Atlantic Gold Corporation - MRC Gold Mine Commissioning Underway
Overall Completion 94%
Ball Mill Turning
On Target for First Gold Pour in Coming Weeks
VANCOUVER, Aug. 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Atlantic Gold Corporation (TSX-V: AGB) ("Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to report that dry and wet commissioning are nearing completion at the Moose River Consolidated Mine, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The commissioning activities were initiated late in July as originally scheduled starting with the milestone of the site being energized during the first week of July. Construction of all surface infrastructure is substantially complete including the process plant and the tailings management facility (TMF).
The ore stockpile pad has been readied and more than 1.5 million tonnes of ore is exposed in the Touquoy pit. The ore material is ready for drill and blast and then haulage to the ore stockpile pad.
Commissioning of the process plant and services is progressing as planned. The crushing circuit was handed over to the Atlantic Operations team on August 24th, and load tests have commenced. The ball mill drive has been tested and commissioned with water load test operation completed. A short video clip of the ball mill turning can be viewed by clicking the image below:
The carbon in leach (CIL) gold recovery tanks have all been water tested and agitators have been commissioned. A complete water loop has been completed from the ball mill, through cyclones to the leach circuit, detox, then recirculated by the tailings pumps to the process water tank.Services such as process and fresh water have been commissioned and are in service.Process water intake, the water pumping station, tailings line and the decant tower installation are expected to be fully constructed by September 3rd. The process control system infrastructure installation is substantially complete with implementation of the process control system ongoing. The overall commissioning process to date has revealed no significant issues and Atlantic remains on track for the production of gold in the coming weeks.
A link to commissioning photos can be viewed here:
http://files.newswire.ca/1485/AtlanticUpdate.pdf
Further updates will be provided in due course.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Steven Dean
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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SOURCEAtlantic Gold Corporation
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