Feeding waste rock into the grinding circuit padded the semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and ball mill liners with barren material. When that step was completed, the grinding system was re-torqued and gold-bearing ore was fed into the circuit.
Commissioning activities continue on the gravity and leaching circuits, the carbon regenerations circuit, the elution circuit, cyanide destruction facility, and the gold room.
The tailings storage facility, new water treatment plant, tailings thickener and pipeline systems are all ready for operation.
“The start of ore processing is a momentous achievement for the whole team at Ascot and an exciting milestone for the company,” said president and CEO Derek White. “Most project construction activities are substantially completed, and commissioning activities are ongoing throughout the processing plant with the aim of pouring first gold this month.”
The Premier underground gold mine opened…
