Operational Progress
Temporary operations accommodation at Toteng.
Mining operations commenced during September following successful delivery and commissioning of the
first units of the mobile plant fleet and induction of the first group of mobile plant operators. Two John
Deere scraper units have been engaged in top‐soil stripping and haul‐road construction and a Caterpillar
front end loader and truck fleet has commenced ROM stockpile pad construction.
Equipment delivered and commissioned by the end of September included:
2 John Deere scraper units;
1 Caterpillar 990 front end loader;
8 Caterpillar 777D haul trucks;
1 Caterpillar D10T bull‐dozer;
1 Caterpillar 16M grader;
2 Caterpillar 834 rubber tyred dozers;
1 Sandvik D25KS blast hole drill;
2 Terex rough terrain cranes; and
8 items of smaller auxiliary plant.
The first of three Liebherr 9350 excavators (350 tonne) was successfully delivered and assembly commenced
in late September. This unit was commissioned and commenced operation in mid‐October 2011. The
remaining mobile plant is on schedule for delivery and commissioning in late 2011 and early 2012.
Excavator and truck mining operations are planned to commence at the Zeta Deposit in the next month to
start the building of the run‐of‐mine (ROM) ore stockpile ahead of plant feed requirements. Recruitment
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