Signautre Metals Says Plant Refurbishment Underway at Konongo gold project

Signature Metals Lplanta lavado de hormigon y arenas de rioimited is very pleased to announce the commencement of the recommissioning of its 350,000 tonne per annum CIL plant located onsite at the Konongo gold project in Ghana.

The Company has engaged the services of AMITAAB Limited to carry out the structural, mechanical and electrical refurbishment of the plant. AMITAAB is a Ghanaian construction and engineering company which has previously carried out plant construction and refurbishment work for several companies including Anglogold Ashanti and Gold Fields as well as general engineering contracts within Ghana. Equipment and personnel were mobilised to site during the last fortnight and inductions completed this week.

The commencement of the work on the processing facility marks an important milestone in the company’s aim to be a producer within 9 months. The structural, mechanical and electrical refurbishment is projected to be completed by the end of 2010 and if work proceeds ahead of schedule the plant may well be commissioning towards the end of the year.