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Brrrr... Here Comes Winter

[ProtectTheQuan]

Temperatures in NS dipped below freezing last night and the long term forecast put the lazy days of summer behind them. Last year iearly production numbers were low because of a “1 in 100” year event. Time to see if it was a 1 in 100 year event or a predictable drop in production when Jack Frost starts having his fun shuttting down equipment and tying up people in the middle of night to chase frozen tailings and dewatering lines while chipping frozen material out of the crusher circuit. Let’s hope those capital improvements pay off in availability.

[idlefreebird]

Protect ... the cold isn't that much of a concern....maybe a burden though as here in Timmins Tahoe has a mill running without a burp at -45 ... I believe it was that large power outage due to the storm that created most of downtime... i'm more concened of that then weather..we need those resources updated as all else is peachy, just taking more time then i expected for good returns..gltal

[ProtectTheQuan]

I’ve worked in my share of mines and you are correct in thinking dry -20 temperatures dont create much material or equipment problems if everything keeps moving. It’s the shoulder seasons between -5 and -20 that cause the most problems. In Northern Canada that only lasts a few weeks but in NS the freeze thaw cycles happen all winter long with cold damp air rather than the dry air of Timmins. All

[ProtectTheQuan]

Also remember that the mine started producing in October yet waited to declare production in March.  There was a reason for that other than just commissioning. This will be the first winter on the books.

[idlefreebird]

that's a norm for commissioning ...Lakeshore started there new mill in Aug.. and didn't get the bugs out till the new year.... that's more of a tax break thing.. but hey agree that first full winter of production.. let's see what they got.. long and strong.. gltal

[mushroom2002]

ProtectTheQuan         Smart man if you really think that Atlantic Gold is going to go through all those problem why dont you use your smart skill somewhere else. I see that you have only posted bad opinion on Atlantic Gold in all your posting contrary to all those 7 analyst that are predicting sucess for this company. Are they all stupid or what. I respect

[ProtectTheQuan]

Mushroom.  It it sounds like you are ready to bash anyone with a contrary opinion on this board. Sorry I don’t beat the same drum as you but I hate to see hard working people invest any life savings in this place. Management may have done a great job driving the stock price up in anticipation of a rosy future, but reality is it’s a junior mine without a track record or guarantee that profits

[mushroom2002]