June 22, 2012

Delivering sustainable mining development and environment rehabilitation to the Trepça Mining Complex, Kosovo

Project Title

Project Management and Advisory Services to the Trepça Mining Complex, Kosovo

Location

Balkans Region

Country

Kosovo

Client

United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo/EU Pillar IV (UNMIK/PIV)

Business Sectors

Mining & Minerals

Services (Technical Disciplines)

• International Development
• Environmental Management & Rehabilitation
• Sustainable Development

Project Objectives

The Trepça Complex in Kosovo comprises eight lead-zinc mines, concentrators, lead and zinc smelters, refinery and associated industrial facilities. A Management and Advisory Team were asked to fill key line management positions to revitalise the mining complex in a sustainable manner, reporting to the Trepça Management Board until 2001, in a post-conflict situation.

Our Role

Geoscience Ireland team directed the Trepça Mining Complex:

• Management & business planning to bring economically viable assets into production;
• Environmental remediation & clean-up;
• Accounts maintenance as per International Accounting Standards;
• Selling liquid assets, scrap metal, lead & zinc concentrate, silver, gold and other products in accordance with good business practice and subject to the direction and approval of UNMIK;
• Assisted the Department of Trade and Industry to prepare discrete Trepca assets for commercialisation through long-term leases or management contracts.
• Initiating retraining of retrenched members of workforce.

Geoscience Ireland Contact

Dr. Deirdre Lewis – dlewis@slrconsulting.com