ASX Release 27 March 2014 Commencement of Mining at Grande C?te Mineral Deposits Limited ("MDL") is pleased to advise that mining has commenced at Grande C?te in Senegal, with sand now being processed through the Wet Concentrator Plant ("WCP"), producing heavy mineral concentrate ("HMC"). As mining and processing rates through the WCP are ramped up, and after a few weeks to allow a stockpile of HMC to be built, processing through the Mineral Separation Plant will commence, giving rise to first product. Rick Sharp, Managing Director of MDL, commented, "the commencement of mining is clearly a very significant day in the life cycle of Grande C?te. After more than two years of actual construction, and many more years of evaluation and planning before that, we now have a world-class project of which we are very proud. A project of this scale does not come easily or without its challenges. I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Adam Smits, the Project Manager, and his team for delivering such an exceptional project, and thank the Government of the Republic of Senegal for its support in helping us to reach this important milestone. Now it's over to our highly-experienced operating team, led by Simon Finnis, to ramp up production." To read today's announcement click here. |