Shaft sinking specialist UMS Group has introduced that Kore Potash PLC has appointed it because the proprietor’s agent for his or her shaft and underground mining front-end engineering design part, marking one other vital mission addition to its rising mining portfolio.
By way of the event of the Sintoukola potash basin within the Republic of Congo, Kore Potash is working to carry quite a lot of globally vital potash deposits into manufacturing. The main focus is on two high-grade tasks: Kola and DX, beginning with high-grade mission Kola with a deliberate manufacturing of two.2 Mt/y of Muriate of Potash over 31 yr life. Kore’s tasks goal to be among the many world’s lowest-cost potash producers attributable to their beneficial location, massive dimension, very high-grade and shallow depth of the deposits.
The Kola shaft will likely be 270 m deep utilizing vertical conveyance for sylvinite ore, personnel and tools. The potash ore will then be transported through a 35 km overland conveyor to the method plant on the coast after which the ultimate MOP shipped through a devoted jetty for export to Brazil and West Africa. Mining will likely be room and pillar utilising steady miners and shuttle automobiles.
UMS said: “This appointment demonstrates the belief our shoppers place in UMS’s confirmed experience in advanced underground mining tasks. Our staff is worked up to carry our engineering excellence to this essential improvement part. Thanks to the Kore Potash staff for selecting UMS Group as your trusted engineering accomplice. We sit up for delivering distinctive outcomes that help your mission’s success.”
The appointment was talked about in Kore Potash’s Q2 2025 operational overview: “Throughout the Quarter, UMS, a UK-based engineering agency, was appointed because the Homeowners’ agent for the shaft and underground mining Entrance Finish Engineering Design (FEED) attributable to be accomplished earlier than monetary shut because the very first part of building issues the mine web site and shaft. It’s anticipated that many of the engineering work shall happen throughout the second half of the yr.”
A closing Engineering, Procurement and Building contract for the Kola Venture with PowerChina Worldwide Group Ltd was signed in Brazzaville within the presence of the Minister of Mines, Republic of Congo on the nineteenth of November 2024.
