China Gold International Resources (TSX:CGG) has resumed open-pit mining at its Chang Shan Hao Gold Mine in Inner Mongolia following remediation of a slope instability.
Mining restarted in early October after the company received a third-party assessment finding that the hazards had been addressed and the operation met the required safety standards.
China Gold suspended open-pit activity after a localised slope instability on 22 May, as reported by Reuters. No injuries or fatalities were reported, while the processing plant continued treating low-grade stockpiled ore.
By the end of September, the company had restored mine roads, removed loose and hazardous rock, reinforced the affected slope, and established drainage systems. Monitoring continued throughout the remediation work.
Processing stockpiled material during the suspension helped limit the impact on gold production, according to China Gold.
The company has reaffirmed its 2026 production guidance of 70,732–83,592 ounces of gold from Chang Shan Hao.
China Gold says it plans to blend newly mined ore with stockpiled material while maintaining slope monitoring and progressing further engineering work.
Separately, China Gold has appointed SRK Consulting to prepare an independent NI 43-101 Feasibility Study on a potential underground block-caving operation at Chang Shan Hao.
China Gold International Resources operates the Chang Shan Hao Gold Mine in Inner Mongolia and the Jiama Copper-Gold Polymetallic Mine in Tibet.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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