Canadian miner Aya Gold and Silver has confirmed the completion of the first silver pour at its expanded Zgounder silver operation in Morocco.
The achievement, marked 2 July, was a key stop in its ongoing hot commissioning of the assets’ foundry and retort sub system. The first silver bars were poured with silver cement from the existing cyanidation plant.
As for the operation’s process, commissioning is progressing to plan, with low-speed testing of the ball mill now complete. Additionally, hydrostatic tests have been performed on most water tanks, reactors and thickeners.
Preparation for wet commissioning is ongoing with some of the water circuit already tested. Commissioning remains on schedule with ore feed to the mill expected in the third quarter, with commercial production in the final quarter of this year.
“This pour marks another significant milestone in our expansion as we transition to full production by Q4-2024. Congratulations to the operations team at Zgounder for safely delivering this watershed moment,” said Benoit La Salle, president and CEO.
“We are now focused on commissioning and ramping up the mill to nameplate capacity.”
Source: www.ayagoldsilver.com