Doropo, Côte d’Ivoire

• Construction momentum continued, with the Danoa Camp completed, major plant equipment advancing into fabrication, additional construction contracts awarded, and zero lost-time or medical treatment injuries.

• Transport & Logistics, Steelwork and Platework contracts awarded.
• Bolted CIL tanks, SAG/Ball mills and thickeners advanced into fabrication.
• Key mechanical packages awarded, including vibrating screens, electrowinning cells and water-treatment plants.
• EPCM/Supply progress running ahead of schedule.
• Internal local procurement committee established, with 145 local suppliers registered in the local vendor database.

• Workforce climbed to 622 people, with 163,282 hours recorded.
• Earthworks contractor reached 171 on-site personnel.
• Seven new starters in September, strengthening HR, emergency response and technical capability.
• Project internship programme approved for launch.

• 500,000 LTI-free hours milestone achieved.
• Contractor safety audit scores remained strong.
• Corrective-action closure rate reached 84.7% across 1,082 recorded actions, supporting continuous improvement.

• Joint site visit with National Maritime Affairs and CIAPOL to review environmental and maritime compliance.

• Complete Operations Village earthworks and camp handover.
• Mobilise the concrete contractor, continue water bore drilling and award major equipment packages.
• Complete substation bulk earthworks to enable electrical contractor site establishment.
• First concrete pour for the process plant.

• Significant progress on accommodation facilities, site infrastructure and major equipment procurement for processing plant and +60 km grid line extension.
• Site prepared for first concrete pour in the next weeks.

• No lost-time injuries or medical treatment injuries during July.
• Safety focused on training, inspections, emergency preparedness and continuous improvement.
• Contractor safety audit scored 89%, reflecting ongoing engagement with health and safety performance.

• Key equipment progressed: cyclone clusters, primary jaw crusher, bolted CIL tanks, high-rate thickeners, slurry agitators and oxygen plant.
• Contracting advanced across logistics, structural steel, platework fabrication and tank installation packages.
• First orders of long-lead items for power grid line extension.
• Construction camp and HDPE liner materials deliveries continued.

• Over 550 people working on site.
• Project contractors recruited 17 local labourers in July alone, thanks to ongoing local employment initiatives.
• Preparation of literacy, apprenticeship and internship programmes for construction phase and operation preparedness.

• In July, 42 stakeholder engagement meetings covered employment, procurement, community development and compensation.
• No environmental incidents recorded.
• Crop inventory and evaluation completed on 300 ha out of additional 1600 ha of second phase land compensation for main project development area.

• Finalise water bore drilling and equip 4–6 bores.
• Receive approximately 1million² HDPE liner for TSF and Process water ponds.
• Complete 48 Room expansion of Danoa Camp and receive 176 rooms for the construction camp.
• Launch of power grid line works.
• Arrival of first equipment at Abidjan port.
• First concrete pour.

• EPCM construction management team on site.
• Concrete works awarded – civil works underway.

• Zero lost-time injuries.
• Zero medical treatment injuries since construction commenced.
• Emergency management plan finalised.

• Jaw crusher, thickeners, structural steel and platework awarded.
• HV power line and substation contracts awarded.
• Concrete works, HDPE liner and permanent accommodation camp contracts awarded.

• Over 120 employment opportunities advertised.
• 22 local community members employed during June.
• Recruitment continued to prioritise host community employment.

Ground broken on the Process Plant, with early works and bulk earthworks advancing across key site infrastructure, including access roads and water boreholes.

• Danoa Camp: Kitchen and dry mess upgrades handed over; 48 additional rooms in delivery.
• Bulk earthworks underway at Process Plant and Permanent Village.
• Site connectivity infrastructure commissioned.
• CIS now managing camp catering and infrastructure.

• 92 days without a Lost-Time Injury (LTI) since construction commenced.

• SAG and Ball Mills: in manufacture. Bolted CIL tanks ordered. HDPE liner for tailings storage facility secured.
• Construction camp and associated facilities awarded.
• HV long lead tenders adjudicated and recommended for award.

• Permanent (operations) village package awarded.
• EP & Supply, Construction Management Services, transport & logistics progressing through tender and contract negotiation.

• 332 people currently on site.
• 87% Ivorian nationals; 24% recruited from host communities.
• 89% men / 11% women.

• 14 community members hired locally.
• 2 senior project personnel onboarded.
• 7 further project roles confirmed.

• Full support secured from community leaders and parliamentary representatives for access to early works areas.

• Grid power contract awards expected.
• Early works and bulk earthworks to continue progressing.