Chatree Gold Mine - Thailand
Summary
Chatree continued its positive performance. Access diffi culties in
C North pit meant that 19% less ore than scheduled was mined.
However, this was more than twice the amount fed to the mill and
provided a useful stockpile to ensure ore feed for the expanded plant.
Ore milled was in accordance with budget but with a lower than
planned head grade that saw gold production fall by 43% to
76,248 ounces.
The new processing plant construction remains on schedule for
commissioning in October 2011 and will be substantially under
budget. This plant, with new SAG mill and ball mill and CIP circuit,
will more than double throughput to 5 million tonnes per annum
when completed. A thickener has been included to maximise cyanide
and water reuse.
With the completion of the expansion, production for next year
is expected to be approximately 150,000 ounces of gold. |
