Hi H3, last year I think it would be fair to say both the mine and mill were bottlenecks, at times. The mine because we have a lot of ore to mix from ongoing development work with the stope ore that was being mined. That situation still exists to some degree, but we probably have 2 stopes in production now, so not as much of a problem, but still being worked on. The mill was a bottleneck during the shakeout phase, trying to get the copper suppressed, and down for a month to replace the ball mill liner in August. Those problems are behind us, and the mill seems to be headed for optimal production, if it isn't there already.
There was a lengthy discussion on Raging Bull GPXM board when we returned in September about going to 200 TPD. Some of the pieces like the outside crushers can handle 200 TPD with no changes. I think we need another ball mill, maybe more flotation circuits, and not sure about the dryer's capacity. The tailings pond is to be expanded, as the initial one was filling up. The permits should be a lot easier this time, amending what we have, rather than securing a whole new permit.
Belgie |
