Avocet Mining develop expansion plans at Burkina Faso

Avocet Mining, the 90% owner and managergold mining mongolia of the Inata Gold Mine in Burkina Faso, is working to expand the mine's production capacity.

In February it was announced that further metallurgical test work was required in order to determine the optimal processing methods, configuration and location of a new processing facility. The need for further test work followed the doubling of Inata's mineral reserves in January that, as a result of the deeper exploration drilling, added a significant volume of fresh ore at depth to the enlarged ore body. The study therefore aims to configure a processing facility capable of maximising gold production from ore of different types and metallurgy. Preliminary findings from the current study indicate that the construction of a new process plant, operating in parallel with the existing plant, will provide more processing flexibility than extending the existing plant. These findings also indicate that a new processing plant is...