True Gold Mining Inc, listed on the TSX-V, has provided an update on its Karma gold mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
According to the company, construction at Karma is approximately 94 % complete with commissioning being the major activity on site. Over 500 000 tonnes of stockpiled ore will provide the initial feed to the fully commissioned soft rock crusher, agglomeration and stacking circuit.
A recent view of the Karma site with cement silos in the foreground (photo: True Gold).
Ore has been introduced into the crushing and agglomerating circuits and agglomerated ore is being stacked on the leach pad.
Piping and solution collection systems for leach pad cells 1 to 3 have been completed with the installation of the last of the HDPE lining for the pad to pond interface. Cell 1 is receiving agglomerated ore, while Cells 2 and 3 will be completed in the coming weeks, with final placement of the drainage layer underway. Cells 4 through 9 are levelled and are ready for HDPE lining installation.
The ADR plant is very well advanced with the final installation of piping, electrical and instrumentation remaining. The main construction focus is now on finishing the gold room where all the equipment is in the building ready to be placed in position once the second floor brickwork and plastering is completed.
Site structural steel work is complete, and the remaining civil works are limited to the gold room and minor infrastructure items.
