LONDON (Alliance News) - Ormonde Mining PLC on Tuesday said the first ore has now been introduced to the process plant at the Barruecopardo tungsten project in Salamanca, Spain.
Ormonde holds 30% interest in the project.
The mineral resource company said open pit mining of surface tungsten ore zones commenced in January. The crush and screen plant had been commissioned using ore to produce the fine ore stockpile for feeding into the process plant.
This activity will continue during the following weeks, Ormonde said, including producing tungsten concentrates, which will lead on to a progressive transition from the commissioning phase into the gradual ramp-up of production at Barruecopardo.
"Activities at Barruecopardo have been advancing well, with mining of ore for the process plant commencing in early January, and plant dry and wet commissioning mostly complete, with ore now being introduced to the process plant," said Chair & Interim Managing Director Michael Donoghue.
"These are significant milestones for the project, and we look forward to seeing ore commissioning progress during the weeks ahead and the successful transition into the project's production phase," added Donoghue.
Ormonde shares were trading 2.3% higher on Tuesday at 4.09 pence each.
