The new open pit gold-silver mine is owned 50.1% by Westmin, 40% by Pioneer Resources (TSE), and 9.9% by Canacord Resources (TSE).
Westmin began mill tune-up operations in May of this year, poured its first dore bar on June 10, and has since poured a total of 16 bars. The first shipment is on its way to the refinery.
The low grade ore (0.035 oz gold and 1.1 oz silver) used for the initial mill tune-up phase came from 178,000 tonnes of development ore stockpiled last fall from the Dago pit at Big Missouri. Higher grade ore from the Premier pit will be fed into the mill starting in August.
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