METALLON Corporation will resume operations at Redwing Mine by the third quarter of this year as refurbishments are at an advanced stage, the gold producer said yesterday.
BY VICTORIA MTOMBA
The company owns five gold mines which include Acturus Mine, Shamva Mine, How Mine, Mazowe Mine and Redwing Mine. Redwing Mine is located in Manicaland province about 20km north-east of Mutare. Metallon said installation of services and rehabilitation of underground areas above six level has progressed well and a reasonable amount of ore had been stockpiled on surface at Redwing Mine.
“The refurbishment of surface metallurgical plant circuit is now at advanced stages. The late delivery of materials and spares coupled with unforeseen contractual delays, have slowed down completion of expected works. To date 50% of the expected work has been completed and commissioning is targeted for end of October 2015,” the company said.
Metallon Corporation chief executive officer Ken Mekani said during the first half of this year the company had been focusing on increasing production to full capacity at all mining operations and continue to work on new projects that will add further production in the second half of the year.
“We are pleased with the progress of our new projects and look forward to the commissioning of the Mazowe Sands Retreatment plant and Shamva Tailing facility and the reopening of Redwing Mine in Q4 2015,” Mekani said.
The Sand Retreatment Project at Mazowe Mine commenced in March 2015 and is close to completion while plant erection on site will start in August 2015 with commissioning of the plant set for October 2015, the company said.
The group said in April this year Fraser Alexander Zimbabwe was appointed for the construction of Shamva Mine’s 27 hectare tailing facility.
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“Mobilisation of staff and equipment commenced in May 2015. Since then excavating by dozer of the starter wall area, the return water pond, the camp site and the two access roads to the dam and campsite have been completed,” the company said.
