Modern Mining May 2015

MINING News

Commissioning of New Liberty gold mine underway commissioned during March and is now working in the Larjor pit and mining activi- ties are advancing well with the focus on the weathered eastern and western ends of the Larjor pit, where mining levels are being mined down to the 65 RL elevation. Mining has also commenced in the weath-

Aureus Mining Inc, the TSX- and AIM-listed exploration and development company focused on gold in West Africa, reports that construction at its New Liberty gold mine in Liberia is on track for the project to deliver first gold by the end of May 2015. The hot and cold commissioning phases of the project have begun, with work currently focused on the front end infra- structure, while commissioning has been fully completed on the primary jaw crusher and secondary cone crushing circuits. Mechanical and electrical cold com- missioning has been completed in the screening circuit, the conveyor systems are all completed with belts successfully tracked, trained and running and the ball mill has been fully installed with all align- ments completed. The electro-winning circuit is now mechanically installed and leak testing has been completed. The electrical supply installation is also well advanced in this area. The Komatsu PC2000 excavator was

ered zone of the Kinjor starter pit, with the first flitch on the 67,5 to 65 RL elevation now completed. The flood bund around the Larjor pit has been completed ahead of the wet season, protecting the mining pit fromwater ingress during the approaching wet season. 

View of the ROM tip and the primary and secondary crushers at New Liberty. The mine is due to deliver its first gold shortly (photo: Aureus Mining).

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