ASX-listed exploration company Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) reports it has completed a clean-out and preservation program that has recovered over 10 tonnes of gold-bearing material at the Central Gawler Mill in South Australia.
Barton says the preservation program was undertaken to assist scope and cost estimates for recommissioning. The gold room and gravity circuit have been fully disassembled, with floors and sumps stripped, and all structural equipment was thoroughly cleaned before being placed in secure storage for later re-installation. The ball mills have also been fully stripped of lifters and liners, and also thoroughly cleaned.
Barton estimates over 10 tonnes of gold bearing materials have been recovered which has now been dispatched to secured off-site storage for processing and sale during 2023. On 30 June this year, the company sold an initial 379 ounces of gold for $1 million to ABC Bullion, with a balance payment still to be received following final processing.
Barton Gold Managing Director Alex Scanlon says: “Removing the gravity circuit, gold room and mill liners secures significant high-value materials for our shareholders, preserves high-value components, and allows us to optimise the gravity circuit superstructure and flowsheet prior to restart.
“Removing the gravity circuit, gold room and mill liners secures significant high-value materials for our shareholders, preserves high-value components, and allows us to optimise the gravity circuit superstructure and flowsheet prior to restart”
Our thanks to WFS Maintenance Resources for a safe and efficient project execution.”
Barton Gold is an ASX-listed gold exploration company with a portfolio of ‘advanced’ exploration projects and brownstone mines in South Australia. The company’s current projects include the Tarcoola Gold Project, the Tunkillia Gold Project, and the Central Gawler Mill.
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