Sounds all negative to be. LOL. DELAYS DELAYS Plumbing and electrical
wiring is nearing completion and one diesel generator remains to be brought on line.
plant components will commence as soon as the
second generator is operable.
Installation of the lining has been
delayed firstly by the insolvency of a previous contractor and secondly by the late
delivery of the HDP liner from Spain. Under the supervision of a second contractor, this
was to have arrived the week of 6th November but now is expected to arrive the week of
13th November. The re-circulation / polishing pond is almost complete and ready for
lining. Two dry periods of 3-4 days in duration each are required to line both structures
after the arrival of the lining.
Construction progress has suffered from a series of delays, most recently due to specialist
sub-contractors. These have added to delays incurred early in the project due to changes
in mandatory archaeological supervision and difficulties with handling large quantities of
saturated peat. Management is still focused on the production of early concentrate in
December though, despite mitigation measures, delays may continue to accrue until
project completion.
Work remaining includes installation of the regrind mill and gravity concentration
equipment consisting of a Knelson concentrator and table. These are not essential to basic
plant operation and will be installed following completion and satisfactory operation of
the remainder of the plant.
An internal audit of the processing plant has been carried out, assisted by professional
external metallurgical engineers, prior to finalisation. The general conclusion is that the
plant is in accordance with results of test work and can be expected to produce
satisfactory results technically, but there are concerns about the ability of the plant to
maintain a high degree of operating time, largely due to lack of duplicates including
pumps. This is a reality of the plant as constructed and although some long lead timeback-up components (such as flotation stems) are on site, operating budgets being
prepared will include capital items to provide for duplication of some additional systems.
The Kearney vein has been exposed for approximately 390 metres of its length and wall
rocks stripped back enough to enable initial mining to take place