The company said that gold ore for direct processing of over 800 tons on surface averaging approximately .750 oz/t of gold (25.72 g/mt au) is now planned for shipment in April.
Also stored on surface is over 2200 tons of ore grading .350 oz/t of gold, 1.70oz/t of silver and 3% copper, which is waiting processing into concentrate.
Metallurgical testing is working towards a three to one concentrate ratio with current recovery tests for gold and copper being near 90%.
Stope mining preparation is complete and ready for mining and the underground mining crew will be mining the mineralized zone bringing to surface gold ore for direct shipping and gold/silver/copper mineralization to be concentrated before smelter.
The mineralized zone outlined from previous drilling is over 120ft, 30ft to 70ft in depth and has mining widths of 10ft to over 20ft.
