Endeavour Mining has achieved industrial manufacturing at each its Sabodala-Massawa Biox enlargement in Senegal and its Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire.
The corporate said that each gold initiatives have been accomplished on funds and inside the two-year schedule, with the complete ramp-up to nameplate capability beneath method.
Gold from the Sabodala-Massawa open-pit mine goes by way of a Biox circuit, a course of that destroys sulphide minerals and exposes the gold for subsequent cyanidation to extend restoration.
Endeavour’s Biox Enlargement accomplished its first gold pour in April, with industrial manufacturing at Sabodala-Massawa achieved on 1 August.
Throughout July and August mixed, 160 kilotonnes (kt) of ore was processed at a grade of two.8 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold at Sabodala-Massawa. Processing charges exceeded 2,580 tonnes per day (tpd) and metallurgical recoveries had been above 72%.
Mining actions have now superior into contemporary ore within the Massawa Central Zone, as Endeavour goals for greater grades and restoration charges for the rest of 2024.
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Endeavour owns a 90% stake within the Sabodala-Massawa mine, with the remaining 10% owned by the Authorities of Senegal.
Lafigué mine
The Lafigué processing plant in Côte d’Ivoire achieved its first gold pour on 28 June 2024 and industrial manufacturing was achieved on 1 August.
Throughout August, 241kt of ore was processed at a grade of 1.8g/t gold. Processing charges exceeded 7,700tpd, with common gold restoration charges surpassing 95%.
Endeavour is concentrating on the invention of 1.2–1.8 million ounces of gold throughout the Lafigué mining allow by 2025. So far, 600,000oz has been found.
The corporate has an 80% stake within the Lafigué mine, with 10% owned by the Ivorian Authorities and 10% owned by SODEMI, a state-owned mining firm.
Endeavour CEO Ian Cockerill commented: “We’ll now transition the staff to deal with our asset-level optimisation initiatives and technical research, forward of our subsequent development section, with the development of the potential tier-one Assafou challenge from 2026.”
Assafou, additionally in Côte d’Ivoire, has an indicated useful resource of 4.5moz of gold. A challenge pre-feasibility examine is beneath method and is anticipated to be finalised within the fourth quarter of 2024.