Posted by Daniel Gleeson on tenth October 2024
Meeka Metals Restricted has confirmed {that a} 750 kW ball mill has been safely and successfully dismantled, loaded onto a transport float and is en-route to its Murchison gold mission, in Western Australia.
The information comes alongside the appointment of MACA Interquip Mintrex (MIQM) to execute the enlargement and re-start work with the carbon-in-leach processing plant.
The mobilisation schedule for the ball mill has been agreed and MIQM’s execution staff will mobilise in late October 2024 to start this enlargement work.
Development of the 136-person lodging village can be progressing nicely with 88 rooms put in. Following completion of the lodging village, set up of the primary administration advanced adjoining to the processing plant will start.
The corporate plans to offer a definitive feasibility research replace on Murchison earlier than the top of the yr. That is anticipated to supply up a re-optimised manufacturing plan for the elevated processing capability, when put next with the Might 2024 research, which was primarily based on a 500,000 t/y processing capability for whole gold mined of 400,000 oz.
Meeka is already aiming to start open-pit mining in March 2025.
Meeka’s Managing Director, Tim Davidson, stated: “Progress continues at an incredible tempo and it’s pleasing to now have the ball mill en-route to the Murchison and the execution staff for the mill
enlargement work making ready to mobilise in late October 2024. There continues to be a speedy intensification of exercise on web site and pleasingly the staff proceed to hit mission supply targets.”