Ground clearing completed and cement pour has begun with pilot mining underway.
Tharisa exercises its farm- in option and acquires a controlling interest in Karo for US$ 27.0 million thereby increasing its shareholding in Karo Holdings from 26.8% to 66.3%. Leto will retain the balance of 33.7%. Bernard Pryor appointed as Karo MD
KMH acquired its project concession area, measuring 23 903 ha, in March 2018 and entered into the Investment Framework Agreement with the Republic of Zimbabwe. The project is located in the Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe, approximately 80 km southwest of Harare and 35 km southeast of Chegutu. The country is well connected by road and rail infrastructure, with several border crossings from this land locked country. Karo Platinum was granted the right to mine for five years pursuant to a Special Grant issued on 8 June 2018.
Karo Mining Holdings (KMH) has been scouting for platinum mining and refining opportunities in Zimbabwe since 2009.
Karo Mining Holdings (KMH) has been scouting for platinum mining and refining opportunities in Zimbabwe since 2009. In January 2014, the Government of Zimbabwe issued an expression of interest for companies to further develop PGM opportunities, to which Karo submitted an expression of interest.
Zimplats had declared an indicated and inferred resource over the Karo project area, with the last declaration made in June 2017. The declaration states that the project area contains 96.4 Moz of PGMs (4E basis).
KMH acquired its project concession area, measuring 23 903 ha, in March 2018 and entered into the Investment Framework Agreement with the Republic of Zimbabwe. The project is located in the Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe, approximately 80 km southwest of Harare and 35 km southeast of Chegutu. The country is well connected by road and rail infrastructure, with several border crossings from this land locked country. Karo Platinum was granted the right to mine for five years pursuant to a Special Grant issued on 8 June 2018.
Subsequently the Special Grant was superseded by a Mining Lease over the same concession area for the life of mine. The Mining Lease was issued on 12 March 2021.