It is a bulk tonnage, open-pit and high-grade underground operation that has produced more than 5 Moz of gold since operations began in January 2010. As Egypt’s sole gold-exporting mine and the first large-scale modern gold operation in the country, Sukari contributes significantly to Egypt’s annual gross domestic product.
Centamin is committed to identifying productivity and cost-saving opportunities across the operation and has therefore invested in a number of initiatives to extend the life of the mine. This includes the installation of a paste plant to supply backfill material for the underground operation. The backfill paste plant supports the construction of ground supports in the underground mine, mixing the mine tailing waste product with additives to produce backfill material that can be placed into previously mined stopes to provide a stable platform for future mining.
Lycopodium provided the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Engineering and Procurement (EP) services for the Paste Plant and was subsequently awarded the commissioning management scope, working together with Centamin, for the commissioning phase of the project.
