KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES, FY2025

FY2025 was a year of superior performance, catalysed by new initiatives and innovations. The mine recorded growth in terms of both ore and mined metal production.

RAM posted 4.79 Mtpa production run rate in its underground operations during the year. Its shaft hoisting capacity improved from 8,000 tpd to 10,000 tpd through debottlenecking and digitalisation initiatives, with efforts ongoing to reach 12,000 tpd.

OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

• Commissioned underground life-of-mine (LoM) dewatering station at -80 mRL and -105 mRL
• Improved silver recovery by 4.5% through replacement of silver promoter, transition of dart valve operation of flotation cells into auto mode, and installation of silver channel in online analyser (courier), resulting in an additional silver generation of 17.12 MT as compared to FY2024
• Replaced highly flammable reagent, Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC), with Flotonal, which has a lower flash point, improving site safety and resulting in cost savings
• Commissioned lower working level dewatering system through the shaft
• Completed shaft partition to enable parallel material hoisting and effective shaft utilisation
• Commissioned waste pass silo, enhancing shaft hoisting and enabling faster mine development in lower levels
• Commissioned phase-1 of the underground workshop at -255 mRL for heavy earth moving machinery (HEMM) maintenance

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Commissioned a 4,000 KLD water treatment plant for effective utilisation of recycled water and reduction of freshwater consumption
• More than 50% of transportation of concentrates to smelters was done through LNG vehicles, reducing carbon emissions
• Carbon footprint reduction by 3,700 tCO₂e by reducing the mill’s specific power consumption by 0.8 kWh/MT
• Replaced diesel-operated pumps with an electric Pontoon Pump at pit bottom to avoid man access during critical times