update23 May 2019 10:16
"Process plant commissioning is effectively complete with the plant operating well. Throughput rates up to 190 tonnes per hour ("tph") are now being achieved on fresh ore, sufficient to meet the Project's steady state processing target of 1.1 million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa"). Processing of low-grade ore feed from the northern starter pit has produced concentrates exceeding 74% WO3 (compared to the industry standard of 65% WO3) and close to targeted specification; operational refinements are now focused on achieving targeted specification in the near term; The initial ore feed from the northern starter pit, a small pit representing only the first few months of mine production, has returned lower grade than forecast due to localised complexity within this peripheral remnant zone. Plans are therefore being developed to target mining of higher grade ore sources in the near term, including. bringing forward mining in the higher grade southern starter pit, where mining has recently commenced; and accelerating the waste stripping of the east wall of the historic pit, from surface to around 80 metres depth ("the east wall cutback"), to bring forward access to the main orebody situated below the historic open pit".In short they've cleared the rubbish rocks ( which still produced grades above average ), the mill is dealing with target volumes, we now are to access the really good rock ( which always needed some groundwork to be done anyway ) and we are Accelerating work. Markets not going particularly well today, but this is one to keep an eye on over coming days once Trumptricks are completed aimho
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