
Abstraction for the period January to June totaled 839878m3 with a progressive figure of 41703867m3 since December 1979 when pumping commenced. The average monthly consumption for the reviewed period was 473313m3 an increase of 13% over the previous monitoring period primarily as a result of the sliming of No. 3 slimes dam and the filling of thickners during the initial commissioning of the Recrush Plant.