The grant of the Environmental Certificate by the Minister of State of the Vice President's Office represents a major milestone in the project's approval process. The Environmental Certificate is a key pre-requisite for the granting of a special mining licence (SML) and will remain valid for the life of the project. A SML is required for Tajiri due to its national significance, supported by its large-scale and ability to generate significant socio-economic benefits over a multi-decade mine life.
In late 2020, Strandline announced the results of the Engineering Scoping Study which highlighted the technical and ESG strength of Tajiri and its ability to deliver high-margin financial returns over a +23-year life. Since the completion of that study mineral sands market prices and forecasts have strengthened substantially.
Strandline Managing Director
'Tajiri is underpinned by a large titanium-dominated Resource and has the potential to competitively produce highly marketable mineral sands products over a long mine life.'
The Certificate marks the successful completion of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (EIA) Report.
The study included multi-disciplined seasonal environmental and social baseline studies and extensive stakeholder consultation. Strong support for the development of the
Peak workforce during construction is estimated to be 300 people (skilled and semi-skilled), with an average operational workforce during production of 150 direct skilled workers. For the regional communities, Tajiri provides an opportunity to diversify and grow their economy. Where possible, labour and supplies will be sourced locally. For every direct job created by the project, more indirect jobs are created in the local economy as employees consume goods and services (typically up to 3 times the number of direct jobs).
ABOUT TAJIRI MINERAL SANDS PROJECT
Strandline owns a portfolio of exciting mineral sands growth assets along the highly prospective coastline of
The FWA outlines the key joint venture ownership and operating terms for the development of the advanced Fungoni project near the port of Dar es Salaam, the large-scale Tajiri project and the Company's other emerging Tanzanian mineral sands assets. The Fungoni and Tajiri projects are forecast to generate a total of more than
For more information on the material assumptions underpinning Tajiri's production target and financial results, refer to the ASX Announcement dated
Refer to the Cautionary Statement in Annexure D. For more information on the Fungoni mineral sands project, refer to the ASX Announcement dated
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