Kivetsa Pit

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The development of the pit has 4 stages with the first stage being the starter pit estimated from 2011 through 2014. Stage 2 is estimated from 2013 through 2018, Stage 3 is estimated from 2016 through 2022 and stage 4 is estimated from 2019 potentially through to 2033. The final pit depth is planned to be 550-600 m. Some of the design criteria for the pit are:

Bench Height: 24m
Berm Width: 10m
Bench Angle: 80 degrees
Ramp Gradient: 1 in 10
Ramp width surface to -147mRL: 45 m, triple lane
Ramp width below -147 mRL: 25m
Overall wall angles: surface to -147mRL: 50 degrees; -147mRL to pit base: 51 degrees
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Coordinates:   67°41'48"N   26°58'14"E
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