Canada: Mining the Northwest: Greenstone anticipates its first gold pour in more than 50 years
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:25 pm
Canada: Mining the Northwest: Greenstone anticipates its first gold pour in more than 50 years
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Equinox Gold’s Greenstone Project, south of Geraldton, is now processing ore.
The company said ore was introduced into the grinding circuit on April 6 with the first gold pour expected in May.
Commercial production at the northwestern Ontario open-pit operation is expected to be attained some time in this year’s third quarter, the company said in a news release.
The company said commissioning of the processing plant began earlier this year. Flocculant and lime were loaded into the system during the last week of March and the full system was water tested during the first week of April.
More than 1.5 million tonnes of ore is stockpiled and 70,000 tonnes of low-grade ore have been pre-crushed to use for early commissioning feed. Higher grade ore will be fed into the mill as production ramps up to reach a planned throughput rate of 27,000 tonnes per day.
Read more here:
https://www.northernontariobusiness.com ... rs-8600076
Equinox Gold’s Greenstone Project, south of Geraldton, is now processing ore.
The company said ore was introduced into the grinding circuit on April 6 with the first gold pour expected in May.
Commercial production at the northwestern Ontario open-pit operation is expected to be attained some time in this year’s third quarter, the company said in a news release.
The company said commissioning of the processing plant began earlier this year. Flocculant and lime were loaded into the system during the last week of March and the full system was water tested during the first week of April.
More than 1.5 million tonnes of ore is stockpiled and 70,000 tonnes of low-grade ore have been pre-crushed to use for early commissioning feed. Higher grade ore will be fed into the mill as production ramps up to reach a planned throughput rate of 27,000 tonnes per day.