First bauxite shipment to be ready early next year
The first load of bauxite minerals from the new Nawailevu site will be ready for shipping to China by either January or February next year according to the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources permanent secretary, Mr Filimoni Kau.
Kau who today joined the Land Transport Authority in approving the first batch of heavy machinery to work on the site said that operations are on track to achieving this.
According to the permanent secretary, the new machinery which is worth $1.8 million is integral to the mining operations.
The XINFA AURUM, parent company of the Nawailevu Mine saw 15 ten-wheeler trucks worth US$1m getting the nod from the Land Transport Authority to run on our roads.
Mr Kau said the vehicles has the capacity to carry load up to 30 tonnes and it is part of the company’s total investments.
“The other machineries come in next month and it will include the loaders, the diggers and other heavy equipment,” he said.
He said the mining company that opened last week Tuesday was making real progress in terms of the work that is going to be undertaken.
LTA chief executive officer, Naisa Tuinaceva, said they had gone through the documentation of the vehicles before registration and the trucks were ready for the road.
15 New bauxite trucks for Aurum Exploration Fiji Ltd
Just a week after the China-based company, Aurum Exploration Fiji Limited, started mining bauxite at Nawailevu in Bua, 15 trucks have arrived to boost the mining operation.
The trucks were at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) compound in Valelevu yesterday for final approval.
LTA chief executive officer Naisa Tuinaceva said the trucks were good for Fiji roads and good for logging companies.
He said logging companies should buy the same trucks for their operation in Fiji.
The Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Kau, was at LTA yesterday to inspect the trucks.
He was met by Aurum Exploration Fiji Limited operations manager Basilio Vanuaca and production manager, Sang Lei.
Mr Sang told Fiji Sun that the company spent $30 million on the 15 trucks and all would be used at the bauxite mine.
“Currently the company is hiring trucks working at the site but now we have our own,” Mr Sang said.
Mr Vanuaca said the company has hired the Spirit of Harmony to ship the 15 trucks across to Bua today.
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