Cyclone Hidaya crossed the coast of southern Tanzania over the past weekend, causing widespread flooding and damaging critical infrastructure along the coast. On 6 May 2024, Walkabout Resources Limited (ASX:WKT) provided an update on operations at its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, located in south-eastern Tanzania.
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The Lindi Jumbo mine was only mildly impacted with heavy rains and a brief grid power disruption. The port of Mtwara and the connecting road to the mine remain open for product deliveries. The cyclone damage has impacted the coastal road to Dar es Salaam in the Kilwa District north of the town of Lindi, where a number of bridges are out of service. Alternative routes to Dar es Salaam are available but involve significantly longer trucking distances.
Walkabout’s managing director and CEO Andrew Cuningham said, “While there will be short term impacts on the export of graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo mine, our current assessment is that these are expected to be only minor. The safety of our people is highest priority, and we are pleased to report that our workforce is safe with no reported injuries to personnel. I would like to praise our entire workforce for their professionalism and dedication in ensuring operations continued with minimal disruption.”
Source: Supplied by Walkabout Resources Limited